Luke Glendening has gotten used to seeing more green, but seeing red still makes his heart swell.
The former Detroit Red Wings forward and alternate captain had lots of ticket requests ahead of his Friday appearance at Little Caesars Arena. He already had faced the Wings earlier in the season, but that was in Dallas.
Playing in Detroit was much harder because it was home for eight seasons before leaving as a free agent last summer.
"It was definitely hard to say goodbye," Glendening said Friday. "I made a ton of friends that will be friends for a lifetime in Detroit.