from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun,
- When the Maple Leafs signed Tyler Bertuzzi on the second day of free agency last summer, one of the people involved in his draft and development with the Red Wings predicted it to be a great fit for Toronto.“If you play him with (Auston) Matthews and (Mitch) Marner or with (John) Tavares and (William) Nylander, I think he’ll score 30 goals,” the Detroit voice said. “He’ll make that team better. He’ll go to the hard places on the ice. He’ll bring an element they don’t have.“Look at what he did with Boston in the playoffs (10 points in seven games). I think he’ll do the same thing with the Leafs.”
That was said in July. This is February. Bertuzzi has been a rather dreadful addition to the Leafs. He had just six goals on the season heading into Saturday night. He hasn’t been a physical factor of any real kind. He hasn’t really fit in considering the grand opportunities he has had to play with either Matthews or Tavares. In no way has he justified the $5 million he is being paid to contribute....
- The best 25-and-under players in hockey: Cale Makar in Colorado; Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson in Vancouver; Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt in Jersey; Rasmus Dahlin in Buffalo; Tim Stutzle in Ottawa; Jason Robertson in Dallas; Moritz Seider in Detroit; Robert Thomas in St. Louis; Connor Bedard in Chicago; and Noah Dobson with the Islanders.
more on the first topic and some little bits on hockey....
Bert's career management has been horrendous. Part of it is unfortunate timing, but much of it appears to be of his own making....
We don't exactly know how many or what kind of multi-year offers he turned down last year. What we do know is he'll have a tough time finding a rich or multi-year contract this summer unless he dazzles in the playoffs.
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