By: Ryan Bosworth | Follow me on Twitter / X @RyanJBosworth
Morgan Geekie was an under-the-radar acquisition by Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney in the National Hockey League’s Free Agency in July of 2023. The Strathclair, Manitoba native signed a two-year, $4 million deal that didn’t make major headlines at the time. Since arriving in Boston, Geekie’s game has shown a steady upward climb as he’s become a dependable and versatile piece in the Bruins’ lineup.
Coming into the 2024-25 season off a career-best in his first year in Boston, posting 17-22-39 numbers through 76 games played, Geekie was proving he could be a reliable middle-six, 30-40 point scorer with the ability to mesh well both up and down the lineup on a given night. Despite a slow start, he’s continuing to prove he could be worth so much more.
The 26-year-old only had five points through the first two months of the season, which totaled out to 20 games. His pace picked up a bit during December when he went 6-5-11 through 15 games. A much better rate of production after a sluggish start, which is similar to his start in the 2023-24 season. Every season of Morgan’s career thus far has been an improvement from the last in terms of points.
Geekie notched his 31st goal against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks in front of the TD Garden crowd off of a feed from Pastrnak and Lindholm. As NESN’s Adam Pellerin reports, he’s the first player since Phil Kessel, who isn’t named Bergeron, Marchand, or Pastrnak to notch at least 31 goals. An undeniably impressive feat from someone brought in to play in the middle-six.
Beyond his goal-scoring this season, what’s truly elevated Geekie’s value to a Bruins roster searching for consistency is his unexpected chemistry with star winger David Pastrnak. While it might be easy to assume that anyone could benefit from playing alongside a talent like Pastrnak, Geekie has done far more than simply ride shotgun. He’s complemented Pastrnak elite offensive instincts with a well-rounded, quietly intelligent game that’s brought offensive production to the top line.
Back in February, it was reported by Jimmy Murphy that the market for Morgan Geekie “continually growing,” and “both playoff contenders and teams not likely to make the playoffs are interested.” With calls coming in as the deadline approached and the eventual returns for players such around the league would make it clear that it was a sellers’ deadline, so it would’ve made sense for Sweeney to deal Geekie.
Sweeney’s decision to keep Geekie in Boston signaled more than just short-term trust—it hinted at a longer-term investment. With Geekie set to become a restricted free agent at the end of the season, the Bruins front office appears optimistic about getting a new deal done before the 2025–26 campaign begins.
Sweeney also commented in his post-deadline press conference, “So going back to Geeks [Morgan Geekie] like he’s identified, this is a place he wants to play, and we’ve got work to do to find a contract, and that’s what we’ll do. I believe we’ll get one done.”
As speculation is starting to grow surrounding Geekie’s next contract, the Bruins have around $27.13 million in cap space as the salary cap is projected to jump to around $95.5 million, so signing the left winger to a multi-year deal carrying an average annual value of $5 million or $6 million wouldn’t hurt the Bruins’ ability to continue retooling through the offseason.
With such strong production and great on-ice chemistry with David Pastrnak, and now transitioning that into a promising first line centered by Elias Lindholm, Geekie has certainly built a strong case to the Bruins’ management as to why they should lock him up in Boston for the foreseeable future.
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