Team: 2022-23 Boston Bruins

Initial Creation Date: Aug. 8, 2022

Published: Aug. 8, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

As is, the Bruins can't get under the salary cap with a healthy 23-man roster even with Foligno, Nosek, and Wagner buried. The team may not fix this right away given the early LTIR space, but eventually someone needs to be removed. However, it doesn't need to be Reilly or anyone else on the ideal roster.

There will be a short buyout window with Zacha now signed, but only Foligno can open enough space as a buyout to add a replacement forward - although there still wouldn't be enough room for that forward to be Nosek. I also question whether the Bruins would buyout Foligno at all. I can only see it if they tell him the alternative is Providence and he would prefer free agency (in which case go for mutual termination instead).

Regardless of whether Foligno is buried or bought out, Nosek cannot fit in the healthy 23-man roster. So may as well trade him if it saves Reilly or someone else. That opens up nearly $1MM, more than enough to bring in another good two-way forward or perhaps have a PTO camp battle. Larsson, Rask, Brassard, Stepan, Gagner, Chiasson, Motte, and ZAR all still available. Maybe you can even chase Rodrigues or Milano. Without further trades, Kessel or Stastny won't be options.