The Bruins continue to shore up their forward group with veteran options. Last week, they signed Dominic Moore to a one-year deal. And on Wednesday, they brought in big, skilled forward Peter Mueller for another NHL try:
A PTO, for those unaware, is a Professional Tryout Agreement. Mueller will be come to training camp with the Bruins.
Mueller has spent the last three seasons in Europe, lighting up the Swiss and Swedish Leagues. He was a lottery pick of the Coyotes in 2006 and had 22 goals and 54 points in 81 games as a rookie in 2007-08. But concussions and other injury problems eroded Mueller's effectiveness and he was a shadow of what he'd been as a rookie during his last four years in the league, in which he bounced from Phoenix to Colorado to Florida. In his last NHL season, 2012-13, he had 8 goals and 17 points in 43 games with the Panthers. Mueller had 13 goals and 25 points in 43 games for Malmo last season, but has also been a minus player in four of his last five seasons, including his European tour.
For Mueller, now 28, this is probably his last, best chance to get back into the NHL. For the Bruins, it’s a low-risk, potentially low-cost option, with Mueller perhaps giving them some help at right wing . . . a position that, because of the youth of some players and underperformace of others, they might need help.
"[He's] insanely talented, big skilled and fast," said former P-Bruins defenseman Colby Cohen to CSN in a tweet. "I played in Colorado with him. If he stays healthy, he's top 9 [forward] and [power play]."