While the St. Louis Blues will take the ice on Wednesday to open the NHL 2019-20 regular season against Washington, the team they defeated in the 2018-19 Stanley Cup Final is caught up in the rumor mill.
The Boston Bruins figure to be competitive yet again this season, but they have two very important outstanding question marks in forward Charlie Coyle and defenseman Torey Krug to reconcile along the way.
Elsewhere in the Atlantic Division, the 2013 third overall pick has an even more uncertain future in Montreal.