The Bruins acquired  big, physical winger Pat Maroon is on his way to the Bruins from the Minnesota Wild for AHL winger Luke Toporowski and 2026 sixth-round conditional draft pick on Friday.

The pick is only transferred if Maroon plays at least one playoff game for the B’s this spring.

After back surgery in February, Maroon is currently on injured reserve and is believed to be at least a couple of weeks away from playing. According to capfriendly.com, the B’s immediately put Maroon’s $800,000 salary on LTIR.

Maroon, 35, comes with a resume of winning. He won three straight Stanley Cups from from 2019 – as a member of the St. Louis Blues when they beat the B’s in the final – to 2021, winning the second and third with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

At 6-foot-3, 234 pounds, Maroon is a tough, left-shot wing who has shied away from no one in his career, and that includes several bouts against Zdeno Chara.

Kevin Shattenkirk won a Cup with Maroon in Tampa.

“He’s great,” said Shattenkirk. “He’s a close friend and, again, he’s accepted his role as the type of player that he is. He’s a presence on the ice but he still can play and knows how to get the puck out of the zone on the wing, which is crucial this time of year. He’s great down low in the offensive zone, holding on to pucks and wearing teams down. And obviously there’s the other factor of that he’s a big body and he doesn’t shy away from that part of the game – chirping, fighting and that’s a valuable asset at this time of year.”

Hampus Lindholm played with him in Anaheim.

“A great guy to be around, which I learned playing with him and against him. I’m super excited to have him here and be part of the Bruins. He’s excited as well I think,” said Lindholm.

Charlie Coyle has competed against him but met him for the first time last summer when the two skated together a couple of times.

“The guy’s a winner,” said Coyle. “A couple of different teams, won Cups and those are guys that can only help you in the room – the physical presence that he brings, the veteran leadership, a guy who has won.”

In 49 games with the Wild, Maroon had 4-12-16 totals and was minus-11 with 60 penalty minutes.

Meeting with reporters before the deal was official, coach Jim Montgomery did not want to speak on Maroon as if he was part of the team just yet. But he gave the same scouting report most everyone in the league knows about Maroon.

“He’s a three-time Stanley Cup champion,” said Montgomery. “He’s a gregarious person that I just remember last year,, he cmae in here an he wanted to star something right away. He brought emotion right into the game right away and he ended up in a fight in five seconds with (Garnet) Hathaway. He’s the kind of guy that brings some glue to locker room and on the bench.”…

The B’s signed defenseman Parker Wotherspoon to one-year, $800,000 extension. For a guy who spent the better part of six years in the AHL, the deal was a nice validation for his journey.

“I spent a lot of time in the minors and for them to give me an opportunity has been huge,” said Wotherspoon. “When I as down there, all I wanted was to be ready for this opportunity and when they gave it to me, I’ would take it.”