Is Pat Maroon Closing In On His Bruins Debut?

Could big winger Pat Maroon be making his Boston Bruins debut next week?

The Bruins acquired Maroon from the Minnesota Wild just prior to the March 8 NHL Trade Deadline in exchange for forward Luke Toporowski and a 2026 sixth-round conditional draft pick. Unfortunately for the Bruins and their fans, Maroon, 35, has yet to play for the Bruins. The 6-foot-3, 234-pound winger has been on injured reserve since undergoing back surgery in early February and had resumed skating just prior to the trade. When Maroon arrived in Boston, the expectation was that he would be ready to play on or around April 8, and it appears ‘The Big Rig’ is still on target, maybe even ahead of schedule.

“He’s doing better,” Montgomery said of Maroon after practice on Friday in Washington D.C. ahead of his team’s big tilt with the Washington Capitals on Saturday.

“I think it’s three days in a row now on the ice, and looking better and better. It’s just a matter of getting his conditioning up now.”