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Boston Bruins: 3 right wingers to consider trading for

By Jack Long

VANCOUVER, BC - JANUARY 20: Jake Virtanen #18 of the Vancouver Canucks skates with the puck during NHL hockey action against the Montreal Canadiens at Rogers Arena on January 20, 2021 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
VANCOUVER, BC - JANUARY 20: Jake Virtanen #18 of the Vancouver Canucks skates with the puck during NHL hockey action against the Montreal Canadiens at Rogers Arena on January 20, 2021 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images) /
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The Boston Bruins are currently in a heavyweight tilt to not only win the newly minted East Division but also the Presidents’ Trophy. After some counted them out with their aging vets and loss of stalwart blueliners Zdeno Chara and Torey Krug, the Bruins are firing on all cylinders early.

Don Sweeney should be more active than ever on the phones knowing that this team may have a better chance than ever to hoist the Stanley Cup. One position that has been the bane of Boston Bruins fan’s existence is the right wing position and more specifically finding a consistent guy for second-line center David Krejci that can provide secondary scoring night in and night out.

Trade rumours are starting to heat up as NHL teams around the league realize either that this isn’t their year, or that they are a team that can be competitive in a potential playoff run. There is still a ton of hockey left before the April 12th trade deadline, but the Boston Bruins would be smart to make calls early.

Here are some names at the right wing position that the Bruin would be smart to pursue.

EDMONTON, ALBERTA – AUGUST 16: Jake Virtanen #18 of the Vancouver Canucks checks Vince Dunn #29 of the St. Louis Blues during the first period in Game Four of the Western Conference First Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on August 16, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)
EDMONTON, ALBERTA – AUGUST 16: Jake Virtanen #18 of the Vancouver Canucks checks Vince Dunn #29 of the St. Louis Blues during the first period in Game Four of the Western Conference First Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on August 16, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images) /

3. Jake Virtanen

Could the former 6th overall pick find better success on a dominant Boston Bruins team?

Jake Virtanen being on the trade block for a struggling Vancouver Canucks organization is currently one of the worst kept secrets in hockey.

After being a highly touted pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, Virtanen has struggled to find a spot in the top-six and has been inconsistent ever since entering the league.

Virtanen is one of those guys that has all the tools but maybe not the toolbox. He has shown flashes of his ceiling but can never bring it all together consistently.

The Boston Bruins have verified interest in the Canucks young winger and would be wise to take a chance on a guy that looks like a candidate to break out if given a change of scenery.

Jake Virtanen brings a toughness in his game that would fit in great with this Bruins team. His $2.55 million cap hit over the next two seasons is also extremely manageable. If you know Don Sweeney, you know he loves terms in players he trades for.

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