Justin Abdelkader plays and sits next to Dylan Larkin. Luke Glendening plays and sits next to Drew Miller.
As they prep for a fun week ahead with the Detroit Red Wings -- Tuesday offers Tampa Bay, the team that ousted the Wings from last season's playoffs -- the four can't help but get caught up in the excitement of Saturday's big Michigan vs. Michigan State football showdown.
"Glennie already came to me, first time he has come to me this early," Abdelkader, a former Spartan, said today. "Usually, he waits until the last minute and says, 'Ah, we don't need to bet anything, because we are not going to win.