3 Bruins' Who Should Return in 2024-25

Bruins GM Don Sweeney will have decisions this upcoming offseason, but these three players should return to Boston next season.

With every offseason, there are bound to be changes for the Boston Bruins. General Manager (GM) Don Sweeney is projected to have a lot of cap space as several contracts are coming off the books. There are some free agents that Boston’s GM should consider bringing back next season, even if it’s to fill out the roster on team-friendly deals.

This season Sweeney had made some low-budget signings and they have worked out well and been key to the regular season run the Black and Gold have had with another 100-point season in the standings. Not everyone will be able to be retained, but Sweeney has some options to bring back as depth pieces and even an important piece next season. Here are three players that should return in 2024-25.

James van Riemsdyk

You could say this about multiple free agent signing last offseason, “What a singing this was’’ and in reality, who had James van Riemsdyk having the season he has so far for the Bruins on their bingo card? Not many, but the veteran has come in and filled a role up and down the lineup and on the first power-play unit.

In 68 games this season, he had 11 goals and 27 assists, scoring a lot of his goals around the net on the power play. Averaging over 13 minutes a night, he has struggled as of late, and expect Jim Montgomery to rest him a little bit over the final couple weeks of the regular season so he’s ready for the first round of the playoffs.