The Boston Bruins are looking to add between now and the trade deadline
Daily Faceoff: The Boston Bruins are one of the top teams in the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference. They’re checking the trade market for now and what could be available at the trade deadline. They got some draft picks and the cap room to make a move. They’re not just looking at players on expiring contracts.
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Carter Hutton: “And now Boston has been such a pleasant surprise, like where they’re at as a team compared to the Hawks in their rebuild. Does this give them confidence as they’re first in the Atlantic, third in the league in points percentage, to like the management and staff to start trying to maybe sniff around and see where they can add to be a legit team. They’re 8-1 at home right now, Dave. Like they’ve been a powerhouse at home ice.
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David Pagnotta: “Yeah, and you know, their group, Don Sweeney, Cam Neely, and company would love to be able to add to this. They’re not rushing into anything, but it does sound like they’re exploring the market to see what options might be available to them. Not necessarily now, but a little bit later on down the road.
They have another carrot to dangle. Not just their first-round pick, but Toronto’s first-round pick as well, that they can utilize to potentially move to bring in some additional assets for this club. I don’t think they’re looking at the, you know, a short-term fix.
I still think they want to bring in somebody, and they’re being, you know, responsible in this regard. Looking to bring in somebody that can help insulate this club, not just this season, and improve this club, not just this season, but beyond.
So I think they’re exploring a lot of their options to see either what’s available now or who might be available later, and to get an idea on some of those price tags.
I know there’s all the Pavel Zacha, you know, question marks. What are they going to do with him? Are they going to try to re-sign him? Keep him as their own rental? Is it in his best interest to maybe go to July one because the center market’s going to be thin? Might be.
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But you know, Zacha aside, it definitely looks like Sweeney and company are at least exploring the market to see, you know, who’s out there and you know what type of assets they may need to cough up in order to bolster this roster even more.
Tyler Yaremchuk: “They got some money as well. PuckPedia has got them at just under $7 million, which could be worth north of $20 million come trade deadline time if they can continue to accrue. So yeah, they have the, I love that you brought up the two first-round picks as well. And that Leafs one, like Dave, with the state of the Leafs right now, that pick might be pretty valuable, no?
Pagnotta: “Yeah, and I mean Boston’s certainly hoping that’s the case. Utilize that as a big piece to try to bring in an impact type of addition to this club. You just look at how well they’ve been performing this season, and it’s been consistent, right? This isn’t, they haven’t had puck luck, you know, in all of their 18 games. They’ve forced the issue a lot of the time, and a lot of their guys have been doing some pretty good damage.
Obviously, you have Pasta there that’s kind of leading the charge, but you’ve got a healthy, you know, back end for the most part. You’ve got strong goaltending. You’ve got depth that you’re utilizing. (Fraser) Minten certainly, you know, proving his worth. You know, you’d love to have (James) Hagen’s healthy throughout a full season. Not always in the cards, but you know, he’s, he was performing at a at a solid clip.
So they’ve got a good young, amount of talent. And (Elias) Lindholm, bit of a resurgence for him as well this season, which certainly amplifies their overall, has amplified their overall performance.
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So they’re again, this is a team they’re looking around and whether they utilize those picks, utilize some other assets, (Matthew) Poitras and (Mason) Lohrei’s name, you know, are always kind of out there. But you know, depending on what else they conjure up, if there’s a way to improve this club, they’re going to do it. But they’re not exclusively looking at this season; they’re looking with the future in mind.
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