"I think the Bruins] track record speaks for itself," Foligno said. "Playing against them all these years, they're a team that I've admired from afar. Their culture, their structure. They're always in the thick of it. They're always a team that seems to have a chance to win on any given night and also in the postseason. So that, topped with a conversation I got to have with [Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron], which was really cool just being able to speak to Patrice and kind of pick his brain a little bit [and
, an unrestricted free agent who has played his 15-season NHL career with the Bruins, could return.
"David and I have communicated pretty consistently over the last little while. Nothing has changed on that front," Sweeney said. "He has his own reasons and he's going to keep those private, as I am, in terms of what his timeline is. Not unlike Tuukka, we've left things completely open-ended about him possibly returning to play for us, so it's not a definitive timeline. Obviously, David's a unique player. He's been a tremendous Bruin and a highly productive player throughout his entire career, and again, we hope that that will continue, but on that timeline of when he sees fit, not when we do."
NHL.com staff writer Amalie Benjamin contributed to this report
