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Boston Bruins: This Trade Could Benefit Both Teams

By Scott Roche

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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OTTAWA, ON – JANUARY 2: Jake Virtanen #18 of Vancouver Canucks shoots the puck against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on January 2, 2019 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Jana Chytilova/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images)
OTTAWA, ON – JANUARY 2: Jake Virtanen #18 of Vancouver Canucks shoots the puck against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on January 2, 2019 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Jana Chytilova/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images) /

Can the trade work straight up?

This trade could be a deal that could go straight-up between the two clubs. Virtanen is in the first year of a two-year, $5.1 million deal with a yearly cap hit of $2.5 million. This deal would fit him under the Bruins cap as they would be sending out $3.675 million to the Canucks.

If the deal is done, these could be the lines that Cassidy could roll over the boards when the Bruins are fully healthy.

Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-David Pastrnak

Nick Ritchie-David Krejci-Craig Smith

Trent Frederic-Charlie Coyle-Jake Virtanen

Sean Kuraly-Jack Studnicka-Chris Wagner

This is a deal that could benefit both teams. Two first-round picks, both struggling with their teams and both have the talent to help their new team. Bigger things were expected out of the Canucks this season and things just haven’t gone as planned with them sitting near the basement of the North Division and already playing a league-high 25 games.

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Swapping two young forwards could be a win-win for both teams as they hope a change of scenery would do the two former first-round picks good.

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