Boston Bruins: 4 Players That Can Be Traded
By Scott Roche
Jake DeBrusk
If the Bruins are going to get a goal-scoring forward, DeBrusk has the most upside to bring in a player to fill their need. At 24 years old, it’s no secret that he has struggled this season with just two goals and being a healthy scratch. You don’t want to give up on a young first-round pick, but things are just not going the way it should be.
There is no doubting that the talent is there to be a second-line producing NHL forward, but a change of scenery could be what is best for DeBrusk. What is DeBrusk’s value at this point? Probably the highest of any players on the current roster and the Bruins should be willing to part ways should the right deal come up.
Anders Bjork
The tools and talent is there to be a middle-six forward, but consistency has been an issue with Bjork. He has just one goal and two assists in 24 games in 2021 with a minus-4.
Bjork is energetic and plays hard, but the Bruins are plenty of those types of forwards in their bottom-six. Bjork has found himself mostly on the fourth-line but has also been a healthy scratch. After playing in Monday’s 4-1 loss to the Penguins, he is scratched in Tuesday’s game in favor of rookie Oskar Steen.
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Bjork is on a long list of bottom-six forwards that Boston has and who do mostly the same thing. He does have an upside at 24 years old and could be an addition to a team looking for promising young forwards with the ability to score. Again, Sweeney should not hold back on moving on from Bjork.