Predictably enough, puck pundits are proposing trades for the Boston Bruins to alleviate their blue-line overstock and chafing financial straps.
Two of the more jutting musings from the past week came from a team-focused beat writer in ESPN Boston’s Joe McDonald and a national analyst in Sports Illustrated’s Allan Muir.
In a Friday morning column stressing the issue of restricted free agents Torey Krug and Reilly Smith, McDonald opined that a deal involving Johnny Boychuk and the New York Islanders would make sense. In his words:
If the Bruins were to move Boychuk, the New York Islanders could be a good landing spot. The Islanders have nearly $10 million in cap space, according to CapGeek.com, and could use Boychuk’s services. Maybe all it would take is a draft pick in return to free up Boston’s cap constraints.
Meanwhile, earlier in the week, Muir pointed to Adam McQuaid as a potential export and the Atlantic Division cohabitant Detroit Red Wings as a potential buyer. Muir acknowledged that “Boston would probably prefer to send McQuaid further afield, but if the Wings ante up th ...
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Assessing the Latest Boston Bruins Trade Talk Surrounding Boychuk, McQuaid
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