The 35-year-old Bonino was averaging 12:15 time-on-ice this season and had been held off the scoresheet in 14 straight games. Assuming he goes unclaimed, the veteran forward will be a free agent after his contract is terminated by the Rangers.
Bonino will report to the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL after clearing waivers on Friday. The 35-year-old Bonino was averaging 12:15 time-on-ice this season and had been held off the scoresheet in 14 straight games.
Bonino is unlikely to play on Friday after missing practice on Thursday due to personal reasons. The 35-year-old Bonino is averaging 12:15 time-on-ice this season and has been held off the scoresheet in 14 straight games.
Bonino was a very late scratch on Friday, having taken the line rushes in warmups before ultimately deciding he was unable to go. He has one goal and three assists in 27 games this season. Rookie Adam Edstrom will make his NHL debut on Friday in place of Bonino.
In three games with the Rangers this season, Bonino is averaging 11:07 time-on-ice, the lowest total for the 15-year veteran since the 2010-11 season. He has zero points and eight blocks playing primarily as the fourth-line center. Bonino's status remains uncertain for the Rangers' Thursday night matchup against the Nashville Predators.
Winona had 10 goals, nine assists, 91 SOG, 28 PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 62 games in 2022-23 with both San Jose and Pittsburgh and has signed a one-year contract worth $800,000 with the New York Rangers. The 35-year-old centre is joining his seventh NHL team and has 158 goals and 353 points across 823 career games played.
Bonino suffered a lacerated kidney in Thursday's loss to the Islanders, and it will keep him sidelined for an extended period of time. Alex Nylander was recalled from the AHL on Friday and is expected to replace Bonino on Saturday.
An experienced penalty-killer, Bonino will provide some depth and defensive pedigree to the Penguins' bottom-six. The 34-year-old makes his return to Pittsburgh, after previously playing for the team during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons. He scored ten goals and added nine assists in 59 games for the Sharks this season, and is likely to take over the recently-traded Brock McGinn's spot on the Penguins' fourth line.
Bonino missed the Sharks' last game Sunday vs. the Flyers due to an upper-body injury. The same injury will keep him out Tuesday with hopes to return Thursday when they take on the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Sharks' assistant captain has no points through seven games while collecting a -4 plus/minus rating.
Bonino missed Friday's practice with a non-COVID illness and is expected to play vs. the Predators. Jasper Weatherby was set to be a healthy scratch but will likely play if Bonino is unavailable.
Bonino has one-year left at $4.1M AAV and address a major need at centre for the 2020-21 campaign. Bonino is a solid player but his his offensive output is capped. In three years with Nashville, Bonino averaged 18 goals and 18 assists (36 points) per 82 games. He'll likely centre the third line in Minnesota.
