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The Daily: No Krejci in Boston; Briere’s Son Finds a Hockey Job

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9 months ago

August 3, 2023

The Boston Bruins, as expected, are losing David Krejci. And their loss is a gain for every other team in the Atlantic Division, including the Detroit Red Wings. The erosion of the Bruins’ depth continued Tuesday when a source told the Boston Hockey Now that David Krejci will play his only hockey for the Czechia national team in upcoming season.

He is not returning to the Boston Bruins.

That means the Bruins have lost Patrice Bergeron (retirement), Krejci (semi-retirement) and Taylor Hall (trade). They were also unable to re-sign Garnet Hathaway, Tyler Bertuzzi, Dimitri Orlov and Connor Clifton.

The Bruins will still have a talent-laden team, but probably won’t be as strong as they were a season ago. The team’s No. 1 center will either be Charlie Coyle or Pavel Zacha. The Bruins don’t have the cap space to add any significant players.

With the Tampa Bay Lightning’s depth also on the decline and the Buffalo Sabres and Detroit Red Wings theoretically on the rise, there is some mystery to what the Atlantic Division will look like in 2023-24.

Red Wings’ Offseason

Detroit prospect defenseman Anton Johansson (two goals, one assist) has played impressively well for Sweden at the World Junior Summer Showcase. Plug him in right after Simon Edvinsson, Axel Sandin Pellikka, Albert Johansson and William Wallinder on your Red Wings’ prospect defenseman list.

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