The Bruins will enter the 2024-25 NHL season with a new goalie situation.
The Jeremy Swayman-Linus Ullmark tandem in Boston is no more, as the Black and Gold traded the latter to the Ottawa Senators on Monday. Ullmark played three seasons on Causeway Street, where he won the Vezina Trophy in the Bruins’ historic 2022-23 campaign.
Not only was Ullmark a fan favorite in Boston, but he also was beloved by his B’s teammates. Pat Maroon made as much clear Tuesday when he commented on the farewell post Ullmark shared to Instagram.
“It was short but it was a pleasure brotha,” Maroon told Ullmark. “Good luck with your new team! They are getting a good one.”
Ullmark responded to his now-former teammate, noting how Maroon’s message “meant a lot” as he embarks on the new chapter of his playing career.
Of course, there’s a chance that Maroon, like Ullmark, trades a Black and Gold sweater for new threads in the upcoming season. The three-time Stanley Cup champion is bound for NHL free agency, which officially begins July 1.Last month, Bruins general manager Don Sweeney acknowledged health will be “paramount” when the club makes a decision on the 36-year-old forward.
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Predators Acquire Andrew Gibson From Detroit
Nashville, Tenn. (June 25, 2024) – Nashville Predators General Manager Barry Trotz announced today that the team has acquired defenseman Andrew Gibson from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for forward Jesse Kiiskinen and Tampa Bay’s second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.
Gibson, 19 (2/13/05), established OHL career highs in games played (68), goals (12), assists (32) and points (44) with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in 2023-24, helping his team reach the second round of the postseason before falling to Saginaw. Gibson led the Greyhounds and was seventh among all OHL defensemen in plus-minus (+36); he also was second among team blueliners in goals and assists and was third in points. The 6-foot-3, 196-pound native of Windsor, Ont., added two assists in 11 playoff games and recorded nine multi-point contests during the regular season, headlined by a four-point effort on Sept. 29 vs. Flint (4a).
Originally drafted by Detroit in the second round (42nd overall) of the 2023 NHL Draft, Gibson has recorded 65 points (19g-46a) in 119 career OHL games – all with the Greyhounds – since debuting in 2021-22. Internationally, the defenseman earned a bronze medal with Canada at the 2023 U-18 World Championship, where he posted three assists, a +5 rating and 25 penalty minutes in seven appearances.
