Boston Bruins: 5 ways to create cap space

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 19: Boston Bruins defenseman John Moore (27) looks to pass during Game 5 of the First Round Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs on April 19, 2019, at TD garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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The Boston Bruins could create cap space by trading left wing Nick Ritchie.

24-year-old left wing Nick Ritchie is in the final year of a three-year deal that he signed with the Anaheim Ducks back in October of 2018. Ritchie was acquired by Bruins at this year’s trade deadline in exchange for 25-year-old forward Danton Heinen.

Ritchie played in just seven games with the Bruins during the regular season due to the stoppage of play because of the COVID-19 outbreak. In the playoffs, Ritchie played in eight of 13 Bruins games.

With Ritchie having just a $1,498,925 cap hit compared to Heinen’s $2.5 million cap hit, the acquisition of the 24-year-old may have just been a cap move to begin with.

Now, with the Bruins in need of a top-six winger and some goalie depth, Ritchie may be on the move again.

Ritchie is a young, middle-six winger that has just one year left on his contract before he becomes an RFA. I think the most the Bruins could get for him is an earlier third-round pick.

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