Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mumwaka wake wokutanga, Bitz akazvisimbisa somutambi ane muviri muNHL, unhu hwaakazova mudiwa wevateveri muBoston. Mushure memitambo makumi mana nemashanu neBruins muna 2009-10 zvisinei, akachinjirwa kuFlorida Panthers, pamwe naCraig Weller uye sarudzo yechipiri kutenderera mu
2010 draft, mukutsinhana naDennis Seidenberg naMatthew Bartkowski, musi waMarch 3, 2010. Mazuva masere mushure mekutenga kwake kubva kuPanthers, akatambura nekukuvara kwepasi-muviri, achimubvisa pamitambo mina. Mumutambo wake wokutanga shure, akawana chinangwa chake chokutanga uye chete sePanther musi waMarch 20 mukurasikirwa ne 3-1 kuBuffalo Sabres. Nokukurumidza pashure pacho, akatambura kukuvadzwa kwechigunwe kwakamumanikidza kupotsa makwikwi masere akasara emwaka. Pakati peBoston neFlorida, Bitz akawana zvibodzwa zvishanu uye mapoinzi gumi nerimwe mumitambo makumi mashanu nemaviri mumwaka wake wechipiri weNHL.