# 2006–07 Boston Bruins season

The 2006–07 Boston Bruins season, the franchise's 83rd, saw the team working toward improving on a 2005–06 season which saw them finish with the third-worst record in the Eastern Conference. The Bruins missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

## Offseason

On May 26, Peter Chiarelli was named general manager. Head coach Mike Sullivan was fired on June 27 and replaced two days later by former Detroit Red Wings head coach Dave Lewis.
Forward Marc Savard and defenceman Zdeno Chara were major additions to the team via free agency, while goaltender Tim Thomas took over the starting job after Andrew Raycroft was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the off-season. Chara was named the 18th captain in team history on October 4.

## Regular season

Phil Kessel, the team's first-round pick in the 2006 NHL entry draft, immediately entered the lineup. However, he was lost from the roster in mid-December when he was diagnosed with a form of testicular cancer. Kessel's cancer proved to be operable and was removed, and he returned to the Bruins' lineup on January 9, less than a month after his diagnosis.
The Bruins finished the regular season having allowed the most shorthanded goals in the NHL, with 18.

### Season standings

Northeast Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 308 | 242 | 113 |
| 2 | 4 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 48 | 25 | 9 | 288 | 222 | 105 |
| 3 | 9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 258 | 269 | 91 |
| 4 | 10 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 42 | 34 | 6 | 245 | 256 | 90 |
| 5 | 13 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 35 | 41 | 6 | 219 | 289 | 76 |
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
 Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Eastern Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | P - Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 308 | 242 | 113 |
| 2 | Y - New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 216 | 201 | 107 |
| 3 | Y - Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 43 | 28 | 11 | 246 | 245 | 97 |
| 4 | X - Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 48 | 25 | 9 | 288 | 222 | 105 |
| 5 | X - Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 277 | 246 | 105 |
| 6 | X - New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 242 | 216 | 94 |
| 7 | X - Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 253 | 261 | 93 |
| 8 | X - New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 248 | 240 | 92 |
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| 9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 258 | 269 | 91 |
| 10 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 42 | 34 | 6 | 245 | 256 | 90 |
| 11 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 241 | 253 | 88 |
| 12 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 247 | 257 | 86 |
| 13 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 35 | 41 | 6 | 219 | 289 | 76 |
| 14 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 235 | 286 | 70 |
| 15 | Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 214 | 303 | 56 |
* Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

## Schedule and results

2006–07 regular season :
October: 3–5–1 (home: 2–2–0; road: 1–3–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 6, 20063–8@ Florida Panthers (2006–07)0–1–0Recap
2WOctober 7, 20063–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2006–07)1–1–0Recap
3LOctober 11, 20061–4@ Atlanta Thrashers (2006–07)1–2–0Recap
4LOctober 12, 20062–3 SO@ St. Louis Blues (2006–07)1–2–1Recap
5LOctober 14, 20061–4@ New York Islanders (2006–07)1–3–1Recap
6WOctober 19, 20063–2Calgary Flames (2006–07)2–3–1Recap
7LOctober 21, 20062–6Buffalo Sabres (2006–07)2–4–1Recap
8LOctober 26, 20062–3Montreal Canadiens (2006–07)2–5–1Recap
9WOctober 28, 20062–1Ottawa Senators (2006–07)3–5–1Recap :
November: 9–4–1 (home: 5–3–1; road: 4–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
10LNovember 2, 20064–5 SOBuffalo Sabres (2006–07)3–5–2Recap
11WNovember 4, 20066–5 OTTampa Bay Lightning (2006–07)4–5–2Recap
12LNovember 6, 20063–5@ Atlanta Thrashers (2006–07)4–6–2Recap
13LNovember 9, 20064–6Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07)4–7–2Recap
14WNovember 11, 20064–3Ottawa Senators (2006–07)5–7–2Recap
15WNovember 15, 20063–2 SO@ Washington Capitals (2006–07)6–7–2Recap
16WNovember 16, 20062–1 OTToronto Maple Leafs (2006–07)7–7–2Recap
17WNovember 18, 20063–2 OTWashington Capitals (2006–07)8–7–2Recap
18LNovember 20, 20062–3Florida Panthers (2006–07)8–8–2Recap
19WNovember 22, 20064–3 SO@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2006–07)9–8–2Recap
20LNovember 24, 20061–5Carolina Hurricanes (2006–07)9–9–2Recap
21WNovember 25, 20063–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07)10–9–2Recap
22WNovember 28, 20064–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07)11–9–2Recap
23WNovember 30, 20064–3 SOTampa Bay Lightning (2006–07)12–9–2Recap :
December: 7–5–1 (home: 4–2–0; road: 3–3–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
24LDecember 2, 20062–5@ Carolina Hurricanes (2006–07)12–10–2Recap
25WDecember 4, 20066–5@ Montreal Canadiens (2006–07)13–10–2Recap
26WDecember 7, 20063–1Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07)14–10–2Recap
27LDecember 9, 20061–5New Jersey Devils (2006–07)14–11–2Recap
28LDecember 12, 20063–4@ Montreal Canadiens (2006–07)14–12–2Recap
29WDecember 14, 20065–3New Jersey Devils (2006–07)15–12–2Recap
30LDecember 16, 20063–6Florida Panthers (2006–07)15–13–2Recap
31WDecember 19, 20067–2@ Ottawa Senators (2006–07)16–13–2Recap
32WDecember 21, 20062–0Vancouver Canucks (2006–07)17–13–2Recap
33WDecember 23, 20064–2Montreal Canadiens (2006–07)18–13–2Recap
34LDecember 26, 20064–5 OT@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2006–07)18–13–3Recap
35WDecember 29, 20065–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (2006–07)19–13–3Recap
36LDecember 30, 20060–5@ Nashville Predators (2006–07)19–14–3Recap :
January: 3–9–1 (home: 3–3–1; road: 0–6–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
37LJanuary 1, 20071–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07)19–15–3Recap
38LJanuary 4, 20072–10Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07)19–16–3Recap
39WJanuary 6, 20074–3Philadelphia Flyers (2006–07)20–16–3Recap
40LJanuary 9, 20072–5@ Ottawa Senators (2006–07)20–17–3Recap
41LJanuary 11, 20074–5 SONew York Islanders (2006–07)20–17–4Recap
42LJanuary 13, 20071–3@ New York Rangers (2006–07)20–18–4Recap
43WJanuary 15, 20073–2 SOBuffalo Sabres (2006–07)21–18–4Recap
44LJanuary 17, 20073–6@ Buffalo Sabres (2006–07)21–19–4Recap
45WJanuary 18, 20075–4 SOPittsburgh Penguins (2006–07)22–19–4Recap
46LJanuary 20, 20070–3Ottawa Senators (2006–07)22–20–4Recap
47LJanuary 27, 20071–3@ Ottawa Senators (2006–07)22–21–4Recap
48LJanuary 29, 20071–6New York Rangers (2006–07)22–22–4Recap
49LJanuary 30, 20071–7@ Buffalo Sabres (2006–07)22–23–4Recap :
February: 8–5–0 (home: 2–3–0; road: 6–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
50LFebruary 1, 20071–3Buffalo Sabres (2006–07)22–24–4Recap
51WFebruary 3, 20074–3 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2006–07)23–24–4Recap
52WFebruary 6, 20073–2 SO@ Washington Capitals (2006–07)24–24–4Recap
53LFebruary 8, 20072–5Carolina Hurricanes (2006–07)24–25–4Recap
54WFebruary 10, 20074–3 SONew York Islanders (2006–07)25–25–4Recap
55WFebruary 13, 20073–0Edmonton Oilers (2006–07)26–25–4Recap
56LFebruary 15, 20071–4@ New York Islanders (2006–07)26–26–4Recap
57WFebruary 17, 20074–3 SO@ Buffalo Sabres (2006–07)27–26–4Recap
58WFebruary 19, 20076–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (2006–07)28–26–4Recap
59WFebruary 20, 20073–0@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2006–07)29–26–4Recap
60WFebruary 23, 20076–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2006–07)30–26–4Recap
61LFebruary 24, 20072–7@ Florida Panthers (2006–07)30–27–4Recap
62LFebruary 26, 20072–3Atlanta Thrashers (2006–07)30–28–4Recap :
March: 5–9–2 (home: 2–5–2; road: 3–4–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
63LMarch 1, 20073–4 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2006–07)30–28–5Recap
64WMarch 3, 20073–1Montreal Canadiens (2006–07)31–28–5Recap
65WMarch 4, 20074–1@ New Jersey Devils (2006–07)32–28–5Recap
66LMarch 6, 20070–2Colorado Avalanche (2006–07)32–29–5Recap
67LMarch 8, 20071–2Minnesota Wild (2006–07)32–30–5Recap
68LMarch 10, 20071–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (2006–07)32–31–5Recap
69WMarch 11, 20076–3@ Detroit Red Wings (2006–07)33–31–5Recap
70WMarch 15, 20074–3 SOWashington Capitals (2006–07)34–31–5Recap
71LMarch 17, 20070–7@ New York Rangers (2006–07)34–32–5Recap
72LMarch 20, 20070–1@ Montreal Canadiens (2006–07)34–33–5Recap
73LMarch 22, 20073–6Montreal Canadiens (2006–07)34–34–5Recap
74LMarch 24, 20071–2 SONew York Rangers (2006–07)34–34–6Recap
75LMarch 25, 20070–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2006–07)34–35–6Recap
76WMarch 27, 20073–2@ Ottawa Senators (2006–07)35–35–6Recap
77LMarch 29, 20072–4Pittsburgh Penguins (2006–07)35–36–6Recap
78LMarch 31, 20072–3Atlanta Thrashers (2006–07)35–37–6Recap :
April: 0–4–0 (home: 0–1–0; road: 0–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
79LApril 1, 20071–3@ New Jersey Devils (2006–07)35–38–6Recap
80LApril 3, 20070–2@ Montreal Canadiens (2006–07)35–39–6Recap
81LApril 5, 20072–4@ Buffalo Sabres (2006–07)35–40–6Recap
82LApril 7, 20073–6Ottawa Senators (2006–07)35–41–6Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 91 | Marc Savard | C | 82 | 22 | 74 | 96 | −19 | 96 |
| 37 | Patrice Bergeron | C | 77 | 22 | 48 | 70 | −28 | 26 |
| 27 | Glen Murray | RW | 59 | 28 | 17 | 45 | −12 | 44 |
| 16 | Marco Sturm | LW | 76 | 27 | 17 | 44 | −24 | 46 |
| 33 | Zdeno Chara | D | 80 | 11 | 32 | 43 | −21 | 100 |
| 26 | Brad Boyes‡ | C | 62 | 13 | 21 | 34 | −17 | 25 |
| 81 | Phil Kessel | C | 70 | 11 | 18 | 29 | −12 | 12 |
| 11 | P. J. Axelsson | LW | 55 | 11 | 16 | 27 | −10 | 52 |
| 10 | Brandon Bochenski† | RW | 31 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 14 |
| 23 | Paul Mara‡ | D | 59 | 3 | 15 | 18 | −22 | 95 |
| 6 | Brad Stuart‡ | D | 48 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −22 | 26 |
| 22 | Shean Donovan | RW | 76 | 6 | 11 | 17 | −13 | 56 |
| 18 | Mark Mowers | C | 78 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −10 | 26 |
| 20 | Wayne Primeau‡ | C | 51 | 7 | 8 | 15 | −15 | 75 |
| 17 | Petr Tenkrat | RW | 64 | 9 | 5 | 14 | −16 | 34 |
| 13 | Stanislav Chistov† | LW | 60 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −8 | 36 |
| 41 | Andrew Alberts | D | 76 | 0 | 10 | 10 | −15 | 124 |
| 25 | Jason York | D | 49 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −14 | 32 |
| 47 | Petr Kalus | LW | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 68 | Milan Jurcina‡ | D | 40 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −5 | 20 |
| 21 | Andrew Ference† | D | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 31 |
| 44 | Aaron Ward† | D | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −8 | 18 |
| 6 | Dennis Wideman† | D | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −3 | 27 |
| 38 | Bobby Allen | D | 31 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −1 | 10 |
| 12 | Chuck Kobasew† | C | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −6 | 25 |
| 32 | Jeff Hoggan | LW | 46 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −8 | 33 |
| 49 | Matt Lashoff | D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −6 | 12 |
| 43 | Yan Stastny‡ | C | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 19 |
| 28 | Wade Brookbank‡ | LW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 15 |
| 21 | Nathan Dempsey | D | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 6 |
| 53 | Jeremy Reich | LW | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −10 | 63 |
| 45 | Mark Stuart | D | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 60 | Brian Finley | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 46 | David Krejci | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
| 31 | Joey MacDonald† | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 35 | Philippe Sauve† | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 50 | Jonathan Sigalet | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 |
| 30 | Tim Thomas | G | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6 |
| 52 | Nate Thompson | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Hannu Toivonen | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| 56 | Ben Walter | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltending

* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 30 | Tim Thomas | 66 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 1985 | 189 | 3.13 | .905 | 3 | 3619 |
| 54 | Hannu Toivonen | 18 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 502 | 63 | 4.23 | .875 | 0 | 894 |
| 31 | Joey MacDonald† | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 195 | 16 | 2.68 | .918 | 0 | 358 |
| 60 | Brian Finley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 3.04 | .909 | 0 | 59 |
| 35 | Philippe Sauve† | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 5.80 | .826 | 0 | 41 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy | Phil Kessel |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Zdeno Chara |
| League (in-season) | NHL First Star of the Week | Marc Savard (November 5) |
| League (in-season) | NHL First Star of the Week | Tim Thomas (December 24) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Second Star of the Week | Marc Savard (February 25) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Third Star of the Week | Tim Thomas (November 19) |
| League (in-season) | NHL YoungStars Game selection | Phil Kessel |
| Team | Eddie Shore Award | Tim Thomas |
| Team | Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy | Marc Savard |
| Team | John P. Bucyk Award | Patrice Bergeron |
| Team | Seventh Player Award | Tim Thomas |
| Team | Three Stars Awards | Marc Savard (1st) |
| Team | Three Stars Awards | Tim Thomas (2nd) |
| Team | Three Stars Awards | Glen Murray (3rd) |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Phil Kessel | October 6, 2006 |
| First game | Nate Thompson | October 21, 2006 |
| First game | Matt Lashoff | October 26, 2006 |
| First game | Jonathan Sigalet | January 9, 2007 |
| First game | David Krejci | January 30, 2007 |
| First game | Petr Kalus | March 24, 2007 |

## Transactions

The Bruins were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24) | To Toronto Maple LeafsAndrew Raycroft | To Boston BruinsRights to Tuukka Rask |
| June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24) | To New York Islanders 4th-round pick in 2006Chicago's 5th-round pick in 2006 | To Boston Bruins Phoenix's 3rd-round pick in 2006 |
| June 26, 2006 (2006-06-26) | To Phoenix CoyotesNick Boynton4th-round pick in 2007 | To Boston BruinsPaul Mara3rd-round pick in 2007 or 2008 |
| November 13, 2006 (2006-11-13) | To Anaheim Ducks Phoenix's 3rd-round pick in 2007 or 2008 | To Boston Bruins Stanislav Chistov |
| November 14, 2006 (2006-11-14) | To Phoenix CoyotesTyler Redenbach | To Boston BruinsPhilippe Sauve |
| December 19, 2006 (2006-12-19) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsWade Brookbank | To Boston BruinsFuture considerations |
| January 16, 2007 (2007-01-16) | To St. Louis BluesYan Stastny | To Boston Bruins5th-round pick in 2007 |
| February 1, 2007 (2007-02-01) | To Washington CapitalsMilan Jurcina | To Boston Bruins4th-round pick in 2008 |
| February 3, 2007 (2007-02-03) | To Chicago Blackhawks Kris VersteegConditional draft pick | To Boston Bruins Brandon Bochenski |
| February 10, 2007 (2007-02-10) | To Calgary Flames Wayne PrimeauBrad StuartConditional 4th-round pick in 2008 | To Boston Bruins Andrew FerenceChuck Kobasew |
| February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) | To New York Rangers Paul Mara | To Boston Bruins Aaron Ward |
| February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) | To St. Louis Blues Brad Boyes | To Boston Bruins Dennis Wideman |
| May 16, 2007 (2007-05-16) | To Columbus Blue Jackets 5th-round pick in 2007 | To Boston Bruins Rights to Adam McQuaid |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Zdeno Chara | Ottawa Senators | 5-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Marc Savard | Atlanta Thrashers | 4-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2006 (2006-07-02) | Shean Donovan | Calgary Flames | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 6, 2006 (2006-07-06) | Mark Mowers | Detroit Red Wings | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 11, 2006 (2006-07-11) | Chris Collins | Boston College (HE) | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17) | Bobby Allen | New Jersey Devils | | Free agency |
| July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17) | Nate DiCasmirro | Edmonton Oilers | | Free agency |
| July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17) | Brian Finley | Nashville Predators | | Free agency |
| July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17) | Dennis Packard | Tampa Bay Lightning | | Free agency |
| July 21, 2006 (2006-07-21) | Wade Brookbank | Vancouver Canucks | | Free agency |
| July 21, 2006 (2006-07-21) | Jeff Hoggan | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 21, 2006 (2006-07-21) | Jason York | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 7, 2006 (2006-08-07) | Nathan Dempsey | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 7, 2006 (2006-08-07) | Pascal Pelletier | Providence Bruins (AHL) | | Free agency |
| August 28, 2006 (2006-08-28) | T. J. Trevelyan | St. Lawrence University (ECAC) | multi-year | Free agency |
| February 24, 2007 (2007-02-24) | Joey MacDonald | Detroit Red Wings | | Waivers |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| June 30, 2006 (2006-06-30) | Travis Green | Anaheim Ducks | Buyout |
| June 30, 2006 (2006-06-30) | Shawn McEachern | | Buyout |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Brian Eklund | | Contract expiration (VI) |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Hal Gill | Toronto Maple Leafs | Free agency (III) |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Jason MacDonald | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Garret Stroshein | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| July 4, 2006 (2006-07-04) | Marty Reasoner | Edmonton Oilers | Free agency (III) |
| July 12, 2006 (2006-07-12) | Ben Guite | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency (VI) |
| July 15, 2006 (2006-07-15) | Eric Healey | Tampa Bay Lightning | Free agency (III) |
| July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17) | Pat Leahy | Nashville Predators | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 21, 2006 (2006-07-21) | Mariusz Czerkawski | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (NLA) | Free agency (III) |
| July 29, 2006 (2006-07-29) | Josh Langfeld | Detroit Red Wings | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 31, 2006 (2006-07-31) | Jiri Slegr | HC Litvinov (ELH) | Free agency (III) |
| August 5, 2006 (2006-08-05) | David Tanabe | Carolina Hurricanes | Release (II) |
| August 15, 2006 (2006-08-15) | Ian Moran | Anaheim Ducks | Free agency (III) |
| August 30, 2006 (2006-08-30) | Brad Isbister | Carolina Hurricanes | Free agency (III) |
| September 12, 2006 (2006-09-12) | Tom Fitzgerald | | Retirement (III) |
| September 13, 2006 (2006-09-13) | Alexei Zhamnov | | Retirement |
| October 4, 2006 (2006-10-04) | Dan LaCouture | New Jersey Devils | Free agency (III) |
| May 24, 2007 (2007-05-24) | Brian Leetch | | Retirement (III) |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17) | Andrew Alberts | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17) | Jeremy Reich | | Re-signing |
| August 3, 2006 (2006-08-03) | Brad Boyes | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 7, 2006 (2006-08-07) | Milan Jurcina | | Re-signing |
| August 17, 2006 (2006-08-17) | Phil Kessel | multi-year | Entry-level |
| August 22, 2006 (2006-08-22) | Patrice Bergeron | 5-year | Re-signing |
| August 31, 2006 (2006-08-31) | Jordan Sigalet | | Re-signing |
| September 9, 2006 (2006-09-09) | Wacey Rabbit | multi-year | Entry-level |
| February 24, 2007 (2007-02-24) | Marco Sturm | multi-year | Extension |
| April 26, 2007 (2007-04-26) | Hannu Toivonen | 1-year | Extension |
| May 5, 2007 (2007-05-05) | Tuukka Rask | multi-year | Entry-level |
| May 16, 2007 (2007-05-16) | Adam McQuaid | multi-year | Entry-level |
| May 31, 2007 (2007-05-31) | Mikko Lehtonen | 3-year | Entry-level |
| May 31, 2007 (2007-05-31) | Vladimir Sobotka | 3-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Boston's picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Bruins had the 5th overall draft pick.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team (league) |
| 1 | 5 | Phil Kessel (C/RW) | United States | Boston Bruins | University of Minnesota (WCHA) |
| 2 | 37 | Yuri Alexandrov (D) | Russia | Boston Bruins | Severstal Cherepovets (Russia) |
| 2 | 50 | Milan Lucic (LW) | Canada | Boston Bruins (from Edmonton) | Vancouver Giants (WHL) |
| 3 | 71 | Brad Marchand (C) | Canada | Boston Bruins | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 128 | Andrew Bodnarchuk (D) | Canada | Boston Bruins | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 158 | Levi Nelson (C) | Canada | Boston Bruins | Swift Current Broncos (WHL) |