Is Eklund center or wing? Because if he's center, this could be of interest

Not bad. But none of those players are a Center. Plus, neither Eklund or Wiesblatt had particularly good seasons.

LW

I think both these guys at the very least can, and have played center.

If the sharks take out labanc, i think this is really interesting.

Interesting. I /think/ the Devils do this? I'm gonna see what this looks like on the Devils side.

Eklund can play center too. Jury's still out on whether he can/should play center in the NHL but Sharks management has been very open to the idea (in fact, I remember them saying they envisioned him as a center in the long term). He started as LW last year much akin to the way Hertl was introduced as a winger then later developed into a center as he got more comfortable in the NHL.

The Bruins need centers. Not project centers.

I’m fully against trading for pasta. Bruins will want a haul for him. Too much imo for what the sharks should give up.

What are talking about, you have Beecher, y’all pump his a** up like no tomorrow

I mean, Bruins need center prospects (if they trade Pasta, I think you'll agree they're looking to rebuild and not win now), and a 19 year old center prospect trying to make a living in the NHL is a project by default. If Eklund was 22 I get what you're saying, but Eklund has star potential like Pasta, and in this case, we don't care if Pasta's a C or LW -- you sign a UFA center in later years if Eklund turns out to not work as a center and plays better at LW.

Totally fair take. I think in general, judgment of SJ's moves will rest so much on other moves they choose to do and also what they're able to do (i.e. Burns/Karlsson's willingness to waive and what happens with Kane's grievance). That's always a given in the NHL but it's even more so for SJ -- uniquely, I'd say -- given their precarious status as a team that's neither mostly young/old, mostly competing/rebuilding, cap situation, etc.

Wow, props to you. This is a great ACGM.

To associate the Beecher "pump" with every Bruins fans is incredibly ignorant.

You already said yourself that Eklund is a project at center. The Bruins wouldn't trade Pasta for a high-end LW prospect.

I haven't seen many people doing that. Personally I think he's a third line guy

Yeah I think that’s his realistic ceiling