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Created by: jcash08

Team: 2020-21 Boston Bruins

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 11, 2021

Published: Apr. 11, 2021

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Can someone explain to me why Boston would give up picks for Reilly rather than claim one of the players off waivers who are arguably better with more upside?

Reilly has never played a full season, yes he has been doing decent on Ottawa this season. But there is significantly more value in claiming Mete or Vatenen off waivers. Mete is only 22 years pld with significant upside, and Vatenen was a pretty top 4 defenseman for some time in Anaheim. Either way I would rather options like that rather than giving up assets for marginal moves that don't really make the team all that better.

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Mete, Victor

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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
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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
27	$81,500,000	$86,752,314	$964,222	$2,100,000	-$5,252,314

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Marchand, Brad $6,125,000$6,125,000 LW NMC UFA - 5	Krejci, David $7,250,000$7,250,000 C M-NTC UFA - 1	Pastrnak, David $6,666,667$6,666,667 RW UFA - 3
DeBrusk, Jake $3,675,000$3,675,000 RW, LW UFA - 2	Bergeron, Patrice $6,875,000$6,875,000 C M-NTC, NMC UFA - 2	Smith, Craig $3,100,000$3,100,000 RW UFA - 3
Bjork, Anders $1,600,000$1,600,000 LW, RW UFA - 3	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
Ritchie, Nick $1,498,925$1,498,925 LW UFA - 1	Kuraly, Sean $1,275,000$1,275,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Kuhlman, Karson $725,000$725,000 RW UFA - 2
Blidh, Anton $700,000$700,000 LW, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Grzelcyk, Matt $3,687,500$3,687,500 LD UFA - 4	Miller, Kevan $1,250,000$1,250,000 ($750,000$750K) RD UFA - 1	Halák, Jaroslav $2,250,000$2,250,000 ($1,250,000$1M) G UFA - 1
Reilly, Mike $1,500,000$1,500,000 LD UFA - 1	Kampfer, Steven $800,000$800,000 RD UFA - 1	Swayman, Jeremy $925,000$925,000 ($100,000$100K) G RFA - 3
Clifton, Connor $1,000,000$1,000,000 RD UFA - 3		Vladar, Daniel $750,000$750,000 G UFA - 3
Ahcan, Jack $925,000$925,000 LD UFA - 2
Lauzon, Jérémy $850,000$850,000 LD/RD UFA - 2
Zboril, Jakub $725,000$725,000 LD/RD UFA - 2
Tinordi, Jarred $700,000$700,000 LD UFA - 1
Vatanen, Sami $2,000,000$2,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 1
Mete, Victor $735,000$735,000 LD/RD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
	Rask, Tuukka $7,000,000$7,000,000 G UFA - 1
	McAvoy, Charlie $4,900,000$4,900,000 RD UFA - 2
	Carlo, Brandon $2,850,000$2,850,000 RD UFA - 1
	Moore, John $2,750,000$2,750,000 LD UFA - 3
	Kase, Ondrej $2,600,000$2,600,000 RW UFA - 1

Taxi Squad
Frederic, Trent $925,000$925,000 ($0$0$0$0) ($300,000$300K) LW, RW UFA - 1
Senyshyn, Zach $700,000$700,000 ($0$0$0$0) RW 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

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Apr. 11, 2021 at 11:17 p.m.

bhavikp27

Joined: Jun. 2016

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Reilly is better than Vatanen and 18 teams have a waiver claim priority on Mete.

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Apr. 11, 2021 at 11:17 p.m.

CeciGOAT

Joined: Aug. 2020

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Rielly is playing well this year. Likely better then both, good depth for Boston.

Apr. 11, 2021 at 11:18 p.m.

NHLfan10506

Joined: May 2019

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Quoting: bhavikp27

Reilly is better than Vatanen and 18 teams have a waiver claim priority on Mete.

Very true
Vatanen is a shell of his former self.
Been very inconsistent this year
And quite soft

Apr. 11, 2021 at 11:22 p.m.

Gofnut999

Joined: Jan. 2017

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Mete and Vatanen suck, that’s why.

Reilly has played 70 games in OTT in 2 years. Has 31 points. How many 30 point d men does Boston have?

If Mete was any good Montreal would not have brought in half dozen mediocre d men to play ahead of him the last 2 years. They finally realized he’s nothing more than a roster filler. Rest of the league fan bases should follow suit.

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Apr. 11, 2021 at 11:23 p.m.

jcash08

j_cash08

Joined: May 2019

Posts: 587

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Quoting: bhavikp27

Reilly is better than Vatanen and 18 teams have a waiver claim priority on Mete.

Reilly may be marginally better than Vantanen but is it a game breaking difference? Vatanen could have been had for free, which I feel everyone can agree the Bruins need all the picks they can get to replenish a depleted farm system, and with Mete on waivers they could at least wait to see if he get claims at this point he hasn't been claimed yet. Chances are Ottawa may end up claiming, in which case they could have had to put Reilly on waivers.

The point for me is that Boston has been horrible with their asset management over the years, and there is really no point in trading picks for depth players at this point. The bruins depth has clearly been tested and they have plenty of it. They have been plagued by injuries for the majority of this season.

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