In one swoop, Boston allocated a hefty portion of its surplus cap space toward the top center on the market in Elias Lindholm and arguably the most imposing blueliner in the league in Nikita Zadorov... But hefty payouts are the price of doing business this time of year, especially when it comes to shoring up critical areas of the depth chart via free agency.
The addition of Lindholm does give Boston another top-six fixture capable of chipping in with 20 goals and 50+ points... But a sizable free-agency exodus in Boston's room has also sapped its roster of some much-needed secondary scoring.
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