Bruins free agency tracker: Signings, departures, rumors and more originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
NHL free agency officially opened on Wednesday and a number of teams wasted no time adding talent to their rosters.
The Boston Bruins have a handful of players hitting free agency this offseason, including team captain Patrice Bergeron. It was reported the 36-year-old will return to the B’s for his 19th NHL season, though that news has not been made official. Rumors also has it that veteran center David Krejci, who left Boston last season to return home to play in the Czech Republic, is close to rejoining the Bruins as well.
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The Bruins enter free agency with less than $4 million in salary cap space, so they’ll have to get creative in order to sign both Bergeron and Krejci while filling out their roster with other signings. If and when they make a move, you can find it below in our Bruins free agency tracker along with the team’s departures, trades, and rumors (All times below are Eastern).
Free agent signings
Wednesday, 2:48 p.m.: The Bruins reportedly have signed defenseman Dan Renouf to a two-year, two-way deal.
Free agent departures
Wednesday, 12:48 p.m.: The Arizona Coyotes announced they have signed defenseman Josh Brown a to a two-year deal.
Wednesday, 12:45 p.m.: Forward Curtis Lazar is headed to the Vancouver Canucks on a three-year contract, the Canucks announced.
Trades
Wednesday, 12:14 p.m.: The Bruins announced they have traded forward Erik Haula to the New Jersey Devils for forward Pavel Zacha.
Rumors
Wednesday, 11:29 a.m.: Bergeron has not yet made a decision on his future and isn’t ready to confirm his return to Boston, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVASports.
Tuesday, 7:53 p.m.: Bergeron reportedly will return to the Bruins next season and a contract will be finalized “in the next few hours”.
