Ordinarily, teams are required to submit these offers by June 25 or the Draft. However, with the draft now set for June 28/29 and free agency beginning on July 1, the Qualifying Offer deadline has been shifted to June 30.
This alteration in the timeline presents the Boston Bruins, who have multiple RFAs to contend with, with a valuable advantage. The Bruins now have extra time to thoroughly assess their options and carefully deliberate on which players they wish to extend offers to.