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Wings' Robby Fabbri not pleased with Jack Hughes' hit, but ready to return

Detroit — Unfortunately Robby Fabbri has a history with knee injuries, so he could self diagnose, a bit, right there on the ice.

When Fabbri and New Jersey’s Jack Hughes collided knee-on-knee Tuesday, Fabbri went down and it didn’t look good the way Fabbri was writhing in pain.

Fabbri already had two knee surgeries in his career — missing one full season and long part of another — and the fear was he was hurt again.

But Fabbri sensed this was different.