It’s been a busy couple of weeks for the Bruins as they retool their roster for the 2024-25 season. The shakeup began when the team traded goalie Linus Ullmark in the days leading up to the draft, and continued with the beginning of free agency.
Here’s a look at who’s coming and who’s going.
Additions
Elias Lindholm, forward
The 29-year-old center joins the Bruins on a seven-year deal that carries an average annual value of $7.75 million. He had 15 goals and 29 assists for Calgary and Vancouver last season. His best season was 2021-22, when he posted 42 goals and 40 assists in 82 games.
Nikita Zadorov, defenseman
Also 29, the 6-foot-6-inch, 248-pounder comes over from Vancouver on a six-year, $30 million deal. He had 47 goals and 102 assists in 11 seasons for the Sabres, Avalanche, Blackhawks, Flames, and Canucks.
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Mark Kastelic, forward
Acquired in the Ullmark deal, the 6-4, 226-pound center had 14 goals and 25 points in 144 games with Ottawa. The 25-year-old will earn $835,000 in 2024-25 before becoming a restricted free agent.
Joonas Korpisalo, goaltender
Also part of the Ullmark trade, Korpisalo was Ottawa’s No. 1 this past season but struggled, posting a 21-26-4 record with a 3.27 GAA and .890 save percentage. The Senators will retain 25 percent of his contract, but that will still leave the Bruins with a $3 million cap hit through the 2027-28 season for the 30-year-old Finn.
Vinni Lettieri, center
Included in the trade on Day 2 of the draft with Minnesota that allowed the Bruins to move up 12 spots in the fourth round, Lettieri appeared in a career-high 46 games for the Wild last season, tallying five goals and four assists.
Max Jones, forward
Injuries limited Jones, 26, to five goals and 10 assists in 52 games with the Ducks last season. He was selected by Anaheim in the first round in 2016. The Bruins signed the 6-3, 216-pounder to a two-year deal with an annual hit of $1 million.
Subtractions
Linus Ullmark, goaltender
After winning the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s top goalie in 2022-23, leading the league in wins (40), GAA (1.89), and save percentage (.938), Ullmark had a 22-win season while splitting time with Jeremy Swayman in 2023-24. The playoffs were a different story, with Swayman seizing control between the pipes to start 12 of 13 games. In the trade with the Senators, in addition to Kastelic and Korpisalo the Bruins received the 25th pick of the first round, which they used to select incoming Boston College freshman Dean Letourneau.
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Jake DeBrusk, forward
The 27-year-old signed with the Canucks for seven years and a $5.5 million average annual value after posting a 19-21—40 line last season, slightly lower than his career year of 27-23—50 in 2022-23. He had spent his entire career with the Bruins after being selected 14th overall in 2015.
Jakub Lauko, forward
Included in the draft day trade with Minnesota, the 2018 third-round pick appeared in 91 games for the Bruins over the last two seasons, including eight in the playoffs.
Danton Heinen, forward
Heinen, who turned 29 on Friday, headed to Vancouver on a two-year deal with a $2.25 average annual value. A fourth-round pick of the Bruins in 2014, he was traded in 2020 for Nick Ritchie, but he returned to Boston this past season on a professional tryout and responded with 17 goals and 19 assists in 74 games.
Derek Forbort, defenseman
After spending the last three seasons in Boston, Forbort signed a one-year, $1.5 million deal with the Canucks. The 32-year-old played 35 games for the Bruins in 2023-24, as well as three in the playoffs.
Matt Grzelcyk, defenseman
The Charlestown native signed a one-year, $2.75 million deal with the Penguins. Grzelcyk, 30, spent parts of eight seasons with the Bruins, scoring 25 goals with 110 assists in 445 games after playing for Boston University.
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Pat Maroon, forward
The 36-year-old is off to Chicago on a one-year contract for $1.3 million. After being acquired from the Wild at the trade deadline, he appeared in two regular-season games for the Bruins, but played in all 13 playoff games, registering a pair of assists.
Other signings
The Bruins announced several deals with players who spent most of 2023-24 in the AHL, although some have limited NHL experience. They include forwards Riley Tufte (one year, $775,000) and Cole Koepke (one-year, two-way contract for $775,000), and defensemen Jordan Oesterle and Bill Sweezey and forward Jeffrey Viel (two-year, two-way deals with annual $775,000 NHL cap hits for all three).
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