Bonino returns to Penguins in 3-team trade involving Sharks, Canadiens
The Pittsburgh Penguins have reunited with forward Nick Bonino by way of a three-team trade involving the San Jose Sharks and Montreal Canadiens, the clubs announced Friday.
The Sharks received the rights to defenseman Arvid Henrikson from the Canadiens, as well as a conditional 2024 fifth-rounder and a 2023 seventh-round pick from Pittsburgh. The conditional pick will become a fourth-rounder if the Penguins advance to the 2023 Eastern Conference Final.
Montreal ended up with San Jose's 2024 fifth-round selection and the rights to blue-liner Tony Sund. The Canadiens will retain 50% of Bonino's $2.05-million salary.
A pending unrestricted free agent, Bonino has put up 10 goals and 19 points in 59 games this campaign while averaging just over 16 minutes per contest. He ranks second among all NHL forwards with 74 blocks.
The 34-year-old veteran captured back-to-back Stanley Cup championships with the Penguins in 2015-16 and 2016-17. He put up eight goals - including three game-winners - and 17 assists over 45 playoff matchups during that span.
Bonino was selected by San Jose in the sixth round of the 2007 NHL Draft. He has 353 points in 820 career NHL games split between the Anaheim Ducks, Vancouver Canucks, Penguins, Nashville Predators, Minnesota Wild, and Sharks.
The Penguins have made moves to revamp their bottom-six forward group. In addition to Bonino, Pittsburgh acquired Mikael Granlund from the Predators on Wednesday in exchange for a 2023 second-round pick.