Less than five hours before to Monday’s NHL trade deadline, the Bruins announced they signed disgruntled winger Jake DeBrusk to a two-year contract extension that carries a budget-friendly $4 million cap hit.
DeBrusk, who requested to be traded prior to the start of this season, still could be dealt Monday, prior to the league’s 3 p.m. ET deadline. It’s possible general manager Don Sweeney already has a deal in place to move DeBrusk, and the deal announced this morning is part of a sign-and-trade agreement aimed at moving the 25-year-old DeBrusk.
Sweeney, who on Saturday acquired top defenseman Hampus Lindholm from Anaheim, is not scheduled to address the media until after 4 p.