Bruins reportedly signal James van Riemsdyk to one-year, $1 million contract

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James van Riemsdyk’s netfront presence would possibly turn out to be useful on Boston’s energy play.

The Bruins are reportedly filling out a few of their depth-chart vacancies up entrance by bringing aboard a veteran winger with a robust netfront presence.

In keeping with a number of reviews, the Bruins are signing ahead James van Riemsdyk to a one-year, $1 million contract. Every day Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli added that Boston is constant to focus on different veterans on cheap offers.

With Boston’s new deal, Don Sweeney nonetheless has $12.6 million in cap area to signal one other six forwards to the roster, together with every other roster tweaks.

If the Bruins are unable to re-sign Tyler Bertuzzi, van Riemsdyk stands as a less expensive possibility up entrance in a netfront function.

The 34-year-old winger and College of New Hampshire product is a giant physique at 6-foot-3 and 208 kilos. Final season was one to neglect for van Riemsdyk in Philadelphia, with the ahead scoring 12 targets and posting 29 factors over 61 video games.

However he has scored not less than 15 targets in 11 seasons up within the NHL ranks, together with a 24-goal marketing campaign over 82 video games in 2021-22 with the Flyers.

Despite the fact that van Riemsdyk isn’t precisely a confirmed top-six contributor at this stage of his profession, it’s powerful to knock Boston for including a participant along with his skillset, particularly at a $1 million cap hit.

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