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The Boston Bruins didn’t make a huge splash at the NHL trade deadline on Friday, but they did bring in some size

Bruins general manager Don Sweeney acquired three-time Stanley Cup champion Pat Maroon from the Minnesota Wild for forward prospect Luke Toporowski and a 2026 sixth-round conditional draft pick.

Maroon is currently on long-term injured reserve following disc surgery. Sweeney said the veteran doesn’t have a definitive timeline of when he’ll be ready to suit up for the Bruins.

Sweeney spoke to reporters following the deadline to emphasize why the move was made for Maroon

We know when he plays his best hockey, and the fact is that he’s been part of championship teams, and the pedigree that he has, and what he brings to the table… I think was important to us on and off the ice, and we’re excited to bring Pat on board,” Sweeney said

Sweeney spoke exclusively with NESN’s Adam Pellerin and provided more details about Maroon’s leadership as a proven winner.

We lost a lot of those types of guys,” Sweeney said. “(…) But you think of our leadership group, and I guess the pressure that Brad (Marchand) and Charlie (McAvoy) and (David Pastrnak) probably have taken on shouldering that, it’s a lot.

And those guys are playing key-key minutes and heavily leveraged situations, looking to perform and lead and also provide energy at all times. That gets taxing. I think Pat can come in and help us with some of that