The Boston Bruins need a top-six forward to upgrade the team's struggling offense for the Stanley Cup playoffs, and the perfect player to address this issue is Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla, who has reportedly listed the B's as a team he would approve a trade to join (via Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos).
Speaking on Thursday's edition of TSN's Insider Trading, Bob McKenzie talked about the Bruins' interest in Iginla.
I don't know that there is a front-runner necessarily because there are so many moving parts in terms of Iginla, Calgary and the team that they are trading with. But, I would say that Boston is the most motivated team to get Iginla.
When you look at what Boston is trying to do, they lost out on Brenden Morrow, and they do not want to lose out on Iginla. They want and need him perhaps more than Los Angeles, Chicago or Pittsburgh. The price is going to be high for Iginla. He is a rental, a pure rental and right now the Calgary Flames are looking for three elements: a first-round pick, a primary prospect and a secondary prospect...But, Boston seems like the hungriest team to try and get him.
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