Prior to this Friday’s NHL trade deadline at 3 p.m. ET, the Boston Bruins have already made their first move.
The Boston club announced that they had acquired veteran forward Pat Maroon from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for AHL defenseman Luke Toporowski and a conditional 2026 sixth-round selection pick. The Bruins additionally disclosed that “the sixth-round conditional draft pick is only transferred if Maroon plays at least one playoff game for the Bruins during the 2023-24 playoffs.”
Maroon (6-foot-3, 234 pounds) gives the Bruins’ fourth line much-needed size and toughness.
Because of his playoff experience in addition to his physicality on the ice, he’s one of those timeless veterans who clubs want to add before the trade deadline. Three Stanley Cups have been won by Maroon: two with the Tampa Bay Lighting in 2020 and 2021 and one with the St. Louis Blues in 2019.
When will Maroon play for the Boston Bruins? Perhaps a few weeks.
According to Michael Russo of The Athletic on Friday, “Maroon underwent back surgery in early February and just recently started skating lightly.” “It’s believed he’ll be ready to debut for Boston near the end of this month.”
Though there is not much time left until the trade deadline, the Bruins may still need another left-shot defenceman.
Mike Grier, the general manager of the Sharks, had a busy day on the NHL trade deadline.
Following a sensational trade that sent Vegas Golden Knights All-Star Tomáš Hertl, San Jose engaged in two deals involving three different netminders.
Goalie Vitek Vanecek and a 2025 seventh-round draft pick were acquired by the Sharks from the New Jersey Devils, as the team announced on Friday.
