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Created by: BruinsFan35

Team: 2022-23 Boston Bruins

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 22, 2022

Published: Mar. 22, 2022

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Let's say that the Bruins are close, but not close enough and fail to win the cup, getting booted in the second or third round. This offseason will pave the way to the LAST shot the Bruins have at winning with this core, but they also need to be mindful of the few prospects that they have when deciding whether to go all-in. I think that we need to build up as much as possible without sacrificing our futures in trades. Our defense is set, no need to add at all. It's the forwards that need bolstering, and DeBrusk will most likely be moved, opening up a glaring spot in the top six. Cap space is tight (thanks Nick Foligno) but there should be some decent options in 3-5 mil range. I picked Kessel on a 1 year prove-it deal with hopes that he rebounds offensively but I think some other options would be Reilly Smith, Ondrej Palat, Mason Marchment, or Andre Burakovsky.

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST		YEARS	CAP HIT
Becker, Jack		1	$900,000
Beecher, John		3	$900,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Ahcan, Jack	1	$925,000
Steen, Oskar	1	$925,000
Studnicka, Jack	1	$925,000
Keyser, Kyle	1	$925,000
Filipe, Matt	1	$800,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Bergeron, Patrice	1	$6,250,000
Zboril, Jakub	2	$1,000,000
Frödén, Jesper	1	$750,000
Hughes, Cameron	1	$750,000
Kessel, Phil	1	$4,500,000

Trades

BOS

2022 1st round pick (EDM)

EDM

DeBrusk, Jake

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Traded at the Draft. DeBrusk's value will go up if he continues to light it up with Marchand and Bergeron, especially if it can translate to the playoffs. Late first for a team looking to add pieces around two of the best players in the game.

BOS

2022 2nd round pick (NSH)

Additional Details:

Grizz is expendable and more expensive than Ahcan, who looks ready for at least a rotational role, Clifton, and Zboril combined, Move him now to clear cap space for a forward.

SEA

Grzelcyk, Matt

Additional Details:

Not sure if the Kraken will be looking to add to their team for next season, or if they will ice a bad team in hopes of getting a top pick in 2023. If they are looking to add to their blue line, Grzelcyk would add a lot of speed and puck moving ability to the back end that Seattle could definitely use. If they don't look to add, this could be any team for a second round pick.

BOS

anywhere for a 2/3 round pick

ANA

Reilly, Mike

Buried

Chris Wagner: $225,000 ($1,350,000)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2022
2023
2024

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$81,500,000	$80,891,667	$0	$150,000	$608,333

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Marchand, Brad $6,125,000$6,125,000 LW M-NTC UFA - 3	Bergeron, Patrice $6,250,000$6,250,000 C UFA - 1	Kessel, Phil $4,500,000$4,500,000 RW UFA - 1
Hall, Taylor $6,000,000$6,000,000 LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 3	Haula, Erik $2,375,000$2,375,000 C, LW UFA - 1	Pastrnak, David $6,666,667$6,666,667 RW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 1
Frederic, Trent $1,050,000$1,050,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Coyle, Charlie $5,250,000$5,250,000 C, RW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 4	Smith, Craig $3,100,000$3,100,000 RW UFA - 1
Foligno, Nick $3,800,000$3,800,000 LW, C, RW M-NTC UFA - 1	Nosek, Tomas $1,750,000$1,750,000 LW, C UFA - 1	Steen, Oskar $925,000$925,000 C, RW UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Lindholm, Hampus $6,500,000$6,500,000 LD NTC, NMC UFA - 8	McAvoy, Charlie $9,500,000$9,500,000 RD UFA - 8	Swayman, Jeremy $925,000$925,000 ($150,000$150K) G RFA - 1
Zboril, Jakub $1,000,000$1,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 2	Carlo, Brandon $4,100,000$4,100,000 RD UFA - 5	Ullmark, Linus $5,000,000$5,000,000 G NMC UFA - 3
	Clifton, Connor $1,000,000$1,000,000 RD UFA - 1
Forbort, Derek $3,000,000$3,000,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Studnicka, Jack $925,000$925,000 RW, C RFA - 2
Ahcan, Jack $925,000$925,000 LD UFA - 1

Mar. 22, 2022 at 8:38 a.m.

vr1995

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hes not worth a first

Mar. 22, 2022 at 8:52 a.m.

Gofnut999

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Zboril is not signing here.

B’s are not touching Kessel.

I think Debrusk ends up in Seattle for a 2nd.

Trochek, Copp, Rakell, Strome, Rust, Rodrigues, Nino N will be free agent targets.

Mar. 22, 2022 at 9:47 a.m.

CMcAvoy73

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Oh boy. This is rough.
Trading grzelcyk is one of the dumbest concepts imaginable.
So is signing kessel.
Zboril is gone.

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Mar. 22, 2022 at 9:47 a.m.

CMcAvoy73

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Quoting: CD282

Edmonton declines, it's not close. Take out the 1st and add Zack Kassian and maybe they'll consider.

Do you know who either of those players are?

Mar. 22, 2022 at 9:49 a.m.

CD282

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Quoting: CMcAvoy73

Do you know who either of those players are?

Very much so. I don't value either of them very highly, but one guy is cheaper and a LOT tougher. The other reminds me a lot of Andrea's Athanasiou.

Mar. 22, 2022 at 9:49 a.m.

CMcAvoy73

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Quoting: CD282

Very much so. I don't value either of them very highly, but one guy is cheaper and a LOT tougher. The other reminds me a lot of Andrea's Athanasiou.

One sucks and one is good.

This is very simple.

Mar. 22, 2022 at 10:01 a.m.

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Quoting: CMcAvoy73

One sucks and one is good.

This is very simple.

Good defensively? Good effort? Food without the puck? Good physicality?

If he's good, stop trading him away for a piece that won't help the team until after Bergeron and Marchand have retired.

Edmonton is not interested. Goodbye.

Mar. 22, 2022 at 10:02 a.m.

CMcAvoy73

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Quoting: CD282

Who’s traded him? He hasn’t been traded?

Mar. 22, 2022 at 10:04 a.m.

CD282

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Quoting: CMcAvoy73

Who’s traded him? He hasn’t been traded?

Every Boston fan. It's one of the most common trades on this site.

Mar. 22, 2022 at 10:05 a.m.

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Quoting: CMcAvoy73

One sucks and one is good.

This is very simple.

3 year comp, Kassian v DeBrusk at 5v5

Mar. 22, 2022 at 10:06 a.m.

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Quoting: CD282

Every Boston fan. It's one of the most common trades on this site.

I haven’t. It’s a stupid notion to trade him for futures.

Mar. 22, 2022 at 10:06 a.m.

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Quoting: CD282

3 year comp, Kassian v DeBrusk at 5v5

Watch.

Mar. 22, 2022 at 10:17 a.m.

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Quoting: CMcAvoy73

Watch.

Read it and weep.

Mar. 22, 2022 at 10:29 a.m.

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Quoting: CD282

Read it and weep.

I don’t read hockey. Seems to kind of defeat the purpose.

Mar. 22, 2022 at 11:52 a.m.

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Quoting: CMcAvoy73

I don’t read hockey. Seems to kind of defeat the purpose.

And yet, here you are. Reading and writing about hockey.

Mar. 22, 2022 at 12:45 p.m.

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Quoting: CD282

And yet, here you are. Reading and writing about hockey.

Which i am able to do because i watch it.

See the difference?

Mar. 22, 2022 at 1:31 p.m.

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Quoting: CMcAvoy73

Which i am able to do because i watch it.

See the difference?

Did you watch DeBrusk getting walked by Cody Ceci when the two teams met earlier this year? I did.

Mar. 22, 2022 at 1:33 p.m.

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Quoting: CD282

Did you watch DeBrusk getting walked by Cody Ceci when the two teams met earlier this year? I did.

And is that all you’re basing your opinion on?

Mar. 22, 2022 at 1:47 p.m.

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Quoting: CMcAvoy73

And is that all you’re basing your opinion on?

Here's something for you to "watch":

Ceci walks DeBrusk

Mar. 22, 2022 at 1:55 p.m.

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Quoting: CD282

Here's something for you to "watch":

Ceci walks DeBrusk

I had already seen it. I watched it live.

I’ll ask again because apparently that was a difficult question to understand:

“And is that all you’re basing your opinion on? “

Mar. 22, 2022 at 2:06 p.m.

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Quoting: CMcAvoy73

I had already seen it. I watched it live.

I’ll ask again because apparently that was a difficult question to understand:

“And is that all you’re basing your opinion on? “

As did I. Hilarious that you think this guy is a good hockey player - how many times was he called out / benched / healthy scratched this season for lack of effort and defensive miscues? He's just another Athanasiou without the speed.

Keep him. He's not worth a 1st, and the new contract devalues him even further.

Mar. 22, 2022 at 2:14 p.m.

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CMcAvoy73

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Quoting: CD282

You still didn’t answer that question. It’s really really really simple.

Mar. 22, 2022 at 2:23 p.m.

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CD282

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Quoting: CMcAvoy73

You still didn’t answer that question. It’s really really really simple.

There's an answer there.

Mar. 22, 2022 at 9:25 p.m.

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Can’t we all just get along?

Mar. 25, 2022 at 12:56 p.m.

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Quoting: Bruinadian67

Can’t we all just get along?

Nope. I hate stupidity.

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