Red Wings' Sheldon Dries: Returns to AHL

Dries was reassigned to AHL Grand Rapids on Tuesday.

Dries' demotion could be a good sign for Michael Rasmussen's (upper body) return Thursday versus Utah. It's also possible Dries getting sent down will be a paper move or will lead to another forward getting recalled. The 30-year-old did not play during his eight-day stint with the big club.