As the Bruins added notable names and more minor moves during the first few weeks of free agency, they had shifted gears to their RFA’s, signing Jakub Lauko, Ian Mitchell, and Marc McLaughlin. Now, they brought in free agent Jesper Boqvist on a one-year contract.
The contract itself is very low risk, as it’s a one-year pact worth $775,000. Boqvist hit the open market after not being qualified by the New Jersey Devils, and he’ll be an RFA with arbitration rights at the end of 2023-2024.
Boqvist is a center and left wing, but his faceoff numbers down the middle are poor, so the Bruins are probably better off keeping him on the wing unless circumstances necessitate a need down the middle.