Franzen: With sheets, Nyquist can dream of Babcock

Wow. No offense, but this is kind of creepy.

I mean, really funny, but in a creepy way. It must be the Swedish sense of humor.

Johan Franzen claims on his Instagram page to have had a special set of bed sheets made for Detroit Red Wings teammate Gustav Nyquist, bearing the stern likeness of former coach Mike Babcock.

They're custom made. You can't just walk into Ikea and buy them.

Franzen — and who knew he could be so funny? — explains on the posting: "Hey Nyquist, I know you been sad ever since your dad signed for Toronto so I had these custom bed sheets made for u so u always can be close to him #separationanxiety."

So take a look at them. How can you sleep with that look in your bed, eh? In two-minute shifts?

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