What Bleacher Roport says about Bruins Getting Sid the kid

Created by: AgentWebster

Team: 2020-21 Boston Bruins

Initial Creation Date: Feb. 18, 2021

Published: Feb. 18, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

The Fit

The Boston Bruins have been among the NHL's top teams for the better part of a decade. Perched atop the MassMutual East Division, they still look like a Stanley Cup contender. Crosby could be a good fit if the Bruins remain determined to keep their championship window open beyond this season.

Second-line center David Krejci turns 35 on April 28 and is slated to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. They could seek a replacement if they fail to re-sign him to an affordable short-term extension.

Crosby has ties to Bruins center Patrice Bergeron and winger Brad Marchand. They formed a potent line for Canada during the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Crosby also played alongside Bergeron in the 2005 World Junior Championship and trains with Marchand during the summer. He could jump at the chance to chase a Stanley Cup with those two.

The Package

Acquiring Crosby will be expensive for any team. That's especially true for the Bruins, as they aren't as well-stocked in promising talent as other teams on this list. The package could risk their long-term future to maintain their Cup contender status.

A pitch for Crosby could include a winger such as Jake DeBrusk or Anders Bjork. Both have struggled to meet expectations in Boston and might benefit from a change of scenery. It could also cost the Bruins a promising player such as center Jack Studnicka or Urho Vaakanainen as well as one or two first-round picks. A young defenseman such as Connor Clifton or Jeremy Lauzon could also be included.

The Bruins will have $50.2 million invested in 14 players if they let Krejci walk this summer. That should be sufficient room to absorb Crosby's $8.7 million cap hit and leave enough to re-sign key players such as goaltender Tuukka Rask and defenseman Brandon Carlo.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2932085-5-landing-spots-for-pittsburgh-penguins-captain-sidney-crosby

Trades

BOS

Crosby, Sidney ($1,600,000 retained)
2021 5th round pick (PIT)
2022 5th round pick (PIT)

PIT

Bjork, Anders
Clifton, Connor
Vaakanainen, Urho
2021 1st round pick (BOS)
2022 1st round pick (BOS)

Additional Details:

The artice said one of Jake DeBrusk or Anders Bjork

One of Jack Studnicka or Urho Vaakanainen

One of Connor Clifton or Jeremy Lauzon

Retained Salary Transactions

David Backes: $1,500,000 (25%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2021
2022
2023

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
21	$81,500,000	$81,492,314	$964,222	$2,000,000	$7,686

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Marchand, Brad $6,125,000$6,125,000 LW NMC UFA - 5	Bergeron, Patrice $6,875,000$6,875,000 C M-NTC, NMC UFA - 2	Pastrnak, David $6,666,667$6,666,667 RW UFA - 3
DeBrusk, Jake $3,675,000$3,675,000 RW, LW UFA - 2	Crosby, Sidney $7,100,000$7,100,000 C NMC UFA - 5	Kase, Ondrej $2,600,000$2,600,000 RW UFA - 1
Ritchie, Nick $1,498,925$1,498,925 LW UFA - 1	Krejci, David $7,250,000$7,250,000 C M-NTC UFA - 1	Smith, Craig $3,100,000$3,100,000 RW UFA - 3
Kuraly, Sean $1,275,000$1,275,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Coyle, Charlie $5,250,000$5,250,000 C, RW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 6	Wagner, Chris $1,350,000$1,350,000 RW, C UFA - 3

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Grzelcyk, Matt $3,687,500$3,687,500 LD UFA - 4	McAvoy, Charlie $4,900,000$4,900,000 RD UFA - 2	Rask, Tuukka $7,000,000$7,000,000 G UFA - 1
Moore, John $2,750,000$2,750,000 LD UFA - 3	Carlo, Brandon $2,850,000$2,850,000 RD UFA - 1	Halák, Jaroslav $2,250,000$2,250,000 ($1,250,000$1M) G UFA - 1
	Miller, Kevan $1,250,000$1,250,000 ($750,000$750K) RD UFA - 1
Lauzon, Jérémy $850,000$850,000 LD/RD UFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Zboril, Jakub $725,000$725,000 LD/RD UFA - 2

Taxi Squad
Frederic, Trent $925,000$925,000 ($0$0$0$0) ($300,000$300K) LW, RW UFA - 1
Kampfer, Steven $800,000$800,000 ($0$0$0$0) RD UFA - 1
Kuhlman, Karson $725,000$725,000 ($0$0$0$0) RW UFA - 2
Booth, Callum $700,000$700,000 ($0$0$0$0) G UFA - 1
McKegg, Greg $700,000$700,000 ($0$0$0$0) C, LW UFA - 1