On November 19th, 2023, Boston's Milan Lucic was arrested on Domestic Abuse charges by his wife. Those charges have not been dropped and Lucic will be going to trial on Feb 16th. Right after the arrest took place, Boston Bruins cited their support to both Lucic and his family as they deal with this, however they have not commented on it since.
Lucic right now is on indefinite leave from the team and long term injured reserve. Then Bruins appear to be taking the innocent until proven guilty ideology on this case. Some would question this as with such cases in the past, players have been suspended or their contracts terminated.
Under the CBA Morality Clause, Boston could still fine Lucic, or suspend/terminate his one year one-million-dollar contract.
Each player must agree to conduct himself on and off the rink according to the highest standards of honesty, morality, fair play, and sportsmanship and to refrain from conduct detrimental to the best interest of the Club, the League, or professional hockey generally.--Section from NHL CBA Morality Clause
Unless Lucic is proven guilty between now and the end of the season, the Bruins likely won't part ways with Lucic using the Morality Clause and will likely figure the situation out in the offseason.
