When a team chooses not to extend a qualifying offer to a restricted free agent, that player ends up becoming an unrestricted free agent. Not just that, they become exactly the sort of free agent that is ripe for a ‘prove yourself’ one-year deal on a league minimum salary; that is where this could be interesting for the Boston Bruins.
Now, there are plenty of players that haven’t been extended qualifying offers that will are little more than lifetime AHL players, but there are a few surprising options that could offer a bit of value depth on the Boston Bruins roster.