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Boston Bruins absurd trade analyzer: Sidney Crosby

By Jack Long

TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 27: Patrice Bergeron #37 of Team Canada is congratulated by his teammates Sidney Crosby #87 and Brad Marchand #63 following his third period goal during Game One of the World Cup of Hockey final series at the Air Canada Centre on September 27, 2016 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Dennis Pajot/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 27: Patrice Bergeron #37 of Team Canada is congratulated by his teammates Sidney Crosby #87 and Brad Marchand #63 following his third period goal during Game One of the World Cup of Hockey final series at the Air Canada Centre on September 27, 2016 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Dennis Pajot/Getty Images) /
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Let’s just start off with how unlikely of a scenario this is. The Boston Bruins being able to acquire a talent like Sidney Crosby seems a bit banana land as we stand, but anything is possible.

Reports have surfaced about all core members of the Pittsburgh Penguins being options to be moved as the Stanley Cup window for this franchise seems good as closed. Even new Penguins’ President of Hockey Operations Brian Burke made these comments only a few months before signing onto his new role:

"I don’t think Pittsburgh is good enough to win. No matter what they do now with their cap situation I think that window has closed, for me. I love Jimmy Rutherford, you know that, but I look in the East and I say are they better than Tampa? Nope. Are they better than Washington? Nope. Are they better than Boston? Nope."

Enticing stuff. Even if the Penguins do decide to rebuild though, it’s tough to imagine a franchise cornerstone like Sidney Crosby would be moved no matter the situation.

If Crosby was to be made available – the Bruins would probably not be an initial favourite to land the all-time great. Boston would be a great destination for Sid the Kid competition-wise as they continue to be one of the powerhouses of the NHL. The positional fit as well as the cap gymnastics required to make a deal though would be the biggest issue. That along with Don Sweeney’s hard stance on not mortgaging the future.

The Boston Bruins are heading into an interesting offseason no matter the case with the likes of David Krejci and Tuukka Rask hitting unrestricted free agent status this offseason. The Bruins could even be candidates for another ‘hybrid rebuild’ depending on this season’s outcome.

If Don Sweeney was feeling crazy and decided to take the definition of the all-in route, what would a trade to a rebuilding Pittsburgh squad look like?

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