NHL Trade Rumors: 3 Reasons the Boston Bruins Could Use Rick Nash

June 5th, 2012 by Al Daniel Leave a reply »
When the rumors of the Boston Bruins eyeing a trade for Rick Nash originated in November, the entire proposition was absurd. It made no sense from a salary cap or chemistry standpoint and the reported compensation for Columbus, namely young goaltender Tuukka Rask, would have made it a poorly-conceived deal for both parties.

More than six months have passed and plenty has changed in the interim. All the while, the rumors have caught a second wind.

Most recently, high-ranking Hockey News columnist Ken Campbell has brought up an interesting point as to the latest Tim Thomas chapter and how it might influence a Nash deal. Campbell explains that, just as teams need to be conscious about not maxing out their cap space, there is also a minimum limit as to how much dough a roster can take up.

Accordingly, Nash’s Blue Jackets might take on the vacationing Thomas’ contract simply for the sake of fulfilling that $54.3 million limit.

And even if Thomas is not packaged, the Bruins could still find a way to create cap room and depth chart room by either trading or standing pat on unsigned free agents like Chris Kelly and Benoit Pouliot. ...

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