The Wings acquired, Cole, 36, at the trade deadline from Dallas, attracted by his 6-foot-2 size and hard-nosed play (since he won't meet the games-played threshold, the Wings get Dallas' third-round pick draft pick in return). Cole had three goals and three assists in 11 games before getting hurt March 24. Cole revealed Wednesday that he has a spinal cord contusion severe enough doctors have cautioned him not to play again this spring.

Cole will miss his fifth consecutive game with an upper-body injury. He did not skate this morning which is not good news for his availability for Saturday’s game. Continue to monitor his status leading up to the clash with the Wild.

Cole will miss his fourth consecutive game with an upper-body injury. Despite being out tonight, he did not rule out a possible return on Thursday against the Bruins.

Cole will miss his second and third game today and tomorrow but he could be back on Tuesday. Monitor his status leading up to the Red Wings meeting with the Senators.

Cole was injured on Tuesday vs. Arizona and will be held out of at least one game. He will miss tomorrow’s game and then be re-evaluated prior to the Red Wings back-to-back on Saturday and Sunday.

Cole was injured following a hooking penalty by Lauri Korpikoski. He skated off hunched over in pain, but there was no word on the nature or severity of the injury. Consider him day-to-day.

Cole will make his Detroit debut on a line with Justin Abdelkader and Henrik Zetterberg. Cole comes in having scored three goals and three assists in his last six games. He brings some physicality along with some scoring touch.

The Red Wings were searching for a big body forward and they found that in pending unrestricted free agent Erik Cole. Cole has 18 goals and 15 assists (33 points) in 57 games with Dallas this season. The 36-year-old also led the Stars in hits with 116, so he brings a much needed physical brand of hockey to Detroit.

Cole played just 3:12 before retiring to the dressing room for the night. There is no immediate word on how serious the injury is, but he will have the All Star break to recover. Expect an update to come on Wednesday.

Cole missed practice on Friday, but was on the ice for warmups, he is a late scratch, which means Travis Moen is in.

Cole has been dealing with a minor injury for a couple of days and missed practice yesterday. He was questionable for tonight's game but will be in the lineup and skate alongside Valeri Nichushkin and Shawn Horcoff.

Monitor the veteran's status following tomorrow's game-day skate.

The Stars get rid of Ryder who is in the final year of his contract and get Cole who has two years remaining on his deal. Cole has three goals and three assists in 19 games this season.

No word on the extent of Cole's injury. The two-way winger has been a bright spot in a down season, scoring 22 goals and 45 points in 64 games.

Nobody healthy filled in on Cole's line which indicates he probably plays tonight. The newly-appointed alternate captain scored 22 goals and 44 points in 60 games.

Cole gets a bump back up to the first line. Last season he scored 26 goals and 52 points through 82 games while playing on the first two lines in Carolina. It remains to be seen whether he can adapt to a different system.

Cole starts the season on the third line which should be a slight hit in his fantasy hockey value. Last season he scored 26 goals and 52 points while playing almost exclusively on the first and second line. Expect him to drop back down to the 40-point range should he remain a third liner.