Eddie Genborg’s first spring in North America came with a jolt, then a shutdown.
The Detroit Red Wings prospect got a late-season look with the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins after his Swedish season ended early last spring, and the transition moved fast. Genborg, a teenage right winger, dressed in 11 games for Grand Rapids and posted a goal and two assists as the Griffins had eyes on him for a possible postseason role in their Calder Cup run.
That possibility disappeared on April 17 against the Milwaukee Admirals. Midway through the second period, Genborg took a hit and was injured on the play, later describing it only as an upper-body injury.
The setback was serious enough to require surgery in early May. Genborg called it a minor procedure, but the recovery cost him the summer work that usually helps young players build into a new season. He wasn’t cleared to train again until August.
“At that time, the team had been doing almost two months of summer training while I basically did nothing,” Genborg told Swedish site Sundsvalls Tidning. “So there was a lot to catch up on, but it was what it was and now I’m here.”
For Genborg, patience became part of the process. He said he knew he had to let the injury heal properly, even if that meant sitting out while teammates kept moving ahead.
“It needed to take the time it took,” Genborg said. “I just got to sit still in the sun lounger.”
Now 19, Genborg is back in Sweden with Timra, as planned, for the final season of his contract. After a slow start, he seems to be finding his rhythm again.
In Timra’s latest game, Genborg had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over Frolunda, the club’s first victory of the SHL season.
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