Red Wings hope Franzen is breaking out of a slump

Posted: 04.04.2011 at 10:50 PM

      DETROIT (AP) - Detroit Red Wings forward Johan Franzen insist
he's confident in his game.
      The Red Wings hope he's right.
      Franzen scored for just the second time in 24 games in Detroit's
win over the Minnesota Wild that clinched the Central Division
title.
      The burly Swede known as "Mule" in the Motor City had five
goals on Feb 2. at Ottawa, becoming the first NHL player to pull
off the feat since Marian Gaborik did it for Minnesota in 2007.
      Then, he went into a slump that has created a concern for
Detroit heading into the playoffs next week.
      Franzen didn't score for over a month after his five-goal game
and went another eight games without a goal before Sunday's game
against the Wild.