Addressing the defense

Created by: Shane_Kelly

Team: 2020-21 Boston Bruins

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 7, 2021

Published: Mar. 7, 2021

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McDavid, Connor

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UFA - 5

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Now that Carlo is going to be out for "a while" and has been listed as 'week to week' the Bruins defense is bare. Guys will need to step up to fill holes that Carlo Lauzon, and miller filled. These next 5-10 games will be a very important segment for Don Sweeney and the Bruins. This will really test their young defenseman and tell them what they have. If they struggle in these next ten games, then it is a telling sign that Sweeney needs to a legit top-4dman to stay competitive this season (ekholm), if the young guys hold their own, then sweeney can either focus on finding another forward, or just a depth defenseman to build up the backend.

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

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

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$81,500,000	$77,430,648	$964,222	$2,832,500	$4,069,352

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
Ritchie, Nick $1,498,925$1,498,925 LW UFA - 1	Krejci, David $7,250,000$7,250,000 C M-NTC UFA - 1	DeBrusk, Jake $3,675,000$3,675,000 RW, LW UFA - 2
Frederic, Trent $925,000$925,000 ($300,000$300K) LW, RW UFA - 1	Coyle, Charlie $5,250,000$5,250,000 C, RW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 6	Smith, Craig $3,100,000$3,100,000 RW UFA - 3
Bjork, Anders $1,600,000$1,600,000 LW, RW UFA - 3	Kuraly, Sean $1,275,000$1,275,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Studnicka, Jack $769,167$769,167 ($107,500$108K) RW, C RFA - 2

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
Zboril, Jakub $725,000$725,000 LD/RD UFA - 2	Clifton, Connor $1,000,000$1,000,000 RD UFA - 3	Halák, Jaroslav $2,250,000$2,250,000 ($1,250,000$1M) G UFA - 1
	Tinordi, Jarred $700,000$700,000 LD UFA - 1
Vaakanainen, Urho $894,167$894,167 ($425,000$425K) LD/RD RFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Moore, John $2,750,000$2,750,000 LD UFA - 3	Kase, Ondrej $2,600,000$2,600,000 RW UFA - 1	Carlo, Brandon $2,850,000$2,850,000 RD UFA - 1
Wagner, Chris $1,350,000$1,350,000 RW, C UFA - 3	Miller, Kevan $1,250,000$1,250,000 ($750,000$750K) RD UFA - 1
	Lauzon, Jérémy $850,000$850,000 LD/RD UFA - 2

Taxi Squad
Kampfer, Steven $800,000$800,000 ($0$0$0$0) RD UFA - 1
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
Senyshyn, Zach $700,000$700,000 ($0$0$0$0) RW UFA - 1

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Mar. 7, 2021 at 12:43 p.m.

Bcarlo25

Joined: May 2018

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Cmon, you know the situation with the expansion draft. Ekholm and boston should never be in the same sentence until after this season is over.

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Mar. 7, 2021 at 12:47 p.m.

Jfstompers

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Quoting: Bcarlo25

Cmon, you know the situation with the expansion draft. Ekholm and boston should never be in the same sentence until after this season is over.

If you trade for ekholm and protect him you lose gryz but not lauzon. Dont do it protect gryz you lose lauzon keep gryz. So would you rather have lauzon and ekholm without gryz or gryz without lauzon and ekholm or how do you think it shakes out?

Mar. 7, 2021 at 12:53 p.m.

bhavikp27

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"if the young guys hold their own" Disagree, this team needs a top4 LD even if they play well until Carlo returns. No top pair LD and only one top4 LD, it won't work in the playoffs (if you want to win).

Mar. 7, 2021 at 12:53 p.m.

Shane_Kelly

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Quoting: Bcarlo25

Cmon, you know the situation with the expansion draft. Ekholm and boston should never be in the same sentence until after this season is over.

Look, if they want to win the cup, getting Ekholm can help them SIGNIFICANTLY, and I understand the expansion situation, but there are always ways around not being able to protect certain guys. If the bruins trade for Ekholm and win the cup, I think it will be okay if they lose Gryz or Lauzon in the expansion draft.

Mar. 7, 2021 at 12:54 p.m.

Bcarlo25

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Quoting: Jfstompers

What? I would rather the bruins not go after Ekholm. And, whether or not any of us want them to do things, one thing is ridiculously clear. Don Sweeney is not adding a d man with term. It’s just not a real life concept that’s even worth discussing.

Losing Grzelcyk in expansion skews the value of the trade to the point where there is no possibility of Nashville and Boston agreeing upon terms. It’s just so outlandish we might as well talk about McDavid trades. It’s not happening. No shot.

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