TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Tyler Bertuzzi to a one-year deal worth US$5.5 million, the team announced Sunday.
Bertuzzi, 28, had four goals and 10 assists in 29 games for the Detroit Red Wings last season before getting traded to the Boston Bruins in March for two draft picks.
The six-foot-one, 186-pound left-winger added four goals and 12 assists in 21 contests for Boston.
Bertuzzi became a free agent following the completion of a two-year, $9.5 million contract he signed in Detroit.
He had spent the entirety of his six-plus years in the NHL with the Red Wings prior to the trade. He was Detroit's second-round pick (58th overall) in the 2013 draft.
The Sudbury, Ont., native has 218 points (92 goals, 126 assists) in 326 career games.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 2, 2023.
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