Bruins to extend qualifying offers to three restricted free agents

Feb 27, 2020; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Newly acquired Boston Bruins right wing Ondrej Kase (28) skates the puck against the Dallas Stars during the first period at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports

With the NHL roster freeze officially over, the 2021 offseason has officially started for the Boston Bruins and the rest of the NHL. Teams can now make signings without having to worry about protecting the players for the Seattle Kraken expansion draft and also make trades.

B’s general manager Don Sweeney met with the media Thursday morning to give updates on free agents, both restricted and unrestricted, as well as their plan to replace defenseman Jeremy Lauzon after…