BOSTON (AP) — The Bruins were in line to make a big splash at the trade deadline to improve their scoring for the stretch run of the regular season.
After seeing some of the potential names on their wish list land elsewhere, they settled for adding a veteran that didn’t cause a major disruption to their roster.
The Bruins acquired forward Marcus Johansson in a trade with New Jersey on Monday, sending the Devils a second-round pick this year and a fourth-round pick in 2020.
Wingers Wayne Simmonds of the Philadelphia Flyers and Mark Stone of the Senators were considered possible trade targets for Boston.