Boston Bruins forward Trent Frederic is a pending unrestricted free agent. Because of this, questions about his future with the Original Six club have naturally come up. View the original article to see embedded media.

"If you followed like the last time we played them, it kind of all stems from that." The post Trent Frederic avenges Bruins teammate in heavyweight fight with Emil Lilleberg appeared first on Boston.com.

This was the Bruins' first game since president Cam Neely revealed earlier this week that the club could retool its roster. This loss only strengthens the argument that the Bruins should make roster changes. The Bruins continue to struggle with consistency and closing out games, and they are not showing many signs of changing that.

After Emil Lilleberg's crosscheck sent Mark Kastelic to the IR, Trent Frederic challenged the Tampa defenseman to fight.

David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and Parker Wotherspoon scored his first NHL goal to help the Boston Bruins open a four-goal lead and hold on to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2.

Is it time for major changes? CEO Charlie Jacobs made one thing clear Wednesday: He has faith in Sweeney and Neely to make the right moves.

BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 14: Boston Bruins center Matthew Poitras (51) flips the puck up ice during a game between the Boston Bruins and the Tampa Bay Lightning on January 14, 2025, at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

“Look at Trent Frederic who is a pending unrestricted free agent. And look at Justin Brazeau, who’s had a wonderful year for the Boston Bruins, again, contractually, he needs some attention.

Defenseman Parker Wotherspoon, who was playing in his 76th NHL game, scored his first career goal to give the Bruins a 2-0 lead at 9:31 of the first period. David Pastrnak, who assisted on the goal, made sure to collect the keepsake puck for his teammate.

The Bruins didn’t mince ... it was fellow scrapper Trent Frederic who answered the bell and doled out some punishment against Lilleberg. Shortly after Boston built itself a four-goal lead ...

Even though a recent report saying the Boston Bruins are an un-unified team was already deemed baseless, Trent Frederic completely dispelled it with just a few punches.

Boston Bruins president Cam Neely admitted to reporters that the Original Six club could retool their roster, depending on where they are at in the standings near the deadline. View the original article to see embedded media.