(Photo: David Guralnick / Detroit News)
Detroit — When Anthony Mantha arrived at Joe Louis Arena Friday morning, he looked at the lineup sheet and was unpleasantly surprised
Mantha wasn’t in the lineup for Friday’s game against Chicago.
After a stretch of games where Mantha hasn’t competed as he did when he first arrived from Grand Rapids, coach Jeff Blashill felt it was time to sit Mantha.
Mitch Callahan replaced Mantha in the lineup.
“I was about it when I got here this morning and saw the lineup,” said Mantha after Friday’s morning skate.