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Farinacci was originally drafted by Arizona in 3rd round of the 2019 NHL Draft (76th overall) but has signed a two-year entry-level contract with Boston. The 22-year-old center is coming off his third season with Harvard (NCAA) where he had five goals, 15 assists, two PIMs and a +7 plus/minus through 19 games played in 2022-23.

Source: Boston Bruins 08/16/23, 1:53 pm EST

Krejci has called it after 16 impressive NHL seasons in Boston which saw the 37-year-old two-way center pick up 231 goals, 786 points, a +166 plus/minus, and 1848 SOG through 1032 career NHL games played. The Czech legend returned to the Bruins in 2022-23 after a year-long hiatus which allowed him to surpass the coveted 1000-game mark with the Bruins. He joins his teammate of 16 seasons in Patrice Bergeron in retirement this off-season leaving Boston with a few glaring holes down the middle of their lineup.

Source: Boston Bruins 08/14/23, 10:11 am EST

Swayman was 24-6-4 with a 2.27 GAA (4th in NHL) and .920 SV% (4th in NHL) with Boston in 2022-23 and has been awarded a one-year, $3,475,000 extension by an arbitrator. The 24-year-old goaltender was the Bruins' 2017 fourth-round pick (111th overall) and has an incredibly impressive career 54-23-7 record, 2.24 GAA and .920 SV%.

Source: Elliotte Friedman 08/1/23, 3:17 pm EST

Frederic enjoyed a breakout season with the Bruins in 2022-23 with 17 goals, 14 assists, 120 SOG, 57 PIMs and a +28 plus/minus while playing a bottom-six role and has signed a two-year, $4.6 million contract extension ($2,300,000 AAV). The 25-year-old centre was Boston's 2016 first-round pick (29th overall) and has collected 29 goals, 54 points and 194 PIMs across 198 career NHL games.

Source: Elliotte Friedman 08/1/23, 10:31 am EST

Bergeron will go down as one of the Bruins' all time greats after spending 19 seasons in Boston and collecting 427 goals, 1040 points and a +289 +/- throughout his 1294 game NHL career. the 28-year-old two-way specialist was originally a 2003 second-round draft pick (45th overall) by Boston and gave the Bruins' 170 career playoff games (128 Pts) to add to his illustrious career resume.

Source: NHL Bruins 07/25/23, 10:23 am EST

Walsh had nine goals, 32 assists, 40 PIMs and a -6 plus/minus through 71 games played with Utica (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 AAV with Boston. The 24-year-old defenseman was a 2017 3rd-round pick to New Jersey (81st overall) and one assist in his only NHL appearance back in 2021-22.

Source: Shawn Hutcheon 07/21/23, 3:41 pm EST

Regula failed to pick up a point across four NHL games in 2022-23 but was a -3 plus/minus and had four PIMs and has been signed to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 with Boston. The 22-year-old defenseman's rights were acquired by Boston as a piece in the deal which saw Taylor Hall land in Chicago and he brings a goal, 21 SOG and 16 PIMs across 22 career NHL games to the Bruins.

Source: Shawn Hutcheon 07/21/23, 3:39 pm EST

Dipietro was 19-9-0 with a .918 SV% and 2.61 GAA in 29 games with the Maine Mariners (ECHL) and has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 with Boston. The 24-year-old netminder was dealt to Boston in October 2022 for Jack Studnicka and has posted a 0-2-0 career NHL record with a 5.25 GAA and .771 SV% in a short three game showing across three seasons from 2018-2022.

Source: Shawn Hutcheon 07/21/23, 2:49 pm EST

Boqvist had 10 goals, 11 assists, 67 SOG, two PIMs and a +8 plus/minus through 70 games with New Jersey in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, $775,000 contract with Boston. The 24-year-old centre was selected by New Jersey in the second-round of the 2017 NHL Draft (36th overall) and has collected 28 goals and 55 points across 189 games in four seasons in New Jersey.

Source: Brennan Klak 07/12/23, 4:05 pm EST

Source: Boston Bruins 07/12/23, 11:32 am EST

Mitchell had a goal, seven assists, 25 SOG, eight PIMs and a -8 plus/minus through 35 games with Chicago in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, $775,000 AAV contract as a pre-arbitration agreement with Boston. The 24-year-old defenseman had his rights acquired by the Bruins as a part of the deal that saw Taylor Hall head to Chicago. He has four goals and 16 points across 82 career NHL games played.

Source: Elliotte Friedman 07/10/23, 4:07 pm EST

Keyser has bounced between the AHL and ECHL since turning pro in 2020. During the 2023 season, he played 24 games with Providence (AHL), going 13-6-2 with a 2.79 GAA and .900 SV%. As things currently stand, Keyser is No.4 on the Bruins goaltending depth chart.

Source: Boston Bruins 07/6/23, 8:51 am EST

Lauko split the 2022-23 season between the NHL and AHL, tallying seven points (4G / 3A) in 23 NHL games. Given some of the holes in the Bruins roster, Lauko will have a shot to make the team out of training camp this season.

Source: Boston Bruins 07/6/23, 8:49 am EST

Toporowski was an undrafted free agent out of the WHL, who had 29 points (15G / 14A) in 47 games with the Providence Bruins (AHL) in 2022-23. Expect the 22-year-old to remain in Providence to start the 2023-24 season.

Source: Ty Anderson 07/6/23, 8:46 am EST

Megna has been a fringe NHLer his entire career, often seeing playing time at both the AHL and NHL levels in a season. Last year he started the year in Colorado, failing to register a point in 14 NHL games. He was then placed on waivers and scooped up by the Ducks, where he tallied eight points (2G / 6A) in 41 games. With the Bruins, he'll likely open the season in Providence (AHL) but will be one of the first forwards recalled to play in the bottom-6.

Source: Ty Anderson 07/6/23, 8:45 am EST

Wotherspoon has appeared in 293 AHL games since 2016, but finally made his NHL debut for the Islanders in 2023. He had just one assists in 12 games and signs with the Bruins, where he'll end up back in the AHL to start the 2023-24 season.

Source: Darren Dreger 07/5/23, 11:12 am EST

Richard has bounced around AHL teams in recent years, playing for Milwaukee, Chicago, Syracuse and Laval since 2020. This year he'll likely start the season and spend most of the year in Providence. He led the Laval Rocket in goals (30), assists (37) and points (67) last year.

Source: Renaud Lavoie 07/5/23, 11:11 am EST

Brown split the 2023 campaign between the Flyers and the Senators, positioned 12 points (4G / 8A) across 61 games. Brown is strictly a fourth-line option but has the flexibility to play either centre or wing.

Source: Elliotte Friedman 07/5/23, 11:09 am EST

Shattenkirk spent the last three seasons in Anaheim, where he averaged five goals and 24 assists (29 points) per 82 games. The Bruins have a much deeper blueline than the Ducks did, so Shattenkirk will likely played a more sheltered third-pairing role, but brings some added offence to that role. He should also see some time on the second power play unit.

Source: Chris Johnston 07/4/23, 8:57 am EST

Lucic played the first eight years of his career with the Bruins before spending the last eight years with the Kings, Oilers and Flames. The 6-foot-3, 240 lbs. winger returns to the team that drafted him as a bottom-6 option at this point in his career. In 2023, he had just 19 points (7G / 12A) in 77 games while averaging a career-low 11:18 TOI/gm. Still, he brings a physical presence to a fourth-line, having averaged 2.5 hits per game in his four seasons with the Flames.

Source: Pierre LeBrun 07/4/23, 8:51 am EST