(Photo: Tom Olmscheid, Associated Press)
St. Paul, Minn. — There are benefits to having Tyler Bertuzzi as a linemate.
He’s gritty, he’s not afraid to throw fists when he has to, he’s always going to be around the net, and he scraps for pucks.
And when Bertuzzi does score, that’s when the real fun begins.
“His celebrations are pretty funny,’ linemate Dylan Larkin said of Bertuzzi’s wild, arms-flailing, rambunctious get-togethers. “He gets fired up.”——
The Red Wings were fortunate to see three of those “cellys” Saturday, as Bertuzzi’s three goals — and Thomas Vanek’s two goals — powered the Wings to a 5-2 victory in Minnesota.