Bruins acquire Pat Maroon from Wild for conditional pick, prospect

“He brought emotion into the game right away.”

The Bruins have added some heft to their lineup ahead of Friday’s trade deadline.

The Bruins acquired veteran winger Pat Maroon in a trade with Wild, sending Minnesota AHL forward Luke Toporowski and a conditional 2026 sixth-round draft pick. The Wild will receive the pick if Maroon plays at least one playoff game for Boston this season.

A fourth-line stalwart at this stage of his career, Maroon, 35, is expected to bring some physicality and veteran mettle to a Bruins team gearing up for the gauntlet that is playoff hockey.

A three-time Stanley Cup champion, Maroon is still a feared presence on the ice thanks to his imposing 6-foot-3, 234-pound frame — with the St. Louis native logging 344 total penalty minutes over the last three seasons.

Maroon will likely serve as a replacement for Milan Lucic in Boston’s lineup, capable of serving as a physical deterrent who can drop the gloves when needed and deliver a few bone-crunching hits.

But Maroon is more than just a scrapper, with the winger scoring four goals and posting 16 total points in 49 games this season with the Wild.

It is worth noting that Maroon has been sidelined since early February after undergoing back surgery. Seravalli reported on Tuesday that Maroon is expected to be cleared for game action in 2-3 weeks.

“He’s a three-time Stanley Cup champion,” Jim Montgomery said of Maroon’s impact. “He’s a gregarious person. I just remember last year, he came in here and he wanted to start something right away. He brought emotion into the game right away. And he ended up in a fight in five seconds with [Garnet] Hathaway. He’s the kind of player that brings a little glue to a locker room and on the bench.”