Inside The Playbook

Bruins: First Trades of the Day

By: Lily Zhao

In the first moves of the day for the Bruins on NHL deadline day, the Bruins have acquired Brian Rolston and Mike Mottau from the Islanders and Greg Zanon from the Wild.

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Rolston, the 39-year-old forward from Flint, MI, will add depth to the B's frontline. As an older veteran player, he could provide solid playing time for Claude Julian's top three lines. He has just nine points this season.

Rolson's teammate Mottau will return to his home state. Born in Quincy, MA, Mottau has just two assists this season, after coming back to the ice following a concussion earlier this season. 

And in one of the first trades amongst teams today, the Bruins have traded defenseman Steven Kampfer for Wild defenseman Greg Zanon. 

Kampfer, who has been injured, did not see any significant playing time this season. He only played 10 games.

Zanon was added to the backline to hopefully work alongside Dennis Seidenberg. Zanon played in 39 games this season and has 104 blocked shots. He should be the big body B's general manager Peter Chiarelli is looking for.