The trade talk surrounding the Boston Bruins has all but accelerated from a flurry to a blizzard. Virtually all of it consists of rumored or proposed deals to reel in a top-six forward.
As part of his evaluation of every Eastern Conference team’s needs, Stephen Burtch of sportsnet.ca wrote Tuesday, “The Bruins should be interested in adding a scoring winger like Chris Stewart, Drew Stafford, Joffrey Lupul, Tomas Fleischmann or Brad Boyes.”
Meanwhile, Joe Haggerty of csnne.com penned a lengthy column, detailing what the Bruins would need to offer Edmonton in exchange for Taylor Hall or Jordan Eberle. He later made a guest appearance on 98.5 The Sports Hub Thursday morning, bringing up Hall, Stewart and T.J. Oshie as three logical targets.
Those are just two examples of the Bruins buzz that has permeated the media in recent days. The density of reporters and pundits chiming in makes it impossible to believe Boston’s brass is not interested in upgrading its strike force.
In turn, there is no time like the present to assess the team’s incumbent top six. Here is a breakdown of each first- and second-line forwa ...
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