Boston Bruins Rumours

16 Sep 2025 02:46:44
Which trade out of these makes more sense for habs ( I believe by the state of these team these are fair trades)

1- habs make a splash
Montreal sends : Hage , engstrom ,Roy and both 2026 2nd rounders
To ducks for : McTavish ( bridge him 3x5 per or make room for a long term 7.5 per)

2- habs trade with rival to add a stop gap 2c until hage is ready
MTL sends: struble and ( kapanen or beck)
To Boston for : Zacha

3- habs add a veteran proven winner 2 c stop gap for hage
MTL sends : ( beck or kapanen) a 2nd and 3rd round
To Nashville for Ryan oreilly

4- habs make a smaller scale splash for 2c
MTL sends : matheson and 3rd round
To Seattle for Jared McCann

16 Sep 2025 13:09:46
McCann is a winger not a center.

16 Sep 2025 16:18:54
I am happy with the current roster. The additions of Dobson and Bolduc a long with depth peices like Valeno and maybe even Blais are going to help. Obviously Dach is the wildcard in alot that happens this season. I'm excited to see what the Habs have.. another year of growth, Gonna be fun to see how it goes !

16 Sep 2025 18:52:39
I agree with Sosa.

Leave the lineup as-is until some teams drop out of contention on or before the Trade Deadline. They built the cap space to have the flexibility to make whatever becomes necessary to do. No need to rush things till they see what they have and what needs present themselves.

16 Sep 2025 23:18:07
Probably trading for ROR, it's just a matter of fact if Nashville really wants to let him go.

17 Sep 2025 17:20:25
Time will tell if it’s a fact the Habs would trade for him. Until then it’s speculation.

26 Jul 2025 21:57:42
Rare Boston Montréal trade
Montréal sends : Newhook
To Boston for zacha
Newhook went to Boston college
Zacha would be great as second line center and could slide in the 3rd c if habs finally get Crosby
Slavkosky Suzuki Caufield

Demidov zacha (Crosby) laine

Gallagher (dach) Dach (zacha) Bolduc

Veleno(Gallagher ) Evans Anderson

27 Jul 2025 17:14:45
This isn't horrible, however I prefer what Newhook can bring. I think he can be a Swiss Army Knife type player for the Habs.

27 Jul 2025 23:50:43
To me Newhook is like Michael grabner, can skate like the wind but his vision and hands don’t match his legs

28 Jul 2025 12:19:07
I can understand your comparison to Grabner.

25 Feb 2025 20:40:50
Chicago: connor Murphy 50% this year and next , Ryan Donato
...Washington:1st and Boston 2nd this year, Lars Eller to make cap work. Seeing Washington is looking for a middle 6 forward and a second pairing defenseman, 2 birds with one stone. Eller is 35 and Donato is a big upgrade and Murphy cheap for next year.

15 Jan 2025 08:16:49
What do you think about this one?

BOS:
Coyle, Charlie - $5,250,000
Carlo, Brandon - $4,100,000
Poitras, Matthew - $870,000
2025 1st Round Pick - without protection

VAN:
Pettersson, Elias - $11,600,000
2025 4th Round Pick

Boston getting true 1st center and Vancouver in exchange solid 2nd pair RHD + 2nd RH center. Plus promising young kid. He showed some promise last season. Then BOS also add 1st round pick. I think this helps both sides.

15 Jan 2025 16:20:35
not bad, but I wonder if Patterson fits the Boston player mold.

15 Jan 2025 18:21:23
Decent place holder/ bandages in Coyle and Carlo. But unless VAN thinks Poitras is going to be a stud then they easily pass on this.

15 Jan 2025 19:41:37
Yeah no chance from Vancouver.

16 Jan 2025 02:31:08
I think it seems pretty fair. I could see this.

16 Jan 2025 10:30:43
vbbbvvbb, Ebsolutely

Why no chance from VAN?

VAN is looking for proven def - Brandon Carlo is capable of playing in TOP 4 + is RHD, that is very valuable in present
In some news is also said that they want in return center also - Charlie Coyle is capable of playing as 2nd C for them + RH too (again +)

BOS also adds 1st rounder and promising young player to play in their top 9, can turn into top 6 in near future.

I think that this is kinda good deal, ofc in term of value. There is also question, if VAN consider these players as possible options. Who knows.

16 Jan 2025 13:11:49
Elias Pettersson is elite and requires at minimum a high upside prospect. Poitras has almost zero offensive upside, Carlo is a meh 4th D and Coyle is a good 3rd liner. Elias for Noah Dobson is a speculative swap. This would be awful for Vancouver.

16 Jan 2025 18:21:00
This is quantity over quality. Coyle peaked at a low end 2nd line center but is actually an expensive 3rd line center. Carlo is a mid to low end top 4.

Agree Petterson is elite so they’d need at least a piece that is high high end coming back.

17 Jan 2025 13:10:59
And who is that #2C? Certainly not Coyle. If he was, Boston wouldn't let him go.

17 Jan 2025 21:19:43
If you're going to try screwing the Bruins, at least buy them dinner first.

23 Jan 2025 18:17:17
Seabass where would you put Carlo on the Bruins depth chart? And where would you have him next season?

20 Jun 2024 17:21:44
Ottawa Senators
- LD Jake Chychrun ($4.6m until 2025)
- G Anton Forsberg ($2.75m until 2025)
- 2024 1st round pick (Boston's pick, 25th overall)

Boston Bruins
- G Linus Ullmark ($5m until 2025)


Ottawa is aggressively pushing to land Ullmark. The former Vezina trophy winner won't come cheap and the package offered reflects that.

Boston acquires a backup for Swayman this season and they recoup their 2024 1st round pick, but the prize here for them is Chychrun.

I dont expect Ottawa to hold onto Korpisalo, either a separate trade or a buyout will happen for Korpi.

20 Jun 2024 19:51:37
I did see this elsewhere, and while it seems steep for OTT with that 1st, the ARE desperate.

BOS is definitely in the drivers seat since so many teams need a starting goalie, and they have two.

24 Jun 2024 04:52:50
I really don't think Boston is trying to add salary.

06 Jun 2024 03:07:22
Chicago Trades
Sanford
2nd Round Pick 2024(Bruins Pick)

Toronto Trades
Liljegren
Kampf
DeWar

In my previous post I should have added a 2nd Rounder in my proposal, adding the draft pick makes this proposal very fair for both sides.



Thoughts ?

07 Jun 2024 12:14:28
Why does a rebuilding team do this?

- Lilly is a 25 year old RFA.

- Kampf is 29, overpaid for what he is, and signed for 3 more years.

- Dewar is a 24 with almost 200 NHL games, and a career minus player.

Rebuilding teams like CHI try to gather as many picks and prospects to turn out real players for the future.

They don’t give up 2nd rounders for a yard sale like this. The players you’re offering are nothing, which is why you keep offering them.

07 Jun 2024 15:07:00
Chickenfoot
A 25 year old Defenceman that would automatically become Chicago's 2nd best Defenceman.
Kampf maybe overpaid but it's 2.4 million not 5 or 6 million and he is a fulltime NHL Centre not a depth player.
DeWar is a 4th line Winger/ Centre that can kill penalties which every team needs.

What is Chicago really giving up?
Sanford and a later 2nd Round Pick is worth the price imo is why.

07 Jun 2024 15:35:58
I know you won't reply to me pinball but if we asked you to rank the current Blackhawks defensemen from best to worst, you wouldn't be able to because you have absolutely no clue about the Blackhawks defense.

Which is why you are making ludicrous statements like Liljegren ( a 25 year old RFA and regular throwaway in all of your trades) would automatically become the 2nd best defenseman on the Blackhawks.

You should show some more respect for the other NHL teams in your trades and do some research when you make up these trades.

07 Jun 2024 19:32:02
Lilly is nothing, and when CHI is competitive, he’ll be too old.

To not understand that should be very embarrassing for you.

Al you see is problems for your team to rid themselves of, with zero understanding or interest in what constitutes a trade fit for another team. This is why you get the feedback you get, and you just continue to embarrass yourself with your delusional takes.

I wish this site had a quality control component so that you wouldn’t be able to litter this place daily with your utter nonsense.

07 Jun 2024 22:04:45
Chickenfoot
We can agree to disagree respectfully, remember what your views are doesn't mean you're right or wrong as well as mine.
This is a fun site with trade rumours and idea's of trades, if you take it seriously you don't understand what posting things on here is all about, making judgement on someone you don't know in my books crosses the line and very disrespectful, you don't agree and say so is part of the fun but sometimes you say things in judgement of deciding if I belong on here etc. you like me have the right to be here and I only made judgement recently of someone that still constantly attacks anything I post on here, I don't need to give them a plug because they aren't worth my time.

08 Jun 2024 14:52:51
Chicago would have to add Korchinski, in order to secure Lilljegren.

31 May 2024 14:05:17
Anaheim Trades
Fowler
Leason
2nd Round Pick 2024(Bruins Pick)

Toronto Trades
Liljegren
NRobertson
Minton(WHL)
1st Round Pick 2026



Thoughts ?

31 May 2024 17:29:25
Not enough from Toronto.

31 May 2024 17:42:53
First starters, Fowler has a modified NTC. Assuming he was even approached by management and asked to submit a list, he would submit a list of 4 teams he'd allow a trade to. He's a career Duck, and a 32 year old with a family.

The Ducks would never even consider approaching Fowler for a trade unless it was an enormous overpay by the other team. And Fowler isn't uprooting his whole family to move to Toronto for 2 seasons. My guess would be he'd submit a list of teams close to home base that are contenders (LA or Vegas for examples) .

Second problem, he's soon to be 33 making $6.5m playing LD which puts him at 7% of the teams cap hit playing behind Reilly. Even with the extra cap space this summer the Leafs are tight to the cap and have no right handed defensemen and no starting goalie signed.

2 RFAs, a 1st round pick, and a prospect for 2 years of a declining player who plays LD which the Leafs already gave covered with Rielly, McCabe and Benoit.


Gibson and Gudas would be on the trade block way before Fowler would be. But you dont seem to want to trade for players that would actually help the Leafs.

31 May 2024 21:06:21
DrwDave
Gudas and Gibson also have a NTC in their contracts, and Gudas said he would never play for Toronto.
As for Fowler he was born in Windsor Ontario so a Canadian.
He is on a bottom team why wouldn't he want to play for a contender?
Rielly, Fowler and Benoit on the left side you mean, McCabe mostly plays on the right side.
Again what you are saying makes sense only to you.

31 May 2024 22:38:40
Because he is a career Duck. Not a player whose used to being traded or exposed to free agency.

Hes left handed. Not a team need for the Leafs. And again, if the Ducks were being asked for Fowler the ask would have to be a lot more than what you're offering for them to even consider it.

As much as you might want to believe it, not everyone wants to play for the Leafs just because they were born in Ontario. There are plenty of contenders closer to California that Fowler would consider before going to Toronto so he could stay closer to his family.

Once again you've demonstrated that only look at your trades from how it benefits Toronto and not the other team, or their fans or the player coming back to the Leafs for that matter.

01 Jun 2024 02:43:13
- Absolutely brutal trades like this make this site hard to stay up to date with.

- pinball, have you ever thought of a ridiculously one-sided trade that you didn’t post?

01 Jun 2024 20:50:56
Chickenfoot
2nd Rounder is better than a 1st Rounder?
Leason is much better than Minton?
Fowler making 6.5 million turning 33 years old this year is better than NRobertson a cheap scoring Winger that is 10 years younger than Fowler and Liljegren 25 years old RHanded Shooting Defenceman are also not close to Fowler?
Your logic makes zero sense.

DrwDave.
I am not even responding anymore as I am the only one on here you respond to nobody else, which tells me you have some serious stalking issues so you will be ignored by me from now on.

01 Jun 2024 21:29:44
WEBMASTERS: pinball throwing around the stalking term is way offside.

This site would be better without his ridiculously one-sided trade proposals, and petulant replies to those that disagree with him.

This can be a very interesting page, I’ve seen it. A good exchange of ideas. But pinball is ruining this site, and the stalking comment is just wrong.

01 Jun 2024 23:01:02
Chickenfoot.
Please explain how my proposal is one sided?
I broke it down and wanted to know how you see it one sided?
For example trading a 2nd for a 1st isn't fair?
Please explain your logic.

02 Jun 2024 11:33:14
Try to keep up Pinball. Cam Fowler has been an Anaheim Duck for his entire 14 year NHL career. Players that have played their entire career for 1 team rarely, if ever, get traded. A perfect example is Ryan Getzlaf who was on a losing Ducks team in his last year with them but decided to stay and retire a Duck rather than go to a contender for 4 months.

And you're talking about Fowler, who has 2 years left on his contract, not even a rental pending UFA. The Ducks organization has a lot more respect for him and his family than to approach him and ask him to waive his NMC simply because the Leafs offered 2 RFAs and a late 1st round pick.

Once again you continue to look at the trade value on paper and say that it's fair value. You dont consider that the player coming to Toronto dictates if he will accept the trade, and your only logic for thinking that Fowler would accept a trade to go to the Leafs is that he was born in Windsor.


Your smooth brained thinking when it comes to trade proposals is honestly ruining this page. You should spend less time on here playing make believe and spend more time forgetting your password to your account so we can all catch a breather from seeing your daily fails at making trades.

02 Jun 2024 20:40:15
Well said DRW.

People come here to read or share insights on trading. Not to have the space dominated by the incessant and compulsive posts of ONE poster with the impulse control of a rat on fire running through a meth lab. Especially by a guy who is widely ridiculed for his hockey knowledge, or lack thereof.

#PinballNeedsATimeout.

02 Jun 2024 23:38:26
Chickenfoot.
You still have explained why this proposal is one sided for The Leafs?

2nd Round Pick has more value than a 1st Rounder?
Leason has more value than Frasor Minton?
And both NRobertson and Liljegren don't equal Fowler at this stage of his career?

You might be right saying one sided but for the wrong team in this case, everything I broke down is either equal or favours Anaheim.

#ChickenfootNeedsATimeout.

03 Jun 2024 00:52:17
?‍♂️

Smooth brain activity.

"1st rounder comes before 2nd rounder and Anaheim favors the players the Leafs won't sign more than a player they've drafted and developed for 14 years, so my trade makes sense. "

You just don't get it. But you do you girl, enjoy spending the whole summer on here counting the # of disagrees you get day after day lol.

03 Jun 2024 02:50:47
Chickenfoot
Anaheim is in complete rebuild also, at this point a player like Fowler is a trade chip not the future for The Ducks, getting a 22 year old Winger, 25 year old Defenceman, a 19 year old very good prospect in Minton plus a trade off of a 2nd Round Pick for a 1st Rounder is what a rebuilding team does, as for Leason he was a waiver pickup, Leason is an honest bottom 6 but Anaheim would take any of what I offered for Leason imo.

03 Jun 2024 16:10:26
They may be in a full rebuild, but unless Fowler tells them he'd like to be dealt I doubt he's going anywhere. Not to mention the Leafs shouldn't want that contract considering Fowler's age and his play. He's still a steady dman, but father time is undefeated and you can tell Fowler has lost a step.

FA is around the corner. Leafs will be in the hunt for some good dmen along with many other teams and with a new coach we can only hope it results in some harder play, accountability from the players, and hopefully maybe even some May hockey for once.

21 May 2024 01:28:55
Off the wall. But.
WPG
Ehlers
BOS
Carlo
Frederic

According to Montgomery Boston needs more Offence (can't win a lot of 2-1 games).
Carlo provides a strong RH defenceman. And Frederic adds much needed grit up front.

21 May 2024 03:50:51
In think Frederic is asking a bit much, but something around Carlo fills a need for the Jets at least.

21 May 2024 18:57:06
Ehlers for Carlo and a high draft pick would do it for both teams. This is a good, fair trade proposal.

22 May 2024 11:52:42
Ehlers for Carlo straight up would be a really good trade

13 May 2024 16:22:16
Anaheim Trades
Vatrano
LCarlsson
Terry
2nd Round Pick 2024 (Boston's Pick)

Toronto Trades
Marner*
Jarnkrok
Liljegren
7th Round Pick 2024


*Marner would have to waive his NTC, and Anaheim would want a sign and trade in this proposal.



This would be a huge trade near or on Draft weekend that would help both teams imo.



Thoughts ?

13 May 2024 17:41:26
Your not getting Leo Carlsson.

14 May 2024 07:31:55
So basically marner for all Anaheim s best players plus a 2nd round? Liljegren a rfa that is a hope, jarnkrok sucks. 7th is a lottery ticket. Carlsson not getting traded .

12 May 2024 14:23:51
Anaheim Trades
Zegras
Terry
2nd Round Pick 2024 (Boston's Pick)

Toronto Trades
Marner*


*Not only would Marner have to waive his NTC, but this imo would have to be also a sign and trade proposal so Anaheim knows Marner isn't walking after next season.


2 teams in different positions that can help each other, Toronto IF they trade one of their core 4 Marner makes the most sense, Leafs get 2 young good players plus a 2nd Rounder as well.
Ducks are pretty deep at Centre so trading Zegras is possible in their situation and he was in the rumour mill this past season, Terry is replaced with Marner and that's a huge upgrade for Anaheim.



Thoughts ?

09 May 2024 21:51:55
Minnesota wants a young centre with size and skill similar to Rossi. Rossi and Gustavsson are available.

MIN - Marco Rossi
NJD - Dawson Mercer

(Both the same age, similar amount of points this season and Mercer obviously has some size)

MIN - Filip Gustavsson, Jake Middleton and 2025 1st
BOS - Linus Ullmark

(Swayman becomes the Bruins’ starter and grabs some pieces, Wild grab a vezina starter to mentor Wallstedt)


Kirill Kaprizov - Joel Eriksson-Ek - Matthew Boldy
Liam Ohgren - Dawson Mercer - Mats Zuccarello
Frederick Gaudreau - Ryan Hartman - Marcus Foligno
Mason Shaw - Marat Khusnutdinov - Marcus Johansson

Jonas Brodin - Jared Spurgeon
Declan Chisholm - Brock Faber
Jon Merrill - Zach Bogosian

Linus Ullmark
Jesper Wallstedt

09 May 2024 23:23:24
I think it’s to much from minassota but I like it.

19 Feb 2024 15:03:34
Frank Vatrano@50% retained
Radko Gudas
to Bruins for:

Debrusk
Shattenkirk

2024 5th
2025 3rd

20 Feb 2024 02:03:27
Vatrano is better than DeBrusk and Gudas is better than Shattenkirk. Not to mention DeBrusk and Shattenkirk are both UFAs, it's gonna take more than a 3rd and a 5th.

20 Feb 2024 18:20:54
Casual nailed it.

16 Feb 2024 21:50:17
Anaheim Trades
Lybushkin*
2nd Round Pick 2024 (Boston's Pick)

Toronto Trades
Liljegren
5th Round Pick 2024 (Chicago's Pick)

*Anaheim retains 50% of Lybuskin's expiring contract.


Leafs get a known Defenceman in Lybushkin who was with Toronto a few seasons ago and he will give them some thump on the backend, getting a 2nd Rounder is a must giving up Liljegren in this proposal.

Ducks all in for a rebuild so this makes sense for what they need to do for the future, trading off a player who probably won't resign and replace him with a younger Defender with upside and controlling contract as an upcoming RFA not a UFA.



Thoughts ?

17 Feb 2024 14:36:03
I think Toronto addes or higher draft pick. not equal value.

17 Feb 2024 15:13:24
balsam8
Lybushkin was traded from Buffalo to Anaheim for a 5th Round Pick, in the end Anaheim gets Liljegren for a 2nd and 5th Rounder that's about right imo.

17 Feb 2024 15:49:37
- Boosh will be a nice depth addition for a team, especially on an expiring deal.

- Lilly is way overvalued in this transaction, and where’s the compensation for ANA retaining?

19 Feb 2024 11:46:06
Who is Timothy Lillejgren?

16 Feb 2024 09:59:31
BOS receives: Granlund

SJS receives 2024 2nd round pick, 2025 4th round pick




Granlund has a sneaky 30 points in 40 games and Boston needs help in the middle but won't be willing to give up a haul like VAN did for Lindholm.

16 Feb 2024 19:01:29
Once again, a good target, but it puts BOS over the cap & roster limits. They'd need to send a contract back to make it work, and they may favor a depth C with a lower cap hit.

13 Jan 2024 21:15:22
CGY - Noah Hanifin
BOS - Fabian Lysell, 2025 1st and Derek Forbort

Flames can flip Forbort at the deadline with retention. Boston has been wanting Hanifin for since his draft year.

14 Jan 2024 03:52:38
Lysell won’t be moved. Switch him to another prospect drafted outside of the 1st round then it’s fair.

15 Jan 2024 21:00:55
Why not. Bruins running low on draft and prospect capital.

16 Jan 2024 13:50:06
It's been said that Hanifin only wants to go to his hometown B's, and the entire league knows it.

If true, this is one of those situations where a player will likely move for far less than market value.

I really like Hanifin as a player, but it would seem that he'll move to BOS for a low-value package of prospects and late picks. Time will tell the truth though, as it always does.

16 Jan 2024 18:22:34
Then I guess it will be off season signing for Boston should that be Hanifin choice. Someone will offer up for playoff run.

10 Sep 2023 07:47:17
To Winnipeg Jets :
G - Linus Ullmark ( 5.00 @ 2 UFA )
RD - Brandon Carlo ( 4.10 @ 4 UFA )
1st Round Pick in 2026 - BOS

To Boston Bruins :
G - Connor Hellebuyck ( 6.16 @ 1 UFA )
C - Mark Scheifele ( 6.12 @ 1 UFA )


another mock trade, this would obviously be a trade that would keep the Jets competitive. Ullmark has been rumoured to be on the trading block and their biggest weakness is C. Assuming the Bruins would have no problem resigning these them, idk though. What do y’all think?


Kyle Connor - Cole Perfetti - Nikolaj Ehlers
Alex Iafallo - Gabriel Vilardi - Nino Niederreiter
Rasmus Kupari - Vladislav Namestnikov - Mason Appleton
Morgan Barron - Adam Lowry - David Gustafsson

Josh Morrissey - Neal Pionk
Nate Schmidt - Brandon Carlo
Brendan Dillon - Logan Stanley

Linus Ullmark
Laurent Brossoit


Brad Marchand - Mark Scheifele - David Pastrnak
James Van Riemsdyk - Pavel Zacha - Jake Debrusk
Morgan Geekie - Charlie Coyle - Fabian Lysell
Milan Lucic - Patrick Brown - Trent Frederic

Hampus Lindholm - Charlie McAvoy
Matt Grzelcyk - Kevin Shattenkirk
Derek Forbort - Jakub Zboril

Connor Hellebuyck
Jeremy Swayman

10 Sep 2023 11:27:25
- perhap the B’s replace Carlo with a different positional player than Carlo, who would also play behind DeMelo in the D pairings.

- To get Scheifele and Helly i think BOS would need to include more assets as well.

- these teams seem well suited as trade partners to come up with a fit along these lines.

10 Sep 2023 15:34:35
It is a fair trade but the Jets waiting until 2026 for a 1st is a long uncertain time so it should be unprotected.

10 Sep 2023 17:10:56
Not enough to get both Jets. You could get one with that offer, but with the 1st being 3 drafts away, definitely not both.

Plus Ullmark says no.

09 Sep 2023 23:58:44
To Carolina Hurricanes:
LW - Nikolaj Ehlers

To Winnipeg Jets:
RW - Seth Jarvis
1st Round Pick in 2024 - CAR
RW - Cruz Lucius


To Boston Bruins:
C - Mark Scheifele

To Winnipeg Jets:
RW - Fabian Lysell
D - Matt Grzelcyk
1st Round Pick in 2026 - BOS



Kyle Connor - Cole Perfetti - Seth Jarvis
Alex Iaffalo - Gabriel Vilardi - Nino Niederreiter
Rasmus Kupari - Vladislav Namestnikov - Fabian Lysell
Morgan Barron - Adam Lowry - Mason Appleton

Josh Morrissey - Neal Pionk
Matt Grzelcyk - Nate Schmidt
Brendan Dillon - Logan Stanley / Dylan Demelo

Connor Hellebuyck
Laurent Brossoit



Just a little on the fly retool, Jets get younger and cheaper which should be the direction they take after the inevitable Helle trade.

10 Sep 2023 11:28:42
This looks good to me?.

10 Sep 2023 15:54:30
I don't like the either trade as the Jets have enough small, bottom 6 players.

10 Sep 2023 17:12:49
Carolina isn't moving Jarvis and Grzelyck as an LHD provides no value to Winnipeg.

10 Sep 2023 17:18:53
Plus a 1st 3 drafts in the future does little to help the Jets now and wouldn't carry much value.

25 Aug 2023 16:53:29
Boston:forbort..Minnesota:Hartman. Minnesota could use a defenseman and Boston has extra and gets another option at center.

26 Aug 2023 06:36:48
Interesting, I’d say it looks pretty good tbh. Fair value and good reasoning.

15 Aug 2023 16:15:12
BOS: Debrusk

CGY: Backlund (20% retention) + 3rd (2024)

- exchange of pending UFAs

- BOS is in serious need of help at C, but lacks cap flexibility

- CGY will be trading pending UFA's rather than losing them for nothing after the Gaudreau situation, so Backlund is likely gone. (If Debrusk wouldn't re-sign, they'd likely get good value out of him at the trade deadline since he's a scorer in a contract year)

- Backlund is older, thus the 3rd from CGY

- Debrusk is younger and more productive, but BOS has serious holes to fill at C to feed their talented wingers.

- BOS is less likely to be on Backlund's 10-team NTC because it enjoys a favourable reputation amongst players, and the travel is significantly less than any Western Conference market.

- CGY retains to make the math work

16 Aug 2023 05:23:32
I don’t know if Boston wants to be getting older at this point. But 50% retention and maybe it’s close.

16 Aug 2023 12:17:34
Trade is fair in my opinion, I just don't know if Boston should be looking at getting older at this point. Definitely need to address their need at center though. As it stands now they have Zacha and Fredric as their two C's.

16 Aug 2023 15:22:37
MG & EBS: I hear you on the age thing, which is obviously a consideration, but BOS is going to need to do something to get some decent offensive centers to feed their talented wingers.

Despite the fact he's 34, I think Backlund is less of a risk given that he's played 81 games or more in 5 of the last 8 seasons. He's kept himself in excellent shape and has been fortunate when it comes to injuries. He's definitely still productive, and I would suggest he'll still have 4 seasons left in him - at least.

Full marks to Debrusk, who had 27 G and is only going into prime now. But. he and BOS have had a complicated history, so he looks more like a trade chip than ever to these eyes. Regardless, it will be interesting.

27 Jul 2023 07:40:10
To Boston Bruins :
C - Mikael Backlund ( 5.35 @ 1 UFA )
7th Round Pick in 2024 - CGY

To Calgary Flames :
2nd Round Pick in 2026 - BOS
D - Matt Grzelcyk ( 3.68 @ 1 UFA )


B Marchand - P Zacha - D Pastrnak
J Debrusk - M Backlund - F Lysell
J Van Riemsdyk - C Coyle - M Geekie
M Lucic - P Brown - T Frederic

H Lindholm - C McAvoy
J Zboril - B Carlo
D Forbort - K Shattenkirk

L Ullmark
J Swayman


Bruins get a C that fits their style and brings a lot of leadership, Flames get a LHD to fill the hole on LD when Hanifin is eventually traded.

28 Jul 2023 03:59:08
If traded backlund, its not gonna be for more de. Be a good young nhl ready forward and a prospect. They have de fine without hanifan for now, so 2nd is great, but gonna need a forward in return.

28 Jul 2023 16:01:49
@Shootsmcgee I think the Flames are hoping Zary makes the jump and plays 3C.

29 Jul 2023 03:45:00
Yes casual, I think zary would be perfect there. But think they'd rather get forward help because the defense is pretty set even without hanifan.