The Boston Bruins have made their first move of trade deadline season, sending forward Trent Frederic to the Edmonton Oilers as part of a three-team deal.
In exchange for Frederic and forward Max Jones, the Bruins received defense prospect Max Wanner, along with the second-round pick of the St. Louis Blues in 2025 and Edmonton’s fourth-round pick in 2026.
The New Jersey Devils are helping facilitate the trade by paying half of Frederic’s remaining salary. In exchange, they are getting back forward prospect Shane LaChance from the Oilers. Boston is paying the other half of Frederic’s contract and is sending forward Petr Hauser from New Jersey to Edmonton.
Per a release from the Oilers, the #NHLBruins are receiving Petr Hauser from New Jersey and sending him to Edmonton along with Trent Frederic and Max Jones for Max Wanner, a second-round pick in 2025 and a fourth-round pick next year.
— Andrew Fantucchio (@A_Fantucchio) March 4, 2025
Frederic, 27, has spent the entirety of his seven-year career thus far in Boston, scoring 109 points with 55 goals. An unrestricted free agent after this season, Frederic is considered one of the best Bruins trade chips despite the fact he’s had a down year, totaling only 15 points with eight goals in 57 games. Frederic has missed the last three games for the Bruins and is currently out week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
Jones, 27, signed a two-year deal as a free agent with the Bruins this past offseason but has spent most of the season playing with AHL Providence, appearing in just seven games at the NHL level this year.
Wanner, 21, was selected 212th overall by Edmonton in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The defenseman has spent the last two years playing in the AHL for the Bakersfield Condors.
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