Robert Bortuzzo returning to the Blues organization

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Re: Robert Bortuzzo returning to the Blues organization

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I assume he has been brought back to punch somebody in the face at practice?

Was always a big fan of Bortz, to stick with the same organisation for 10 years as a 3rd pairing dman is actually pretty impressive.

He was v solid and as others have said enjoyed wearing the note.
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Re: Robert Bortuzzo returning to the Blues organization

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What is his role? Assistant GM, assistant coach with the Blues, Springfield, consultant, TV personality?
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hockey jedi wrote: 17 Dec 2025 14:52 pm What is his role? Assistant GM, assistant coach with the Blues, Springfield, consultant, TV personality?
He indicated it would mainly be scouting but of course things could change.
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He should work in game promotions, he was always good at giveaways.
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SameOldBlues wrote: 17 Dec 2025 10:21 am
Bacchk29 wrote: 17 Dec 2025 10:18 am Oh yippee
And the peanis gallery has spoken. Thanks for your usual illustrious and thought provoking contributions.
No problem good talk. Bringing more mediocrity to a mediocre organization.
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Re: Robert Bortuzzo returning to the Blues organization

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A fantastic "Team Guy." Those are important and appreciated, often underrated, rarely on top production lines/pairings. Kind of like a Mike Peluso, but Bortuzzo was able to make more impact plays. His penalty kill contributions were very important. His contracts were fair for both him and the team. They did good with him, they did good when they let him go. Forget about the practice incident. Who knows the full background there? He was a fantastic informal leader through his actions.
Happy he agreed to help this team any way he can.
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Re: Robert Bortuzzo returning to the Blues organization

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Old_Goat wrote: 17 Dec 2025 16:02 pm A fantastic "Team Guy." Those are important and appreciated, often underrated, rarely on top production lines/pairings. Kind of like a Mike Peluso, but Bortuzzo was able to make more impact plays. His penalty kill contributions were very important. His contracts were fair for both him and the team. They did good with him, they did good when they let him go. Forget about the practice incident. Who knows the full background there? He was a fantastic informal leader through his actions.
Happy he agreed to help this team any way he can.
Practice incident was a feature not a bug. Players need to be held accountable even in practice.
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Re: Robert Bortuzzo returning to the Blues organization

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Bacchk29 wrote: 17 Dec 2025 15:54 pm
SameOldBlues wrote: 17 Dec 2025 10:21 am
Bacchk29 wrote: 17 Dec 2025 10:18 am Oh yippee
And the peanis gallery has spoken. Thanks for your usual illustrious and thought provoking contributions.
No problem good talk. Bringing more mediocrity to a mediocre organization.
You don't like it, LEAVE! There are other teams you can root for.
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Re: Robert Bortuzzo returning to the Blues organization

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wiscrev wrote: 17 Dec 2025 20:03 pm
Bacchk29 wrote: 17 Dec 2025 15:54 pm
SameOldBlues wrote: 17 Dec 2025 10:21 am
Bacchk29 wrote: 17 Dec 2025 10:18 am Oh yippee
And the peanis gallery has spoken. Thanks for your usual illustrious and thought provoking contributions.
No problem good talk. Bringing more mediocrity to a mediocre organization.
You don't like it, LEAVE! There are other teams you can root for.
What’s wrong with wanting more for the organization?
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Re: Robert Bortuzzo returning to the Blues organization

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Some people will complain about anything.
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