The Bruins on Monday bid farewell to two longtime fan favorites, Jake DeBrusk and Matt Grzelcyk, who both called Boston home for nearly a decade.
Jake DeBrusk and Matt Grzelcyk each departed the only NHL franchise they had ever known as free agency began. DeBrusk secured a seven-year, $38.5 million deal with the Vancouver Canucks, while Grzelcyk signed a one-year, $2.75 million contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Following the finalization of these deals, the Bruins took to social media to share farewell messages for both homegrown talents.
“Seven years of 74,” the post for DeBrusk read. “Thank you, Jake, for CELLY SZN, Chef JD, and all you’ve done for the Black and Gold and the City of Boston. We wish you the best in Vancouver.”
“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 faced on Monday. Danton Heinen and Derek Forbort joined DeBrusk in Vancouver, while Pat Maroon signed with the Chicago Blackhawks
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