Michigan has been an up and down team, split vs UNH, stomped UML & lost to BU.
Kudos to Bob at EA with the following update:
There were only 15 skaters, plus three goalies, on the ice for the Wednesday practice as the flu bug has hit The Heights. Fitzgerald, Calnan, Linell, Savage, and Jeke were home in bed. Jerry York predicted they will all be back on the ice by the Michigan game Saturday night.
Steve Santini will not be playing this weekend. Screws come out of his damaged wrist on December 22 and he will be cleared to resume playing at that time. He will report to the World Junior Team USA training camp at BU beginning Monday, but his status for that prestigious tournament is still unknown.
Brian Billett will probably rejoin the team right after Christmas, York said. The senior goaltender has been dealing with personal, off-ice issues.
Will be interesting to see if / who bounces back from the flu. With Santini still out we're already pretty light there.
Good news on Brian, this team is going to be pretty depleted for the WJC