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Created by: beantownboy17

Team: 2022-23 Boston Bruins

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 16, 2022

Published: Jun. 16, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

A year of transition and mediocre play highlighted by young guys getting their shot without risking the health of our core guys. I think Pasta is here to stay as long as they prove to him they're intent on winning going forward, and if Sweeney hires a coach that works well with him. This is the avenue that makes sense because I cannot see them going for a full rebuild, the owners won't accept that. Maybe they'll accept one transition year.

FA Explainations:
Ahcan has the skill set to be Reilly/Gryz and with the latter out of the lineup, they can afford to try a smaller guy at LD.
Studnicka- One last shot before they move him for pennies. See if he can slot in at 3C or 2/3RW. Move around with Roy at C, or McLaughlin to see where he finds more success.
Chara- One day deal to retire as a Bruin and bring him into the org. Sweeney and Neely need a good PR move with fans, and this is it.
Rooney- Hometown guy for way too many years at cheap money. Just seems like a Sweeney move.

Lineup Pre-TDL

Hall-Haula-Pastrnak
DeBrusk-Coyle-Dadanov
Frederic-Studnicka/Roy-Studnicka/Roy
Rooney-Nosek-Steen

Lindholm-Carlo
Forbert- Zboril
Ahcan-Clifton

Swayman/Ullmark (TANDEM)

Lineup Post TDL

Marchand-Roy-Studnicka
Hall-Haula-Pastrnak
Frederic-Coyle-Woods
Rooney-Nosek-Steen

Lindholm- McAvoy
Gryz- Carlo
Forbert- Zboril

Swayman
Bernier

Lineup 23-24

Marchand-Roy-Pastrnak
Hall-Haula-Lysell
Frederic- Coyle- Studnicka
Lauko- McLaughlin- Steen

Lindholm-McAvoy
Gryz-Carlo
Forbert-Zboril

Swayman

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST		YEARS	CAP HIT
McCarthy, Case		3	$885,000
Lohrei, Mason		3	$925,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Ahcan, Jack	2	$950,000
Studnicka, Jack	2	$950,000
Keyser, Kyle	2	$800,000
Roy, Nicolas	3	$2,750,000
Wood, Miles	4	$3,250,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Chara, Zdeno	1	$750,000
Rooney, Kevin	3	$900,000
Curran, Kodie	1	$800,000
Niku, Sami	2	$850,000
Frödén, Jesper	2	$850,000
Hughes, Cameron	2	$800,000

Trades

BOS

2022 3rd round pick (NYI)

NYI

Reilly, Mike

BOS

Dadonov, Evgeni
Roy, Nicolas [RFA Rights]

VGK

Smith, Craig ($1,100,000 retained)
2022 3rd round pick (CGY)

Additional Details:

Similar player, on an expiring deal, with retention for a cap dump. In addition, a player they don't have to resign in Roy, but I added a sweetner.

BOS

Bernier, Jonathan
McCarthy, Case [Reserve List]
Wood, Miles [RFA Rights]
2023 1st round pick (NJD)

Additional Details:

TRADE DEADLINE

A poor performance from Bernier and a desire to get more skilled at LW leads to a swap at these positions. If NJD is locked into the playoffs, a 1st is possible, otherwise it's probably a conditional 2nd.

NJD

DeBrusk, Jake
Ullmark, Linus
2023 3rd round pick (BOS)

Additional Details:

Assuming Ullmark plays well, and Debrusk has another year of proven scoring at great value, sell high.

Buyouts

Nick Foligno: $1,933,334

Retained Salary Transactions

Craig Smith: $1,100,000 (35.48%)

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

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
21	$82,500,000	$61,685,418	$0	$232,500	$20,814,582

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
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
	Coyle, Charlie $5,250,000$5,250,000 C, RW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 4	Dadonov, Evgeni $2,500,000$2,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 1
Frederic, Trent $1,050,000$1,050,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Roy, Nicolas $2,750,000$2,750,000 C, RW UFA - 5	Studnicka, Jack $950,000$950,000 RW, C RFA - 2
Rooney, Kevin $900,000$900,000 C UFA - 2	Nosek, Tomas $1,750,000$1,750,000 LW, C UFA - 1	Steen, Oskar $800,000$800,000 C, RW UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Lindholm, Hampus $6,500,000$6,500,000 LD NTC, NMC UFA - 8	Carlo, Brandon $4,100,000$4,100,000 RD UFA - 5	Swayman, Jeremy $925,000$925,000 ($150,000$150K) G RFA - 1
Forbort, Derek $3,000,000$3,000,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 2	Zboril, Jakub $1,137,500$1,137,500 LD/RD UFA - 2
Ahcan, Jack $950,000$950,000 LD UFA - 1	Clifton, Connor $1,000,000$1,000,000 RD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Lauko, Jakub $764,167$764,167 ($82,500$82K) LW, RW RFA - 1	Bernier, Jonathan $4,125,000$4,125,000 G UFA - 1	Chara, Zdeno $750,000$750,000 LD UFA
McLaughlin, Marc $883,750$883,750 C RFA - 1	Wood, Miles $3,250,000$3,250,000 LW UFA - 1	Marchand, Brad $6,125,000$6,125,000 LW M-NTC UFA - 3
Curran, Kodie $800,000$800,000 LD UFA		Grzelcyk, Matt $3,687,500$3,687,500 LD UFA - 2
		McAvoy, Charlie $9,500,000$9,500,000 RD UFA - 8

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Hall, T.		Haula, E.		Pastrnak, D.
	Ahcan, J.		Dadonov, E.

Power Play 2
Steen, O.		Coyle, C.		Studnicka, J.
	Zboril, J.		Roy, N.

Penalty Kill 1
	Nosek, T.	Haula, E.
	Forbort, D.	Carlo, B.

Penalty Kill 2
	Rooney, K.	Studnicka, J.
	Lindholm, H.	Clifton, C.

Jun. 16, 2022 at 2:59 p.m.

KDev

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If the devils need ullmark by the TDL, they aren’t in a position to trade for him because they’d be far out of the playoff race

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Jun. 16, 2022 at 3:45 p.m.

slapshot723

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Would the Bruins do Bellows and two 3rds for Smith and Reilly?

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Jun. 16, 2022 at 3:48 p.m.

Skyraider112

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I'm truly surprised at how Ullmark's gameplay did not increase in Boston from his time in Buffalo. Boston's system and D is definitely better so I thought Ullmark would show the league how good he is. Maybe he just had a down year, but I wouldn't give up on him after 1 season.

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Jun. 16, 2022 at 4:02 p.m.

jwink19

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I don’t see the Devils moving a potential high pick for those two.

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Jun. 16, 2022 at 4:13 p.m.

Bruinadian67

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I like how thorough this is but what if your pre-tdl line-ups outperform expectations? Who would you keep and would Marchand slot in differently?

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Jun. 16, 2022 at 5:02 p.m.

beantownboy17

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BostonBoy17

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Quoting: Bruinadian67

I like how thorough this is but what if your pre-tdl line-ups outperform expectations? Who would you keep and would Marchand slot in differently?

I'm operating on the assumption that the Bs would be bottom 3 in the division by the trade deadline. If they outperform, it would be because young players are outperforming expectations, and that's a good thing. The point of the NJD trade is to get assets for players who take up too much cap space in Boston, but if they're worth the money, then I guess we'd keep them.

Jun. 16, 2022 at 5:04 p.m.

beantownboy17

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BostonBoy17

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Quoting: jwink19

I don’t see the Devils moving a potential high pick for those two.

I addressed that, a 2nd if they're a fringe playoff team, a 1st only if they're locked in for the run (likely the 1st would be bottom third of the draft)

Jun. 16, 2022 at 5:06 p.m.

beantownboy17

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BostonBoy17

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Quoting: KDev

If the devils need ullmark by the TDL, they aren’t in a position to trade for him because they’d be far out of the playoff race

I think the Devils have enough offensive firepower and a strong D core to be very competitive in the Metro, but goaltending will continue to kill them. Bernier is a waste of money, and Wedgewood continues to prove he's not a #1, so they need a more surefire guy in net. Think Oilers this past season. Great in all areas but just a patchwork goalie situation that ultimately killed them

Jun. 16, 2022 at 5:07 p.m.

beantownboy17

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BostonBoy17

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Quoting: slapshot723

Would the Bruins do Bellows and two 3rds for Smith and Reilly?

Most likely, Bellows is a solid guy but the Bs are desperate for center depth. Roy is the guy I liked the most out of the VGK trade. Is there a comparable center on NJ?

Jun. 16, 2022 at 5:08 p.m.

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beantownboy17

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Quoting: Skyraider112

I don't think he had a down season, I think he played great especially down the stretch, but this team wants Swayman and will hang Ullmark out to dry to do it

Jun. 18, 2022 at 11:15 p.m.

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Skyraider112

Sabres are elite

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Quoting: beantownboy17

I don't think he had a down season, I think he played great especially down the stretch, but this team wants Swayman and will hang Ullmark out to dry to do it

Classy lol

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