The Boston Bruins have roughly a month before team practices start up for the coming season. That still gives them plenty of time to address their defensive holes.
Ever since the Bruins traded Johnny Boychuk, this defense has never been the same. They lost a much needed top-four defensemen, one who landed with the New York Islanders and posted his best offensive numbers of his career (9-26 – 35). Also while in New York, Boychuk played more. He averaged 21:41 of ice time last season, the most in his career. Over his six years in Boston, Boychuk’s ATOI was 20:12.