SOCHI, Russia -- The Detroit Red Wings dont expect Henrik Zetterberg to play again during the regular season. Evan Engram Womens Jersey . Zetterberg had back surgery Friday in New York to remove a fragmented disk. "I dont anticipate hell be ready to play in any games of the regular season," Red Wings general manager Ken Holland told The Associated Press on Saturday. "Im hopeful that we can play our way into the playoffs and that hell be back, but thats down the road." The Red Wings and Swedish Olympic hockey team captain played once at the Sochi Games before pulling out because of the injury. Holland is hopeful Zetterbergs back injury does not prematurely end his career. "Im told it has nothing to do with his career," Holland said. "But the surgery is something that needed to be done and hell be as good as new." Detroit, which is aiming to earn a spot in a 23rd consecutive NHL post-season, is competing for one of the final playoff spots in the Eastern Conference. The team announced Friday that Zetterbergs status would be evaluated again in eight weeks, a timetable that likely ruled him out for a return before the regular season ends on April 13. The playoffs begin April 16. "Were using the eight-week period, but it could be six or seven or it could be longer," Holland said. "In December, when Z was having some issues and we shut him down, we were aware there was a fragment in there. We were hopeful he could get through the season. "Unfortunately, the fragment lodged itself in a nerve." Zetterberg is expected to stay in New York until he is cleared to return to Detroit in perhaps a few days. "Hes up and about, hes walking," Holland said. "He just has to take it easy for a while." With 24 games left, it will be hard for Red Wings to compete for a spot in the playoffs without Zetterberg. He has 16 goals and 32 assists -- both team highs -- in 45 games this season. He missed most of December because of his back injury. 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Tuukka Rask, Boston Bruins (5) – He had a brilliant game; it was a huge response for his average games before.NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Ground it down to any statistic, and the Tennessee Titans havent been able to run the ball well at all this season.They are assured of finishing without a 1,000-yard rusher for the first time since 2005. They rank 28th in the NFL, averaging only 87 yards a game, and are 23rd averaging 3.9 yards per carry. Nobody has run for 100 yards in a single game with the season finale coming up Sunday against the Colts.Perhaps worst of all, the Titans three longest runs this season have come from a pair of quarterbacks and a wide receiver.Would we have like to have had some longer runs by a running back? Sure, you would, but we havent, coach Ken Whisenhunt said Tuesday.The Titans (2-13) certainly have not had the year they wanted offensively after cutting veteran Chris Johnson in April. Theyre using a handful of running backs to replace the man who ran for at least 1,000 yards in each of his six seasons in Tennessee.Before he arrived, LenDale White ran for 1,110 yards in 2007, while Travis Henry ran for 1,211 yards in 2006.Having a 1,000-yard rusher doesnt guarantee a team can run the ball well. Whisenhunt said he was on teams that went to the Super Bowl without a 1,000-yard rusher.Some of its an injury thing, Whisenhunt said. Some of its just where your team is. We do want to run the ball better, no question about that.The biggest measure of how well a team can run comes when the defence knows its coming. The Titans have failed there as well, with the best example a fourth-and-1 against Cleveland on Oct. 5 when the Browns stuffed Charlie Whitehurst.They have topped 100 yards rushing in only three games thiss season. Saquon Barkley Youth Jersey. .Rookie Bishop Sankey has the fourth-longest run for the Titans at 22 yards, but the second-round draft pick out of Washington has rushed for only 551 yards on 148 carries with two touchdowns.Its one of those things weve worked on all year. Weve wanted more explosive runs all year from our running backs, Sankey said. Unfortunately, those havent come.Shonn Greene had the best game by a Titans running back this season with a season-high 71 yards in their opening win at Kansas City. Sankey has run for as much as 61 in two games. Leon Washington is averaging a team-high 5 yards per carry but has had only 11 rushes all season.The Titans will have to decide about bringing Greene back for the third year of his contract and whether Sankey can be their main running back in 2015. Rookie Antonio Andrews also may get a chance at more work against the Colts as the Titans gauge their run game.Whisenhunt said success running depends on how the games go. Scoring a lot of points early can allow a team to run the ball and wear out a defence. The Titans simply havent been as consistent running.A lot of times your scheme, how you attack opponents, are important, Whisenhunt said. A lot of times backs, you see guys make guys miss all the time and get extra yards. I think it all ties in together.NOTES: The Titans practiced Tuesday with only LT Taylor Lewan (left ankle) not working. Rookie QB Zach Mettenberger was at practice, but Whisenhunt said Whitehurst will start Sunday.___Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL___Follow Teresa M. Walker at www.twitter.com/teresamwalker ' ' '