Ondrej Kase: What the Ondrej Kase trade means for the Bruins

“The Boston Bruins are really excited to be adding Ondrej Kase to our current team,” Sweeney said on a conference call Friday afternoon.

Urho Vaakanainen (the Bruins’ 2017 first-round pick) is progressing well, and even 2015 first rounder Jakub Zboril remains ahead of Andersson.

This deal also allows Sweeney to clear some cap room for another potential deal before Monday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline.

Oh, and did we mention his $4.6 million cap hit would fit perfectly with the Bruins cap situation at the moment?

The Bruins will have just under $24 million to sign their free agents during the offseason, according to Bruins Cap Space.