The only roster players we'd actually trade

[Dennis Bonvie]

Meh, worth the risk to roll Swayman/Bussi instead of giving Ullmark the chance to 3-peat crapping his pants in the playoffs

Which has nothing to do team chemistry.

 

[KrugAvoy]

Gryz should of been gone in 2020. Rather be anchored to Krug contract. His output has fallen off but at least he wasn't the liability that Gryz is and he didn't fold like a cheap tent in the playoffs Gryz does

 

[NDiesel]

Meh, worth the risk to roll Swayman/Bussi instead of giving Ullmark the chance to 3-peat crapping his pants in the playoffs

Do you still think that way if Sway gets hurt and were rolling Bussi/Dipietro?

 

[goldnblack]

Swayman looked really good during the Linus injury and said he wants to start as many games as he can. That day is coming soon. Probably at the draft.

I don't see the point of half of the players on this poll when it comes to cap compliancy. They don't make enough money to matter. Their roster spot would still have to be filled by someone. There is no savings there. Several of them have next to no trade value.

That exact point was made in the OP

 

[22Brad Park]

Any UFA like Debrusk not signed have to go.Bruins cannot afford to let players walk for nothing with no seat basically at draft table till 2025.

Swayman looked really good during the Linus injury and said he wants to start as many games as he can. That day is coming soon. Probably at the draft.



That exact point was made in the OP

Linus has 16 team NTC this season 15 next so would not bet on them trading him

 

[BruinDust]

Swayman looked really good during the Linus injury and said he wants to start as many games as he can. That day is coming soon. Probably at the draft.



That exact point was made in the OP

Then why put them in there and gum up the results of the poll?

 

[rfournier103]

I would trade anyone if it would improve the bruins long term and make them Stanley Cup contenders.

 

[jgatie]

Reading some takes in here on Ullmark, and remembering the same crap being said about Tuukka reminds me that the old anti-Euro bullshit of the past is alive and well in some corners of the hockey world. Be better B's fans. Be better.

 

[JCRO]

- I have guys I would trade that I guess you can call redundant and could recoup assets/ probably dont have a future with this team (Gryz/Forbort)

-I still dont trade Ullmark. I will die on that hill.

-And I honestly think, for what JDB brings you, you arent getting any better on the open market at what hes probably going to get.

- I have (young) guys I would trade if it meant upgrading the NHL roster now (Poitras/Beecher/Lauko, etc). Probably not a favorable take- and putting it out there Im not trading them for the sake of trading them- but I would entertain the idea if it meant getting a proven NHL player to play in this top 6.

I want to see more of our quarters traded for the dollar ala Hampus/Taylor Hall and what it took to bring them in. This team is still very much in their window with the new core. The move from Bergy/Krejci has not been as damaging as was expected by many of us. And its only going to help that they have more cap relief coming this offseason.

 

[goldnblack]

Then why put them in there and gum up the results of the poll?

Because the second I don't, people ask where they are, lol. I know you know this.

poll so far says: adios Gryz

 

[BruinDust]

Because the second I don't, people ask where they are, lol. I know you know this.

poll so far says: adios Gryz

Very true lol

 

[UncleRico]

Reading some takes in here on Ullmark, and remembering the same crap being said about Tuukka reminds me that the old anti-Euro bullshit of the past is alive and well in some corners of the hockey world. Be better B's fans. Be better.

Tuukka Rask had a .925 sv percentage and 2.22 GAA playoffs

Ullmark has a .888 sv percentage and 3.54 GAA in the playoffs

There is a legitimate reason to want to move on from Ullmark. Sure people will say small sample size for Ullmark, but Ullmark very poor playoff performance is the the reason his sample size is small.

Any UFA like Debrusk not signed have to go.Bruins cannot afford to let players walk for nothing with no seat basically at draft table till 2025.


Linus has 16 team NTC this season 15 next so would not bet on them trading him

No one that has a legit role on the team will be moved. Who was the last top 9 or bottom 4 roster player moved out by Sweeney?

Not sure if it’s ever happened during his tenure. Doubt it will this year.

 

[DiggityDog]

It’s wild to me that there are some who are still advocating for trading Ullmark.

 

[Hookslide]

I don't see why any of the three should be traded before the TDL. Grizz hasn't been great this year, but he is still a versatile and reasonably effective D (and wouldn't bring much back in a trade anyway). JVR is the kind of veteran player the B's normally try to add at TDLs, and Steen would at least be a serviceable member of the Black Aces. I hope the B's can extend Debrusk, who has reached a new level this season.

Gryz should be moved for cap reasons alone, not worth his salary take that cap space and apply it to other needs. JVR and Steen you someone will give you something take it, both are irrelevant.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Gryz should be moved for cap reasons alone, not worth his salary take that cap space and apply it to other needs. JVR and Steen you someone will give you something take it, both are irrelevant.

Yes, very comparable.

Fifth leading scorer on the team and a guy with 1 point in 30 games.

 

[goldnblack]

It’s wild to me that there are some who are still advocating for trading Ullmark.

Ever, or this year?

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Tuukka Rask had a .925 sv percentage and 2.22 GAA playoffs

Ullmark has a .888 sv percentage and 3.54 GAA in the playoffs

There is a legitimate reason to want to move on from Ullmark. Sure people will say small sample size for Ullmark, but Ullmark very poor playoff performance is the the reason his sample size is small.



No one that has a legit role on the team will be moved. Who was the last top 9 or bottom 4 roster player moved out by Sweeney?

Not sure if it’s ever happened during his tenure. Doubt it will this year.

 

[UConn126]

Gryz should be actively shopped for a pick. He's been good for us, but time to move on. His replacement is already clear in Lorhei.

Ullmark I don't actively try to move, but I listen to offers. Depending on what DeBrusk wants in an extension, I do the same with him.

Other than that I don't touch this roster very much. Maybe add a cheap depth piece of two, ideally with some size, but don't break the bank. I don't find Lindholm appealing at all like many here do. I think we can afford to take it slow in the search for a center.

Horrible take

I don't think it's that horrible. Swayman is 100% the better option in the playoffs. I'd rather have Ullmark on the bench than Bussi, but I agree with that poster that I feel way more confident with Sway in net. Ullmark has done nothing in the playoffs to instill confidence.

 

[SwayHeyKid]

Reading some takes in here on Ullmark, and remembering the same crap being said about Tuukka reminds me that the old anti-Euro bullshit of the past is alive and well in some corners of the hockey world. Be better B's fans. Be better.

He's stunk his first two play-off seasons as a Bruin. Rask was good his first play-off and elite the second go round.

The only similarity between the two play-offs wise two years in is they are both from Europe.

 

[quietbruinfan]

I would trade anyone for a better return. Lauko is the one on that list I think has potential to be better, and would like to keep.

 

[jgatie]

He's stunk his first two play-off seasons as a Bruin. Rask was good his first play-off and elite the second go round.

The only similarity between the two play-offs wise two years in is they are both from Europe.

I wasn't talking about any similarities in their performance. I was talking about how some posters speak about them, and for some of those, there are a great many similarites.

 

[Ozzy Osbourne]

Gryz is simply awful. I can’t imagine there’s much of a market for a defenseman who gives up the puck over taking any contact. Sweeney will probably extend him before the deadline anyways.

 

[GordonHowe]

Thinking Ahead to a small trade, up to an Elias Lindholm sized trade, there's a (very good) chance that we have to shed a roster player or two to be cap compliant. Not an easy thing to do when a team has such good chemistry.

Last year Reilly (sent down), Craig Smith and Stud were the guys. Obvious non-core underperformers. Haula before that was a true hockey trade.

So this year who are the only remotely plausible names we could trade to get cap compliant without upsetting the team chemistry or depth? I'll list some uncontroversial names and maybe some more controversial ones. I didn't put Lohrei because I guess he's not counting against the cap presently. I also recognize that the guys listed on nearly league minimum certainly don't make much sense, nor would they offer much relief. Hence the bind...

 

[neelynugs]

Tuukka Rask had a .925 sv percentage and 2.22 GAA playoffs

Ullmark has a .888 sv percentage and 3.54 GAA in the playoffs

There is a legitimate reason to want to move on from Ullmark. Sure people will say small sample size for Ullmark, but Ullmark very poor playoff performance is the the reason his sample size is small.

i'm still conflicted about last spring. ullmark had a .926 SV% in the first 4 games. looked close to his regular season performance, but we started to see some signs of either fatigue or injury. he claims that he wasn't hurt, although the eye test says otherwise in games 5 and 6 (where he gave up 10 goals and should've been pulled numerous times in game 6, but monty saw the eye of the tiger or whatever he said and kept him in).

so is the playoff choker overblown a bit? we don't know that yet. but to me he looked like 2 different goalies in that series.

 

[GordonHowe]

Do you still think that way if Sway gets hurt and were rolling Bussi/Dipietro?

Rick DiPietro is a great, great goaltender.

He's worth millions.