If Smith gets moved, maybe we'll see some Russo this year too.
I doubt you will see Russo up in Detroit this season (unless more injuries to the Wings D occur). Lashoff will come in in spot duty where the Wings schedule have back to back nights or 3 game in 4 nights.
Russo is struggling on the defensive side of his game in Grand Rapids this season (especially his last 15 games). Sure he is getting the points and is our leading d scorer (plays on our #1 line and he is on the #2 PP unit), but when the puck is in his own end and he has time to move the puck out, he gets into shell and wants to freeze the puck and the other team is taking clean shots at him. Can not figure why he is doing this lately.
But then again Jensen was not that great here in Grand Rapids and look what he is doing in Detroit recently? You never know.