WINNIPEG, Manitoba — When Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz talks about the team’s game in Edmonton Friday, he almost sounds like someone who knows they’re about to run into an ex.
Things are amicable now, sure, but there’s a lot of history there. Schultz said this will be his first time back in Edmonton since the end of last season, when — like after any breakup — he had to go back to get his stuff.
“It’ll be weird,” Schultz said after the Penguins’ 7-4 win against the Jets Wednesday. “I guess it’s different. They’re in a new rink now, so that’ll help.