Hard no from boston.

How much more do you think Boston will get for debrusk???

It’s not necessarily more, its the fit. The bruins are looking to improve their team, and a 2nd round pick doesn’t do that.

Fair

What do u think you’re gonna get for him?
Best bet might be to take a pick & then turn that into a player from another team

Or just keep him for this season. He’s been playing really well in 2022.

Sure, but doesn’t he want out?
Or has that changed?

He wants out, but so what?

It’s unusual to keep a guy around who wants out
Why not move him & bring in someone who wants to actually be there?
Doesn’t that make more sense

Sure! This trade was for a second round pick. If theres someone that can help the team as much or more than debrusk, by all means, propose that trade.

He’s said he’ll happily show up and play and not be a distraction, but he would like to be moved to a different team. No pressure on the bruins to do so.

Like i said, turn that 2nd into a player
I’m sure there’s guys out there who are available that you’d rather have

They aren’t going to find someone for a 2nd round pick that improves the team. No shot.

This just isn’t the fit.

Maybe, maybe not?
There’s gotta be good players available at the deadline u guys could get
They won’t all cost a 1st
Most don’t

Most won’t. All that will have a bigger impact than debrusk will.

Sorry, this is just a slam-dunk no.

That fine, i don’t want him
Your thought process just doesn’t make much sense
Especially if u guys aren’t gonna qualify him & lose him for nothing

Ya, so what? Teams that are trying to win sometimes make trades for rentals. How would this be different? Ditch debrusk for a 2nd, create a hole, or don’t get the second, and keep the player. Easy.
Or qualify him and trade him, as his agent publicly said that he would sign an extension below his QO. Or trade him as part of a package to upgrade the team.

The thought process is very easy to understand, and makes all the sense in the world.

The bruins goal right now is to make their hockey club better. This makes their hockey club worse. Fin.

Your short term vision is what doesn’t make sense
And u act like DeBrusk is some stud player
If you’re gonna lose him, then trade him for a pick
And use that pick to get another player
That’s obviously better than losing him for nothing
It’s not rocket science

Sigh. Alright, lets go through this slowly.
Part one:
Debrusk has been a productive player for the bruins of late - after a very slow start, he’s been playing a lot better. 7 goals and 9 points in the last 10 games, earning him a promotion to the top line.

Part two:
The bruins sole mission in trade right now is to improve the current roster that will be playing in the playoffs this year.

Part three:
A draft pick doesn’t play for the bruins this year

Part four: It is unlikely, bordering on impossible, that the Bruins would be able to move a second round pick (the return of this trade), for a roster player that provides a stronger impact to the roster than Debrusk.

That’s clear, right? Same page now? Good.

I get what you’re saying
It’s just utterly nonsensical
Bc your GM is NOT going to focus SOLELY on this season as you’re (at the least) implying
So I’d keeping DeBrusk isn’t in their plan moving forward,
then it fully makes sense to turn him into an asset or assets that will

And acting like u can’t replace DeBrusk this season is also bananas
You DON’T KNOW what a 2nd round pick can or can’t get at the deadline- not unless u have some sort of crystal ball
I’m sure a winger will be available to replace him
Maybe it’ll be an improvement, maybe it won’t

But the bottom line is that it’s bad asset management to let DeBrusk leave for nothing
And even if all u got was a pick & didn’t replace him this season,
big deal
U guys aren’t Cup contenders this season with him anyways
It’s unlikely u even get past the 1st round

If Sweeney is focusing more on the future than the present, with bergeron and marchand at their respective ages, he’s even dumber than i thought.

It’s not an either/or thing dude,
it’s BOTH

AND
It’s about a smart GM realizing that this realistically isn’t your year
BUT
that doesn’t mean DeBrusk can’t help u get something that can improve your chances for next year & the year after, etc

Asset management matters
U guys don’t wanna turn into the Blackhawks for example

You need to go look up how old Patrice Bergeron is pal.

No, with the age of certain pieces of the roster its one or the other. Binary.

There is ZERO chance the Ruins win the Cup this year
You’ll be lucky to get past the 2nd round
Heck, u probably won’t win the 1st round

Making personnel moves out of a desperate attempt to win this season is just gonna leave u disappointed
Enjoy becoming the Blackhawks if your GM employs your (NOT) brilliant logic