Bruins reportedly searching for ‘scoring winger’ before trade deadline

Matias Maccelli could be moved by Toronto this season. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)The NHL trade deadline isn’t until March 6.

But a Bruins team that has largely punched above its weight this season might already be on the prowl for reinforcements.

According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the Bruins have already kept tabs on scoring forwards who might be dangled out on the open market — including Maple Leafs winger Matias Maccelli.

“I heard Boston had poked around him last year when he was available. I don’t know if that’s still the case now, Friedman said on Friday’s episode of his “32 Thoughts” podcast. “But you always look at who were the other teams that were maybe interested in…