The Boston Bruins have made plenty of changes this offseason, but a lot of former Bruins have also found new homes in the process. They also made some in-season moves, and those players are landing in new spots this summer.

It all started in November when the Bruins placed Johnny Beecher on waivers and lost him to the Calgary Flames. They continued throughout the season, even with a quieter trade deadline, and well into the summer with trades that gave Joonas Korpisalo and Fabian Lysell new homes. 

Let’s take a look at where departing Bruins, whether they left during the regular season or over the summer, will be playing next season: 

Johnny Beecher → Florida

The Bruins waived 2019 first-round pick Johnny Beecher in November, and he was picked up by the then 32nd-place Calgary Flames. Beecher finished with six points (2-4–6) in 29 games with Calgary and missed 15 games due to an upper-body injury in January. On July 1, Beecher signed a one-year deal with the Florida Panthers worth $850,000.

Jeffrey Viel → Tampa Bay

In January, the Bruins flipped Jeffrey Viel to Anaheim for a fourth-round pick. After making the roster out of training camp, Viel dressed for 10 games in a black and gold sweater. He did not hit the scoresheet, but that changed once he landed in Southern California. In 35 regular-season games with Anaheim, Viel finished with 10 points (3-7–10) and added four (2-2–4) in the playoffs. 

Viel signed a five-year deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning worth $12.5 million ($2.5M AAV). 

Vladislav Kolyachonok → New Jersey

This one will be fun trivia in a few years… which Bruin wore No. 74 after Jake DeBrusk? Kolyachonok only dressed for two games as a Bruin before being waived and reclaimed by Dallas. He finished the year with the AHL’s Texas Stars. The Dallas Stars did not issue the Belarusian defenseman a qualifying offer, and the Devils swooped in with a one-year deal worth $850,000. 

Victor Soderstrom → EHC Biel-Bienne (Switzerland)

Soderstrom, one year after winning the SHL’s defenseman of the year award, came back to North America hoping to have better luck cracking the NHL roster. He did not, but played in eight December games before being sent back to Providence ahead of the holiday break. He will return to Europe, signing with EHC Biel-Bienne through the 2027-28 season. 

Fabian Lysell → Colorado

The Bruins traded 2021 first-round pick Fabian Lysell to the Colorado Avalanche for a depth option in Ivan Ivan. He only dressed for 12 NHL games, and after the trade, Don Sweeney did not hide that the Bruins could have done more for his development, something he said Lysell also took ownership of. A few weeks after the trade, Lysell signed a one-year deal worth $850,000. 

Viktor Arvidsson → Detroit

The Bruins and Arvidsson could not come to an agreement this summer, and yes, the JJ Peterka trade did change things for both sides. The 33-year-old winger who scored 25 goals for the Bruins will stay in the division next season after signing a two-year deal in Detroit worth $10 million ($5M AAV). 

In Boston, Arvidsson reunited with his former assistant coach from Los Angeles, and Marco Sturm did not shy away from his praise for Arvidsson. In Detroit, he’ll reunite with his former head coach from Los Angeles, Todd McLellan. 

Joonas Korpisalo → NY Rangers

Things are changing in the Bruins’ crease. Joonas Korpisalo, and the $3 million cap hit he carried, are now with the New York Rangers after the Bruins opened July 1 with a trade. Over the last two seasons in Boston, Korpisalo went 25-19-9 with a 3.03 GAA and a .894 SV%, and now he will compete for a spot in the Rangers’ crease with Dylan Garand. 

Michael Callahan → Tampa Bay

The Franklin, MA, native dressed for five NHL games this past season, all coming in the Bruins’ first 28 games of the season, and he finished the year in Providence. Callahan signed a one-year deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning worth $850,000 on July 1 and will provide them with a depth option on the blue line. 

Riley Tufte → New Jersey

During his two years with the Bruins, Tufte dressed for 10 NHL games and scored a garbage-time power play goal in his first game up during the 2025-26 season. Down in Providence, he led the team with 32 goals and finished second with 56 points and cashed in on a one-year, one-way deal worth $850,000. 

Andrew Peeke → Utah

Throughout the season and leading up to free agency, Don Sweeney stated that he was staying in touch with Peeke’s representatives. They, clearly, did not come to a deal by July 1, and then the Bruins added two more right-shot defensemen who play similar roles to Peeke on the first day of free agency. 

On July 3, Peeke signed a one-year, $1 million deal with the Utah Mammoth. The contract is a far cry from his AFP Analytics’ projection, which saw Peeke landing a four-year deal with ~$4 million annually. 

Matej Blumel → HC Sparta Praha (Czechia) 

Blumel joined the Bruins hopeful for a new opportunity at an NHL roster spot. He did not make the roster out of camp, was called up in November, was injured, and after coming off the IR, he spent the rest of the season in Providence. Blumel finished fourth on the P-Bruins with 52 points (21-31–52). He signed a four-year deal with Sparta Praha, bringing him just over an hour away from his hometown in Tabor, CZE.

Georgii Merkulov → Still Unsigned

Georgii Merkulov, who played in just one game with the Bruins this season, remains an unrestricted free agent. He is a Group 6 UFA this summer. 

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