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A major development has surfaced in the Boston Bruins losing a player for free
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There have been some talks about the Boston Bruins placing a top-nine player on waivers this season, and now some new details have emerged on them possibly losing him for free.
Last season, the Boston Bruins ended up trading away a bunch of key players during the NHL trade deadline.
Among the players that were traded, Charlie Coyle was one of them. Coyle went to the Colorado Avalanche and in return the Boston Bruins acquired Casey Mittelstadt along with a highly touted prospect in Will Zellers and a second round pick.
The reported return for Coyle. Mittelstadt, 26, has 2 years left after this at $5.75M AAV. Will Zellers is 2nd-leading scorer in USHL, heading to North Dakota next season.
According to Heavy.com, they believe that the Bruins could end up placing Mittelstadt on waivers to assign him to the AHL.
If the Bruins did do this, they could end up losing him for free, especially considering he has been in a lot of trade talks this off-season.
Waivers are officially open
The waiver wire officially opens 12 days before the NHL regular season begins, and that was yesterday, meaning if the Boston Bruins did want to put Mittelstadt on waivers, they could.
NHL waivers starts up 12 days before the start of the regular season. That means it starts tomorrow.
There were already a bunch of players placed on waivers yesterday:
The following players have been placed on waivers (September 25, 2025) on the purpose of assignment:
Ottawa - LW Wyatt Bongiovanni
Ottawa - RW Xavier Bourgault
Ottawa - D Cameron Crotty
Otawa - C Hunter Piepard
Philadelphia - LW Oscar Eklind
Utah - G Connor Ingram
Ottawa - LW Wyatt Bongiovanni
Ottawa - RW Xavier Bourgault
Ottawa - D Cameron Crotty
Otawa - C Hunter Piepard
Philadelphia - LW Oscar Eklind
Utah - G Connor Ingram
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SEPTEMBRE 26 | 190 ANSWERS A major development has surfaced in the Boston Bruins losing a player for free Can you see the Boston Bruins placing Casey Mittelstadt on waivers and losing him for free? | ||
| Yes | 58 | 30.5 % |
| No | 132 | 69.5 % |
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