Vigneault said barring any travel hiccups, the 26-year-old will play, though he declined to say with whom.
What Vigneault does know, though, is New York acquired a versatile player who can be used at all three forward positions and should help on special teams.
"I see a real good skater [with] good hands and very good on the power play," Vigneault said of Spooner, who had nine goals and 16 assists for 35 points in 39 games with the Bruins. "Obviously we've done a little homework before this happened. He can play all three [forward] positions. I think he's a little more comfortable on the wing from my understanding. We'll give him a good look here and see what he can do. Everything I've heard has been real positive."
Vigneault praised the departing Nash, both as a player and as a man, during his six seasons in New York, five of which were under Vigneault.
"He's definitely one of the best 200-foot players I've had the opportunity to coach," Vigneault said of Nash. "Very responsible at both ends. He came to play and was a real good teammate. Real good part of an extension of the coaches in the dressing room to make sure the guys understood the culture and did the right thing. He's going to get an opportunity here with Boston and hopefully he'll do well."
