A major signing has been announced: The Boston Bruins have their official answer now

The Boston Bruins organization has been on the lookout for skilled and talented players to acquire this offseason, as the organization pursues their on-going re-tool.

And new insight has unveiled the organization have officially missed out on an opportunity on a free agent, as an opposing team has just revealed on Wednesday, July 2nd, that they have acquired the star forward.

The Edmonton Oilers have officially unveiled the signing and return of a former Oil Kings.

On Wednesday, the Oilers announced they have signed Curtis Lazar to a one-year contract with an average annual value (AAV) of $775,000.

This is a necessity for the cap-strapped Oilers, who only had $950,834 in cap space with one open roster spot prior to making the move, as per PuckPedia.

The 30-year old, will be joining his seventh team within his 12 NHL seasons. He spent the 2024/25 season with the New Jersey Devils, along with the Flames, for which he logged at least 10 appearances.

A knee injury unfortunately limited the center to 4 appearances, scoring just two goals, and three assists, for five points while averaging 10:34 per game and going 51.3% on faceoffs.

He has undoubtedly been hit with a pay cut to return to Edmonton, where he played his junior hockey with the WHL's Oil Kings, following earning a $1M salary for the past three seasons.

Now, Edmonton is now effectively barred from making any NHL-oriented UFA signings, unless they decide to clear a salary, although they can technically exceed the salary cap by 10% over the summer.

This is great news for the Boston Bruins organization, due to the fact that makes one less competitor capable of competing for skill this offseason.

Do you think the Boston Bruins have undergone a beneficial offseason thus far into their moves?