regular bad

I’m just curious as to why you would want to give Bertuzzi a massive contract like that? On a good team he is a bottom 6 player at best, and the handing out of contracts like that is what keeps teams in the non playoff half of the league.

Maybe I overpaid him but he isn't a bottom forward.

Have you even looked at his stats? To say he his a bottom 6 forward is ridiculous. He put up 48 points on a team that was no help to him at all. If he was on a better team he would be top 6 and get better numbers.

He’s forced into a top 3 role on the worst team in the league getting premium minutes in excess, because there are no other options. Yeah I checked his stats and was surprised at his production (particularly his rCF) however a certain amount of that is the excess premium ice time. Was I a bit harsh yeah, but the fact he plays so much premium time with an excellent player like Larkin inflates his numbers and perceived value, imo and on a better team he would play less minutes and not necessarily on PP1. I was wrong calling him bottom 6 (readily admit I think he is a dirty player ie holding and punching Calvert from the bench), but he isn’t a top line player on a good team either. Thanks for calling me out, forced me to try and look at him more objectively.

Yes I will agree he is a little s$@#, but I do like him. I see what you are saying, but I think he's definitely a 2nd liner unless he went to teams like Tampa or something.