The Bruins acquired large, bodily winger Pat Maroon is on his technique to the Bruins from the Minnesota Wild for AHL winger Luke Toporowski and 2026 sixth-round conditional draft choose on Friday.
The choose is barely transferred if Maroon performs at the least one playoff recreation for the B’s this spring.
After again surgical procedure in February, Maroon is at the moment on injured reserve and is believed to be at the least a few weeks away from enjoying. According to capfriendly.com, the B’s instantly put Maroon’s $800,000 wage on LTIR.
Maroon, 35, comes with a resume of profitable. He received three straight Stanley Cups from from 2019 – as a member of the St. Louis Blues once they beat the B’s within the remaining – to 2021, profitable the second and third with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
At 6-foot-3, 234 kilos, Maroon is a troublesome, left-shot wing who has shied away from nobody in his profession, and that features a number of bouts towards Zdeno Chara.
Kevin Shattenkirk received a Cup with Maroon in Tampa.
“He’s great,” stated Shattenkirk. “He’s a close friend and, again, he’s accepted his role as the type of player that he is. He’s a presence on the ice but he still can play and knows how to get the puck out of the zone on the wing, which is crucial this time of year. He’s great down low in the offensive zone, holding on to pucks and wearing teams down. And obviously there’s the other factor of that he’s a big body and he doesn’t shy away from that part of the game – chirping, fighting and that’s a valuable asset at this time of year.”
Hampus Lindholm performed with him in Anaheim.
“A great guy to be around, which I learned playing with him and against him. I’m super excited to have him here and be part of the Bruins. He’s excited as well I think,” stated Lindholm.
Charlie Coyle has competed towards him however met him for the primary time final summer time when the 2 skated collectively a few occasions.
“The guy’s a winner,” stated Coyle. “A couple of different teams, won Cups and those are guys that can only help you in the room – the physical presence that he brings, the veteran leadership, a guy who has won.”
In 49 video games with the Wild, Maroon had 4-12-16 totals and was minus-11 with 60 penalty minutes.
Meeting with reporters earlier than the deal was official, coach Jim Montgomery didn’t wish to communicate on Maroon as if he was a part of the group simply but. But he gave the identical scouting report most everybody within the league is aware of about Maroon.
“He’s a three-time Stanley Cup champion,” stated Montgomery. “He’s a gregarious person that I just remember last year,, he cmae in here an he wanted to star something right away. He brought emotion right into the game right away and he ended up in a fight in five seconds with (Garnet) Hathaway. He’s the kind of guy that brings some glue to locker room and on the bench.”…
The B’s signed defenseman Parker Wotherspoon to one-year, $800,000 extension. For a man who spent the higher a part of six years within the AHL, the deal was a pleasant validation for his journey.
“I spent a lot of time in the minors and for them to give me an opportunity has been huge,” stated Wotherspoon. “When I as down there, all I wanted was to be ready for this opportunity and when they gave it to me, I’ would take it.”
Source: www.bostonherald.com