With the Justin Williams option, the Boston Bruins wouldn’t even need to scout the trade market, as Williams is still an unrestricted free agent. Last season, Williams, perhaps, played the last game of his NHL career against the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
In that playoff series last spring, Justin Williams didn’t turn out to be the needed leader for his Carolina Hurricanes. He looked annoyed, engaged in talks with the Bruins players, focusing on every skirmish rather than on hockey. The Bruins swept the Hurricanes and made the Stanley Cup Final last May.