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Can't say I agree with the other Bruins fans on here that the Bruins wouldn't want Bertuzzi back, but they certainly wouldn't be making this trade. I could see them going after him in the offseason. But they are not giving up Freddy for him, let alone a pick on top of that. It totally disrupts the roster construction this season and in the future.
In a season where no one has cap space, the risk of taking a chance on a guy with Bertuzzi's salary is much higher, and I think the Toronto fans who are expecting a haul in return for him are completely ignoring that. It isn't just that the team trading for him may lose the deal in terms of assets given away, you might actually torpedo your season if he doesn't get out of his funk because you won't be able to make any other moves. And after that is all said and done, he will be a UFA. Unless he gets out of his funk, it is a high risk move.