20 Fun Facts about The Boston Bruins — GripRoomHours before the best owner in Boston sports, Wyc Grousbeck, announced his family would be selling the Boston Celtics, often falsely maligned Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs opened up the checkbook as if to say, “Hey fans, don’t forget about the Black-and-Gold.”

On the first day of NHL free agency Monday, the Bruins landed arguably the best center on the market in Elias Lindholm with a seven-year, $54.25 million deal. In terms of salary cap hit ($7.75 million per year), it is the richest deal the franchise ever handed to a new player and Lindholm is now Boston’s third-highest paid behind David Pastrnak and defenseman