With NHL free agency set to commence at noontime on Saturday, the race is on for the Bruins to find suitors to take a contract or two off their hands.
According to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman, Boston might have a potential match with the Chicago Blackhawks.
According to Friedman, Boston and Chicago are “discussing possibilities that could benefit the Blackhawks and ease the Bruins’ cap situation.”
Boston is entering this offseason with just under $5 million in cap space (per CapFriendly), an unenviable fiscal situation for a team that only has 14 skaters currently under contract.