He is only pacing for 36 points over an 82-game season, so that is disappointing no matter how you slice it. At the same time, they don't really have anyone else who can offer what he offers in terms of how he works the walls, how he gets to the net, and how he creates space for teammates.
Ultimately, I look at the line, and Bertuzzi is barely producing, but I still think it is the best version of the Tavares-Nylander second line that we have seen in this era (the other main player who has been there is Alex Kerfoot).
What he has been is a bit more of that greasy type of player, which we see in spades all the time. What also makes it difficult for him is that he is not necessarily a tic-tac-toe passer. I don't think he is necessarily at his best in open ice making skilled passing plays.
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