Mike Reilly was traded to the Boston Bruins by the Ottawa Senators on Sunday for a third-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft.
The 27-year-old defenseman can become an unrestricted free agent after this season. He is in the final season of a two-year contract he signed with the Montreal Canadiens on June 26, 2019.
Reilly has 19 assists in 40 games this season for Ottawa and has scored 72 points (eight goals, 64 assists) in 244 games for the Senators, Canadiens and Minnesota Wild.
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Reilly signed with the Wild as a free agent July 3, 2015, after his junior season at the University of Minnesota. He was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the fourth round (No. 98) of the 2011 NHL Draft but did not sign with them.
The Bruins (21-12-6) are in fourth place in the eight-team MassMutual East Division, four points ahead of the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers. The Senators (13-25-4) are in last in the seven-team Scotia North Division. The top four teams in each of the four NHL divisions will make the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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