The Boston Bruins made a lot of noise at the start of the free desk of 2025. Instead of signing a large fish or two and having some of their youth compete for places, they chose to spend money on filling in their schedule. Whether this was the right approach or not, still needs to be seen, but one step that flew under the radar and offered good value by general director Don Sweeney was the signing of 25-year-old defender Jordan Harris.
Harris is a resident of Massachusetts who spent four seasons at Northeastern University before he arrived in Montreal Canadiens during the 2021-22 season. The Left Shot Blauw-Liner was taken in the third round in 2018 and immediately made the leap to the NHL when signing his NHL contract; To this day, he still has to play a single game in the AHL.
There was some early buzz around Harris in Montreal before the team finally chose it Trade it in the Columbus Blue Jackets In the deal that Patrik Laine saw to the Canadiens ship. Harris only played 33 games for the Blue Jackets during the 2024-25 season, with the road being acquitted for the Bruins to sign him For a one -year -old, $ 825,000 deal out of season.
“Boston seemed the most interested by the process, which is great. You want to be part of an organization that you want as a player. It goes in both sides. I am absolutely really excited and happy and happy to be here,” said Harris earlier this season (of ‘Haverhill Native Jordan Harris enjoys the chance to catch on with Bruins‘Boston Herald-18-8-2025).
Harris, from Haverhill, Massachusetts, also said that he was skating in Warrioror Ice Arena and is being practiced in Boston for years. Moreover, he has been working with team skills coach John McLean since he was 10 years old. Familiarity will clearly not be a problem for Harris, although that does not mean that he will not be confronted with a tough fight with regard to a starting point in the schedule of these Bruins.
As it looks now, it projects top-six defenders of the Charlie Mcavoy team, Hampus Lindholm, Nikita Zadorov, Mason Lohrei, Henri Jokiharju and Andrew Peeke. It is difficult to imagine that Harris pushes one of these players out of their starting point, directly from the training camp, but if he does, it would be a welcome problem for the Bruins to deal with. Harris was not signed as an obvious top-six defender. Instead, his projected role to start the season will probably be as the seventh defender of the team
Harris offers reliable depth at low costs
Although it may sound like an exciting role for a player to occupy, the debilitating nature of NHL promotion requires, especially when it is composed for an 82-game season, often requires teams digging in their depth card and dressing players who may not have even been on the radar early in the season. In the past seasons, De Bruins have treated a number of injuries on their back, and it is almost a guarantee that Harris will be in the line -up at a certain moment, whether because of performance, injury or another unforeseen outcome.
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Getting Harris on the Roster on such a team-friendly contract offers value for a team that wants to bounce back after a monumental disappointing and team changing season with a fire sale at the NHL-Handeldeadline of 2025.
Although Harris will not be the flashy name that some fans may have wanted, he becomes a reliable player who gives the Bruins insurance to the back-end and has the advantage of being more for the team that continues. Not every signing and trade needs to be a home run, and although Bruins fans are desperate for something to give them hope that things will improve in the near future, the small victories such as this Harris sign drawing are celebrated when they come by.
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