Zacha’s Career Year Just Made Boston’s Offseason Messier

Pavel Zacha picked the wrong time to have a career year, because now the Bruins have to sort out what that production really means for his future. Teams love value right up until they have to pay for it, and that is where these conversations tend to turn from hockey to bookkeeping. Boston is staring at an offseason where one good season can either lock a player in or make him the first name everyone starts circling in pencil.