Anaheim Ducks Puts Big Bert on Waivers
June 28, 2008 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Anaheim Ducks, Fan Fare, News, Players, Salary Cap
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The Anaheim Ducks have put Todd Bertuzzi on unconditional waivers. Basically, they want to buy out his contract. If no one claims him by 9am PST he will clear the waivers and the fun will begin…
The GM, Brian Burke, blames the situation on the salary cap. Here’s what he said: “Todd Bertuzzi is a quality person who we believe can still play at the NHL level. Unfortunately, we are handcuffed by our salary cap situation. We thank him for his efforts last year and wish him the best of luck in the future.”
In a press conference (read the whole thing here), he assured the media that, if there was no salary cap, he would not be getting rid of Big Bert. He said that, although Bertuzzi has been a good member of the team, he just can’t justify paying him $4 million. Ouch…
