Boston Bruins 2026 OFFSEASON Roster & Salary Cap V
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And that, dear reader, is the only reason they did anything.
Red alert.
The gravy train was threatened.
Give the old man credit, however.
He tasked Charles In Charge -- who went to Boston College and knows what people think of his father -- with finding a GM from outside the organization.
Initially, he wanted Fred Shiro's son Ray, who I'm not even certain is still in the NHL in any capacity.
Eventually Charlie hit upon Peter Chiarelli, who was clearly the right choice.
I will take this opportunity to repeat yet again that to this day, neither Peter nor Claude Julien have received the credit they deserve for bringing a Stanley Cup back to Boston after 39 long, excruciating years.
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Brunet is a left shot and given your stellar track record I’d wager you’ve never watched him once
Do you ever actually gather evidence to inform your opinions or do you rub the Fushigi ball that’s been sitting under your bed the last 30 years every morning for guidance?
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Currently three drafts away still so the value on those are pretty low as it’s tough for teams to tell how valuable they will be as a lot can change between now and that draft.
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Pastrnak will be leaving his prime they probably need all the firsts they can get as soon as possible. Or trade them and try and win now with the current core?
Hard to choose I’m sure. The bruins core is pretty good and mostly in their prime.
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I’m very interested to see which direction they go right now.
Will they build around the young core or get Pastrnak the immediate help he is requesting?
Is there some form of a middle ground where the Bruins can trade for Nemec and maybe MacTavish?
I just hope they pick a direction rather than just run it back
Running it back is a fear, I think many of us have.
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Kevin Dupont made an interesting point the other day. He was on with Haggs and Colageo and they took a brief break from trying to force the Carolina Hurricanes model into their old-school view of how teams win Cups, and he said he'd like to see the Bruins acquire a D to unlock McAvoy's best game. Outside of international competition, we really haven't seen that since Grzelcyk left. I do agree with KPD that they haven't found the right partner for Mac yet, and I've been hoping they give Brunet a shot there to see if he can have the kind of chemistry Gryz had, and they can become that 5 man attacking unit we saw a few years ago.
I would cut both loose. Recall, Joki was scratched in the playoffs *and* the regular season.
That should tell you all you need know. I hope they can unload him. I have little use for Peeke either.
Henri Jokiharju was scratched during both the regular season and the playoffs for the Boston Bruins last season (2025–26).
Regular Season Scratches
He was a healthy scratch for seven straight games starting in late February 2026 after being on the ice for two goals in a loss to the Flyers on February 28 �.
There was also an earlier scratch in January 2026 versus Vegas where he was "available, but will be scratched" �.
Despite these scratches, he played 41 regular-season games, recording 2 goals and 13 assists for 15 points �.
Playoff Scratches
Jokiharju was a healthy scratch for the first four playoff games �.
He ultimately played in 2 playoff games, with no points and a +1 rating �.
So yes, he was scratched in both portions of the season, though he did appear in some playoff games after the initial four-game scratch.
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What is he, a million years old? He should be in a Mel Brooks Carl Reiner bit.
They don't need to trade charlie. Which they're not going to do anyway. He is a homegrown star and the Bruins don't trade guys like that that I can think of. Now of course someone's going to prove me wrong here, but what they need is not to move Charlie but get someone to support him.
With solid help, Charlie can do what Charlie does best, which is to roll around truck guys and score or what have you. He's got way too much responsibility right now on a very thin d line. Address the problem. It ain't going away.
It's Hampus. It's been Hampus since they acquired him and they just never run them together for any extended stretches. Rantanen even had an interview a while ago where he said that when those two are on the ice together it's the hardest D pair in the league to play against.
Fine with me. They have to get help by trade.
Whatever else they are, Sweeney and his Pro scouts are very good at unearthing diamonds in the rough and getting useful players who are undervalued.
I believe they are capable of doing so again.
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And who's playing on the right side for the defense?
No McAvoy for the first 6 games. Even after that, you have to add someone.
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So talk to me about McTavish in and Zacha out, because I don't get it.
-His last 4 seasons he's averaged 40-50 pts, been injured in all 3.
-He's career under 49% in the dot.
-He's not going to play the PK
-But he's also not going to play your top PP. Like Minten you'll find him on PP2 probably.
-Broke 20 goals once
-We get smaller
What he is is salary controlled at 7M per till 2030-2031. This guy is definitely a Zacha downgrade at the respective C2 spots. So are people just arguing that we get 6 years younger at the spot and that's the main thing? Because we lose an awful lot in doing it. You can't want McTavish for C3 because that's Minten. And you better not want McTavish for C1, lol.
So what are we doing exactly here? If he was getting 5.5M and we were doing the Zacha reclamation style trade from years back I'd get it. But here he seems borderline fairly paid.
-His last 4 seasons he's averaged 40-50 pts, been injured in all 3.
-He's career under 49% in the dot.
-He's not going to play the PK
-But he's also not going to play your top PP. Like Minten you'll find him on PP2 probably.
-Broke 20 goals once
-We get smaller
What he is is salary controlled at 7M per till 2030-2031. This guy is definitely a Zacha downgrade at the respective C2 spots. So are people just arguing that we get 6 years younger at the spot and that's the main thing? Because we lose an awful lot in doing it. You can't want McTavish for C3 because that's Minten. And you better not want McTavish for C1, lol.
So what are we doing exactly here? If he was getting 5.5M and we were doing the Zacha reclamation style trade from years back I'd get it. But here he seems borderline fairly paid.
I miss the days when you could trade garbage like Brad Stuart, Wayne Primeau, and Sturm for…..wait….geez…
Yeah trades for #1 Centers rarely come cheap, but there was this one time…
Yeah trades for #1 Centers rarely come cheap, but there was this one time…
He might. You never know.
I like Mason but I don't think he fits with what storm wants to do. He has a very interesting skill set, and he's not a kid anymore. I think they could get something decent for him. Teams are looking for someone with his ceiling, yet to be reached, assuming he has one, with enticing size and skill set.
I agree. Hampus & Charlie have been a great pair when paired together. I think the Bruins didn't want their two best defensemen in the same pair because they wanted each leading their own pair thus making the defensive corps go further so to speak.
I would pair them in training camp especially if Hampus' knee and foot are 100% healed. I bet it would work just fine.
Depends on the return. I wouldn't mind keeping him if they can't improve one way or the other by dealing him.
