Boston Bruins 2023-24 Roster and Salary Cap Discussion XIII: On the eve of the trade deadline

[Roll 4 Lines]

please come to Boston for the spring time

Please, come to Denver with the snowfall

 

[CDJ]

I did $50 last night on them, then $50 on Florida. If they meet, I'll hedge, lol.

I did same lol

 

[TobanWest]

Teams prepping for war... Minus the Bruins

 

[Bruinfanatic]

Sweeney has to move players to make a deal of any sort. His work is cut out for him this year to get anything done.

 

[DKH]

People out there turning music into gold....

We are lonely boys, Donny …..get your AGM Andrew Gold to give us a something to sing about

 

[Sheppy]

Teams prepping for war... Minus the Bruins

Bruins aren't even suited for a game of Red Rover.

 

[bruinmann77]

Yes the bruins no money no picks to move what is everyone expecting

 

[shelbysdad]

Eric can be bought

I think a Howard Johnson gift card may do it?

 

[BlackFrancis]

I can certainly see the attraction to a player with zero playoff points.

 

[ON3M4N]

I'm not sure why people are so surprised that Boston hasn't made any moves yet. We have $57k in cap space. Any move we make needs to basically be equal dollars in and out. What real trading chips do we have on the NHL roster to move out?

DeBrusk - sounds like there's interest, but if you move him how are you replacing him?

Forbort - some people love him here and some hate him. At his cap hit, how much value does he really add to a trade

Grz - See Forbort

Ullmark - Signed for 1 more year, but our goaltending has held us together all season. If you're going to have a chance you likely need both Ullmark and Swayman.

 

[CDJ]

Yes the bruins no money no picks to move what is everyone expecting

 

[TSBruins13]

Not gonna lie, at this point we’d need to make several moves to even be competitive versus some of the teams that are loading up.

Sell!

 

[TobanWest]

Bruins aren't even suited for a game of Red Rover.

Sitting in the corner singing kumbaya

 

[Bruinfanatic]

Yes the bruins no money no picks to move what is everyone expecting

And teams not beating down the door for Forbort or Gryz I doubt.

 

[bruinmann77]

Just move those UFA so they don’t walk for nothing. Either separate or combo

 

[TobanWest]

Not gonna lie, at this point we’d need to make several moves to even be competitive versus some of the teams that are loading up.

Sell!

Fully agree. Need scoring, faceoff specialist, grit, defensive help. List too long and the bargain bin limited.

 

[Sheppy]

I can certainly see the attraction to a player with zero playoff points.

Shawn Thornton had 0 playoff goals when the Bruins brought him in. It's almost as if he plays a completely different role.

 

[ON3M4N]

Not gonna lie, at this point we’d need to make several moves to even be competitive versus some of the teams that are loading up.

Sell!

Boston loaded up last year......and we know how that ended.

 

[Alicat]

I could see the Bruins making a trade post game like they did in 2011 with Chris Kelly.

 

[Fenian24]

God DAMN IT

What did the Avs give up and why couldn't we have done better?

Because our GM is garbage

 

[BlackFrancis]

Shawn Thornton had 0 playoff goals when the Bruins brought him in. It's almost as if he plays a completely different role.

So, one thing happened 13 years ago to a team with different management, a different roster and a different acquisition.

Those zero goals are looking even more attractive now.

 

[Sheppy]

Miles Wood, Ross Colton and Brandon Duhaime 4th line, lol.

 

[Fenian24]

I did $50 last night on them, then $50 on Florida. If they meet, I'll hedge, lol.

I was thinking Florida or Toronto, like the Toronto odds.

 

[Sheppy]

So, one thing happened 13 years ago to a team with different management, a different roster and a different acquisition.

Those zero goals are looking even more attractive now.

Yeah, he's there to win the Con Smythe and not there to bring physicality. Need him to take some of the offense away from MacKinnon.

 

[Fenian24]

Teams prepping for war... Minus the Bruins

Donnie doesn't like that word, it is aggressive and may hurt feelings