from Dana Wakiji of DetroitRedWings.com,
Before Mantha got hurt, he was playing with Dylan Larkin.
Since that time, Larkin has primarily centered Justin Abdelkader and Gustav Nyquist.
On Thursday, Tyler Bertuzzi was with Larkin and Nyquist while Abdelkader skated with Luke Glendening and Darren Helm.
"Bert's a guy who can be a complement player to two skill guys like that," Blashill said. "He's a net-presence guy, he goes and gets pucks, he's very smart defensively, he does a really good job in those ways, he's skilled enough to finish and make a play.