Nick Bonino is returning to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The San Jose Sharks are trading the veteran centre to Pittsburgh for fifth- and seventh-round picks, TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun reports.
The Montreal Canadiens are playing third party broker to retain a portion of Bonino's salary, picking up defenceman Tony Sund and a 2024 fifth-round pick in return.
The Canadiens have acquired a 2024 5th-round pick and defenseman Tony Sund from the San Jose Sharks as part of a three-team trade.#GoHabsGohttps://t.co/yVE0qV6yoM
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) March 3, 2023
The 34-year-old Hartford, Conn., native was originally selected by the Sharks with the 173rd overall pick in the 2007 NHL Draft and was traded to the Anaheim Ducks. Bonino played five seasons for the Ducks before being traded to the Vancouver Canucks. Bonino was later traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he was a part of the Penguins' back-to-back Stanley Cup champion teams in 2016 and 2017.
Bonino signed with the Nashville Predators as a free agent in 2017 and was traded to the Minnesota Wild in 2020.
Bonino returned to the Sharks as a free agent in 2021, signing a two-year, $4.1M deal with the club. He has 10 goals and 19 points in 59 games this season.
A pending unrestricted free agent, Bonino carries a cap hit of $2.05 million this season. In 820 career games, Bonino has 158 goals and 353 points.
Sund, 27, has nine points in 40 games this season for Rogle BK Angelholm of the Swedish League.
The Sharks made another deal on Friday, acquiring forward Jacob Peterson from the Dallas Stars exchange for Scott Reedy.
The #SJSharks have acquired Jacob Peterson from the Stars in exchange for Scott Reedy.
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) March 3, 2023
Peterson has appeared in one NHL game this season and has 26 points in 44 AHL games.
Reedy, 23, has five goals and eight assists in 38 games with the AHL's San Jose Barracuda this year.
