we miss leo k
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Boston is a Cup contender, why would they trade an every day player getting 19 minutes a night like Carlo for a guy in Horvat who realistically only upgrades them at 3C (Bergeron-Krejci-Coyle-Nosek becomes Bergeron-Horvat-Krejci-Coyle, I'd assume). Meanwhile, the next men up at RD from the Bruins' AHL team are Anton Stralman and Connor Carrick - a major downgrade from Carlo.
Repeat after me: Contenders aren't going to trade top-6 forwards or top-4 defenders at the deadline. The trick to winning a Cup is adding depth, not taking it away - look at the deadline moves Colorado made last year, or the moves that Tampa made at the deadline the years they won the Cup - do you see them sending out any players from their NHL roster, or do you seem them sending out picks & prospects to add to their NHL level depth?