The NHL trade deadline came and went today so let’s take a look at what the Bruins did and where the team stands with 17 games left in the regular season. 

The first move the Bruins made was to trade Luke Toporowski and a conditional 6^th round pick to the Minnesota Wild for left winger Pat Maroon.  In theory I like this trade.  First off, the Bruins didn’t give anything up to get Maroon.  Toporowski is 23 years old and not much of a prospect and who cares about a 6^th round pick.  Maroon is the type of player the Bruins could use in that he plays with a lot of grit and snarl.  He’s the type of guy that will throw his weight around and stand up for his teammates and is more than happy to drop the gloves.  He is not much of an offensive player, though he did once score 27 goals in a season with Edmonton, but he has a specific role to play and he plays that role as well as you can.  He’s a 4^th liner that will piss off the other team as he has done plenty of times with the Bruins.  To the point where Jack Edwards once got in trouble because he made fun of Maroon’s weight.  Even in today’s game you need a guy like this on your team.