The Boston Bruins are giving a two-time Stanley Cup winner a look, signing forward Tyler Johnson to a professional tryout agreement.
The center most recently spent three years on the rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks after nine years with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He was a key part of Tampa's deep teams in their back-to-back Stanley Cup-winning seasons, and was one of the best unsigned free agents left this summer.
The professional tryout agreement announced by General Manager Don Sweeney on Saturday lets the team bring Johnson in to see if he'll be a good fit for their own bench.
If the American makes the team, he would join a group of potential centers that includes new acquisition Elias Lindholm, Charlie Coyle, Pavel Zacha and Matthew Poitras.
