The Athletic’s Michael Russo reports that forward Nick Foligno will sign with the Boston Bruins, turning down a chance to play with his brother Marcus Foligno in Minnesota as was expected. The Ottawa Sun’s Bruce Garrioch is reporting that the deal is two years in length. Unofficially, the salary is believed to be $3.8MM.
In speaking with the media, both Foligno and Boston GM Don Sweeney acknowledged that they do not know exactly where Foligno will play in Boston. This seems to be more a case of a player and team with mutual interest and less of the team actually filling a need. Foligno stated that he has always admired the Bruins and a call from captain Patrice Bergeron sealed the deal. Foligno also has ties to the city as his daughter received life-saving surgery at the famed Boston Children’s Hospital.
So what role will Foligno have? With Erik Haula and Tomas Nosek also joining the fold today and decision still yet to be made by David Krejci, as well as rumors continuing to swirl around Jake DeBrusk, it is unclear exactly how the Bruins will look up front by opening night. However, they were missing a snarl in the corners and a strong net front presence at times this past season and Foligno can provide plenty of both. His positional versatility and ample experience also allows him to line up at any position and move up and down the lineup all while providing value. Foligno is one of those do-it-all players and Boston will have no trouble finding a use for him as they look to remain a top contender.
I just have no idea what the plan is…
Marchy, Hall, DeBrusk, Haula, Foligno are all LWs
Bergy, Krejci, Coyle, Lazar, Nosek are C’s
Pasta, Smith, Wagner are RWs
Something is up. I can smell it.
Someone is switching over to RW. ;)
I am also fairly bumfuzzled at this point. So does this mean Krejci is gone? Debrusk gone? So many questions.
And someone is losing a roster spot… feels like Wagner… maybe this?
Marchy-Bergy-Pasta
Hall-Krejci-Smith
Haula-Coyle-DeBrusk
Foligno-Nosek-Lazar
Frederic and Wagner as healthy scratches
Forbort-Chuck
Grz-Carlo
Reilly-Clifton
Zboril and Vaak as backup
Vladar and vet in net… maybe Swayman but he can still be sent up and down unlike Vladar
Missing something?
Krejci hasn’t signed yet. He is a FA.
Linus Ullmark
I’d think coyle at 3RW, foligno at 3LW, Frederic at 3C, and DeBrusk traded
DeBrusk is all but certainly getting traded. I’ll offer up Pettersson again, but the signings of Reilly and Forbort lessen their need for mediocre left side D.
DeBrusk to Nashville for Michael McCarron, a 4th and a conditional 5th… I’m really not sure what Jake has for trade value right now so I’m throwing something out there that I think could maybe be a start to a deal
There has to be a Dman involved in any trade made by Poile, so that wouldn’t work. :/
They HAVE to unload DeBrusk now to have any chance at signing Krejci, and signing Ullmark to that contract for that term means they’re writing Rask off. Damn.
This is what we bring in for a Cup run? I think Sweeney made moves for the sake of doing so. I’d have overpaid for Blake Coleman and only brought in one of the other forwards. Very suspect and now Vladar is gone. Strange days