After the 2024-25 season, the Boston Bruins had a number of players going into free agency during the offseason.<\/p>\n
As free agency approaches on July 1, general manager Don Sweeney is keeping in contact with players he wants to sign. A point of focus for Sweeney and the Bruins in the offseason seems to be bringing back defenseman Henri Jokiharju for another season.<\/p>\n
Boston acquired Jokiharju in March in a trade that sent the team\u2019s 2026 fourth-round draft pick to the Buffalo Sabres. <\/p>\n
The Finland native had early success with the Bruins as a player on the blue line, something Boston was in need of. In 18 games, he added four assists to the stat sheet and went plus-7, averaging 21:22 minutes of ice time. <\/p>\n
When July comes around, Jokiharju will be an unrestricted free agent, meaning he can talk to any team he wants about a contract. <\/p>\n
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\u201cI\u2019m currently in discussions with Henri, seeing if we can bring him back,\u201d Sweeney said, according to WEEI\u2019s Bridgette Proulx<\/a>.\u201dWe have a need on the right side, there\u2019s no question about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Someone all Bruins fans would love to see back in the black and gold is Morgan Geekie. The forward is set to be a restricted free agent in July but has been open about wanting to stay in Boston. <\/p>\n \u201cAny time you can stick around \u2014 like I said, I love it here. I\u2019d love to be here as long as I can,\u201d Geekie told reporters in April.<\/a> \u201cThat\u2019s definitely a goal, especially with a family now, being able to be in one spot would be awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n