Bruins trade for Dorchester native and BC alum Jimmy Hayes amid flurry of free agent moves
Jimmy Hayes is coming home to Boston to skate for the Bruins.
The team announced Wednesday that they had acquired he 6’6’’ right-winger, a native of Dorchester and a Boston College Eagle from 2008 to 2011, in a trade with the Florida Panthers.
Hayes scored 19 goals last season for Florida, and at age 25 is just entering his prime. The Bruins traded Reilly Smith and Marc Savard (for cap purposes) to the Panthers for Hayes.
In free agency news, the Bruins made a splash in adding left-winger Matt Beleskey, signing the former Duck to a five-year contract worth $3.8 million per season. Beleskey had a breakout year last season, tallying 22 goals in 65 games.
The Bruins also announced they have re-signed center Ryan Spooner and goaltender Jeremy Smith. Spooner signed a two-year deal and will have a cap hit of $950,000, while Smith signed a one-year, two-way contract that will cost $600,000 against the Bruins’ salary cap.
Spooner scored eight goals and dished out 10 assists last season in 29 games at the NHL level. Smith spent the year in Providence, but the 26-year-old could emerge as the backup to Tuukka Rask in 2015.
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