Toronto Maple Leafs: Top 10 Available NHL Free-Agents

No. 8: Tyler Bertuzzi

Bertuzzi’s an interesting name this offseason because it’s unclear what his market value will be.

He’s a former 30-goal scorer, so team’s will be interested, but how much would they be willing to pay for him?

The 28-year-old missed some action last year and has had some injury troubles in the past, but his style of game would be beneficial to the Leafs.

He’s been rumored to the organization for awhile now, so it wouldn’t be shocking to see if there’s interest in him again.

The left-winger would look really good in the Leafs top-six because, not only can he score, but he plays with an edge that this team truly is missing.

There’s not much sandpaper in Toronto’s line-up at the moment and it’s hard to find that tough player who can also contribute offensively, so there could be an appetite for him.

As previously mentioned, his price-tag will be very interesting because I can see him making anywhere between $4-7M based on offensive output over the years, but I figure something around $5M x 4 years would make a lot of sense for a player like this.

I wouldn’t have any issue with the Leafs being in on this player, but as of right now, I don’t see how they could fit him under the cap.

Bertuzzi is an excellent candidate to get massively overpaid with a very regrettable contract on July 1st.