The 2024-25 season has not exactly gone according to plan for the Boston Bruins.
Once expected to be legitimate Cup contenders in a crowded Eastern-Conference field, the Bruins have trudged through several sluggish stretches, endured the firing of head coach Jim Montgomery, and currently sit just a few points away from falling out of the playoff field entirely.
It’s a spot that few expected the Bruins to be in this season, with team president Cam Neely acknowledging at Wednesday’s Boston Bruins Foundation gala that the team must brace for a tangible scenario where the team opts to retool if they don’t right the ship in the coming months.