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The Boston Bruins are entering the offseason with just under $21 million of cap space. For the first time in a while, they are in a prime position to spend significantly, and GM Don Sweeney is expected to take advantage of that.

While adding a first-line center is the Bruins’ biggest goal of the offseason, they are also expected to target top-six scoring wingers.

Due to this, in a recent article for The Fourth Period, NHL insider David Pagnotta listed the Bruins as one of the many teams that could look to acquire Winnipeg Jets winger Nikolaj Ehlers this offseason. He also noted that Ehlers is not interested in an extension with the Jets, which is why they are shopping him.

There is no question that the Bruins could use a winger like Ehlers in their top six. This will be especially true if they can’t agree on a new deal with Jake DeBrusk this summer.

It’s no secret that Boston Bruins GM Don Sweeney is facing a huge offseason. You could say it’s the biggest one of his tenure as GM of the Black and Gold. He has a lot of cap space available to spend and he said at his end-of-the-year press conference last month that he’s going to be aggressive on free agency begins.

Not only does Sweeney have decisions on pending free agents from other teams, but from his team as well with nine pending unrestricted free agents. Some decisions are not going to be easy, including Jake DeBrusk, who has been a big part of the Bruins forwarding grouping the last couple of seasons. Matt Grzelcyk and Derek Forbort on defense are not expected back, but one player who had a very surprising 2023-24 season is reportedly going to begin contract discussions for the 2024-25 season.

When the Bruins brought back Danton Heinen on a PTO before training camp, little did they know that he would end up signing a one-year contract and performing the way he did. Not only 5-on-5, but he was a key penalty killer for second-year head coach Jim Montgomery. David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period reported on Tuesday that the Bruins will reach out to Heinen’s camp about contract negotiations this week.