For the first time in two months, Tyler Bertuzzi is on the road with the Detroit Red Wings.
When he’ll be on the ice with them is harder to forecast, but he’s running out of time.
The Wings’ grittiest forward hasn’t played since leaving a game Jan. 30 with a sore back. There was no indication then that Bertuzzi might miss the rest of the season, but that’s a realistic outcome now that there are only five weeks left. While he accompanied the team to Florida for a four-game stand, the closest Bertuzzi has come to a team activity is an optional skate.