NHL Insider Confirmed A Former Boston Bruins Fan Favourite Is Set To Be Bought Out During Off-Season
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The Chicago Blackhawks, similar to the Boston Bruins have had a pretty underwhelming season this year, and because of that, a former Boston Bruins fan favourite has surfaced as a potential buyout candidate for the organization.
At the NHL trade deadline during the 2023-24 season, the Boston Bruins went out and acquired Tyler Bertuzzi from the Detroit Red Wings, and quickly became a fan favourite in the Boston Bruins organization.
In return, the Detroit Red Wings ended up acquiring a first-round pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft from the Boston Bruins which was top-10 protected, along with a 2025 fourth-round pick.
Bertuzzi would later leave the Boston Bruins in the off-season, joining one of their biggest rivals in the Toronto Maple Leafs, but the Bruins would get the last laugh when they eliminated the Leafs in the playoffs later that year in 7 games.
After being eliminated by the Boston Bruins in 7 games, Bertuzzi took an unexpected route when he ended up signing with the Chicago Blackhawks in the off-season.
The Blackhawks signed Tyler Bertuzzi to a four-year, $22 million contract ($5.5M AAV), but it now seems like his time with the Blackhawks will be cut short.
Tyler Bertuzzi Surfaces As A Buyout Candidate
NHL insider Mark Lazerus of The Athletic has stated that due to the season the Blackhawks are having, they may look to get rid of some players that they brought in for "leadership" roles, and Tyler Bertuzzi was one of those players.
Dave Litman of NHL Trade Rumors wrote -
It's been a disappointing season for Bertuzzi in Chicago, the first of a four-year, $5.5 million AAV free agent deal that he signed last summer. That cap hit actually makes him the highest-paid Blackhawk currently. He has 19 goals and 40 points in 71 games with a career-worst plus/minus rating of -36.
If the Blackhawks do indeed end up buying out Tyler Bertuzzi, do you think the Boston Bruins should be interested in having a reunion with him?
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MARS 27 | 1721 ANSWERS NHL Insider Confirmed A Former Boston Bruins Fan Favourite Is Set To Be Bought Out During Off-Season Should the Boston Bruins have a reunion with Tyler Bertuzzi if he is bought out by the Chicago Blackhawks? | ||
| Yes | 1025 | 59.6 % |
| No | 696 | 40.4 % |
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