Zdeno Chara 'Looking At All Options' In Free Agency
NHL free agency is nearly a week old, and Zdeno Chara remains unsigned. And it now sounds like he's open to finishing his career somewhere other than Boston.
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NHL free agency is nearly a week old, and Zdeno Chara remains unsigned. And it now sounds like he's open to finishing his career somewhere other than Boston.
The Bruins have not been as active in free agency as many fans might have hoped, but the team did announce three signings on Wednesday.
The Bruins missed out on Taylor Hall in free agency, but have now reportedly set their sights on free agent winger Mike Hoffman.
The Bruins announced a trio of offseason surgeries on Tuesday, and two of Boston's top-line stars could be out of the lineup when the puck drops on the 2020-21 season.
The Boston Bruins made their first big move of free agency, signing forward Craig Smith to a three-year contract on Saturday.
Torey Krug became a free agent on Friday and signed with the St. Louis Blues.
The deadline has come and gone for an Oliver Ekman-Larsson trade, and the defenseman is not going to Boston or Vancouver.
Defenseman Torey Krug will become a free agent on Friday afternoon, but the Bruins are reportedly holding firm on their offer to the lifelong Boston blue liner.
Tuukka Rask broke his silence on Thursday, explaining that his daughter "needed medical attention" and "wasn't doing well," prompting him to leave the NHL's bubble.
The Bruins should know by the end of the week if they have a deal for defenseman Oliver Ekhman-Larson, or if they have to turn elsewhere for help on the blue line.
If the Bruins are thinking of trading goaltender Tuukka Rask, Boston GM Don Sweeney is doing his best to keep it a secret.
One way or another, Oliver Ekman-Larsson will be on the move this offseason. And it seems as though Boston is a very real potential landing spot.
Is Tuukka Rask's time in Boston over?
It may or may not be fair to say that Boston underachieved, but now at least the Bruins know that they lost at the hands of the best hockey team in the world.
David Pastrnak continues to earn some NHL honors for his career season in 2019-20. On Monday night, the Bruins right winger was named to the NHL First All-Star team for the first time in his career.
The season didn't end the way he would have liked, but Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy was named the 2020 Jack Adams Award winner on Wednesday night.
While the actual existence and specifics of the next NHL season are very much unknown, the Boston Bruins are indeed planning on having their longtime goaltender back in the crease, whenever and wherever that may be.
Zdeno Chara wants to keep playing, he wants to return to the Boston Bruins, and he hasn't spent any time envisioning playing for any other team.
"This is my time, in terms of my value at its peak, and I have the ability, and I'm in a position now where I need to make the most of it."
Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy admitted Wednesday that the conditioning level of his top two right wingers was not where it needed to be for that playoff run.
From October through March, the Bruins had one of the best seasons in their history, and now they have nothing to show for it.
The 43-year-old Chara was asked after the 3-2 double-OT loss if he's made a decision on returning to Boston next year.
The bubble has burst for the Boston Bruins.
Game 5, in a bubble, facing elimination, down a goal, on the power play. Sounds like the perfect time for Patrice Bergeron to active Full Bergeron Mode.
Bruce Cassidy will rely on his top players to keep the Bruins afloat in the playoffs on Monday night, but Boston's bottom line could look a lot different in Game 5 against the Lightning.
