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Post by chappy28 on Nov 30, 2022 16:54:40 GMT
With the team playing so well and the "last dance" narrative in full force, trade chatter is already heating up around this year's Bruins team making moves for a run to the cup. However, it makes me question the overall idea of "going for it", and the general idea that a GM MUST make moves at the trade deadline if he thinks his team is a contender. It seems to me that of all the deadline trade moves each year, it only works out for one team, and often times that team is NOT the team that went gangbusters at the deadline to land the big prize.
At 19-3, I think it's fair to question whether this team actually has any glaring needs to improve upon and you also have to take into consideration what it means to remove a guy from the roster to make room for someone else chemistry wise. I'm reading a ton of Patrick Kane talk for example. Of course he's a great player, but honestly, how does he fit on this team? Who do you have to ship out to make a deal like that work? Is it really worth it? We've got a great top six forward group as is, and lately we've seen Hall playing as far down as the third line. Cap space wise, we'd have to remove multiple players, and I'm guessing Debrusk would be a goner both to make room in the top six, but also to move the salary we'd need to move. And then we'd lose next year's first at a minimum, which admittedly would be easier to swallow if we win a cup, but would certainly hurt if we fall short. And if we do fall short, then we've all but sealed the deal of an impending cliff as we made our team older, and our prospect pool deeper.
The only deal that I'd like to see Sweeney pull off to improve this team would be for a guy like Horvat, who could make us better this year, but also give us a long term solution at center to keep Pasta around. But again, I just don't see how we pull something like that off unless we literally empty the coffers and give up Lysell, Lohrei, 1st etc etc. to match what others will offer.
Part of me just wants them to stand pat (aside from getting rid of Reilly to get under the cap). Don't mess with a winning formula, don't mortgage the future, and ride this team all the way to the cup.
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Post by dannycater on Nov 30, 2022 17:00:10 GMT
Sorry, this is the most stand pat team I've ever seen. Swallow the money on Smith/Reilly...not much else you can do.
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Post by davinator on Nov 30, 2022 17:20:32 GMT
When's the Trade Deadline? Did I miss it?
I thought it was in Feb/March.
Long way to go yet and lots can change between now and then, but I don't see an obvious need to make a deal at the deadline.
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Post by chappy28 on Nov 30, 2022 17:51:20 GMT
Sorry, this is the most stand pat team I've ever seen. Swallow the money on Smith/Reilly...not much else you can do. Right? The thing that gets me is that you can't add without subtracting from the roster and I just don't see anybody that I'd be willing to lose for a deadline overpay --- even if technically we can get a better player back. The top of our line up is so strong that you likely won't improve on it much if at all, and after that we're just talking about shoring up what is a very strong bottom six forward group. Bringing anybody good in is going to cost us somebody good on the roster ---- if we make a move for a forward, we likely give up a cost-controlled Debrusk. If we make a move for defense, we are likely losing Carlo or Gryz --- both of whom are solid mid pairing guys (or really good 3rd pairing). |
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Post by The OC on Nov 30, 2022 17:59:26 GMT
Sorry, this is the most stand pat team I've ever seen. Swallow the money on Smith/Reilly...not much else you can do. I think you still want to move one or both if you can. Right now they can't recall a player if someone gets hurt. They have one extra F, one D. What happens if 3D get banged up? They can't even recall Stralman right now. Also, freeing up cash would help with the overage next year for Bergie and DK. But yeah, other than freeing some cash, I see no flaws. |
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Post by dannycater on Nov 30, 2022 18:06:46 GMT
I don't know how Bergie or DK feel, but jesus, keep playing guys...too good for both to stop. But if we win Cup...then I guess go out on top. Go B's!
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Post by sandogbrewin on Nov 30, 2022 18:07:56 GMT
Sorry, this is the most stand pat team I've ever seen. Swallow the money on Smith/Reilly...not much else you can do. Smith could be the extra guy. But CS could ask for a trade if he doesn't like being the extra forward. I know others aren't super high on Smith but I wouldn't mind if Boston kept him around somehow. Bs could be without both Stralman and Reilly soon. So maybe Sweeney uses Smiths money at the deadline. $148K cap deadline space. 1st Providence call up on D is 5ft midget Ahcan. Who me worry ? |
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Post by stevegm on Nov 30, 2022 22:01:43 GMT
Sorry, this is the most stand pat team I've ever seen. Swallow the money on Smith/Reilly...not much else you can do. about the standpattest team i've seen(remebering this deadline shit hasn't been around that long) is Pittsburgh when they plucked Iginla out from under us. they were in the midst of doing their impersonation of the 2022 Boston Bruins. They were so smoking hot it was stupid. we all saw what happened. we'll see some needs pop up, but as of today, things couldn't look much better |
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Post by stevegm on Nov 30, 2022 22:07:33 GMT
I don't know how Bergie or DK feel, but jesus, keep playing guys...too good for both to stop. But if we win Cup...then I guess go out on top. Go B's! this is sooo huge. everybody else would have to pay about 18 million for a couple difference makers like this. 3.5 is pure robbery add Marchands number, and Pastr's and Hampus's, and it's so clear that our team should be head and shoulders better'n the rest of the league, who are pretty much forced to pay market prices for their big pieces. |
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Post by bookboy007 on Nov 30, 2022 22:47:54 GMT
Most of the teams who will contend this year are over the Cap. Tampa, Colorado, Toronto, Carolina and NJ all have higher projected spending than the Bruins. A couple of contenders or wanna be contenders have the Cap space and assets to make a move for a Kane or Chychrun, but I'm not sure the deadline will make much impact on the playoffs this year.
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Post by thanx4memORRies on Nov 30, 2022 23:50:35 GMT
Give the B’S Lord Stanley already….
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Post by islamorada on Dec 1, 2022 1:10:17 GMT
The Cap is still only going up 4m next season. There will still be teams with Cap pressure. With that in mind, If the TDL has a center available in their 20s then think beyond this year.. For the playoffs, a defenseman is always needed espcecially with size. Otherwise status quo is fine.
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Post by moognoates on Dec 1, 2022 4:18:56 GMT
Things may change but I'm just currently looking for depth. Especially at D because they drop like flies. Maybe at forward you try to find an under the radar guy that can grind and hope he finds some magic with the right team. A Nick Paul type. Trent Frederic seems a bit injury prone and not sure if old Nick is going to hit a wall eventually.
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Post by bookboy007 on Dec 1, 2022 18:41:38 GMT
Patrick Kane is an amazing player. Even if you just look at what he's done SINCE the Hawks last won the Cup. Only McDavid and Draisaitl have more points since 2015-16, and no one else is close. Panarin is 4th 46 points back of Kane, and he's just a hair better than Marchand, tied with Crosby, in points/game in that time. If there was a way for the Bruins to get him, you'd think it's a no brainer. But I don't think there's a way, and I actually think the return on investment might be pretty small.
Kane's a left-shot RW. You could put him in for DeBrusk without changing much of anything else. DeBrusk drops to the third line, bumps Frederic. That would be a hell of an offense. But you'd have to move something to have him fit under the Cap even if you weren't having to move a roster player (DeBrusk?) just to make the deal.
Comparing apples to apples, DeBrusk has more goals and one fewer point than Kane at the quarter pole in one fewer game. Now Kane is a way better player - specifically as a playmaker - so I think there's merit in the idea he would have more points playing with Marchand and Bergeron than with Maximum Dummy and whoever. But...that would mean that maybe that line scores more goals on a team that is already #1 in the league in goals for with an 18-3 record. So what's the argument for giving up resources to get incrementally better offensively? I mean more goals = better in the abstract, but if you have to move someone to make the change, and it means that you can't do other things you might need to do to make the team better, then it's necessary to go a little deeper.
No question Kane is an elite forward, but I just don't see it making them enough better to be worth the effort for this year.
For next year? The Bruins are crazy strong on the wings. Marchand, Pastrnak, Hall, DeBrusk, possibly Zacha, possibly Lysell.... So much will depend on the ability of the Bruins to keep strength up the middle, so that has to be a higher priority than another scoring winger. This feels a lot like one of those situations where there's an absolute mint pearl gray 1960 MGA with under 20K on it selling for $25K, but your roof is shot and your furnace is shot and it's December 1st. (Totally fictional; just pulling that out of left field...). You have to go with the need no matter how attractive the other opportunity is.
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Post by bookboy007 on Dec 1, 2022 18:46:54 GMT
Sorry, this is the most stand pat team I've ever seen. Swallow the money on Smith/Reilly...not much else you can do. I think you still want to move one or both if you can. Right now they can't recall a player if someone gets hurt. They have one extra F, one D. What happens if 3D get banged up? They can't even recall Stralman right now. Also, freeing up cash would help with the overage next year for Bergie and DK. But yeah, other than freeing some cash, I see no flaws. I agree. I think they want some flexibility not just for injuries but to take a look at some of the kids during the season. Points are starting to come for Beecher and McLaughlin, Lysell's slowed down but he's still 3rd in Providence, and Lettieri and Toporowski are doing pretty well. All fairly cheap to bring up for a day or two, but you need the room. I still think Reilly's a goner at some point as soon as they find someone who realizes Sweeney's not going to violated in the deal. |
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Post by 50belowzero on Dec 1, 2022 19:59:06 GMT
I'd be all for trading for Ovechkin, as he won't be winning another Cup in Washington but i checked and he has too many years lefty at a high cap hit. Maybe trade for him and then trade him back after the B's lift the Cup.
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Post by sandogbrewin on Dec 1, 2022 20:24:46 GMT
Sorry, this is the most stand pat team I've ever seen. Swallow the money on Smith/Reilly...not much else you can do. I think you still want to move one or both if you can. Right now they can't recall a player if someone gets hurt. They have one extra F, one D. What happens if 3D get banged up? They can't even recall Stralman right now. Also, freeing up cash would help with the overage next year for Bergie and DK. But yeah, other than freeing some cash, I see no flaws. Stralman is skating in Boston but can't participate with the team. Leads me believe that he has been told the Bruins will make room for him soon. With Stralman back on the roster and possibly Reilly gone. The net gain would be about a $1M under the cap ontop of the $33K under for Boston right now. I'd kinda like to keep Smith as an extra forward but cap relief is good. Especially thinking about the bonus overage for next season. A good point. If you have Smith there isn't much of reason to give up anything at the deadline. Missing two 2nds right now. |
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Post by seobrien on Dec 1, 2022 20:30:57 GMT
Sorry, this is the most stand pat team I've ever seen. Swallow the money on Smith/Reilly...not much else you can do. I think you still want to move one or both if you can. Right now they can't recall a player if someone gets hurt. They have one extra F, one D. What happens if 3D get banged up? They can't even recall Stralman right now. Also, freeing up cash would help with the overage next year for Bergie and DK. But yeah, other than freeing some cash, I see no flaws. This is the dilemma, innit? Somehow, even when they've been deep on D, the injury bug always bites them just before the playoffs. I went back through the roster to see who they've had to trot out there in the post season since they won the Cup, and it is pretty horrifying. They've been forced to play the likes of Josh Brown, Jared Tinordi, John Moore, Steve Kampfer, Nick Holden, Cap'n Tommy Cross, Joe Morrow, JM Liles, Andre Meszaros, Matt Bartkowski, Joe Corvo, Wade Redden, Greg Zanon, and Mike Mottau....huge YIKES! In short, you need to have some quality depth on D, because come post season they will definitely need it. |
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Post by The OC on Dec 1, 2022 20:37:40 GMT
I think you still want to move one or both if you can. Right now they can't recall a player if someone gets hurt. They have one extra F, one D. What happens if 3D get banged up? They can't even recall Stralman right now. Also, freeing up cash would help with the overage next year for Bergie and DK. But yeah, other than freeing some cash, I see no flaws. This is the dilemma, innit? Somehow, even when they've been deep on D, the injury bug always bites them just before the playoffs. I went back through the roster to see who they've had to trot out there in the post season since they won the Cup, and it is pretty horrifying. They've been forced to play the likes of Josh Brown, Jared Tinordi, John Moore, Steve Kampfer, Nick Holden, Cap'n Tommy Cross, Joe Morrow, JM Liles, Andre Meszaros, Matt Bartkowski, Joe Corvo, Wade Redden, Greg Zanon, and Mike Mottau....huge YIKES! In short, you need to have some quality depth on D, because come post season they will definitely need it. I think you like to have 8 (4LD, 4RD) that have all played NHL hockey, and good prospect or two. Right now they have 9 NHL D, with Reilly being the odd man out. They also have a few prospects that look decent and have had some NHL games like Achan. So I think they can definitely part with Reilly. Teams are often down 1 of their D (last game was the first of the season they weren't) and fairly often down 2. Down 3 is rare, but a good opportunity to play a rookie. |
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Post by sandogbrewin on Dec 1, 2022 20:50:53 GMT
I think you still want to move one or both if you can. Right now they can't recall a player if someone gets hurt. They have one extra F, one D. What happens if 3D get banged up? They can't even recall Stralman right now. Also, freeing up cash would help with the overage next year for Bergie and DK. But yeah, other than freeing some cash, I see no flaws. This is the dilemma, innit? Somehow, even when they've been deep on D, the injury bug always bites them just before the playoffs. I went back through the roster to see who they've had to trot out there in the post season since they won the Cup, and it is pretty horrifying. They've been forced to play the likes of Josh Brown, Jared Tinordi, John Moore, Steve Kampfer, Nick Holden, Cap'n Tommy Cross, Joe Morrow, JM Liles, Andre Meszaros, Matt Bartkowski, Joe Corvo, Wade Redden, Greg Zanon, and Mike Mottau....huge YIKES! In short, you need to have some quality depth on D, because come post season they will definitely need it. LoL OMG that list. One I was ok with, Jared Tinordi, as long as his minutes were low. Way low. Totally forgot the name Zanon. But he was forgettable. Captain Tommy!!! |
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Post by bookboy007 on Dec 1, 2022 21:24:39 GMT
Sorry, this is the most stand pat team I've ever seen. Swallow the money on Smith/Reilly...not much else you can do. I think you still want to move one or both if you can. Right now they can't recall a player if someone gets hurt. They have one extra F, one D. What happens if 3D get banged up? They can't even recall Stralman right now. Also, freeing up cash would help with the overage next year for Bergie and DK. But yeah, other than freeing some cash, I see no flaws. The 3D scenario isn't easy to discuss as a generic. If it's Zboril, Clifton and Grz...play with 4D and damn the torpedoes. If it's Carlo, Carlos and Car...hampus..., then it doesn't really matter if you have Reilly and Stralman ready to play next man up. |
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Post by chappy28 on Dec 1, 2022 22:25:42 GMT
This is the dilemma, innit? Somehow, even when they've been deep on D, the injury bug always bites them just before the playoffs. I went back through the roster to see who they've had to trot out there in the post season since they won the Cup, and it is pretty horrifying. They've been forced to play the likes of Josh Brown, Jared Tinordi, John Moore, Steve Kampfer, Nick Holden, Cap'n Tommy Cross, Joe Morrow, JM Liles, Andre Meszaros, Matt Bartkowski, Joe Corvo, Wade Redden, Greg Zanon, and Mike Mottau....huge YIKES! In short, you need to have some quality depth on D, because come post season they will definitely need it. I think you like to have 8 (4LD, 4RD) that have all played NHL hockey, and good prospect or two. Right now they have 9 NHL D, with Reilly being the odd man out. They also have a few prospects that look decent and have had some NHL games like Achan. So I think they can definitely part with Reilly. Teams are often down 1 of their D (last game was the first of the season they weren't) and fairly often down 2. Down 3 is rare, but a good opportunity to play a rookie. You also get into the question of how much a GM should be planning for/spending resources to hedge against the unlikely-but-possible disaster situation (down 3+ D at one time in the playoffs) vs. accepting the fact that it might happened and crossing the bridge if/when necessary? To me, I don't think you can/should try to plan for those things because in the end, of you are dipping into the 9th best defenseman in your organization to replace one of your top 4 then no matter what it's going to be a pretty big drop. So you might as well just play a high upside rookie at that point and hope they swim rather than sink --- a la Torey Krug's debut against the Rags. I don't think our depth chart looks that bad, even if we do assume Reilly is gone by then... Mac Gryz Clifton-Lindholm Forbert-Carlo (or whatever the pairs are) Zboril - 2 way former first rounder Stralman - crafty vet Achan (PMD - some experience) Carrick (PMD - no NHL experience) Weisman - Stay at home Deider - Stay at home Wolf Callahan So sure we can get another Josh Brown or whoever, but given that Providence is having a really good season and there a few guys down there that are having some success, I'd rather keep our draft picks rather than send them away for someone else's bottom pairing defenseman. Zboril and Stralman are two pretty solid options for our #7-8 guys, and after that you roll the dice. Carrick seems to be having a really good year offensively and Dider is leading the team in plus minus by a longshot. |
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Post by bookboy007 on Dec 2, 2022 15:38:58 GMT
I think you like to have 8 (4LD, 4RD) that have all played NHL hockey, and good prospect or two. Right now they have 9 NHL D, with Reilly being the odd man out. They also have a few prospects that look decent and have had some NHL games like Achan. So I think they can definitely part with Reilly. Teams are often down 1 of their D (last game was the first of the season they weren't) and fairly often down 2. Down 3 is rare, but a good opportunity to play a rookie. You also get into the question of how much a GM should be planning for/spending resources to hedge against the unlikely-but-possible disaster situation (down 3+ D at one time in the playoffs) vs. accepting the fact that it might happened and crossing the bridge if/when necessary? To me, I don't think you can/should try to plan for those things because in the end, of you are dipping into the 9th best defenseman in your organization to replace one of your top 4 then no matter what it's going to be a pretty big drop. So you might as well just play a high upside rookie at that point and hope they swim rather than sink --- a la Torey Krug's debut against the Rags. I don't think our depth chart looks that bad, even if we do assume Reilly is gone by then... Mac Gryz Clifton-Lindholm Forbert-Carlo (or whatever the pairs are) Zboril - 2 way former first rounder Stralman - crafty vet Achan (PMD - some experience) Carrick (PMD - no NHL experience) Weisman - Stay at home Deider - Stay at home Wolf Callahan So sure we can get another Josh Brown or whoever, but given that Providence is having a really good season and there a few guys down there that are having some success, I'd rather keep our draft picks rather than send them away for someone else's bottom pairing defenseman. Zboril and Stralman are two pretty solid options for our #7-8 guys, and after that you roll the dice. Carrick seems to be having a really good year offensively and Dider is leading the team in plus minus by a longshot. Minor things first - Connor Carrick has 241 games of NHL experience. Renouf has 24. I assume that's partly why they were signed - they're fringe NHL players who, you would think, will be immune to bright lights should they be needed. Let's hope they're not. And I think it's important to flag that Wissmann and Didier are not just "stay at home" guys. They're big, and they have a lot of pro experience under their belts - that's a formula for keep it simple defensive defensemen who might get thrown into the mix against a Carolina or Washington team that has big, physical forwards who would eat Ahcan or Carrick for lunch. Wissmann is 6'5" and 207, Didier is 6'3" and 223. At one point, that was likely enough for Montreal to draft him in the fourth round.... But on your main point...yeah. I tend to think that the best way to win in this league is to ice the best team you can, so the best way to use your resources is to use them on the players who are playing. If you have all $82.5M on the roster, and it's the right roster, then I don't think you can ask for much more. But there are a couple of other factors and one is injuries. How much flexibility should you leave yourself to deal with injuries if, by hoarding some resources just in case, it means the team you ice every night is a proportionally weaker? Case in point, the Bruins could create some flex to deal with injuries by dumping Foligno (let's assume he's playing well enough that no sweetener would be required) and playing Lauko in his spot. That would save about $3M so that if there's an injury, the Bruins have some space to acquire a replacement. But it's also basically an "injury" to the roster. You're choosing to get a little worse. Then the question is sure, that would make them weaker, but how much impact would that have on the standings. People are looking at the Freddy spot in the lineup as a place where the Bruins could get better with a deal, and maybe that's true, but how much better is that going to make the team? And what would you prioritize? More scoring from the 3RW probably isn't the reason they've lost three games, and the increased physicality and "energy line" production from the bottom six has been beneficial in ways that are harder to measure by counting. So the team might be the same 18-3 if you had made that move or maybe 19-2 (still in first) or 17-4 (still in first). No material difference. You might say the same thing about the decision to jettison a high salary player to get cap space. What would the Bruins' record be without Foligno? Hard to say. He's been instrumental in some huge goals. He's scoring almost .6 points/game which is twice what you usually get from a 4th liner. But the Bruins are deep with scorers and wings, and while the Leafs have climbed to within 3 points of the Bruins, the Bruins still have 3 games in hand. Would the Bruins be 7 points worse (assuming take 4/6 points in the three games) without Foligno? Probably not. So would it be prudent to clear cap space to deal with the unknown? The problem with this calculation is always that the unknown is by definition not something you can know. If Coyle goes down, the Bruins might think Foligno is a pretty good option as 3C the way he's playing this year. But if you've moved him for additional flexibility, now you have to trade that flexibility for a Foligno, and under less than favourable conditions. Net loss. But if you need to find a replacement for the oft-injured Carlo for the playoff run, then having already created some of the space you need is probably an advantage. I think the point is that you can have cap/cash contingency plans and personnel based contingency plans and the Bruins have chosen personnel. I like that because it probably means they got a lot of the depth insurance when the market for those players was pretty low. Stralman, for example. Say he goes back to Arizona with the assumption he'll be dealt to a contender at the deadline. Now, instead of paying the first 73% of his $1M or whatever, you have to give up a pick or prospect. Better for the Cap, maybe, but also no guarantee you get him if someone outbids you. Instead, as you point out, the Bruins have a depth chart that I think looks relatively good for contingency planning: Top 12 as we saw against TBay, then Smith, and then a group of "choose your flavour" options in Providence with Lettieri, Wagner, and Steen as guys who've played some NHL hockey; Lysell and Beecher as former first rounders you might want to test, and Toporowski, Merkulov and MacLaughlin as signees with some upside who might earn a look. And the D, I would guess it's Zboril as the 7 right now, but then Reilly, Stralman as NHLers they have stashed in Providence, and the mix of options discussed above beyond that. None of those guys is going to help if the Bruins lose Pastrnak or Bergeron. But there's just no way to gameplan for losing elite players. You go next man up and hope your coach is a genius. |
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Post by sandogbrewin on Dec 2, 2022 18:40:57 GMT
I think you like to have 8 (4LD, 4RD) that have all played NHL hockey, and good prospect or two. Right now they have 9 NHL D, with Reilly being the odd man out. They also have a few prospects that look decent and have had some NHL games like Achan. So I think they can definitely part with Reilly. Teams are often down 1 of their D (last game was the first of the season they weren't) and fairly often down 2. Down 3 is rare, but a good opportunity to play a rookie. You also get into the question of how much a GM should be planning for/spending resources to hedge against the unlikely-but-possible disaster situation (down 3+ D at one time in the playoffs) vs. accepting the fact that it might happened and crossing the bridge if/when necessary? To me, I don't think you can/should try to plan for those things because in the end, of you are dipping into the 9th best defenseman in your organization to replace one of your top 4 then no matter what it's going to be a pretty big drop. So you might as well just play a high upside rookie at that point and hope they swim rather than sink --- a la Torey Krug's debut against the Rags. I don't think our depth chart looks that bad, even if we do assume Reilly is gone by then... Mac Gryz Clifton-Lindholm Forbert-Carlo (or whatever the pairs are) Zboril - 2 way former first rounder Stralman - crafty vet Achan (PMD - some experience) Carrick (PMD - no NHL experience) Weisman - Stay at home Deider - Stay at home Wolf Callahan So sure we can get another Josh Brown or whoever, but given that Providence is having a really good season and there a few guys down there that are having some success, I'd rather keep our draft picks rather than send them away for someone else's bottom pairing defenseman. Zboril and Stralman are two pretty solid options for our #7-8 guys, and after that you roll the dice. Carrick seems to be having a really good year offensively and Dider is leading the team in plus minus by a longshot. "You also get into the question of how much a GM should be planning for/spending resources to hedge against the unlikely-but-possible disaster situation (down 3+ D at one time in the playoffs) vs. accepting the fact that it might happened and crossing the bridge if/when necessary ?" LowRider Lohrei is the high upside rookie dman ? After he signs his ELC ? No just kidding. When you look at Stralman then Ahcan as as your next up. I'm thinking there is a reason Sweeney is burning up the phones. He wants some more deadline space than the Bruins currently have for the trade deadline. Remember the Bs have Grzelcyk. Then add a couple of blocked shots and suddenly Ahcan is in warm ups. I'd have a cushion just in case. |
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Post by bookboy007 on Dec 2, 2022 18:52:11 GMT
"You also get into the question of how much a GM should be planning for/spending resources to hedge against the unlikely-but-possible disaster situation (down 3+ D at one time in the playoffs) vs. accepting the fact that it might happened and crossing the bridge if/when necessary ?" LowRider Lohrei is the high upside rookie dman ? After he signs his ELC ?
No just kidding. When you look at Stralman then Ahcan as as your next up. I'm thinking there is a reason Sweeney is burning up the phones. He wants some more deadline space than the Bruins currently have for the trade deadline. Remember the Bs have Grzelcyk. Then add a couple of blocked shots and suddenly Ahcan is in warm ups. I'd have a cushion just in case. Huh. I wonder. Maybe that's exactly what Sweeney wants to make cap room to do? Though I guess they could sign him on the eve of the playoffs and throw him right into the mix with zero Cap considerations. |
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