Brad Marchand is signed for two more seasons and will be a leader until his career is over. Linus Ullmark, who is having a Vezina calibre season, is also signed for two more years after this one.
Add in younger players like Fabian Lysell, John Beecher, Marc McLaughlin, Jack Ahcan and Mason Lohrei; the future isn't as bleak as it may seem to be.
However, Don Sweeney's number one priority has to be a Pastrnak extension. He's still young and a very important piece to the Bruins' current and, hopefully, future core. The longer he waits, though, the more it could possibly cost him.