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Source: Trade Market For Morgan Geekie “Continually Growing”

Published: Feb 18, 2025, 12:27 PM
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Updated: Jul 8, 2025, 11:31 AM
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The NHL trade market for Boston Bruins forward Morgan Geekie is continuing to grow (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

As the Four Nations Face-Off tournament switches to Boston and begins its second and final week, the Boston Bruins are still trying to figure out what to do with forward Morgan Geekie.

On February 8, RG reported that the potential 2025 restricted free agent was gaining interest in the NHL trade market. According to one NHL executive source on Sunday, that interest has only grown since then.

“I’d say the market is continually growing for him,” the source told RG. “I’m hearing both playoff contenders and teams not likely to make the playoffs are interested. He’s still young enough to even intrigue teams in a rebuild or teams who want to retool and get younger doing so.”

The latter sounds a lot like the 2024-25 Boston Bruins, who continue to indicate both on and off the ice that they’re at least going to be both buyers and sellers, if not straight sellers, leading into the March 7 NHL Trade Deadline. That’s why it’s surprising that the Bruins could trade a player like the 26-year-old Geekie, who was originally drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the third round (67th overall) of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. However, with Geekie exceeding expectations since being put on a line with superstar winger David Pastrnak and center Pavel Zacha, his trade value and RFA value have both increased as of late.

The Bruins signed Geekie to a two-year, $4 million ($2M AAV) contract on July 1, 2023 after the Seattle Kraken decided not to qualify him. Geekie had 17 goals and 22 assists in 76 games in his first season with the Bruins.

“I think the Bruins would still like to sign him, but they also know that depending on what their offseason plans are and may become with the cap going up, he may be out-pricing himself out of those plans,” the same source opined on Geekie who has 17 goals and 12 assists in 52 games.

“On a real contender, he’s looking like a solid middle sixer up front that can play up and down the depth chart,” the source added. “On a rebuilding team, he’s probably a top sixer and a young veteran that helps your rookies and second-year players.”

“I still wouldn’t be surprised if they extend him, but depending on what they could get now, or in the offseason before July 1, it could make more sense to move him,” the source said.

“If you could get an actual body, whether it’s a roster player or a really solid prospect, I’d do it. You’re likely not getting a first-rounder, so with this draft, I’d be looking for a player, not a pick.”

The Bruins currently have just over $2 million in salary cap space, but that will change this week or next when they’re expected to take star defenseman Hampus Lindholm off of long-term injury reserve. Per Puckpedia, that will leave them with $660,011 in salary cap space to deal with as they head into the NHL Trade Deadline. It should be noted though that, with five unrestricted free agents — including captain Brad Marchand — and four restricted free agents — including Geekie — coming off the books, they could have upwards of $25 million in salary cap space this offseason.

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James Murphy is a veteran sports journalist with 25 years of experience covering the NHL, NCAA and CHL, including two decades on the Boston Bruins beat. His work has appeared on NHL.com, NESN, ESPN Boston and more, and he’s made regular TV and radio appearances on NESN, ESPN, TSN and SiriusXM. A familiar face in the hockey world, Murphy has covered multiple Stanley Cup Finals, NHL drafts and playoffs, and now co-hosts The Eye Test podcast with Pierre McGuire, interviewing top NHL executives, coaches and players. He joined RG in 2024 after stints with Boston Hockey Now and LiveBarn.
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James Murphy is a veteran sports journalist covering the NHL, NCAA and CHL hockey for RG.

With 25 years of experience covering the Bruins, the NHL, NCAA, CHL and more, Murphy has seen it all when it comes to hockey. His hockey black book is filled with Hall of Famers, current players, coaches, management, scouts and a diverse array of hockey media personalities who have lived and worked in and around the game. Murphy also currently co-hosts The Eye Test podcast with Pierre McGuire and, along with McGuire, interviews NHL owners and executives, as well as NHL and NCAA head coaches and players daily.

The Arlington, Massachusetts, native began his writing career in hockey in 2001, when the Boston Bruins raised one of his childhood idols, Ray Bourque’s No. 77, to the rafters before their 2001–02 season opener. For 22 of his 25 years as a hockey reporter, Murphy covered the Bruins daily, including their victorious 2011 Stanley Cup run and their runs to the 2013 and 2019 Finals, multiple NHL drafts and countless Stanley Cup playoffs. He did all that for the Boston Metro, NHL.com, NESN.com and ESPN Boston.

In addition to his print work covering the Bruins, Murphy also made regular TV appearances on NESN, Fox 25 Boston, ESPN and NHL Network. From 2008 to 2012, Murphy hosted The Hockey Primetime Show on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio and made numerous appearances on national and international radio shows.

Ironically, his three years not covering the Bruins were spent covering their archrivals, the Montreal Canadiens. From 2012 to 2015, Murphy was based in Montreal and covered the Canadiens for NHL.com and TSN.ca. He also appeared regularly on TSN 690 radio and CTV.

Murphy returned to Boston in 2015 and left the media business to work in sales and marketing for LiveBarn, a Montreal-based sports streaming company, for four years. In 2019, Murphy once again became a Bruins beat reporter, this time writing for Boston Hockey Now. He spent four seasons working for BHN before arriving at RG in 2024 and also dedicated more time to The Eye Test podcast.

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