With Milan Lucic going through the legal process for an alleged domestic violence issue, there have been questions as to why his contract has not been terminated. Now, we have a better understanding. <h2>Lucic Has Pleaded Not Guilty on the Charges</h2> Milan Lucic was arrested for a domestic issue between himself and his wife, and was arraigned a few weeks ago. During his arraignment, Lucic pleaded not guilty to the charges, and immediately entered the NHL's Player Assistance Program. There is no set time for players who enter the program to leave. Players also continue to get paid during their time in the Players Assistance program. <q>COLUMN: With Milan Lucic not in the picture, a lot of the responsibility for providing toughness is going to come down on the shoulders of Trent Frederic. He lived up to that haymaker-throwing role in the 3-0 Bruins win over the Sharks 🏒🏆🐻</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/HackswithHaggs/status/1730626286307995998'> </a></blockquote></div> <q>Milan Lucic will be entering the NHL/NHLPA Player assistance program while he remains in indefinite leave from Bruins</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/conroyherald/status/1727107295358939511'> </a></blockquote></div> <h2>Bruins Look to Younger Players to Fill Gap from Lucic</h2> The Bruins have struggled following the Lucic news, but have seemed to find their footing again on the back of younger players like Trent Frederic. Frederic has played well over the last 3 games, adding some toughness back to the roster that Brad Marchand has stated is what the Bruins needed. <q>Trent Frederic regains the lead for Boston</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1731138577721889196'> </a></blockquote></div> the Bruins will hope to move past the Lucic situation to regain control over their season. As seen on <a href='https://www.hockeyotb.com/nhl-team/boston-bruins/The-reason-behind-Milan-Lucic-contract-not-being-terminated-has-been-revealed' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Hockey OTB</a> - The reason behind Milan Lucic's contract not being terminated has been revealed