Lucic was selected by the Bruins with the 50th overall pick of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, and it was a decision that benefited the Black and Gold immensely. During his prime years with the Bruins, Lucic was one of their top stars and a huge part of their success during the early-to-mid 2010s.

Milan Lucic announced his retirement from the NHL on Sunday. The forward leaves the League on his 38th birthday. He won the Stanley Cup with the 2010-11 Boston Bruins and played 1,177 regular-season games (586 points; 233 goals, 353 assists) for Boston, the Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames.

The Bruins have several needs, one sportswriter says. He sees seven players around the NHL as possible Bruins trade targets.

The easiest thing anyone could have done after the Buffalo Sabres embarrassed the Boston Bruins in Game 4 to take a 3-1 series lead was to dismiss the Bruins out of hand and declare the series was over.

The Bruins won’t pick in the Top 10 of next month’s NHL Draft unless they swing a trade. Though they owned the rights to Toronto’s first-rounder, that pick was top-five protected, and the lottery balls didn’t bounce Boston’s way.

The latest NHL news has the Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils linked in speculation surrounding young blueliner Simon Nemec, there have been conflicting reports on his availability. But league insiders believe New Jersey may have a pivotal decision to make this summer.

Lucic spent his first eight NHL seasons with the Bruins and won a Stanley Cup with the team in 2011. He then spent time with the Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames before re-signing with Boston in 2023.