Speculation: Boston Bruins offseason

[LuGBuG]

What does Boston do this off-season? Active in FA? Do they deal Pasta for a haul? Quick retool? Scorched earth?

 

[Fire Sweeney]

It doesn't matter as long as dummies like Sweeney and Neely are around.

 

[trick9]

Pick top-5 and throw some money around?

 

[Jared Grayden]

Doubtful Boston will even consider a rebuild unless they fail miserably again next season. They'll try retooling quickly.

 

[SanDogBrewin]

Boston absolutely needs to grab a forward that can fill the net up in this summers free agency. The 2026 UFA class is better than this summers players. Perhaps allot some of that $24M under the cap, Bruins have, for the summer of 2026.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Neely and Sweeney could not have done a worse job.

Get a new President, GM, and coach is the first order of business.

 

[TageGod]

Sabres will take Charlie and Pasta, you can have Peterka Byram +++

 

[Djp]

What does Boston do this off-season? Active in FA? Do they deal Pasta for a haul? Quick retool? Scorched earth?

Wait till next summer and sign home boy Eichel

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

I think they see this season as a 1 off and they are going to retool.

I don't think they are embracing a rebuild yet.

 

[Gilles Bilodeau]

Need to do a complete overhaul of the front office.

 

[Laus723]

Boston always tries to stay at the top, they’ll make some trades (imo probably try to trade Zadorov), be active in Free Agency, could see them dealing their draft pick.

 

[Knight]

Win the lottery, sign Marner and co., heal up McAvoy and Hampus, send Swayman to therapy - this will be a quick turnaround

 

[BB88]

Pick top-5 and throw some money around?

That’s the last thing they should do yet the most likely outcome

 

[BB88]

I think they see this season as a 1 off and they are going to retool.

I don't think they are embracing a rebuild yet.

They don’t need a full fire sale rebuild but they need a rebuild

Pasta/Swayman/McAvoy the core

Rebuild the prospect pool in the next 2 offseason with 2 elite/franchise prospects+ multiple other high picks

Otherwise they’ll just build a team good enough to be a WC team but not a threat

 

[Clint Eastwood]

The goal is to get more top talent. Obviously a 1C is best but there won't be any available this offseason unless there's a major falling out between a 1C and their team between now and June. How they get that top talent? I have no idea.

 

[JohanFranzenstein]

Bet they take McQueen this draft. Big ol boy from Saskatoon eh!

 

[Doublechin]

I try and trade for Konecny with th pick this year

I then sign a top 6 center, maybe. Duchene for 3/4

 

[HockeyVirus]

- Pick a player ranked 10-20 places lower than their pick top 5
- Throw around some money in UFA and add a few more albatross deals to their collection attempting to become a playoff team again

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

They'll bet on a bounce back in net, and just retool on the fly. Get a high pick, and build around Pasta, McAvoy, and Swayman

 

[TheNewEra]

bruins have 27 million in cap, and their season really went off the rails when all their main guys got injured at the same time. Depending on who they get this offseason this could be a small blip (which is annoying lol)

i expect them to target two top 6 forwards, one dman if joki doesnt come back and to keep their pick. Wouldnt be surprised if one of ehlers/bennett end up in boston.

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

They will bring back Marchand and try to sign another player to save everyone's jobs.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

no need for a scorched earth rebuild. Pastrnak and McAvoy are are only 28 and 27 respectively, that's a great base to build on.

they have a pile of cap space and as of now are projected to pick 4th. plus a bunch of top 3 round picks the next 2 years. you cant ask for a much better situation to retool.

 

[Benstheman]

Habs would have interest in Zacha and Zadorov

 

[Sasha Orlov]

If they rebuild they could potentially do it quickly with the haul they’d get for Pasta and McAvoy, not to mention guys like Zacha and Zadorov

 

[Sheppy]

Habs would have interest in Zacha and Zadorov

Zacha is on a pretty decent contract. Zadorov is slightly overpaid but he brings so much to the team in terms of physicality on the back end. He's their only positive d-man with a +15, no others are even close.