Boston Bruins Looking To Add Defense At The Deadline
Joe Haggerty of Boston Hockey Now: The Bruins were in on Bo Horvat prior to he obtained traded to the Islanders, and also they have a much more important demand on protection. The Bruins remained to be connected to Arizona Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun and also hardnosed Vancouver Canucks professional blueliner Luke Schenn.
Another name the Bruins have actually been connected to has actually been Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov.
NHL Rumors: Boston Bruins Trade Deadline Strategy
Chychrun has actually been held up of the schedule by the Coyotes as a result of profession factors and also is authorized for the following 2 periods with a great cap hit. Chychrun will certainly cost the Bruins in regards to draft choices and also possessions and also could call for an income cap relocate to make his $4.6 million cap struck job. Schenn is a lot more affordable with an $850,000 cap hit and also gets on an ending agreement. Like Chychrun, Gavrikov would certainly call for some wage cap imagination as he has an income cap hit of $2.8 million.
Pursuing a defenseman makes even more feeling at the due date than going large video game searching on infraction with names like Patrick Kane, Timo Meier or Ryan O’Reilly
What Would Patrick Kane Cost The Bruins?
Jimmy Murphy of Boston Hockey Now: Murphy no one understands if the Bruins will certainly be welcomed to the Patrick Kane drawing if and also when he determines to forgo his no-trade stipulation.
Pierre LeBrun of TSN reported that there will certainly be quality reasonably quickly in relation to Kane’s choice. Kane’s representative Pat Brisson desires his customer, Chicago Blackhawks, and also interested NHL profession suitors for Kane to contend the very least 10 days prior to the March 3 NHL profession due date to discover the very best suitable for a possible profession.
NHL Rumors: Boston Bruins Look to Make Moves
If Kane determines to forgo his no-movement stipulation and also the Bruins are a group he intends to most likely to, after that Chicago will certainly desire 3 possessions which will likely consist of leading possibility Fabian Lysell, together with a first-round choice and also a mid-tier possibility.
Don Sweeney has actually been hostile at the due date these past 2 years and also will certainly discover all options to enhance his hockey club as they seek to go all-in.
