[2] In the offseason, the organization fired Bruce Cassidy, the team's head coach for the previous six seasons, and replaced him with Jim Montgomery.
[12][13][14] Despite having an impressive regular season and securing home-ice advantage for the playoffs, the Bruins were upset in the first round by the Florida Panthers in seven games after surrendering a 3–1 lead.
As such, they joined the 2007 New England Patriots, 2001 Seattle Mariners, 1906 Chicago Cubs, and 2015–16 Golden State Warriors as all-time winningest regular season teams not to win their respective league's championship.
[15] This season served as the last for Krejci and fellow long-time Bruin Patrice Bergeron as they would retire during the ensuing offseason.
Below are the Boston Bruins' selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 7 to 8, 2022, at Bell Centre in Montreal.