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After all these years, he's coming back. The Boston Bruins and LW Milan Lucic have agreed to a one year, $1 million contract, according to David Pagnotta of NHL Network. The Bruins have confirmed the move.
After starting his career in Boston and playing the first 8 years of his career with the Bruins, Lucic returns on a one year deal for his age 36 season. He has a $1 million salary with $500,000 available in performance bonuses and a full no movement clause included.
Asked about going back to the Bruins, Lucic said that "Obviously it's a place that's close and dear to my heart. Having an opportunity to come back, you can see the smile on my face right now. It feels like I'm going home. I've always felt like I've always been a Bruin and I'm just so happy and thankful for the opportunity to be a Bruin again."
Last season, Lucic played his 4th year with the Calgary Flames following a trade from the Edmonton Oilers. He scored 7 goals and added 12 assists for 19 points, posting a -13 rating while averaging 11:18 of ice time in 77 games.
During his NHL career, Lucic has played for the Bruins, Flames, Oilers, and Los Angeles Kings. In that time, he has racked up 233 goals and 351 assists, averaging 15:01 of ice time in 1,173 games with a +60 rating. Lucic also has an additional 29 goals and 48 assists to go with a +32 rating in 136 playoff games.
Over the years, Lucic has molded his game into more of a physical 4th line forward rather than the pure scorer he was to begin his career. He delivered 168 hits while blocking 15 shots last year, also racking up 43 penalty minutes along the way.
Boston GM Don Sweeney said of bringing back Lucic that "I think when he steps back on the ice, I think everybody in the building will feel a little bit of a buzz. Just feel like bringing Looch back to Boston was the right thing to do. For all the reasons. He feels he's got a lot of juice left and we feel he can provide a real jolt of both enthusiasm, bite to our lineup. It's a thing we missed. In a perfect world, he never would have left."
Having won a Stanley Cup with the Bruins, Lucic had the best days of his career with the Bruins, reaching his single season high of 30 goals in the year they won the Stanley Cup. He crossed the 20 goal mark two other times in a Bruins uniform before he was traded to the Kings.
The Bruins have added Lucic, Kevin Shattenkirk, Jesper Boqvist, and Jayson Megna as their notable additions following a first round exit in the playoffs.
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