Boston Bruins 24-25 Roster/Cap thread XVI

[4ORRBRUIN]

With Hampus & McAvoy likely done for the year that should really be the final bullet to the head for the 2025 Bruins.

Marchand = 1st + prospect
Frederic = 2nd
Coyle = 2nd + 3rd
Peeke = 2nd, maybe you can sell a team on his increased ice time & extra year for a 1st.
Brazeau = 3rd.

I trade Geekie & Carlo if we get a really good offer but I'm not trading them for nothing especially with their contract statuses. 1st + prospect for each.

I wish you were an opposing teams GM

 

[PlayMakers]

He’s not to get up and say we’ve quit on the season and we’re having a fire sale.

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Two months ago the Owner and the President said that if we’re not in a playoff spot at the deadline they will have to consider a re-tool. Why can’t Sweeney say that? Who is he trying to confuse? It's like a comedy sketch...

Media: What's your approach to the deadline?
Sweeney: Usually we go for it, but this year we're not going to do that.
Media: So you're going to sell?
Sweeney: Whoah, who said anything about selling? What kind of selling? What does selling even mean?
Media: Well, if you're not selling what are you doing?
Sweeney: I think I was pretty clear.
Media: If you were clear, we wouldn't all be asking the same question different ways.
Sweeney: Look, usually we're in a playoff position and we're aggressive. This year, we're not, so we'll be cautious.
Media: So what does that mean?
Sweeney: It means not go for it.
Media: So sell.
Sweeney: More like the opposite of buy.
Media:
Media:
Media:
Media: So how about that 4 Nations tournament?

 

[Dr Hook]

Confused.

You think he is? I don't at all. I think he knows exactly what he's going to do or at least what his specific options are and how he will proceed with them. If I didn't know better, I'd swear he had a law degree

 

[PlayMakers]

You think he is? I don't at all. I think he knows exactly what he's going to do or at least what his specific options are and how he will proceed with them. If I didn't know better, I'd swear he had a law degree

I agree. I think he knew this team was out of it the first weekend in January and has been planning accordingly.

 

[22Brad Park]

Bruins GM Don Sweeney open for business

“We will look at all opportunities to improve our team now but even more importantly moving forward,” said Bruins GM Sweeney.

www.bostonherald.com

Don’t expect any help to coming to the Bruins’ battered blue line any time soon. And largely because of that, we could well see some veterans being moved by the March 7 deadline

In a wide-ranging session with reporters, Bruins’ GM Don Sweeney said that, due to some complications in his recovery, Hampus Lindholm is unlikely to play again this season while Charlie McAvoy, though recovering from his shoulder injury and resulting infection, has no timetable for his recovery at the moment.

But Sweeney steadfastly stayed away from voicing any displeasure he may have had with the care McAvoy received from the Minnesota Wild medical team while with Team USA, something that was widely inferred from the team release from Bruins’ team physician Dr. Peter Asnis that detailed the infection and “significant” shoulder injury McAvoy suffered in the USA-Finland game….

While Sweeney conceded it is hard to turn off his “competitive nature” as the B’s are still in the playoff hunt – they’re currently in 10th place one point out of a spot, though other teams have game sin hand – he did say that the path is now open to possibly move some UFAs, which include Trent Frederic, Justin Brazeau, Cole Koepke, Riley Tufte, Parker Wotherspoon and Michael Callahan (Group 6). While the UFAs are the most vulnerable to moved, Sweeney didn’t rule anything out. He didn’t rule out acquiring players if it made sense, either. But the team is in future mode.

“We will look at all opportunities to improve our team now but even more importantly moving forward,” said Sweeney.

Also on that UFA list is captain Brad Marchand, but his stature puts him in a different category. Marchand has said he’d like to remain a Bruin for life. Sweeney said he’d like to accommodate him, though the two sides are now down to the nitty-gritty to get an extension done with less than two weeks to go till the trade deadline.

“That’s always been my ultimate goal,” said Sweeney. “We’ve had negotiations with Brad and communications with him throughout the year. We’ll have to have a conversation now that 4 Nations is over, sit down with Brad and his representatives and have a clearer path in the next two weeks as to what his final outcome will be.”

This franchise is in big big trouble if this man stays at the helm.He has zero ability to make big trades for high skill players & always has Bruins carrying bad contracts tied into no movement clauses.A bat has better vision.

 

[Hookslide]

Dont the bruinas have an extra 6 million now with hampus out long term? If so add for the playoff run.

Use the money wisely, not on a 30plus player, get a younger player or players and they are going to be around and can play I'm in...........Example types Nohah Dobson, Lawson Crouse, and I am not saying them, so hold fire. but that has to be the thinking. Don I hate not going the playoffs, but, any move s must be done with an eye on the future, rather than a rebuild, tough high wire to walk, but that is the only way to go.

 

[Boston Bandit]

Don Sweeney Shares Key Insight Into Bruins' Trade Deadline Plan

The Bruins in recent years made splash moves ahead of the NHL trade deadline with hopes of bolstering their Stanley Cup championship chances.

But Boston is in a different spot this campaign, which thus will change its view on wheeling and dealing.

Following Saturday night’s overtime home loss to the Anaheim Ducks, the Bruins found themselves a point back of an Eastern Conference wild-card spot. Boston very well could reach the playoffs, but as the sportsbooks showcase, the club’s chances of hoisting the Cup in June aren’t very high. So, Don Sweeney doesn’t anticipate much activity before March 7, but the Bruins general manager isn’t ruling anything out yet.

“I think historically we’ve been pretty aggressive when our team’s been in a position. I think we’ll take a much more cautious approach as we approach the deadline,” Sweeney told reporters, per a team-provided video. “That being said, if there are opportunities to improve our team now and certainly moving forward – whether that’s positional shifts that other teams are trying to identify that we may have a strength at – we’ll look at all opportunities to improve our team now, but even more importantly, moving forward.”

Sweeney also was asked point-blank if there’s a chance the Bruins could either trade away or acquire NHL players.

“Yeah. It’s just stuff that happens during this period of time,” Sweeney told reporters. “It may plant a seed for the draft and beyond. There will be a lot of conversations with people asking what possible moves we can make. Just going to take a little more cautious approach in terms of being as aggressive as we’ve been in the past.”

The B’s, who haven’t missed the postseason since the 2015-16 campaign, have 24 games left on their regular-season schedule. Next up is Tuesday night’s clash with the Toronto Maple Leafs at TD Garden.

 

[The don godfather]

Use the money wisely, not on a 30plus player, get a younger player or players and they are going to be around and can play I'm in...........Example types Nohah Dobson, Lawson Crouse, and I am not saying them, so hold fire. but that has to be the thinking. Don I hate not going the playoffs, but, any move s must be done with an eye on the future, rather than a rebuild, tough high wire to walk, but that is the only way to go.

Get a young roster player for the now and future I'm starting to like that barett Hayton kid. Wonder if utah would deal him. Doubt it .

 

[22Brad Park]

Use the money wisely, not on a 30plus player, get a younger player or players and they are going to be around and can play I'm in...........Example types Nohah Dobson, Lawson Crouse, and I am not saying them, so hold fire. but that has to be the thinking. Don I hate not going the playoffs, but, any move s must be done with an eye on the future, rather than a rebuild, tough high wire to walk, but that is the only way to go.

Still has to be the right moves even if it's the future in mind.Cant wait to watch this unfold.

 

[Hookslide]

Still has to be the right moves even if it's the future in mind.Cant wait to watch this unfold.

Your right a/cannot just be throwing money around and fill up the cap and have nothing to show for it. Draft picks are nice , but who have to draft right, and develop them, and have patience until they arrive, tall order for this organization.

 

[Bruin4]

I agree. I think he knew this team was out of it the first weekend in January and has been planning accordingly.

I feel he’s been holding out hoping for a spark, something anything that would tell him this team still has a chance. Ready to make a move in either direction, but now with the recent injury to CMac and the latest update on Lindholm, Donny now knows and has told his management team.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

"Healing process has gone well and he'll have no setbacks moving forward, but it's going to take more time for him to heal naturally so we decided it's more constructive for him to not continue to push the way he had been pushing and allow it to heal more naturally."

Hopefully it closes off any attempt he wanted to play for Sweden in the WC to get him in the '26 Olympic picture.

 

[PB37]

Yeah, it's gross. I defend his performance but I don't understand his need to be so cagey and guarded. All fans want to hear is the plan. Why make the media sift through all the jargon to get down to... we're going to re-tool? Is it so the players don't figure out you're throwing up the white flag? If the media can figure it out so can the players, and everyone is going to know in less than 2 weeks.

This shit irks me to no end. Maybe that's why he does it.

I think there's a danger when a GM is too honest. Look what happened to the Rangers after Drury went public with their plans. Granted, they've sort of rebounded a bit and are in the playoff hunt just behind Boston.

 

[norwoodmustang]

Your right a/cannot just be throwing money around and fill up the cap and have nothing to show for it. Draft picks are nice , but who have to draft right, and develop them, and have patience until they arrive, tall order for this organization.

Another option is to trade off some UFA's for picks, then package some of those picks to other teams for the younger players they need.

 

[jmon1313]

Another option is to trade off some UFA's for picks, then package some of those picks to other teams for the younger players they need.

This is what they need to do, sell players now for best offer and come the offseason go out and get young nhl ready players.

 

[PlayMakers]

I think there's a danger when a GM is too honest. Look what happened to the Rangers after Drury went public with their plans. Granted, they've sort of rebounded a bit and are in the playoff hunt just behind Boston.

Did Drury go public? I thought he sent out a text to the other GM’s and it got leaked.

 

[The don godfather]

Oilers are in a funk and need some toughness. They have been tied to Frederic. How about getting savoie from them? Are they dumb enough?

 

[Boston Bandit]

Did Drury go public? I thought he sent out a text to the other GM’s and it got leaked.

Chris Drury's message to Rangers locker room backfires horribly.

Rangers GM Holds Damage Control Meeting After Trade Memo

 

[rt]

I’m a Utah fan - wondering what you all think about this trade concept.

**To BOS:**
Maccelli
Carcone
‘26 NYR 2nd
‘26 CAR 3rd

**To UTA:**
Frederic
Coyle

Maccelli hasn’t had a good season. He was really good the last couple of seasons. Rookies like Guenther, Cooley, etc are eating up the choice minutes now. I think his deployment has hurt him. With more opportunities and better linemates, he could be a player. He put up all those points with Crouse, and Bjugstad as primary linemates the last couple of seasons. Crouse and Bjugstad have also struggled this season. Hard to say exactly what’s gone wrong with this trio in Utah.

Carcone is small, tough as nails, and can get red hot with goal scoring every once in a while. Mostly cold, sometimes very hot hand. He’s not big but he’s got a big punch and doesn’t take crap. He’s a 4th liner. Cheap.

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

Two months ago the Owner and the President said that if we’re not in a playoff spot at the deadline they will have to consider a re-tool. Why can’t Sweeney say that? Who is he trying to confuse? It's like a comedy sketch...

Media: What's your approach to the deadline?
Sweeney: Usually we go for it, but this year we're not going to do that.
Media: So you're going to sell?
Sweeney: Whoah, who said anything about selling? What kind of selling? What does selling even mean?
Media: Well, if you're not selling what are you doing?
Sweeney: I think I was pretty clear.
Media: If you were clear, we wouldn't all be asking the same question different ways.
Sweeney: Look, usually we're in a playoff position and we're aggressive. This year, we're not, so we'll be cautious.
Media: So what does that mean?
Sweeney: It means not go for it.
Media: So sell.
Sweeney: More like the opposite of buy.
Media:
Media:
Media:
Media: So how about that 4 Nations tournament?

I don’t know why so many people seem to care so much about these pressers. They want the GM to be direct, open and honest about the teams plans. This happens very rarely, especially with this team ostensibly in a playoff race (personal feelings aside, they’re one point out of a Wildcard slot right now). And the Bruins organization is one of if not the most close to the vest organizations in the sport.

Just feels so rinse and repeat - Sweeney gives a presser (with some interesting subtleties if you care to look), people here get mad he didn’t openly outline the team’s short term plan.

 

[DominicT]

I don’t know why so many people seem to care so much about these pressers. They want the GM to be direct, open and honest about the teams plans. This happens very rarely, especially with this team ostensibly in a playoff race (personal feelings aside, they’re one point out of a Wildcard slot right now). And the Bruins organization is one of if not the most close to the best organizations in the sport.

Just feels so rinse and repeat - Sweeney gives a presser (with some interesting subtleties if you care to look), people here get mad he didn’t openly outline the team’s short term plan.

Good to see you back. Hope all is well.

 

[mar2kbos]

Sounds about right. When you are one point out of a playoff spot while admitting team is just not close to being playoff competitive, it’s the answer you’re gonna give. So a whole lot “who knows?!”. Really depends on what they do basically up to the last game before the deadline.

 

[Oates2Neely]

I’m a Utah fan - wondering what you all think about this trade concept.

**To BOS:**
Maccelli
Carcone
‘26 NYR 2nd
‘26 CAR 3rd

**To UTA:**
Frederic
Coyle

Maccelli hasn’t had a good season. He was really good the last couple of seasons. Rookies like Guenther, Cooley, etc are eating up the choice minutes now. I think his deployment has hurt him. With more opportunities and better linemates, he could be a player. He put up all those points with Crouse, and Bjugstad as primary linemates the last couple of seasons. Crouse and Bjugstad have also struggled this season. Hard to say exactly what’s gone wrong with this trio in Utah.

Carcone is small, tough as nails, and can get red hot with goal scoring every once in a while. Mostly cold, sometimes very hot hand. He’s not big but he’s got a big punch and doesn’t take crap. He’s a 4th liner. Cheap.

Maccelli is okay I wouldn’t object to adding him. Carcone is a JAG, zero interest in him at his age. So Maccelli 2nd 3rd for Coyle + Frederic is underwhelming. I’d prefer to deal them separately for picks.

 

[Guelph Bruin]

Shut down everyone with the slightest nagging injury, bring up the youth/hitters/fighters, trade expiring contracts, bank deadline cap space and take on bad contracts attached to high draft pics and/or good prospects, and deal with the cap overages in the offseason ...if you're going to tank then tank big

 

[PB37]

Did Drury go public? I thought he sent out a text to the other GM’s and it got leaked.

It was a message meant to get back to his players as means to lit a fire under them. I think if you send a message to 31 people in that line of business, its just as if you told TSN. The team suffered for it and so did that locker room. If I recall correctly, they even had one of the better records in the East but more from luck rather than playing well as a unit.

At the end of the day, I'm personally not interested in getting a teaser trailer for what they intend to do because it's still a fluid situation, especially with how close the standings are. Only time will tell.