More dudes.
While the Elias Lindholm and Nikita Zadorov signings grabbed most of the attention, the Bruins announced a few more moves on Monday afternoon.
The team signed forward Riley Tufte to what is reportedly a one-year, $775,000 contract and signed forward Max Jones to a two-year, $2 million contract.
Tufte spent last season with the Colorado Avalanche, where he had two points in five games.
The 26 year old has spent most of his pro career at the AHL level, including 45 points in 67 games with AHL Colorado last year.
He’s a big guy, checking in at 6′ 6″ and 230 pounds.
Jones had 5G-10A-15PTS totals in 52 games with the Anaheim Ducks last season.
The 26 year old was a first round pick by Anaheim back in 2016.
He has skated in 258 NHL games, recording 31 goals and 31 assists.
While not quite as big as Tufte, he’s listed as 6′ 3″ and 216 pounds, so…not exactly a tiny guy.
Later Monday afternoon, the B’s released their complete list of July 1 transactions.
Other than the big signings and the two guys above, the Bruins also signed Cole Koepke, Jordan Oesterle, Billy Sweezey, and Jeffrey Viel.
Oesterle and Sweezey are defensemen, with the latter a LOCAL BOY native of Hanson, Massachusetts.
Koepke and Viel are forwards.
Koepke’s contract is for one year, while each of the others signed two-year deals.
All of those players signed two-way deals for an AAV of $775,000; Viel’s deal becomes a one-way contract in 2025-2026.
These skaters project to be depth in Providence, which is always important.