8th year center Ryan Spooner(51) almost quite literally took the money and ran, when he was offered a contract buyout at over $1M combined for the next couple seasons and has landed in the NLA with HC Lugano for 2019/2020 instead of trying to secure another NHL deal for the upcoming campaign.
He skated with three teams last season playing 52 games and limited to 3 goals and 6 assists.
The 27-year old will likely find a lot of open space in Switzerland’s top hockey and smile all the way to the bank.
Ryan Spooner (18)
Boston Bruins‘ 2nd round pick in the 2010 draft (#45 overall), 20-year old center Ryan Spooner(18) signed a three-year entry level deal with the team in the last year’s offseason but was returned to play his fourth and final campaign in juniors.
He picked up a handy 66 points (29 goals, 37 assists) in 57 games, which continued the streak of three (almost four) years as a point plus per game player in the OHL.
In two years signing an ato with Providence Bruins at the conclusion of his junior season, he has 3 goals and 4 assists in 8 games as a pro.
He is likely to report to another Boston prospect camp, followed by the regular training camp and will likely start 2012/2013 with Providence.
Listed at 5’10” 175 lbs., he looks smaller, which won’t help the AHL team that is already struggling with some size issues up front but he obviously knows how to be effective at the triple A level, so how he develops should be exciting to see.
