When Taylor Hall was dealt to the Chicago Blackhawks last week, the expectation among fans was the Boston Bruins were clearing space to re-sign Tyler Bertuzzi.

Not the case.

The Bruins needed to clear space to fill out the roster, and the did that on July 1 by signing Milan Lucic, James van Riemsdyk, Kevin Shattenkirk, Morgan Geekie, and Patrick Brown to deal that equal Hall's old cap hit.

Ian McLaren breaks down the signings, why the Bruins took this approach, and how Bertuzzi ended up with the rival Toronto Maple Leafs.

And still, theyr'e left with $6.2M to sign Jeremy Swayman, Trent Frederic, and hopefull Patrice Bergeron.

A full recap of the sytart of free agency for the Bruins on today's episode!

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