Jake DeBrusk signed a two-year, $8 million contract with the Boston Bruins on Monday. It has an average annual value of $4 million.
The forward was in the final season of a two-year, $7.35 million contract ($3.675 AAV) he signed with the Bruins on Nov. 23, 2020. He could have become a restricted free agent after the season.
The 25-year-old forward has scored 26 points (15 goals, 11 assists) in 57 games this season. He had requested a trade earlier this season.
“I’m not overly surprised that this eventually came out,” Bruins general manager Don Sweeney said Nov. 30. “I’ve been in the know for quite some time, and we’ve been trying to look at a hockey trade situation that would help the Boston Bruins and, as I do my job, accommodate with what Jake thinks best. There’s a balance there.”
DeBrusk was selected No. 14 by the Bruins in the 2015 NHL Draft, and scored 43 points (16 goals, 27 assists) in 70 games as a rookie in 2017-18. He scored an NHL career-best 27 goals in 2018-19.
In five NHL seasons he has scored 160 points (82 goals, 78 assists) in 301 games, and scored 26 points (16 goals, 10 assists) in 59 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
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