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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/