Bruins signing James van Riemsdyk to reported 1-year, $1M deal

The Boston Bruins are bringing in veteran netfront presence James van Riemsdyk on a one-year, $1-million contract, according to TSN's Chris Johnston.

Van Riemsdyk tallied 12 goals and 17 assists in 61 games this past season while averaging 15:21 of ice time per contest. He produced very strong underlying numbers defensively.

The 6-foot-3 winger is just one year removed from a 24-goal campaign.

Van Riemsdyk projects to fill a bottom-six role with the Bruins, although the 34-year-old will likely get power-play time. Van Riemsdyk scored 87 of his 300 career goals on the man advantage.