Former Bruins Tyler Bertuzzi
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Maybe Larkin looked so upset because if he had known before his extension that Bertuzzi would be traded to the Bruins he would have rather come here anyway possible. 
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Bruins' trades give them the toughness, tenacity needed for 2023 playoffs
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are an absolute grind.
Four rounds and two-plus months of pure physical and emotional exhaustion -- all to win the best trophy in sports. Skill and experience are very important factors in being the last team standing, but there's more to winning a championship than those two elements.
You need toughness. You need an edge. You need guys who frustrate the heck out of opponents and knock them off their game.
The Boston Bruins already had some of those qualities on their roster entering the 2022-23 season, but they added a lot more over the last week with the acquisitions of defenseman Dmitry Orlov and bottom-six forwards Garnet Hathaway and Tyler Bertuzzi.
"We have a lot of guys who are really hard to play against," Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery told reporters Thursday. "Which makes it -- we're going to be a tough out in the playoffs because we have a lot of players who go to areas where you score goals in the playoffs. And (Don) Sweeney added another one with Bertuzzi."
Marchand loves the addition of Bertuzzi and what he brings to the ice.
"Just the depth that he brings. He has a playoff style," Marchand told reporters Thursday. "He plays very, very hard. He's skilled. He's gritty. He gets inside. He hasn't won in the NHL, but he's won a Calder Cup. I think he might've been the MVP of that. So he shows up big when it matters. He's just one of those guys you hate to play against, and come playoff time it's huge to have guys like that. The extra depth that it gives our group is incredible. He can play anywhere in the lineup. He's just one of those guys that makes it hard (for opponents) out there."
Between Bertuzzi, Hathaway, Orlov, Marchand, Trent Frederic, Connor Clifton and others, the Bruins are going to be a real handful in the playoffs from a physicality standpoint. These guys, as Montgomery noted above, will go to the dirty areas of the ice to win puck battles and score the greasy goals that are so pivotal in playoff games.
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are an absolute grind.
Four rounds and two-plus months of pure physical and emotional exhaustion -- all to win the best trophy in sports. Skill and experience are very important factors in being the last team standing, but there's more to winning a championship than those two elements.
You need toughness. You need an edge. You need guys who frustrate the heck out of opponents and knock them off their game.
The Boston Bruins already had some of those qualities on their roster entering the 2022-23 season, but they added a lot more over the last week with the acquisitions of defenseman Dmitry Orlov and bottom-six forwards Garnet Hathaway and Tyler Bertuzzi.
"We have a lot of guys who are really hard to play against," Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery told reporters Thursday. "Which makes it -- we're going to be a tough out in the playoffs because we have a lot of players who go to areas where you score goals in the playoffs. And (Don) Sweeney added another one with Bertuzzi."
Marchand loves the addition of Bertuzzi and what he brings to the ice.
"Just the depth that he brings. He has a playoff style," Marchand told reporters Thursday. "He plays very, very hard. He's skilled. He's gritty. He gets inside. He hasn't won in the NHL, but he's won a Calder Cup. I think he might've been the MVP of that. So he shows up big when it matters. He's just one of those guys you hate to play against, and come playoff time it's huge to have guys like that. The extra depth that it gives our group is incredible. He can play anywhere in the lineup. He's just one of those guys that makes it hard (for opponents) out there."
Between Bertuzzi, Hathaway, Orlov, Marchand, Trent Frederic, Connor Clifton and others, the Bruins are going to be a real handful in the playoffs from a physicality standpoint. These guys, as Montgomery noted above, will go to the dirty areas of the ice to win puck battles and score the greasy goals that are so pivotal in playoff games.
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Bertuzzi is the guy I wanted. Perfect bruin. Don Sweeney absolutely nailed this. What an absolute bitch of a lineup to have to play against.
bruinshoper
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No kidding. I felt bad for him while watching this interview. So obvious he just wants some space and to get on the ice.
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Bertuzzi, who shares a hometown (Sudbury, Ontario) with Foligno and played with Tomas Nosek in the Detroit system, is familiar with other Bruins. Marchand said he and Bertuzzi have joked about their past battles, including a 2018 fight.
Bertuzzi “wears his heart on his sleeve,” said Marchand, adding, “He’s going to fit in really well.
“This organization especially, they don’t bring guys in that are bad people. It’s one of the first things they look at. They make sure they’re going to fit in the room. The last thing you need is somebody coming in and interrupting what we’ve built here, and he’s not that guy.”
Hockey players quickly move past on-ice situations.
“Garny [Hathaway] and I were just joking about the times we’ve played together and all the fun we’ve had,” Marchand said.
Another example: The career of Marchand’s close friend, Kevan Miller, essentially ended in the 2021 playoffs on a concussion delivered by a high Orlov hit.
“He’s playing hard for his team, and things happen out there you’re not always happy about,” Marchand said, “but the past is in the past. We’re looking forward to what we’re going to build together.”
Bertuzzi (career-high 30-32—62 last year) is at just 4-10—14 this season. He said he broke a hand in his second game of the season, an injury that cost him 13 games. Seven games after returning, he broke the other hand, missing 16 more.
“It’s been a tough season,” Bertuzzi said. “Once I got back, I got in the groove of things a little bit. The injury bug got me a couple of times, so just trying to look past that and move on.”
His 30-goal season, he said, came from “working hard and trying to get to the dirty areas. Hopefully I can score a couple goals here and hopefully I’ll fit in well.”
No hard feelings
“I had an idea it was coming, I just didn’t know when or where,” he said after Friday’s optional practice. “I’m very happy that it’s here.”Bertuzzi, who shares a hometown (Sudbury, Ontario) with Foligno and played with Tomas Nosek in the Detroit system, is familiar with other Bruins. Marchand said he and Bertuzzi have joked about their past battles, including a 2018 fight.
Bertuzzi “wears his heart on his sleeve,” said Marchand, adding, “He’s going to fit in really well.
“This organization especially, they don’t bring guys in that are bad people. It’s one of the first things they look at. They make sure they’re going to fit in the room. The last thing you need is somebody coming in and interrupting what we’ve built here, and he’s not that guy.”
Hockey players quickly move past on-ice situations.
“Garny [Hathaway] and I were just joking about the times we’ve played together and all the fun we’ve had,” Marchand said.
Another example: The career of Marchand’s close friend, Kevan Miller, essentially ended in the 2021 playoffs on a concussion delivered by a high Orlov hit.
“He’s playing hard for his team, and things happen out there you’re not always happy about,” Marchand said, “but the past is in the past. We’re looking forward to what we’re going to build together.”
Bertuzzi (career-high 30-32—62 last year) is at just 4-10—14 this season. He said he broke a hand in his second game of the season, an injury that cost him 13 games. Seven games after returning, he broke the other hand, missing 16 more.
“It’s been a tough season,” Bertuzzi said. “Once I got back, I got in the groove of things a little bit. The injury bug got me a couple of times, so just trying to look past that and move on.”
His 30-goal season, he said, came from “working hard and trying to get to the dirty areas. Hopefully I can score a couple goals here and hopefully I’ll fit in well.”
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Apparently, Foligno picked Bertuzzi up at the airport and drove him to his first Bruins practice. Pretty cool of Foligno.
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He's way more creative with the puck than I expected!
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I'm rich I can do whatever I want! Lol MARW
That's our Bruins, one big family!. Woooooo!
missingchicklet
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This guy was born to be a Bruin. Have to bring him back if at all possible. Great first game for him.
That pass to Coyle with one practice under his belt, shows great instincts. Great addition.
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missingchicklet
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He has great vision and passing plus goes to the net. Would have had another helper when he set up Krech with an open net but I think it was rolling on him, couldn't get good wood.
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62 pts in 68 games last season. Kind of a Marchy-lite in the sense that opposing fans see him mainly as a pest and hard-nosed player, but he's actually very good offensively.
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Fits like a glove on that third line. Hope tyler B can resign with us too. Hopefully takes a pay cut a bit to stay with winning organization.
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Bertuzzi's hockey IQ is as high as i've ever seen in a player, always anticipates the play so well. Also, he seems to have chemistry with literally everyone he plays with. Enjoy him, he was my favorite Red Wing.
and yeah, he's skilled as hell
and yeah, he's skilled as hell
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Only watched the third period but I liked what I saw. Went right to the net, creative passer, looks like a good fit with Coyle.
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