Bruins acquire Pat Maroon in trade with Wild

BOSTON -- The Bruins have added some bulk.

Ahead of Friday's trade deadline, the Bruins acquired winger Pat Maroon from the Minnesota Wild.

The Bruins sent a 2026 conditional sixth-round pick and forward Luke Toporowski to Minnesota to complete the trade. (The sixth-round pick only goes to Minnesota if Maroon plays in at least one playoff game for the Bruins this spring.)

Frank Seravalli repoted that Maroon is two to three weeks away from returning from back surgery.

Toporowski, 22, has seven goals and 10 assists for AHL Providence this season.

The 35-year-old Maroon is known for his size (6-foot-5, 234 pounds) and physicality. A veteran of 778 regular-season games and 150 playoff games, he's won Stanley Cups with St. Louis (in 2019, against the Bruins) and Lightning (in 2021 and 2022).

He has just 30 points (9-21-30) in 129 games over the past two seasons, but his addition in Boston was made to bulk up the fourth line. The Bruins made a similar addition ahead of last year's trade deadline when they acquired Garnet Hathaway from Washington.

Maroon also had a public spat with Bruins play-by-play announcer Jack Edwards, who joked about Maroon's weight during a game broadcast. Edwards attempted to apologize to Maroon the next time the Bruins played the Lightning, but Maroon gave Edwards "a 10-minute dressing-down."

The Bruins will be Maroon's seventh NHL team, after starting his career with the Anaheim Ducks in the 2011-12 season. He's also played for Edmonton, New Jersey, St. Louis, Tampa Bay and Minnesota.