Team: 2020-21 Boston Bruins

Initial Creation Date: Feb. 18, 2021

Published: Feb. 18, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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.

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