COMMENTARY
Don Sweeney and the Bruins found themselves in an unenviable spot this offseason.
A franchise reeling from a crushing first-round collapse was staring at a painful summer — one eventually marked by the retirement of two franchise pillars in Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci.
And to make matters worse, Sweeney and his staff had little fiscal flexibility to alleviate Boston’s talent drain.
Boston’s win-now mindset in what ultimately stood as Bergeron and Krejci’s swan song resulted in $4.5 million in bonus overages landing on the Bruins’ books in 2023-24.
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Matt Poitras expected to rejoin Bruins after Canada’s exit from World Juniors
Canada's Matthew Poitras, right, and Czech Republic's Matej Mastalirsky in action during the IIHF World Junior Championship ice hockey quarterfinal match between Canada and Czech Republic at Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, Tuesday, Jan.