While the NHL’s first buyout window of the offseason opened up in mid-June, the Bruins had a number of potential candidates.
Ultimately, Mike Reilly was the lone Bruin to have his contract bought out this summer. But many also expected Boston to end an embarrassing chapter in the franchise’s history and buy out the remainder of Mitchell Miller’s entry-level contract.
Despite the Bruins announcing that they cut ties with Miller just two days after signing him, he technically was still under contract by the organization. The expectation was that the Bruins still needed to find an avenue to formally terminate his contract this summer, likely by way of said buyout.