Bruins' Don Sweeney Forecasts Giving Club 'Bump' At Trade Deadline originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Boston Bruins are just barely clinging onto the No. 2 wild card spot in the Eastern Conference, and are running out of time to bring in reinforcements as the trade deadline is scheduled for Friday at 3 p.m. ET...
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Bruins general manager Don Sweeney gave some insight into the organization's plans during his media session on Monday.
“In all likelihood, it will be a little different than last year. Not necessarily as aggressive and active. But we would like to continue to improve our hockey club if possible,” Sweeney said, per team-provided transcript. “We’d like to give them a bump, because they’ve earned that. But it’s an eye towards obviously this year, but moving forward, as well. That’s what our intentions are as we go to the deadline. That may or may not come to fruition, but we’re going to explore them and see what presents.”
The B's are expected to "explore both sides of the fence" and bring in contributors while also potentially breaking up some of the spots where they have depth, but one thing that is certain to be different from last season is their desire to add at positions of need.
St. Louis Blue defensemen Justin Faulk and Colton Parayko, and forwards Robert Thomas and Brayden Schenn, Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen, Calgary Flames defenseman MacKenzie Weegar, and Vancouver Canucks forwards Conor Garland and Jake DeBrusk have all been tied to the franchise throughout the last several weeks.
Could they actually pull the trigger ahead of a playoff run?
It'll remain to be seen.