This has quietly been a very disappointing offseason for the Boston Bruins.
That’s surprising on its own, as the Bruins have become one of the model organizations in recent years and won the Presidents' Trophy in 2013-14. What’s surprising is that the problems the Bruins are facing this summer are largely the work of Peter Chiarelli, who has been one of the game’s best general managers since taking the job in 2006.
The Bruins are pressed against the salary cap and have yet to sign two of their most important players: defenseman Torey Krug and forward Reilly Smith, a pair of restricted free agents. Removing the cap hit of Marc Savard from the equation (he will be shifted to long-term injured reserve when the season begins), the Bruins have about $3.2 million to sign Krug and Smith.
Krug is 23 years old and had a terrific first full NHL season in 2013-14. He had 14 goals and 40 points, which were sixth and 20th, respectively, among all defensemen, while playing mostly sheltered five-on-five minutes and 2:30 per game on the power play, most among Bruin defensemen.
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