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Michael Cheika insists he is not cheapening the Australian jersey by including Marika Koroibete in his European tour squad before the NRL convert has played a single rugby match at home.Reaction to Koroibetes selection in the 32-man touring group has been mixed but Cheika reckons it was a perfectly logical thing to do, saying it would allow him an up-close look at the Fijian flyer. He has been identified as a long-term Wallaby - ahead of his Super Rugby debut next year with the Melbourne Rebels.No ones getting a jersey for free - no one has and no one ever will, Cheika told reporters on Wednesday in a conference call.Ill look at him at training. Hes obviously a fine player and a profile of out-and-out speed, a linebreaker, a guy whos got a bit of X-factor.Hes got runs on the board - yes, in another code, but hes grown up playing rugby. Its not like he doesnt know the game.(But) hes not going to be jettisoned in there and start from game one. Theres a definite plan in what were doing.Cheika indicated Australias mid-week clash with the French Barbarians - a non-cap game to be played on November 24 in Bordeaux - would be the ideal opportunity to blood Koroibete.Ive had a few discussions with him and met with him a couple of times about game knowledge, he said.Hes still very, very well aware of what goes on in rugby and understands the dynamics of the game.Koroibete is one of three uncapped players in the squad, along with hooker Tolu Latu and utility back Kyle Godwin.Cheika said he had spoken to two-Test winger Luke Morahan, the unlucky man seemingly bumped out of the Wallaby reckoning by Koroibetes arrival.Yes, he would have been disappointed for sure, but Im looking to grow the amount of depth of players that we have and (Koroibete) is one of the players that are on this tour who will help us in doing that, he said.Meanwhile, Cheika admits he will have a fight on his hands to ensure in-form halfback Will Genia is available for Australias full tour.The first Test against Wales and the last Test against England dont fall inside World Rugbys regulation nine window, meaning Cheika will need to negotiate carefully with French club Stade Francais.I see that the English clubs have released the Welsh players, they (decided) as a whole to release them as a block. 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Eventually we will get our wins.Detroit seemed to play well enough to win in its last two games, but has nothing to show for it.The Red Wings lost 4-3 to the Tampa Bay Lightning at Joe Louis Arena on Tuesday on Nikita Kucherovs goal with 1:10 left. On Friday, Washingtons Jay Beagle scored the only goal of the game with 5:11 to play.These are the ones you want to win, or least get to overtime and get a point and have a chance for the two, Zetterberg said after Friday nights game. Leaving here with nothing is hard but weve got to try to see the positive in what we did better than before and keep going from there.The 10-game slide coincides with the absence of left winger Thomas Vanek, who missed the past 11 games with a hip strain.He is expected to return to the lineup on Sunday.I think a lot of the guys will feel some of the weight come off their shouldders with him back in the lineup, goalie Jimmy Howard said.dddddddddddd. Hes really good around the net, hes really good at deflections, little re-directions.Before Vanek was injured, he led the team with four goals and eight points in seven games. Detroit was 3-7-1 without him, only averaged 1.64 goals per game, were shut out three times and only 5-for-40 on the power play.Hes a big player for us, Justin Abdelkader said. Obviously, he got off to that great start. It was tough to see him go down with injury. Hell come in and bring a veteran presence. Hes really strong on the puck and hes got a great shot.Center Darren Helm, one of Vaneks linemates, is out 6-to-8 weeks after suffering a dislocated shoulder against Tampa Bay on Tuesday.The Flames have injury issues of their own.Star forward Johnny Gaudreau will also miss 6-to-8 weeks because of a broken finger on his right hand suffered in the 1-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday.A slash by Eric Staal caused the injury and Calgary said that Gaudreau was slashed 11 times in the game without a penalty call.There are tactics with good players, but when you chop a guy in the hand theres a rule that says you cant do that, Flames general manager Brad Treliving told the Calgary Herald. Were not naive -- do we whack guys, too? Probably. But the frustration comes when that turns into a player being out for an extended period of time. ' ' '