Morgan Geekie Ready To Build Off Strong Bruins Season
Morgan Geekie isn’t putting too much pressure on himself heading into next season.
The forward signed a six-year, $33 million contract on Sunday with the Bruins to stay in Boston long term.
Geekie had a slow start to his NHL career with the Carolina Hurricanes and Seattle Kraken. Through four seasons, the 26-year-old totaled 22 goals and 41 assists in 180 career games.
The Kraken opted not to extend a qualifying offer to Geekie, allowing him to sign with the Bruins in 2023. He quickly signed a two-year deal with Boston on the first day of free agency.
His first year in Boston during the 2023-24 season, he saw career highs in points, scoring 17 goals and 22 assists for 39 points in 76 games. Geekie built off his first season with the Bruins, improving even more than in his first year.
In 77 games during the 2024-25 season, Geekie had 57 points on 33 goals and 24 assists. He ranked second on Boston in goals, points, even-strength goals (29) and even-strength points (48).
With all the success he had during the season, the question comes if Geekie can do the same thing next season.
“I think for me, every year you try to just take one or two things going into the summer that you can work on,” Geekie said during his availability on Monday. “…For me, I grew a lot as a player this year, offensively, but grew a lot in different areas…Just come out of the gates the same way I finished. I had a lot of confidence towards the end of the year. It was a tough situation, but I felt good about my game and where I was at, so just try to take that and try to roll with it into next year.”
The 6-foot-3, 208-pound forward found the most success on a line with David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha. He attributes his chemistry with Pastrnak to their friendship off the ice that allowed them to connect on the ice.
Geekie also has taken pride in playing with whoever he is put on a line with.
“Me and David (Pastrnak) get along really well off the ice, which helps a lot,” Geekie said. “Whenever you play with somebody for a sustained period of time your chemistry builds naturally… I don’t think it’s one of those things that needs to continue to grow. I think, naturally, with the friendship, that’s what happens. You start to pick up on each other’s tendencies, and I think we did that pretty well.”
The long-term Bruin will have time to practice during the long offseason before going into his third season in Boston.