Bruins reportedly trade for injured Wild winger Pat Maroon, expected back this month

Maroon hasn’t played since Jan. 27 following back surgery, but recently resumed skating and should be able to return to game action this month.

The 35-year-old right wing has 16 points (4 goals, 12 assists) in 49 games this season, his first with Minnesota after he was acquired in a trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning on July 2.

In his 13 NHL seasons, Maroon has played for seven clubs, racking up 121 goals and 304 points across 778 regular-season games. He’s won three Stanley Cups, first with his hometown St. Louis Blues in 2019 and then twice with the Lightning in 2020 and 2021. He was just the third player in NHL history to win back-to-back Stanley Cups with two different teams.

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At 6-foot-3, the veteran winger adds depth and size to a Bruins lineup that has struggled recently, going 5-4-1 over the past 10 games. Maroon is in the second season of a two-year, $2 million deal and is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.

The Bruins will only need to send the Wild their 2026 sixth-round pick if Maroon plays in a playoff game for Boston this year. Boston, with 89 points, is second in the Eastern Conference behind the Panthers with 17 games to play in the regular season.

Maroon has a history with longtime NESN broadcaster Jack Edwards after Edwards made some controversial comments about the winger’s weight during a game in November 2022. The broadcaster apologized in person when the Bruins visited the Lighting in January 2023, and Maroon used the opportunity to raise money for a a nonprofit that helps those who struggle with mental health and substance abuse issues.

Peeke, 25, has 1 goal and 7 assists this season. The 6-foot-3, 214-pound defenseman has appeared in 23 games for the Blue Jackets this season. Zboril, 27, hasn’t appeared in a game for the Bruins since last April, and he was placed on waivers in December. He was one of three first-round picks Boston selected in the 2015 NHL Draft.

This story will be updated.

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