For those in the Detroit Red Wings' locker room who have history with Tyler Bertuzzi, this weekend will undeniably be a strange one.
"Weird, really weird," is how Dylan Larkin described the anticipation as the Wings face a home-and-home series with the Boston Bruins, who acquired Bertuzzi March 2, the day before the trade deadline. Larkin took it hard at the time, losing a close friend and longtime teammate, but as the days have passed, emotions have settled.
"I've texted with him a little bit," Larkin said Thursday. "He said it’s cool playing on a good team.