Fraser Minten is cashing in in Boston.
The former Toronto Maple Leafs center has signed a seven-year extension with the Bruins that carries a $7.2 million annual cap hit and totals $50.4 million. The deal begins in the 2027-28 season, with Minten currently in the final year of the entry-level contract he originally signed with Toronto.
By the time this contract runs out after the 2033-34 campaign, Minten will be headed for unrestricted free agency at age 29.
For the Bruins, the commitment puts the 22-year-old in rare company on the payroll. Heading into the 2027-28 season, he’ll rank as the fourth-highest-paid forward on the roster, behind only David Pastrnak, Elias Lindholm and JJ Peterka.
Boston acquired Minten during the 2024-25 trade deadline from the Maple Leafs in the Brandon Carlo deal. Toronto sent Minten, a 2025 fourth-round pick and a 2026 conditional first-round pick to Boston for the defenseman.
Minten, a Vancouver native selected 38th overall by Toronto in the 2022 draft, has already carved out a real role for himself with the Bruins. Last season, he played in all 82 regular-season games, scoring 17 goals and finishing with 35 points. He added a plus-21 rating and averaged 15:33 of ice time per game.
So far in Boston, Minten has appeared in 88 regular-season games and six playoff games, producing 36 points overall, with none coming in the postseason.
His NHL path with the Maple Leafs was much shorter. He got his first look in 2023-24, when he played four games without a point. The following season, he dressed for 15 games in Toronto and finished with two goals and two assists for four points.
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