Team: 2024-25 Boston Bruins

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 11, 2024

Published: Mar. 21, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

The Bruins continue to remain in the Cup conversations, while quietly Sweeney has dine a very good job of adding youth to the forward core (Geekie, Zacha etc) over the last couple years. I see the youth movement contuing next season as it really is a fantastic balance of youth and vet presence. Basically coming back with the same team. If it isn't broke, so fix it.

1. Boyd: has spent considerable time on IR this season, but he is a sparkplug. Assuming he returns to health in time.for the start of the season, will push the kids for ice time on the 4th line.

2. Lebanc: a cheap low risk move. There was a time he had game, and it is hard to imagine it simply went away. An insurance policy on Lysell (well so is Boyd). A reclamation project that just may work JVR style.

3. Debrusk. Did I ever struggle with this. On one hand, the money is there to male a play on a Duchene, Stephenson, or maybe even Reinhart. On the other, Debrusk is a known Bruins commodity, who is younger than the afore mentioned group. Resigning him doesn't wow me, but it doesn't male me think blah either. He simply fits the chemistry of the team. And.... for the forward time in a while, the Bruins have some space to play with.

4. Hanafin: well, do I need to explain it? If he wants to be a Bruin, I can see him taking a small haircut to male that happen (see $8 million on the open market, so $7.25 million to come home isn't outrageous).

5. Ullmark deal: ideally I would want a 2024 1st, but since the fit really is the Kings, and they are in the same spot as the Bruins, you take the 2025.

Overall thoughts: deep, good and remain a legit contender. A top 4 on the blueline that maybe the best in the NHL.