Trade Ideas

[Axel Sandy Pelikan]

Yet others here say it is too much. That aside I believe they want an option other than Zegras. Clearly Raymond provides them a 1-2 punch on his wing or the 2nd line. Zegras is also a clear top line center. I also believe they need D. They won't take Wallinder or Edvinsson over Raymond but it could be Raymond, Edvinsson and the #9 pick.

Side note: Yes, I realize most of this is just off season, we fans miss hockey talk. WE all are posting our trade ideas and then everyone else is beating them up. It's a bit of HF tradition.


You never heard of Yahoo or hockeywriters? Got it... let me know who you trust and I will search out their opinion and get back to you.

Right. And that's the thing. Anything that Anaheim would accept for Fantilli is going to be WAY WAY too much on our end to give up. Anything that we would be comfortable giving up is WAY WAY too little for Anaheim.

Guys like Wallinder, Soderblom, Berggren, etc that we love? Hell, even Edvinsson to a point... They just don't have anywhere near the value in a trade scenario as you'd like to see. Kinda like when we traded for Legwand once upon a time and Calle Jarnkrok was literally just a "meh toss-in" when many thought he was pretty dang good.

If you really like Adam Fantilli, you hope that he's a little bit of a disappointment in Anaheim due to their usage of him and you try to pry him out in a year or two. But most of this talk is just that Fantilli is the hot new name who's gonna go #2 or #3 and everyone wants that guy more than whoever is there at 9. Fantilli's a great prospect, no doubt, but honestly, we've seen enough times where the guy at the top of the draft sags a bit and a guy near 10 or in the mid first booms. I'd have loved to have won the lottery and got Fantilli, Bedard, or Carlsson outright. But that's not our reality.

Yet others here say it is too much. That aside I believe they want an option other than Zegras. Clearly Raymond provides them a 1-2 punch on his wing or the 2nd line. Zegras is also a clear top line center. I also believe they need D. They won't take Wallinder or Edvinsson over Raymond but it could be Raymond, Edvinsson and the #9 pick.

Side note: Yes, I realize most of this is just off season, we fans miss hockey talk. WE all are posting our trade ideas and then everyone else is beating them up. It's a bit of HF tradition.


You never heard of Yahoo or hockeywriters? Got it... let me know who you trust and I will search out their opinion and get back to you.

I don't trust Yahoo sports any further than I can throw it. And without a trebuchet, I cannot launch 90kg objects 300 meters. Hockeywriters, I have no reason to know who they are. I'll take the opinion that they're reputable... but I don't know them either. I will say Yahoo sports is a f***in joke.

 

[Hen Kolland]

Things moving

 

[Zetterberg4Captain]

Things moving

Lol.. sweet

Apart from dumping vets, worsening there place in the standings (good for us), Boston has very little of value.

I'd predict Taylor Hall to Chicago for a cond.pick

 

[Roomba With a Bauer]

Without first round picks in 23 or 24 I don't see what the Bruins could be doing to improve their team for next year.

 

[ricky0034]

Without first round picks in 23 or 24 I don't see what the Bruins could be doing to improve their team for next year.

pretty sure they can't even trade their 25 one right now either since it's part of a trade condition right now

 

[Hen Kolland]

The Bruins have the RFA rights to one of the better young goalies and still have a 29 and likely soon-to-be Vezina winner.

DeBrusk makes a decent clip but seems to be as easy piece to move. It'll be interesting.

They have some things that can move, but not in the traditional sense

 

[JediOrderPizza]

The Bruins have the RFA rights to one of the better young goalies and still have a 29 and likely soon-to-be Vezina winner.

DeBrusk makes a decent clip but seems to be as easy piece to move. It'll be interesting.

They have some things that can move, but not in the traditional sense

They might wanna keep Swayman, cause uh Ullmark in the loffs was not great. Scratching my head on what this big move would be with such little cap and other things.

 

[Detroit Knights]

They might wanna keep Swayman, cause uh Ullmark in the loffs was not great. Scratching my head on what this big move would be with such little cap and other things.

Could be big because they are going to trade a few pieces out of there. "big move" doesn't always mean positive to boston, could mean the opposite?

 

[Roomba With a Bauer]

Could be big because they are going to trade a few pieces out of there. "big move" doesn't always mean positive to boston, could mean the opposite?

Honestly, looking at BOS future and the ages of their players, trading Pastrnak for a boatload of assets might not be a bad move.

 

[Detroit Knights]

Honestly, looking at BOS future and the ages of their players, trading Pastrnak for a boatload of assets might not be a bad move.

Trading pastrnak would be the absolute best thing they could do because in 3 years, that team is going to be wildly different.

McAvoy would be another one they could trade for a crazy amount. Not as much as Pastrnak, but a good amount regardless. Then again, there is absolutely no way they would trade Pastrnak or McAvoy...there's absolutely no way...right? lol

 

[RED WINGS STOMP]

Boston should trade us Pasta and McAvoy, would be happy to help relieve them of those salary cap restraints.

At a discount of course.

 

[norrisnick]

Honestly, looking at BOS future and the ages of their players, trading Pastrnak for a boatload of assets might not be a bad move.

If Bergeron and Krejci are gone, Pasta is going to be really old before their next window opens. And keeping him to sell tickets in the interim will only slow the process. He'll be like Karlsson in SJ...

 

[Roomba With a Bauer]

Trading pastrnak would be the absolute best thing they could do because in 3 years, that team is going to be wildly different.

McAvoy would be another one they could trade for a crazy amount. Not as much as Pastrnak, but a good amount regardless. Then again, there is absolutely no way they would trade Pastrnak or McAvoy...there's absolutely no way...right? lol

Boston took a lot of their draft capital for the next three seasons and blew it on a first round exit because they knew their team was aging out.

Boston kept their 1st round pick in 2019 (Beecher) and 2021 (Lysell), but other than that they have traded all their firsts since 2018, and they don't have access to their 1st in 2025 thanks to the Bert trade. Beecher is 22 and barely producing at the AHL level and might be a bust. They don't really have anyone in their prospect pool that projects as being more than a 3rd liner.

I could see Bos trying to move Pasta to get into the top-3 and grab Fantilli or Carlsson. They are looking at some bleak years ahead if they can't start stocking some players.

edit: Anaheim already has Zegras and McTavish at center so I could see them moving the 2OA for Pastrnak+. Pastrnak has a NMC but I could see him waiving it for Anaheim. They have a bright future and some really good young players. They also have a ton of cap space

 

[lilidk]

It was Yzerman mistake to improve team last summer and I think he tried to fix it at the end of the season. He needs evaluate what we already have first

 

[jkutswings]

Boston should trade us Pasta and McAvoy, would be happy to help relieve them of those salary cap restraints.

At a discount of course.

They could even have their own draft pick back in return.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Without first round picks in 23 or 24 I don't see what the Bruins could be doing to improve their team for next year.

Watch it be something like...

Taylor Hall + Fabian Lysell + Grzelcyk + rights to Bertuzzi

for

Lindholm + Toffoli

 

[Roomba With a Bauer]

Watch it be something like...

Taylor Hall + Fabian Lysell + Grzelcyk + rights to Bertuzzi

for

Lindholm + Toffoli

I feel like that is a move that locks them into having to continue trading 1st rounders just to compete.

I also don't think Hall+Lysell+Grzelcyk gets them Lindholm, let alone Toffoli, and Bert won't sign in Calgary.

I think any package for Lindholm is gonna need a mid-first attached.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

I feel like that is a move that locks them into having to continue trading 1st rounders just to compete.

I also don't think Hall+Lysell+Grzelcyk gets them Lindholm, let alone Toffoli, and Bert won't sign in Calgary.

That trade was meant to be tongue in cheek but don't discount Boston's GM taking advantage of someone that is less astute.

If Calgary is the only team out there that will (in desperation) sign Bert to 7 or 8 years he'd sign there. Also don't forget that players wanting out have their values slightly diminished.

Also, if your team is a true contender, top 6 in the league you'd be stupid NOT to trade those 1st rounders. How much did Brendan Smith, Tom McCollum and Riley Sheahan help this team out? Wouldn't it have been better to trade those picks for players that could have helped Zetterberg, Datsyuk and Lidstrom stay competitive?

 

[Roomba With a Bauer]

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Also, if your team is a true contender, top 6 in the league you'd be stupid NOT to trade those 1st rounders. How much did Brendan Smith, Tom McCollum and Riley Sheahan help this team out? Wouldn't it have been better to trade those picks for players that could have helped Zetterberg, Datsyuk and Lidstrom stay competitive?

Oh, BOS was not stupid for trading those picks at that point in time, but now the window has closed and they need to move on.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Oh, BOS was not stupid for trading those picks at that point in time, but now the window has closed and they need to move on.

If they can find a 1 and 2C replacement that window is still solidly open.

Ullmark, McAvoy, Pastrnak, Marchand, Lindholm is still one hell of a core. And when the cap goes up in a season or two then they'll have a ton of space to have the pick of whatever the FA litter is.

Boston Bruins capfriendly
Free agents for 2024

Right now it's an estimated 50 million in space. Realistic would probably be 30. You can do a lot with that.

Boston is probably a borderline playoff team in 23-24 but is probably top 6 in the conference in 2024-25.

 

[Detroit Knights]

That trade was meant to be tongue in cheek but don't discount Boston's GM taking advantage of someone that is less astute.

If Calgary is the only team out there that will (in desperation) sign Bert to 7 or 8 years he'd sign there. Also don't forget that players wanting out have their values slightly diminished.

Also, if your team is a true contender, top 6 in the league you'd be stupid NOT to trade those 1st rounders. How much did Brendan Smith, Tom McCollum and Riley Sheahan help this team out? Wouldn't it have been better to trade those picks for players that could have helped Zetterberg, Datsyuk and Lidstrom stay competitive?

I honestly doubt bert would sign with any canadian team for more than 3 years. Not going to bring up the political stances because no one wants that discussion (dm if interested for fun!) but dude is going to play in the US. I honestly don't even think he is welcomed in canada at this point.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

I honestly doubt bert would sign with any canadian team for more than 3 years. Not going to bring up the political stances because no one wants that discussion (dm if interested for fun!) but dude is going to play in the US. I honestly don't even think he is welcomed in canada at this point.

What reasonable US market do you see signing Bert to 6+ years? He's a first time free agent that had an amazing playoffs. He's going to want this next contract to set him up for the next 3 lifetimes.

 

[Detroit Knights]

What reasonable US market do you see signing Bert to 6+ years? He's a first time free agent that had an amazing playoffs. He's going to want this next contract to set him up for the next 3 lifetimes.

I see him taking money to play wherever in US to be honest. Sounds like rumblings of duclair being traded from florida, they'll have 13 mil to spend for 2 or 3 defenders that aren't needed to be top pair, maybe one on the 2nd and one on the 3rd, last one is vet depth.

Bert with tkachuk would be great compliments to each other. This is just off the top of the head, so I didn't go deep into thinking this, but now that I am thinking about it, florida would make a lot of sense. That is, if we are talking about contenders here.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

I see him taking money to play wherever in US to be honest. Sounds like rumblings of duclair being traded from florida, they'll have 13 mil to spend for 2 or 3 defenders that aren't needed to be top pair, maybe one on the 2nd and one on the 3rd, last one is vet depth.

Bert with tkachuk would be great compliments to each other. This is just off the top of the head, so I didn't go deep into thinking this, but now that I am thinking about it, florida would make a lot of sense. That is, if we are talking about contenders here.

If Florida does that. The Panthers need defense more than scoring. Bertuzzi is equally bad on defense as DuClair is.

 

[Axel Sandy Pelikan]

It was Yzerman mistake to improve team last summer and I think he tried to fix it at the end of the season. He needs evaluate what we already have first

No, it wasn't a mistake last year. The Wings HAD to spend money. And the only "mistake" was signing Chiarot to a long term deal. I say "mistake", because he's not a bad player, just a bad fit.