What began as a promising season for Detroit’s Luke Glendening has ended on a sour note.
Glendening -- signed in the offseason to a four-year, $7.2 million extension -- suffered a fractured ankle in last night’s loss to Carolina, and is done for the year.
Wings GM Ken Holland announced the news on Wednesday, adding that the club wasn’t sure if Glendening would require surgery or not.
Glendening, 27, earned his extension after putting up a career-high 21 points in 81 games during the ’15-16 campaign. This year proved to be a frustrating one, though, at least in terms of offense -- Glendening found the back of the net just three times in 74 games, and went nearly three months between tallies during the season.
His ice time also took a hit. After averaging over 14 minutes per night in each of the last two seasons, Glendening received just 12:55 TOI per.