Montreal — While the Red Wings were taking part with their morning skate today at Bell Centre, forward Tyler Bertuzzi was back in Detroit skating on his own.
This wasn't unexpected.
Bertuzzi has chosen to not be vaccinated against COVID-19, and for games in Canada isn't allowed to cross the border.
So tonight's game in Montreal was the first he was going to miss, with two more - in Toronto and Montreal - approaching on the next road trip beginning next weekend.
The Wings were preparing as if Bertuzzi was injured, ill, or whatever reason there could be for missing one singular game.