It wasn't to keep Domi. Bertz is way overpaid for his production and didn't so much his lone season in Toronto or his playoff run with the Bruins.
Bert scored 32 goals last season. Tops on his team. He's signed for 5.5 mill till end of 2028. That's 2 more years.
That is good value. Tops on the Leafs last season was 31 goals.
Bert was good when he played for the Leafs. He has skill and he has grit and he is competitive.
Precisely the type of player Leafs are looking for now. He's one player that can counter Marchand and his antics.
He would not have stood around and did nothing if he was on the ice when Matthews got kneed by Gudas.
Leafs wanted to keep Bert but could only afford Domi because they were paying 4 forwards over 10 million per.
Bert had 5 goals and 5 assists for 10 points in 7 playoff games for the Bruins. That is outstanding performance.
You're way off on that one. Bruins lost to Florida in 7 games because both their top 2 centers were injured.
For the Leafs Bert had 4 points in 7 games in the playoffs. That series Matthews missed games 5 and 6 due to injury.
Nylander missed the first 3 games. Woll was injured in game 6 and didn't play game 7. McMann missed the whole series.