The New York Rangers have added yet another experienced veteran forward, this time securing two-time Stanley Cup champion Nick Bonino on a one-year contract. The deal is worth $800K, according to TSN’s Chris Johnston.
Even in the latter stages of his career, the 35-year-old Bonino has posted great defensive results in a bottom-six checking role and looks to be a solid fit as a fourth-line center in New York, a position that saw some tumultuous times for the team last season. Bonino posted 10 goals and 19 points in 59 games with the Sharks before a deadline day deal to his former team, the Pittsburgh Penguins, but his second stint there lasted just three games before he sustained a lacerated kidney.
The Rangers will be his second Eastern Conference team after spending most of his career in the West. He’ll fill a role well at the bottom of their lineup, and it’s an acquisition made with the postseason in mind. Bonino’s done some of his best work there, putting up 48 points in 105 career playoff games.
Funny that a team would fire a coach that wanted big bodies and now this team is addressing that issue great job bum Drury..and Dolan..
Lavi had Bonino in Nashville, so I’m sure that played into this signing.
For all the talk of teams needing to get younger, the vets still finding landing spots.
Meh. Younger, faster. Not older, slower. Devils showed that vulnerability, even as young as we may seem to be.
Lacerated kidney sounds painful. Yikes.