Wow, some one please wake me up from this awful dream....today the Flames announced the signing of RW Todd Bertuzzi to a one year deal. The terms of the contract haven't been released but he better have signed for dirt cheap.
After all my praise that I have given Sutter so far this summer, this one overshadows them all. Sutter was finally making this team younger and faster and Big Bert is the complete opposite of what Sutter said he was trying to accomplish this summer. I dont understand the thinking behind this at all, Bert hasn't done anything for the past three season except for prove how worthless he is. This signing shouldn't have even happened at all, the Flames are better off giving like Sutter has said, one of the young guys a chance to contribute. This money could have gone else where, especially towards someone to help out the back end.
Here is what Sutter had to say about Big Bert. "Todd is a proven scorer with the ability to play both wings," said Flames GM Darryl Sutter in a statement. "He expressed to us that he wanted to play in Canada and that desire along with signing him to a one year deal was important to our philosophy. He wanted to play on a good team and it fit our money. Additionally, our captain, Jarome Iginla, was a strong supporter of Todd and wanted him on our team."
From that last part about the quote it sounds like this deal wouldn't have been done without the support of Iggy. This still doesn't clear up anything for me but maybe Iggy will be able to turn Big Bert back into the player he was way back in 2002-2003. Lets really hope so. Right now I am completely rattled about this signing and will probably have more things to say about it in days to come.
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