I'm just not really into this deal. 5.25M is a hell of a lot of money for a player who's shown that he seems more like the 30-40 point guy over the anomaly season of 57 points in 2016-2017. Heinen outproduced him this past season, as a rookie. 47 points for Nino would have been the 2nd highest in his career. Then going from Krejci to Coyle is a signficant downgrade. You're taking on more money in this deal and getting back two players who don't feel like an upgrade over either of the guys you're moving them for. Seems like a trade for the sake of making a trade.

Lol, well I see you solved your Sheary problem. I don't know if the answer to making those moves work is to just insert Krejci into this deal, but I applaud the effort.

The issue I have with parting ways with Krejci and bringing in Coyle (who to reiterate I do love, and would skate through a wall for this team, which was something that was somewhat lacking in this last version of the Bruins), is that it throws the Bruins center depth out of wack. Donato playing as 2C would almost certainly be overwhelming for him, and the Bruins would probably feel compelled to play Coyle there instead of Donato. And as much as I love Coyle, I know he's not a 2C.

I actually didn't even notice you included Niederreiter in your last roster build, but I think he would be a great addition to the Bruins as well. He's clearly earned his stripes after all the troubles he had sticking in the NHL when he was in Long Island. While he didn't put up the same type of raw numbers he did in his career year of 2016-2017, there's no reason to think he can't be that type of player going forward. He actually scored virtually the same GPG (0.29) this year as last year (0.30). His shooting percentage was also nearly identical; he just happened to take fewer total shots this year (prob from missing so many games) and his assists dropped significantly. But let's face it, he'd be brought here to be a goal scorer so who cares what his assists are like.

Overall I give it a better score, but still not quite there yet. I still don't know if Minnesota would ever be interested in dealing either of those players, but it's fun to dream. Lol third time's a charm?

P.S. I also love the Grabner signing! It's a little low, but if he was willing to take that kind of deal, the Bruins should definitely pursue that option/

a guy like Nino would be dynamite on the wing with Debrusk and with Minny's new GM coming in he's going to want to put his own stamp on the team. Krejci can go and be a leader up in Minny. In my mind, the B's biggest issue is finding a 2nd line right winger, and to find some sort of upgrade at 2nd line centre as well. . Regarding Grabner, he completely disappeared for the Devils in the playoffs, so his cost as a UFA should not be as crazy as it could be.

Left handed defenseman is definitely the bruins biggest issue, they have plenty of forwards they can slot into the second line. The second line next year will probably be Debrusk - Krecji - Donato which I would definitely prefer to Debrusk - Donato - Grabner. I get that Krecji has a huge cap hit and it's arguably too big for the caliber player he has been as of late but your second line is a huge downgrade to the idea of just bringing back what we had last year plus Donato. I also would have no interest in swapping Krejci and Heinen for the inferior Coyle and Niederreiter while also giving up a 2nd and a 6th in return for a 3rd rounder. If they were to keep their current core they would have Heinen, Backes (who probably should get bought out), Bjork, etc. to fill in the wing spot if Donato doesn't fit and they have a few centers in the pipeline that could slide into that third line center role if we let Riley Nash go ie. Frederics, JFK, or maybe even just Heinen. The young gun forwards will be getting better and the offense will be fine. The defense on the other hand could be greatly improved by swapping one of our smaller player (imo it should be grz) for someone like Hanifin. We have plenty of prospects to work with and we won't be trading more talent for less talent like your Krejci trade does.

The Backes buyout scenario is very unlikely to pass. His contract is structured in such a way as to prevent exactly that (i.e. "buyout-proof"). So get ready to enjoy Backes on the wing for the next 3 years!