For much of the 2023-24 NHL season, Toronto Maple Leafs winger Tyler Bertuzzi had been a major disappointment after signing a one-year deal with the team during this past offseason.
His tenure with the Toronto Maple Leafs went from bad to worse when he was subsequently demoted from the top line in late October, all the way to some of his late period benching due to poor play in early November.
At the rate in which he was going, it certainly looked like the $5.5 million signing was heading towards the bust category in no time.