Ian White Out 2-3 Weeks

April 17, 2012; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Red Wings defenseman Ian White (18) skates with the puck in front of goalie Jimmy Howard (35) against the Nashville Predators in game four of the 2012 Western Conference quarterfinals at Joe Louis Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports

Three games into the season and now four Detroit Red Wing defencemen are on the shelf. The Red Wings cannot catch a break.

Deep gash to Ian White just above the knee…we’ll see how serious it is…unbelievable, this run of injuries.

— Ted Kulfan (@tkulfan) January 23, 2013

ANd another RED Wings D goes down…Ian White out for 2-3 weeks after cutting his leg last night….amazing…

— Ted Kulfan (@tkulfan) January 23, 2013

Ian White joins Jonathan Ericsson, Jakub Kindl, and Carlo Colaiacovo in the trainer’s room. Kindl or Ericsson could be healthy enough to play on Friday, but if not the Red Wings might be looking for another veteran defenceman to fill his spot. Alternatively, they could call up Adam Almqvist from the Griffins, but that would weaken our already shaky defence.

Seriously hockey gods. We can’t go one game without losing a player to injury?