Bruins reportedly signal Milan Lucic to one-year, $1 million contract

In his ultimate season with the Calgary Flames in 2022-23, Lucic doled out 168 hits whereas scoring seven objectives and posting 19 factors over 77 video games.

Though the 35-year-old Lucic is not the top-six stalwart he was for many of his first stint with Boston, he’s nonetheless one of many extra feared scrappers within the NHL and a wrecking ball on the forecheck.

“Huge, heavy, veteran winger who ought to are available on a one-year, low-money deal,” one nameless NHL staff govt informed LeBrun about Lucic’s worth. “Any staff that wishes dimension and a worry ingredient will take a look at him.”

Lucic’s underlying numbers have been removed from stellar on a lackluster Flames staff in 2022-23, particularly on the defensive facet of issues. Though he stands as a less expensive different to Nick Foligno on the fourth line, his defensive metrics characterize a step down from what Foligno provided.

However Lucic’s return isn’t just a nostalgia-influenced avenue to promote a bunch of Centennial Season sweaters this fall.

With Boston needing to fill out a lot of a number of roster spots up entrance with restricted cap room, the Bruins desperately wanted gamers keen to signal on for affordable cash. Lucic matches that invoice, particularly if Boston can complement extra of the roster with youthful expertise.

And if Boston opts to enhance their checking line with different youthful gamers like Marc McLaughlin, Johnny Beecher, Oskar Steen, and Jakub Lauko, having a bruiser and veteran presence like Lucic ought to turn out to be useful with that grouping.

Lucic final performed in Boston through the 2014-15 season. Drafted by the Bruins within the second spherical of the 2006 NHL Draft, Lucic shortly turned a fan favourite in Boston because of his mixture of dimension, snarl, and netfront scoring.

He performed in 566 video games with Boston, scoring 139 objectives, 342 factors and racking up 772 penalty minutes. Lucic led Boston in objectives (30) and was tied for the staff lead in factors (62) through the Bruins’ Cup-winning 2010-11 marketing campaign.

Lucic stays shut with a lot of his former teammates in Boston, so it comes as little shock that the winger desires his profession to return full circle in 2023-24.

It stays to be seen if he can persuade his former teammates in Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci to hitch him for an additional go-around with the Authentic Six franchise.

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