During their controversial 4-3 loss Saturday night to the Toronto Maple Leafs, word broke that the Bruins had become the favorite to land Rangers’ forward Rick Nash. Fast forward several hours later, and Bruins fans were waking up to the news that Nash had just become the newest addition to the Black and Gold.
In exchange for Nash, the Bruins sent Ryan Spooner, Matt Beleskey, Ryan Lindgren, a 2018 first-round pick and a 2019 seventh-round pick.
The Rangers will retain half of Nash’s salary and the Bruins will do the same for Beleskey. Nash is set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, while Beleskey has two years left on the five-year contract he signed in 2015.