Wings' Bertuzzi A Buyout Candidate?: Todd Bertuzzi may be a candidate for a contract buyout this summer, MLive.com reports. (Updated 6/6/13)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
Given that he played in just seven games for the Wings this season due to a lingering back injury, paying a portion of his $2.075 million salary in 2013-14 may be the best solution for the Wings as they manage their forward corps, although it's unclear if Todd Bertuzzi intends to play another season as he may simply opt to retire. (Updated 6/6/13).
06/06/2013 11:22 Wings' Bertuzzi A Buyout Candidate?
Bertuzzi may be a candidate for a contract buyout this summer, MLive.com reports.Given that he played in just seven games for the Wings this season due to a lingering back injury, paying a portion of his $2.075 million salary in 2013-14 may be the best solution for the Wings as they manage their forward corps, although it's unclear if Bertuzzi intends to play another season as he may simply opt to retire.
Ice time continues to slip away for Todd Bertuzzi and at age 37, his offensive production may be in danger of sliding below the 35-point threshold as well. As a checking-line player, Bertuzzi could remain an asset for the Wings even as a 15-minute player, but the dwindling power-play time will continue to chip away at the remnants of his fantasy value. Since the Wings failed to bring in another top-six forward in free agency, there's a chance that Bertuzzi will see occasional work with Pavel Datsyuk or Henrik Zetterberg, but it's more likely that he'll slide back into the aforementioned veteran checking role as Dan Cleary or Mikael Samuelsson should offer more offensive upside at this stage of their respective careers. (Updated 8/14/12)
