Mats Zuccarello
Mats Zuccarello is a good hockey player. Some would even say really good. But he is not going to get a five-year contract from anyone like he is requesting. His numbers and age do not attest to that.
Zuccarello’s last contract was a four-year, $18 million one given to him by the Rangers. Due to that contract, he has been on the Bruins radar for the past few years around the trade deadline but the price was too much for Boston to spend.
It is less likely now he will receive a contract near that annual average and instead in the $3 million range more than likely. If Zuccarello was willing to take a two or three year deal, it would be worth a discussion for the Boston Bruins, who reportedly have their eye on him already.
Yet another right wing option that could help the Bruins on the second or third line. However, out of all the names on this list, he will be the most expensive by far. Signing Zuccarrello is much like signing Justin Williams. You know for sure what you’re going to get, but this time around it is at a lower price.
All five of these options fill a need for the Boston Bruins on the right side, it is just a matter of what they will have available to them following Charlie McAvoy and Brandon Carlo’s respective deals. Free Agency opens July 1st.