When the Boston Bruins' 2024-25 season ended at the TD Garden back in April with an overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils, it marked the end of some players' time with the Black and Gold. General manager Don Sweeney faced a number of decisions on some players, and he knew he was going to let some of them walk in free agency.
One of those players that Sweeney ended up cutting ties with, and really for the second time in 12 months, was forward Jakub Lauko. At the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, Sweeney traded Lauko to the Minnesota Wild, but at the trade deadline this past March, Boston reacquired him from Minnesota along with Marat Khusnutdinov for forward Justin Brazeau.