The Bruins on Monday said goodbye to a pair of longtime fan favorites who both called Boston home for nearly a decade.
Jake DeBrusk and Matt Grzelcyk each departed the only NHL franchise they had ever known upon the start of free agency. DeBrusk landed a seven-year, $38.5 million deal with the Vancouver Canucks, while Grzelcyk inked a one-year, $2.75 million contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
“A toast to the Townie,” the Bruins wrote to Grzelcyk. “For eight years, you lived out a dream and made your hometown proud — thank you, Grizzy, for representing Boston so well on and off the ice. Good luck in Pittsburgh!”
DeBrusk and Grzelcyk signing elsewhere weren’t the only free agency losses the Bruins dealt with Monday. Danton Heinen and Derek Forbort joined DeBrusk in Vancouver, while Pat Maroon latched on with the Chicago Blackhawks.
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