Boston Bruins 24-25 Roster/Cap thread - Linus traded to Sens

[Alicat]

I get the fact the buyout isn't awful.....what I don't get is how they did not at least get an additional pick or prospect for having to do so?

Easy. 1 year left, no extension in place and Linus had to waive for Ottawa. Lack of a guarantee meant taking on Korpi.

Getting the 1st rounder back is huge

 

[Sheppy]

Sweeney is remarkable at getting size and toughness… for the 4th line.

 

[Gonzothe7thDman]

Letting Ullmark play out the year and lose him for nothing in FA next offseason>>> this trade.

 

[bwunderlich]

Risky move by Ullmark not signing longer term.

Now, if we hear in a few days he signs long term deal, well this is in the ballpark of Thornton fiasco.

Underwhelming and baffling really.

 

[UncleRico]

I get the fact the buyout isn't awful.....what I don't get is how they did not at least get an additional pick or prospect for having to do so?

Exactly my thought. I don’t understand how there’s not another piece or two coming our way

 

[Tommy Tubs]

This is the kind of thing that made me not thrilled to have Sweeney as GM this offseason.

Last offseason, finding gems for cheap, was his wheelhouse. This offseason, using assets to find top-line talent, no faith at all. He'd rather spend to get Karpisalo as Sway's back up.

 

[AngryMilkcrates]

We literally just sold the cow for a bag of beans.

They are not even magic beans. Noone in the league thinks they are magic beans.

 

[Over the volcano]

Considering there's no extension a first + a backup for Sway seems like pretty good value.

No one was going to offer more at the deadline b/c he hasn't exactly excelled in the playoffs which is what folks are bidding on at the deadline.

Kastelic fills a hole to the size of Maroon/Lucic.

 

[LouJersey]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805399166082072998

On the surface, this deal looks like a steal for the Senators because they gave up a goaltender they didn’t want and a centre they’ve been trying to trade for months, and were also able to retain the No. 7 overall selection they have in the first round of the draft Friday in Vegas.

LOL Sweenius

 

[Whitesnake]

Guys....look at it this way...last time you guys had the 25th and we had the 26th....it ended up like this...

25- David Pastrnak
26 - Nikita Scherbak

 

[Bodit9]

Please tell me we are flipping Korpisalo.

 

[wolves019]

Were there no "Mark Kastelics" available in free agency?

Kastelic is exactly the type of player that has crippled this franchise for decades. Can't skate. No skill. A modern day Jeff Odgers and that's is being cruel to Jeff Odgers.

Sweeney really struggles when he's the one dealing the best player in the deal.

Sweeney ans Neely struggle with everything

 

[The don godfather]

I feel confident to have sway and korpi as our goaltending team then unproven bussi. Donny building a winner especially when free agency starts. Getting the 1st helps restock the cupboards.

 

[PB37]

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So he is a replacement for Maroon?

Are you kidding me?

Just KEEP HIM.

Was this an ego move and Don getting some kind of revenge by banishing Ullmark to Ottawa for blocking other trades?

Someone help me understand.

Maroon was a left winger, not a center/faceoff guy. But Kast will replace the toughness/hitting part of the game Maroon had.

 

[LouJersey]

July 2021 doesn't make you feel better?

That day we signed:

Mike Reilly (bought out)
Nick Foligno (put us over cap for 4.5mil penalty)
Derek Forbort (playoff stud)
Linus Ullmark (traded for Korpisalo)

#Sweenius

Sweeney got Clubber Lange'd in the first fight Rockey III in this one.

 

[Sheppy]

I feel confident to have sway and korpi as our goaltending team then unproven bussi. Donny building a winner especially when free agency starts. Getting the 1st helps restock the cupboards.

Jesus Christ, man.

 

[Mad Dr Pepper]

I get the fact the buyout isn't awful.....what I don't get is how they did not at least get an additional pick or prospect for having to do so?

How is this not awful? IT'S FREAKING 8 YEARS!

 

[Alicat]

Guys....look at it this way...last time you guys had the 25th and we had the 26th....it ended up like this...

25- David Pastrnak
26 - Nikita Scherbak

Pasta at 25 was a fluke thanks to some odd selections at the top plus a concussion and ankle injury that sidelined Pasta. We got damn lucky that year

 

[GlenFeatherstone]

Isn’t Kastelic and Beecher pretty much the same player?

 

[NeelyDan]

If Donald were asked what the best asset of this return was, what would he say?

 

[BruinDust]

Isn’t Kastelic and Beecher pretty much the same player?

Beecher can skate circles around him.

 

[LouJersey]

I feel confident to have sway and korpi as our goaltending team then unproven bussi. Donny building a winner especially when free agency starts. Getting the 1st helps restock the cupboards.

Man poor Bussi went from the penthouse to the outhouse in 24 hours here. Trade Linus, you can't waive Bussi you'll lost him to nothing to replacing him with a guy nobody would trade for.

This trade proves something, that there are absolutely no unmoveable contracts.

 

[Sheppy]

If Donald were asked what the best asset of this return was, what would he say?

“Evaluating”

 

[Absurdity]

Isn’t Kastelic and Beecher pretty much the same player?

A younger Maroon without the veteran presence and winning pedigree.

 

[BruinDust]

Considering there's no extension a first + a backup for Sway seems like pretty good value.

No one was going to offer more at the deadline b/c he hasn't exactly excelled in the playoffs which is what folks are bidding on at the deadline.

Kastelic fills a hole to the size of Maroon/Lucic.

A hole that didn't need to be filled. The last thing they needed was another lead-footed forward.