The Boston Bruins have received grades for their rather intriguing activity in 2025 NHL Free Agency this summer.

Award-winning TV writer and Boston Bruins fan Dave Flebotte passed away July 8 at age 65. The Boston native’s professional writing career saw him write and produce for popular shows including The Sopranos,

Barring any major trades that shake up the roster, the Boston Bruins’ lineup has very few openings for players to earn a job out of training camp. Before free agency, the opposite was true and the team had an opportunity to allow their logjam of young players the chance of an increased role at the NHL level.

The Boston Bruins had an uncharacteristically bad 2024-25 season, ranking second-to-last in the Eastern Conference, with little to nothing positive to take away from the year.

The Boston Bruins have brought in several new players since being major sellers at the 2025 NHL trade deadline. Among them is forward Marat Khusnutdinov, as the Bruins acquired him from the Minnesota Wild as part of the Justin Brazeau trade.

The Bruins, who dumped age and salary at the trade deadline, have jobs to be won. They were one of the NHL’s lowest-scoring teams last year and didn’t sign an established scorer in free agency. They’re hoping that Steeves or fellow under-the-radar signee Matej Blumel (39 goals, 33 assists in 67 AHL games) is ready to break out in the NHL.

Hagens was one of four current or future players representing the Eagles' men's hockey program at the Boston Bruins 2025 Development Camp.

The Boston Bruins' 2025-26 schedule was unveiled Wednesday, and their date with Brad Marchand and the Florida Panthers was the highlight of Boston's 82-game slate.