Jakub Kindl has missed a few practices with an eye infection, but he expects to be ready for Friday's season opener against the Maple Leafs, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

Kindl has missed a few practices with an eye infection, but he expects to be ready for Friday's season opener against the Maple Leafs, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

Analysis:

The Wings waived Daniel Cleary on Wednesday in order to make room for Kindl on the roster, a strong indicator that the blueliner's eye issue is not serious. Kindl is likely to join Brendan Smith on the third defensive pairing this season.