Boston Bruins 2026 OFFSEASON Roster and Salary Cap IV

[ON3M4N]

The cap is going up folks. Lindholm's contract is not going to hurt us in the coming years. If.......he's slotted in at 3C, I think that's a great thing. Insane depth actually. If he can be a 40-50 point player, playing 3C, I'm fine with him and his contract.

The debate really starts with what do you do with Minten and Zacha.....knowing neither are #1C's? I think Zacha is a very capable #2C and I'm not ready to anoint Minten as the second coming of Bergy or untouchable as some here. Yes, Minten as 3C would be ideal, and he can potentially still slot in there and slide Lindholm over to the wing.

Looking at this team, getting a 1C and a top 4D, we are quite deep. Just hoping Donny can pull some magic with a trade or Hagens just jumps in this year at 1C is dynamite with Pasta

I'd keep Zacha at #2C, see what Minten does for you this season. If he continues to play well and increase his production, then you can slot him #2C and have Zacha play #2LW.

I don't think anyone is anointing him the 2nd coming of Bergeron. Stylistically there are similarities in that they both have a good hockey IQ, play a 200ft game, but won't put up elite offensive numbers. Bergeron however was the greatest defensive forward to play the game and he was elite in the dot. I would never expect Minten to being a perennially Selke winner and so far in his career he's slightly below average in the dot.

 

[PB37]

If the Rucks are the targets, I would assume the Bruins would want back to back picks to ensure it gets done so either Pittsburgh or Vancouver. I don't hate the idea, I just don't really know enough about the Rucks to guess if it's worth it.

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

If the Rucks are the targets, I would assume the Bruins would want back to back picks to ensure it gets done so either Pittsburgh or Vancouver. I don't hate the idea, I just don't really know enough about the Rucks to guess if it's worth it.

It’s not worth it

 

[elMatador]

The cap is going up folks. Lindholm's contract is not going to hurt us in the coming years. If.......he's slotted in at 3C, I think that's a great thing. Insane depth actually. If he can be a 40-50 point player, playing 3C, I'm fine with him and his contract.

The debate really starts with what do you do with Minten and Zacha.....knowing neither are #1C's? I think Zacha is a very capable #2C and I'm not ready to anoint Minten as the second coming of Bergy or untouchable as some here. Yes, Minten as 3C would be ideal, and he can potentially still slot in there and slide Lindholm over to the wing.

Looking at this team, getting a 1C and a top 4D, we are quite deep. Just hoping Donny can pull some magic with a trade or Hagens just jumps in this year at 1C is dynamite with Pasta

The current top end talent on the Bruins are Pasta and McAvoy.
That's it.
We would need 5 more top 6 forwards including 2 centers and 3 more top 4 Dmen to go deep in the playoffs.

Zacha is good 2C during regular season, but he is slow in the playoffs.
Geekie is good 30 goals winger in the regular season when he can use his shot. He is not suited for the playoffs once the pace is much higher and there is less time to shoot.
Elias Lindholm requires time on PP1 and Pasta stapled to his hip to score 40ish points in the regular season. Without him he would be lost. lol
Minten or Khus are still too young and unproven to handle top 6 in the playoffs.

I don't see getting 8 high end talented roster players coming to Boston anytime soon, at least not under the Donkey brain trust management.

 

[NDiesel]

It’s not worth it

Why? I don't know enough about them either

 

[yazmybaby]

No to Anderson and Korpi has to go.
Dipietro comes up as backup.

These should be no brainers for Sweens

Totally agree, first move DS has to make is moving Korpi.
No to Andersson as well and stay away from Raddysh.

 

[CellyHard]

It’s not worth it

You’re so confident

Who do you think you are, Phil Carter?

I also pass on the Ruck twins

 

[JoeIsAStud]

If the Rucks are the targets, I would assume the Bruins would want back to back picks to ensure it gets done so either Pittsburgh or Vancouver. I don't hate the idea, I just don't really know enough about the Rucks to guess if it's worth it.

And then you are definitely overdrafting the second one who is pretty clearly rated 10-29 spots below his brother

 

[ON3M4N]

Wrong thread

 

[DiggityDog]

My favorite time of the year is here. When Bob from Bob’s Bruins Blog heard, through a vent in the bathroom at TD garden, that Bruins had an interest in what’s his face.

And we proceed to spend 20 pages on it…

 

[Mione134]

Take me back

 

[PlayMakers]

Thank god we didn’t trade for Andersson. Vegas definitely regretting trading for him.

Now we just have to avoid signing him

I agree he didn't have a great series against Carolina, but I don't think Vegas regretted trading for him, they played him over 23 minutes a night. They played him on the PK and on their PP. They leaned on Andersson heavily. He had more defensive zone faceoffs and tougher competition than any D on that team and finished +2, tied with Hanifin.

If they regretted trading for him they'd have played someone else, or sheltered him, instead they leaned on him like he was a #1.

 

[bp14]

Do we know what the offer was for Andersson when the Bruins made a push?

Glad he didn’t want to sign here. He looks like he’d have been a mistake.

 

[PlayMakers]

Do we know what the offer was for Andersson when the Bruins made a push?

Glad he didn’t want to sign here. He looks like he’d have been a mistake.

I thought the Rumor was Lohrei for Andersson.

He was wiling to sign here, but there was a disagreement over final terms, i've read they were $1m apart, but also read price was fine and NMC was the issue (as MMB points out below).

I fully expect the Bruins to make an offer if he hits the market, which could happen. Vegas has $13m in cap space (after Petro goes on LTIR) and they have to sign Dorofeyev who will take up at least $9 of that. So, either Vegas forces someone into LTIRetirement again, or they deal away someone decent for nothing just to create cap space (my money's on Hertl), or they let Andersson walk.

 

[finaliz3d]

Do we know what the offer was for Andersson when the Bruins made a push?

Glad he didn’t want to sign here. He looks like he’d have been a mistake.

We know for certain the package involved a 1st (believed to be our 2027 1st) and Lohrei, beyond that we aren't sure. Poitras might have been involved as well. The contract extension we offered was 9m x 7y, which he rejected.

Either way, I said at the time I didn't want him, I still don't want him now.

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

We know for certain the package involved a 1st (believed to be our 2027 1st) and Lohrei, beyond that we aren't sure. Poitras might have been involved as well. The contract extension we offered was 9m x 7y, which he rejected.

Either way, I said at the time I didn't want him, I still don't want him now.

I thought it was the NMC that Andersson insisted on that Sweeney wouldn’t budge on that sank it.