The Boston Bruins made two deals on Friday, sending defenseman Dougie Hamilton to the Calgary Flames in exchange for a first-round pick and two second-round picks in the 2015 NHL Draft and then shipping forward Milan Lucic to the Los Angeles Kings.
The Bruins got the 15th, 45th and 52nd overall picks in the draft from the Flames.
In the deal for Lucic, the Bruins acquired the Kings’ No. 13 overall pick in the 2015 draft, goaltender Martin Jones and prospect Colin Miller. The two moves gave Boston the No. 13, 14 and 15 picks going into Friday night’s draft in Miami.
Hamilton, 22, is coming off a season in which he set career highs with 10 goals and 42 points in 72 games. He is set to become a restricted free agent on July 1.
Hamilton, a native of Toronto, was originally drafted in the first round (ninth overall) in the 2011 draft by Boston. He has 22 goals and 83 points in 178 games over three seasons.
Lucic, 27, had 18 goals, 44 points and 81 penalty minutes in 81 regular-season games for the Bruins last season.
Jones, 25, posted a 4-5-1 record with a 2.25 goals-against average and a .906 save percentage with three shutouts for the Kings in 2014-15.
The Bruins made some noise later in the first round of the draft with three straight selections at 13, 14 and 15, selecting defenseman Jakub Zboril and two wingers, Jake DeBrusk and Zach Senyshyn.
It was an attempt by Bruins general manager Don Sweeney to rebuild the team’s talent base after the trades for Lucic and Hamilton.
Zboril said he was “shocked” by what the Bruins have done.
“When I first saw the trades, I thought, ‘wow, that’s crazy,’ ” Zboril said.
DeBrusk said the Bruins made “big” moves.
“The (salary) cap system makes it tough to get good players,” he said. “They are making strides. I mean, WE are making strides, having a younger team that will have success down the road.”
The three consecutive first rounders did little to satisfy the Bruins fans at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida, and, presumably, thousands more in Massachusetts.
“Want to boo some more?” Sweeney asked defiantly before making the second of his three straight selections.
Report: McQuaid agrees to terms with Bruins
The Boston Bruins and defenseman Adam McQuaid reached agreement Friday on a four-year, $11 million contract, according to TSN.
The six-year NHL veteran finished the 2014-15 season with one goal and seven points in 63 games.
In 283 regular-season games for Boston, McQuaid has nine goals and 43 points. A member of the Bruins’ 2011 Stanley Cup championship team, McQuaid has added two goals and eight points in 54 playoff games.
Avs sign F Soderberg to five-year deal
The Colorado Avalanche signed forward Carl Soderberg to a five-year contract Friday, one day after acquiring the pending unrestricted free agent in a trade with the Boston Bruins.
The deal through the 2019-20 season reportedly is worth $23.75 million and includes a full no-trade clause for the first two years and a limited no-trade clause afterward. Soderberg made $1 million last season with the Bruins.
Soderberg was acquired from the Bruins on Thursday in exchange for a sixth-round selection in the 2016 NHL Draft (previously acquired from Boston).
Soderberg, who turns 30 in October, appeared in all 82 games for the Bruins this past season, tallying 44 points (13 goals, 31 assists) with a plus-10 rating. He finished tied for third on the Bruins in both points and assists. The Malmo, Sweden, native scored five power-play goals, tied for second on the club.
Originally selected by St. Louis in the second round (49th overall) of the 2004 draft, Soderberg played in Sweden before joining the Bruins at the end of the 2012-13 season. During his first full NHL season in 2013-14, Soderberg recorded 48 points (16 goals, 32 assists) in 73 games. He was acquired by Boston from St. Louis on July 23, 2007.
The 6-foot-3, 216-pound Soderberg has appeared in 161 career NHL games, totaling 94 points (29 goals, 65 assists). He has six points (one goal, five assists) in 14 playoff games.