How would the Boston Bruins line up after an Islanders trade?
For that deal, I had the Islanders send over Pulock, goalie prospect Linus Soderstrom, as well as a 2020 first and a 2020 second-round pick. Pulock adds to a somewhat bare right side of the blueline, at a cheaper price than most.
Linus Soderstrom is a solid goaltending prospect, and with Rask at 32 years old and two years left on his current deal, as well as Jaroslav Halak at 34 with one year left on his deal, it’s time to look at the future in goal.
The Bruins get back the second-round pick they lost in the hypothetical Eriksson trade, as well as a first, in a really good draft. Here’s what that team would look like, using CapFriendly:
Marchand-Bergeron-Pastrnak
DeBrusk-Krejci-Coyle
Nordstrom-Heinen-Eriksson
Ritchie-Kuraly-Wagner
Extra: Lindholm
Chara-Pulock
Krug-Carlo
Grzelcyk-Moore
Extra: Clifton, Miller
Rask
Halak
There are a lot of ways the Bruins could slice and dice this off-season, no doubt. There’s also a scary possibility that McAvoy very well could be on his way out. Not to mention, bringing both Carlo and McAvoy back together is very difficult.
That said, with a few moves, the Bruins could remain serious Cup contenders for the remainder of their core players’ time, despite losing one of their top-four defensemen.
It’s also important to keep in mind a few prospects could make the jump to the NHL, such as Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson, Trent Frederic, Anders Bjork and Zach Senyshyn for forwards as well as Urho Vaakanainen and Jakub Zboril on defence.
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