The Boston Bruins have plenty of work to do this offseason when it comes to righting the wrongs rooted in a miserable 2024-25 season.

But with more than $26 million in cap space on hand, could the Bruins allocate most of that spending power toward the top free agent on the market in Toronto star Mitch Marner?

As jarring as it would be to see Marner don a black-and-gold sweater after years spent battling Boston in the postseason, Maple Leafs writer and The Athletic senior scribe James Mirtle isn’t discounting the Bruins as a viable contender for Marner’s services this offseason.

In a ranking of Marner’s 32 possible destinations this summer as a soon-to-be free agent, Mirtle tabbed the Carolina Hurricanes, Los Angeles Kings, Utah Mammoth, and Vegas Golden Knights as the “most likely fits” in the pursuit of Marner. 

But after those four, Mirtle tabbed the Bruins among the teams …