Team: 2021-22 Boston Bruins

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 15, 2021

Published: Jun. 15, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

This offseason, the front office needs to add depth to the 4th line and shore up the defense. The young defenseman were serviceable in the regular season, but completely overrun in playoffs (injuries definitely didn't help)

I don't know if Vegas will be able to hold on to Martinez, so he should be the #1 LD they look at. He can eat minutes, move the play along, and hold down the defensive zone. I'd hope 5x5 is enough for him, but there's definitely a chance someone gives more term and more money.

McCabe was one of the lone bright spots in Buffalo before tearing his ACL and MCL. I think a short term deal with a slight raise with a chance to play on a contender would entice him not to return to Buffalo. He's very effective defensively, and he could pair with Carlo as a shutdown pairing.

Hakanpaa is a big bodied defensive defenseman that we could've used this year in the playoffs.

For forwards added scoring is brought to the bottom six with the Coleman signing. I don't know if 3x3 is enough to pull him away from Tampa, but I've seen people signing him for 2 on here as well so not really sure where his value lies.

I personally think Studnicka and Frederic should get full playing time this year. Stud leads the 3rd line with DeBrusk and Coyle as his wings. Frederic leads an energy line with Coleman and Lazar. Ideally this bottom six provides better offense throughout the whole yea, especially the fourth line which really couldn't get worse than it already was.

Anderson is brought in as a veteran backup to Swayman, who I would have be the #1 while Tuukka sits on IR recovering from his hip. I think 2x4 for Tuukka is fair considering what he can still bring to the table, but that cap hit could go down even more if he and Boston hold off on signing until mid-season.