Maple Leafs sign winger Bertuzzi to 1-year deal worth $5.5M US
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Tyler Bertuzzi to a one-year deal worth $5.5 million US, 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, as well as five goals and five assists to tie Brad Marchand for the Bruins' scoring lead in the playoffs with 10 points in seven games.
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.
The Calgary Flames signed defenceman Jordan Oesterle to a one-year contract.
The 31-year-old from Dearborn Heights, Mich., compiled four goals and 15 assists in 97 games over the previous two seasons with the Red Wings.
Oesterle has 19 goals and 65 assists in 349 career NHL games with Detroit, Arizona, Chicago and Edmonton.
The Western Michigan University product was a member of the U.S. team that won a bronze medal at the 2018 men's world championship.
The six-foot, 190-pound player's contract is one way and worth $925,000.
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