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Created by: skids925

Team: 2023-24 Boston Bruins

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 30, 2023

Published: May 1, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Tough one to swallow but the Bruins deserved to lose that series. They were awful in the D-Zone from the first minute and Monty wasn't a help at all. Why throw in two banged-up veterans in a lineup that had just won twice on the road? Why shake up the lined juristically? Why keep Ullmark in the net even though he was visibly injured? We may never know. But the goal still, as it always is for the Boston Bruins, is to BE COMPETITIVE. It'll be hard, but possible.

Notes:
- Bergeron and Krejci call it quits
- Other vets (Foligno, Nosek, Wagner) walk to sign with contending teams
- Reilly is bought out
- Cap increases 1 Mil to 83.5 Mil

To fill the 2C void, take your pick between ERod, Drouin, and Monahan. I could also see JD getting dished but if they can fit him under the cap then it's best to keep him. Rest of forwards are rounded up with young players that have spent a good amount of time in Prov. Schenn fills the 3RD void and Bussi gets the call up because I don't believe there's enough money to shell out to a reliable, veteran goalie. The taxi squad guys are potential players I can see playing. If the TDL rolls around and the B's aren't looking good, trade anyone on a 1-yr deal with value. 2024-25 this team will be dangerous, I feel it.

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST	YEARS	CAP HIT
Mäntykivi, Matias	3	$775,000
Olson, Quinn	3	$775,000
Lohrei, Mason	3	$950,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Bussi, Brandon	2	$870,000
Keyser, Kyle	2	$775,000
Lauko, Jakub	2	$875,000
Bowers, Shane	2	$815,000
McLaughlin, Marc	2	$900,000
Frederic, Trent	4	$2,100,000
Swayman, Jeremy	3	$3,000,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Carrick, Connor	2	$825,000
Hathaway, Garnet	3	$1,650,000
Lettieri, Vinni	2	$875,000
Koppanen, Joona	2	$855,000
Monahan, Sean	2	$2,500,000
Schenn, Luke	2	$1,225,000

Trades

BOS

2024 1st round pick (CAR)
2025 2nd round pick (CAR)

Additional Details:

A solid goaltender for the short term that help you compete and stay in Cup contention. Will also provide support for Kochetkov

CAR

Ullmark, Linus

Additional Details:

Gotta sell high. This isn't a performance related trade but, it's Swayman time to step up and they are going to need the cap space. I'll miss you Ully.

BOS

2024 5th round pick (ANA)
2025 2nd round pick (ANA)

Additional Details:

Add a Vet to help the kids grow.

ANA

Grzelcyk, Matt

Additional Details:

The lineup needs a shakeup and IMO, Zboril and Lohrei need to play.

Buyouts

Mike Reilly: $333,334

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2023
2024
2025

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$83,500,000	$83,066,667	$4,500,000	$0	$433,333

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Marchand, Brad $6,125,000$6,125,000 LW M-NTC UFA - 2	Zacha, Pavel $4,750,000$4,750,000 C, LW M-NTC UFA - 4	Pastrnak, David $11,250,000$11,250,000 RW NMC UFA - 8
Hall, Taylor $6,000,000$6,000,000 LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 2	Monahan, Sean $2,500,000$2,500,000 C, LW, RW UFA - 1	DeBrusk, Jake $4,000,000$4,000,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Frederic, Trent $2,100,000$2,100,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Coyle, Charlie $5,250,000$5,250,000 C, RW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 3	Lysell, Fabian $863,333$863,333 RW RFA - 3
Lauko, Jakub $875,000$875,000 LW, RW RFA - 2	Beecher, John $925,000$925,000 C RFA - 2	Hathaway, Garnet $1,650,000$1,650,000 RW, LW UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Zboril, Jakub $1,137,500$1,137,500 LD/RD UFA - 1	McAvoy, Charlie $9,500,000$9,500,000 RD UFA - 7	Swayman, Jeremy $3,000,000$3,000,000 G RFA - 1
Lindholm, Hampus $6,500,000$6,500,000 LD NTC, NMC UFA - 7	Carlo, Brandon $4,100,000$4,100,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 4	Bussi, Brandon $870,000$870,000 G RFA - 1
Forbort, Derek $3,000,000$3,000,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 1	Schenn, Luke $1,225,000$1,225,000 RD UFA - 3

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
McLaughlin, Marc $900,000$900,000 C RFA - 1
Greer, AJ $762,500$762,500 RW, LW UFA - 1
Lohrei, Mason $950,000$950,000 LD RFA - 2

Taxi Squad
Steen, Oskar $800,000$800,000 ($0$0$0$0) C, RW UFA - 1
Merkulov, Georgi $925,000$925,000 ($0$0$0$0) LW RFA - 2
Koppanen, Joona $855,000$855,000 ($0$0$0$0) LW, C UFA - 2
Carrick, Connor $825,000$825,000 ($0$0$0$0) RD UFA - 1

Special Teams

Power Play 1

	McAvoy, C.

May 1, 2023 at 12:54 a.m.

Xqb15a

Joined: Aug. 2020

Posts: 11,521

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Don’t they have $4M in bonus carryover for next year because of the PB and DK contracts?

May 1, 2023 at 1:01 a.m.

Play_Party_Hard

Joined: Apr. 2022

Posts: 941

Likes: 385

Edited May 1, 2023 at 2:22 a.m.

Yeah I think Bergy and Krejci are done too. What happened to the Bruins and Avalanche tonight shows how hard it really is to win the Stanley Cup.

Marchand gets the C? Or I think it could likely be McAvoy.

May 1, 2023 at 1:01 a.m.

GiggywithGibby

Future Ducks legend

Joined: Jun. 2022

Posts: 10,131

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Gryz is a great defenseman, but not the style defenseman that Anaheim really needs, and that's a lot to give for a one year UFA.

Forbort or Reilly would be our target.

May 1, 2023 at 2:21 a.m.

Otto_Kirov

Master of Bloodsport

Joined: Nov. 2021

Posts: 219

Likes: 177

Quoting: Play_Party_Hard

Yeah I think Bergy and Krejci are done too. What happened to the Bruins and Avalanche tonight shows how hard it really is to win a Stanley Cup.

Marchand gets the C? Or I think it could likely be McAvoy.

I think McAvoy gets the C. Bruins have success when defenseman wear the C, it's proven.

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May 1, 2023 at 2:23 a.m.

Otto_Kirov

Master of Bloodsport

Joined: Nov. 2021

Posts: 219

Likes: 177

Quoting: GiggywithGibby

Gryz is a great defenseman, but not the style defenseman that Anaheim really needs, and that's a lot to give for a one year UFA.

Forbort or Reilly would be our target.

I'll give you Reilly for a bag of pucks

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May 1, 2023 at 6:33 a.m.

skids925

Thread Starter

Joined: Oct. 2019

Posts: 101

Likes: 14

Quoting: Play_Party_Hard

100% McAvoy.

May 1, 2023 at 9:18 a.m.

evelutions2

Lets Get Kraken

Joined: Apr. 2021

Posts: 8,705

Likes: 3,493

Canes aren’t paying a 1st and 2nd for Ullmark. He is really good in the regular season, but very unreliable in the playoffs.

May 1, 2023 at 9:19 a.m.

bhavikp27

Joined: Jun. 2016

Posts: 12,588

Likes: 5,458

The goal is to win the Cup so if it requires taking a step back, you do it. Being competitive brings you nothing. You're just participating.

May 1, 2023 at 3:40 p.m.

skids925

Thread Starter

Joined: Oct. 2019

Posts: 101

Likes: 14

Quoting: bhavikp27

The goal is to win the Cup so if it requires taking a step back, you do it. Being competitive brings you nothing. You're just participating.

Being competitive can get you in the playoffs, anything can happen from there, especially a Cup.

May 1, 2023 at 3:45 p.m.

#10

bhavikp27

Joined: Jun. 2016

Posts: 12,588

Likes: 5,458

Quoting: Sk1ds

Being competitive can get you in the playoffs, anything can happen from there, especially a Cup.

It has worked so well for the wild card teams, right? Bruins were missing a top6 RW and lost in 2019.

A really low-upside strategy.

May 1, 2023 at 10:24 p.m.

#11

princessTom

Joined: Jan. 2023

Posts: 826

Likes: 242

Sway and Monahan numbers are too low, although i like the idea of Monahan as a C signing.

Not really a need for Hathaway, could spend that money elsewhere

Forbort goes instead of Grz, then your top 4 D remain intact, only have to worry about cheap 3rd pair options, which wont be Schenn cuz he would never sign in BOS

The kids in Prov absolutely need a look

May 2, 2023 at 2:06 p.m.

#12

seanrushton

Joined: Apr. 2023

Posts: 4,336

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Quoting: evelutions2

Canes aren’t paying a 1st and 2nd for Ullmark. He is really good in the regular season, but very unreliable in the playoffs.

He was playing through an injury this postseason and last year might have been a fluke with only 2 games played

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