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Bruins sign Alex Steeves to two-year contract extension
With Steeves signed, only one forward on Boston's roster isn't signed through the 2026-27 season.
Alex Steeves has been one of the Bruins’ more encouraging success stories this season.
And on Wednesday morning, the versatile forward was rewarded with some security in the NHL ranks. Boston announced it signed Steeves to a two-year contract extension — carrying an annual cap hit of $1.625 million.
A longtime AHLer who only appeared in 14 games across four seasons with the Maple Leafs, Steeves has made the most of his opportunity this year with Boston after signing a one-year deal over the summer.
In 33 games for Boston this season, Steeves has scored eight goals and 14 points — averaging 12:24 of ice time per game. Since getting called up to the NHL ranks on Nov. 8, only seven Bruins forwards have posted more points than Steeves.
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A native of Bedford, New Hampshire, Steeves has emerged as a Swiss Army Knife in Marco Sturm’s forward corps. Beyond being capable of skating both in a bottom-six role and a top-line spot when called upon, Steeves has also logged reps on both the power play and penalty kill.
During a 13-game stretch starting in late November where he primarily skated up in Boston’s top-six grouping, Steeves scored seven goals in 13 games. He has quieted down since then, scoring zero goals and posting four assists over his last 12 outings.
Still, Steeves has brought value further down in the lineup as an aggressive forechecker — ranking fourth on the team with 117 hits despite spending most of the first month of the season in Providence.
Steeves stands as the latest Bruins’ breakout player to earn a new contract, as Boston also signed defenseman Jonathan Aspirot to a two-year extension earlier this month after arriving in Boston this summer on a two-way contract.
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While Steeves will need to break out of this current slump, his floor as a high-energy, bottom-six regular with some scoring punch stands as solid value for the Bruins — who have found some encouraging returns via their pro-scouting efforts with players like him, Aspirot, Marat Khusnutdinov, Morgan Geekie, and others.
With Steeves signed, the Bruins already have 12 forwards signed for next season, with Viktor Arvidsson the only forward on the roster currently not signed through 2026-27.
Even with a large portion of their depth chart signed through next season already, PuckPedia still has Boston with $17.4 million in cap space entering the offseason.
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