{"id":919456,"date":"2026-07-13T01:19:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T06:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/13\/bruins-mammoth-nearing-jj-peterka-trade\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T01:19:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T06:19:57","slug":"bruins-mammoth-nearing-jj-peterka-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/13\/bruins-mammoth-nearing-jj-peterka-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruins, Mammoth Nearing JJ Peterka Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n By Gabriel Foley<\/a> |
\n at June 26, 2026 5:41 pm <\/p>\n

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The Boston Bruins and Utah Mammoth are hoping to busy up their draft night early. The two teams are working on a deal involving winger JJ Peterka<\/a><\/strong> per Sportsnet\u2019s Elliotte Friedman<\/a>. The deal is headed for the finish line, per Friedman<\/a>, and will represent a major draft-day upgrade for the Bruins\u2019 top-six. Boston will be sending multiple first round picks back to Utah per ESPN\u2019s Emily Kaplan<\/a>. Specifically, Utah will acquire Boston\u2019s 2026 first-round pick \u2013 23rd overall \u2013 and their 2028 first-round pick per Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Peterka was traded to the Mammoth nearly-exactly one year ago \u2013 on June 25, 2025. That deal returned defenseman Michael Kesselring<\/a><\/strong> and winger Josh Doan<\/a><\/strong> to the Buffalo Sabres. It proved to be an instant win for Buffalo, who promoted Doan to a premier role and got rewarded with a 25-goal, 52-point season. That outpaced Peterka, who matched Doan\u2019s 25 goals but only reached 47 points to go with it. Part of that was thanks to a diminished role in the lineup. Peterka recorded just 16 minutes a night in Utah after averaging 18 minutes in his 68-point campaign with the Sabres in 2024-25.<\/p>\n

While this season marked the end of Peterka\u2019s encouraging climb in scoring \u2013 kicked off by 32 points in his rookie 2022-23 season and 50 points in his sophomore year \u2013 it was not all gloom for the speedy winger. He recorded a 15.7 shooting percentage, 0.1 percent higher than the mark he recorded in a career-year last season. He seems well-set to routinely challenge 25 goals each season and could quickly return to his playmaking ways with a change in scenery.<\/p>\n

Boston could represent exactly that. The Bruins offense is in a state of flux after a stellar shooting performance from winger Morgan Geekie<\/a><\/strong> and the debut of top prospect James Hagens<\/a><\/strong>. Boston is also considering new deals for veteran winger Viktor Arvidsson<\/a><\/strong> and restricted free agent Marat Khusnutdinov<\/a><\/strong>. With the addition of Peterka, Boston could round out their top-nine with three lines of reliable performers. Peterka could even win the race for a spot next to star scorer David Pastrnak<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 who split time across from Khusnutdinov, Geekie, and Fraser Minten<\/a><\/strong> throughout the year. Pastrnak reached 100 points for the fourth-consecutive season this year and would be a sure bet to return at least some of Peterka\u2019s playmaking.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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