Boston Bruins: This trade with Detroit fills both positional needs
By Jack Long
The Boston Bruins have been all over the place this season. The most recent example of the inconsistency of this team is their last two games. On Thursday, the Bruins smothered the New York Rangers 4-0 only to turn around two days later with an embarrassing 4-0 loss where they just had nothing going.
The Bruins need a shake-up. With the April 12th trade deadline less than a month away, it is time for Don Sweeney to start making calls. In this weird shortened season with covid restrictions – it would be smart to make a move as soon as possible in order to get the player(s) through the protocols and acclimated as soon as possible.
The Boston Bruins have two pressing positional needs.
A secondary scoring winger for David Krejci has been on the list for several years now and it’s time for management to address it. When the Perfection Line is buzzing – everything is golden. When the top guns have an off night though, there’s no offence to be seen.
The left side of the defensive corps is also in need of reinforcements. After losing Zdeno Chara and Torey Krug in free agency, it was always a stretch to assume the young guys would be able to fill their shoes defensively and offensively.
The Detroit Red Wings are once again in the basement of the NHL standings in the middle of what is looking like will be a long rebuild. So it was no surprise to see some of their upcoming veteran UFAs on TSN’s ‘Trade Bait’ board. Two Red Wing names on that board would be able to immediately address the Bruins’ biggest needs.
Let’s take a look at what a deal with Detroit could look like.