The Boston Bruins have entered an offseason of uncertainty.
Former GM Peter Chiarelli already paid the ultimate price for the team's failure to reach the postseason and while it seems few other major changes are afoot at the head coaching or executive level, the roster could still be set for a significant shake up before all is said and done.
While most of that shake up will probably center on departures - like Niklas Svedberg - additions will be made as well.
According to the latest report, the Bruins could be set to add yet another talented young goalie to their already elite stable of netminders, in the form of University of North Dakota goaltender Zane McIntyre.
"Hearing UND G Zane McIntyre plans to go pro...has ability to become a free agent, but word is he wants to sign w/BOS, which drafted him," Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman tweeted.
McIntyre, a former sixth-round pick by the Bruins in the 2010 NHL Draft, was recently named the winner of the Mike Richter Award as NCAA Division I Men's Hockey's most outstanding goaltender.
"Over the past two years at North Dakota, McIntyre has been nothing short of outstanding. In 2013-14, in just his second season with UND, McIntyre posted a 20-10-3 record with a 1.99 goals-against average and .926 save percentage," writes Jared Clinton of The Hockey News. "He improved his SP to .929 this season and his GAA slipped by the slightest of margins to 2.05. At the end of the season, McIntyre finished with a 29-10-3 record and helped lead North Dakota to the Frozen Four."
McIntyre's name may seem unfamiliar to fans of the black and gold, as he had it legally changed from Gothberg in August 2014 to honor his grandmother.
While he has not yet formally announced his intention to sign, with Svedberg off to the KHL, McIntyre could find an open spot waiting for him with the Bruins behind Tuukka Rask and Malcolm Subban, likely as the back-up to Subban with Boston's AHL affiliate in Providence.