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Initial Creation Date: Mar. 20, 2021

Published: Mar. 20, 2021

Team: 2020-21 Boston Bruins

Team Explanation

A few trades to fix the scoring issue as well as some minor help on D. Four scoring lines that can skate, three D-pairs with some aggression and puck-moving ability. Expansion protection after this season would be: Bergeron, Marchand, Pastrnak, Coyle, DeBrusk, Smith, Frederic; McAvoy, Carlo, Grzelcyk; Rask

Trades

BOS

Oleksiak, Jamie

Additional Details:

Replaces some of the size lost from Chara in the offseason and Carlo's concussion. Can play either side and is a pending UFA, so he doesn't affect the expansion draft at all.

DAL

2022 3rd round pick (BOS)
2021 4th round pick (BOS)

BOS

Schwartz, Jaden ($2,675,000 retained)
McKenzie, Curtis

Additional Details:

Sell high on Ritchie by sending him to a team that needs help on the PP. Schwartz adds 5v5 scoring to a team that badly needs it and is another pending UFA. McKenzie adds some depth to the depleted P-Bruins.

STL

Ritchie, Nick
Lauko, Jakub
2021 1st round pick (BOS)

BOS

Terry, Troy

Additional Details:

Apparently Terry is on the block in Anaheim, he's a solid secondary scorer who could play up and down the lineup if needed.

ANA

Bjork, Anders
2022 4th round pick (BOS)

BOS

Palmieri, Kyle ($1,000,000 retained)

Additional Details:

Long been rumored to be heading to Boston. Palmieri is one of the best 5v5 scorers available on the market, right behind Rakell and Forsberg who are probably too expensive for Boston to acquire. Vaak has become somewhat expendable due to Zboril and Lauzon both playing well, Ahcan playing well in the AHL, and Lohrei dominating the USHL. Little bit of retention so Boston can stay cap compliant.

NJD

Senyshyn, Zach
Vaakanainen, Urho
2021 2nd round pick (BOS)

Retained Salary Transactions

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

DRAFT YEAR	ROUND 1	ROUND 2	ROUND 3	ROUND 4	ROUND 5	ROUND 6	ROUND 7
2021
2022
2023

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$78,425,056	$964,222	$2,407,500	$3,074,944

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Marchand, Brad $6,125,000 LW NMC UFA - 5	Bergeron, Patrice $6,875,000 C NMC NTC UFA - 2	Pastrnak, David $6,666,667 RW UFA - 3
Schwartz, Jaden $2,675,000 LW NTC UFA - 1	Krejci, David $7,250,000 C NTC UFA - 1	Palmieri, Kyle $1,325,000 RW, LW NTC UFA - 1
DeBrusk, Jake $3,675,000 LW UFA - 2	Coyle, Charlie $5,250,000 C, RW NMC NTC UFA - 6	Smith, Craig $3,100,000 RW, C UFA - 3
Frederic, Trent $925,000 C, LW RFA - 1	Studnicka, Jack $769,167 RW, C RFA - 2	Terry, Troy $1,450,000 RW, C RFA - 3

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Oleksiak, Jamie $2,137,500 LD/RD UFA - 1	McAvoy, Charlie $4,900,000 RD UFA - 2	Rask, Tuukka $7,000,000 G UFA - 1
Grzelcyk, Matt $3,687,500 LD UFA - 4	Carlo, Brandon $2,850,000 RD UFA - 1	Halák, Jaroslav $2,250,000 G UFA - 1
Zboril, Jakub $725,000 LD/RD UFA - 2	Miller, Kevan $1,250,000 RD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Kuraly, Sean $1,275,000 C, LW UFA - 1		Kase, Ondrej $2,600,000 RW RFA - 1
Lauzon, Jérémy $850,000 LD/RD RFA - 2
Clifton, Connor $1,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 3

Taxi Squad
Kuhlman, Karson $725,000 ($0) RW, C RFA - 2
Wagner, Chris $1,350,000 ($275,000) RW, C UFA - 3
McKegg, Greg $700,000 ($0) C, LW UFA - 1
Tinordi, Jarred $700,000 ($0) LD UFA - 1
Moore, John $2,750,000 ($1,675,000) LD UFA - 3
Vladar, Daniel $750,000 ($0) G RFA - 3

Mar. 20, 2021 at 12:16 p.m.

mokumboi

Joined: Apr. 2019

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So wait... you think the Blues would boost their PP by trading Schwartz away to gain Ritchie (to say nothing of the monstrous gulf in their 5v5 worth)? I find it hard to believe anyone could imagine this trade is reasonable. Which is odd, because the other offers are at least in the ballpark or better.

Mar. 20, 2021 at 12:47 p.m.

BruinsFan35

Joined: Jun. 2017

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St. Louis probably says no, but I think I’d rather not do that trade anyways and risk losing Ritchie to Seattle and keep our pick and Lauko who’s looked fantastic in the AHL. Every other trade is good. Protect Terry over Smith.

Mar. 20, 2021 at 12:47 p.m.

Userunknown

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Quoting: mokumboi

Ritchie is the 3rd piece in the deal. The trade is somewhat solid, the logic in the explanation is not.

That being said. Blues decline, if they were selling they could likely do better. Better off extending him though.

Mar. 20, 2021 at 12:49 p.m.

Dom_Sweely

Thread Starter

Joined: Feb. 2020

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Quoting: mokumboi

Admittedly any trade involving Ritchie would be an attempt to pull the wool over another GM's eyes, so to speak. No, Ritchie isn't very good at 5v5, but maybe another GM that values power forwards and whose team needs help on the PP could be convinced to swap one of their middle 6 forwards for Ritchie. To be fair though, Schwartz is likely to walk in the offseason and the Blues would still get a decent prospect and 1st out of this trade, as well as the opportunity to keep Ritchie beyond this season if he plays well.

Mar. 20, 2021 at 12:52 p.m.

Userunknown

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Joined: Feb. 2021

Posts: 706

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Bjork and Terry are the basically same player. Just opposite shots. A straight swap of the two and a change of scenery and new opportunity would do both of them good. But i’d imagine the Ducks would want a pick or a young d man instead.

Mar. 20, 2021 at 2:18 p.m.

mokumboi

Joined: Apr. 2019

Posts: 12,687

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Quoting: Userunknown

The trade only so much as approaches solid if the Blues are set for a total teardown rebuild. In the current context, it's pure lunacy. Your second set of sentences is spot on, though.

Quoting: Bruins52

Admittedly any trade involving Ritchie would be an attempt to pull the wool over another GM's eyes, so to speak.

No, Ritchie isn't very good at 5v5, but maybe another GM that values power forwards and whose team needs help on the PP could be convinced to swap one of their middle 6 forwards for Ritchie. To be fair though,

Schwartz is likely to walk in the offseason and the Blues would still get a decent prospect and 1st out of this trade, as well as the opportunity to keep Ritchie beyond this season if he plays well.

1- Exactly.

2- The Blues PP has been humming after they started the season in a slump. I'm not sure how you think it needs so much help as to give into this swindle. They have two strong units+ already. And plenty of "power forward" types, with more on the way.

3- No idea how you got that idea. His extension is in the works now and will probably be done before the playoffs arrive.

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