As an RFA, Zacha filed for arbitration with the Bruins, but the two sides settled on a one-year, $3.5 million contract extension on Monday. The Czechia native met with Boston media yesterday to discuss his new contract.
He mentioned that one player, in particular, reached out first after his trade to the Bruins was made official.
It can't be forgotten that Zacha's (somewhat of a) team-friendly deal made it easier for the club to bring back both Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci, and he said that was thanks to, in big part to, the captain himself:
