Bruins acquire Bertuzzi from Red Wings for pair of picks
The Boston Bruins have acquired forward Tyler Bertuzzi from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a top-10 protected 2024-first round pick and a 2025 fourth-round selection, the teams announced Thursday.
The Red Wings will retain 50% of Bertuzzi's salary in the deal.
Bertuzzi is a pending unrestricted free agent with a cap hit of $4.75 million. The Bruins only had roughly $550,000 in deadline cap space at the time of the trade but created an additional $6 million in wiggle room by placing Taylor Hall on long-term injured reserve, according to CapFriendly.
Bertuzzi has registered 14 points in 29 contests this season. He's been held back by a 6.5% shooting percentage, but he's a three-time 20-goal-scorer who recorded 30 tallies in only 68 games last season.
The league-leading Bruins appear all-in leading up to the deadline. Boston had already dealt a first-round pick to acquire Dmitry Orlov and Garnet Hathaway from the Washington Capitals.