The Bruins made some moves, yo.
After this weekend’s huge trade for Rick Nash from the New York Rangers and the quiet signing of then-13th forward Brian Gionta, the Bruins were relatively quiet on Monday, picking up forward Tommy Wingels from the Blackhawks for a conditional 5th round pick in 2019. It was clear that Don Sweeney wanted to make some moves to improve the team and prepare for an extended playoff run.
“I think we’re going to need everybody between now and the end of the line if we get to where we want to go,” Bruins general manager Don Sweeney said at his post-deadline conference Monday. “Those are coaches’ decisions. We talk about that stuff all the time – on a daily basis depending on how the team is performing. Times, there are players that show up on the injury list that may need a night off, or you prepare for what you don’t even know is coming. But, they’re all good players that we think can help us.”
It isn’t easy to do this when other teams in the east are doing the exact same thing. The Penguins shored up their centerman issue with Derick Brassard. Tampa Bay’s Steve Yzerman waited until the end of the day to drop the hammer on other teams, eventually walking away with prized defenseman Ryan McDonagh. Erik Karlsson stayed put.
For the record, Don Sweeney will not disclose whether or not he was in on the mix on the McDonagh trade but Ty Anderson breaks down what the Bruins would have had to give up to get him based upon the return that the Rags got for their former captain. It wouldn’t have been pretty and you most likely wouldn’t have liked it.
As for Rick Nash, Sweeney may want to keep him beyond his rental period.
Sweeney on Rick Nash staying beyond this year: "Hope so." But adds that they haven't talked with him about that just yet.
— Ty Anderson (@_TyAnderson) February 26, 2018
I guess we’ll see what happens.
| Date | _____Transaction_______ | To | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/4/2018 | Al Montoya (G) |  |  |
| 1/4/18 | 4th-round pick in 2019 NHL Draft | | |
| 1/10/18 | Anthony Duclair (F) and Adam Clendening (D) |  |  |
| 1/10/18 | Richard Panik (F) and Laurent Dauphin (D) | | |
| 1/22/18 | John Ramage (D) | |  |
| 1/22/18 | Future Considerations | | |
| 1/22/18 | Jeff Zatkoff(G) | |  |
| 1/22/18 | Future Considerations | | |
| 1/31/18 | Edward Pasquale (G) |  | |
| 1/31/18 | Future Considerations | | |
| 2/3/18 | Andrew O'Brien (D) |  |  |
| 2/3/18 | Mark McNeill (F) | | |
| 2/5/18 | Future Considerations | |  |
| 2/5/18 | Zac Leslie (D) | | |
| 2/8/18 | Christoph Bertschy (F) and Mario Lucia (F) |  |  |
| 2/8/18 | Viktor Loov (D) | | |
| 2/9/18 | Adam Chapie (F) and Joe Whitney (F) |  |  |
| 2/9/18 | John Albert(F) and Hubert Labrie (D) | | |
| 2/13/18 | Dion Phaneuf (D) and Nate Thompson (F) | |  |
| 2/13/18 | Marian Gaborik (F) and Nick Shore (F) | | |
| 2/15/18 | Chris DiDomenico (F) | | |
| 2/15/18 | Ville Pokka (D) | | |
| 2/15/18 | Nikita Soshnikov (F) |  |  |
| 2/15/18 | 4th-round pick in 2019 NHL Draft | | |
| 2/19/18 | Michal Kempny (D) | | |
| 2/19/18 | 3rd-round pick in 2018 NHL Draft | | |
| 2/19/18 | Petr Mrazek (G) |  |  |
| 2/19/18 | Conditional 4th-round pick in 2018 NHL Draft and a conditional 3rd-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft | | |
| 2/20/18 | Nick Holden (D) |  | |
| 2/20/18 | Rob O'Gara (D) and 3rd-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft | | |
| 2/20/18 | Eric Fehr (F) |  | |
| 2/20/18 | 7th-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft | | |
| 2/21/18 | Jakub Jerabek (D) | | |
| 2/21/18 | 5th-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft | | |
| 2/21/18 | Tobias Rieder (F) and Scott Wedgewood (G) | | |
| 2/21/18 | Darcy Kuemper (G) | | |
| 2/22/18 | Frank Vatrano (F) |  | |
| 2/22/18 | 3rd-round pick in 2018 NHL Draft | | |
| 2/22/18 | Michael Grabner (F) | | |
| 2/22/18 | Yegor Rykov (D prospect) and a 2nd-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft | | |
| 2/23/18 | Derick Brassard (F), Vincent Dunn (F), Tobias Lindberg (F), 2018 3rd-round pick |  | |
| 2/23/18 | Ian Cole (D), Filip Gustavsson (G), 2018 1st-round pick, and 2019 3rd-round pick | | |
| 2/23/18 | Ryan Reaves (F) and 2018 4th-round pick (PIT from VAN) | | |
| 2/24/18 | Brandon Davidson (D) |  | |
| 2/24/18 | 3rd-round pick in 2019 NHL Draft | | |
| 2/25/18 | Rick Nash (F) | | |
| 2/25/18 | Ryan Spooner (F), Matt Beleskey (F), Ryan Lindgren (D), 1st-round pick and 7th-round pick in 2018 NHL Draft | | |
| 2/25/18 | Tomas Plekanec (F) and Kyle Baun (F) | | |
| 2/25/18 | Kerby Rychel (F), Rinat Valiev (D) and a 2nd-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft | | |
| 2/25/18 | Mark Letestu (F) | | |
| 2/25/18 | Pontus Aberg (F) | | |
| 2/25/18 | Mark Letestu (F) | | |
| 2/25/18 | 4th-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft | | |
| 2/26/18 | Ian Cole (D) | | |
| 2/26/18 | Nick Moutrey (F), 3rd-round NHL Draft Pick in 2020 | | |
| 2/26/18 | Ryan Hartman (F), 2018 5th-round pick | | |
| 2/26/18 | Victor Ejdsell (F), 2018 1st-round pick, and 2018 4th-round pick | | |
| 2/26/18 | Paul Stastny (F) |  | |
| 2/26/18 | 2018 1st-round pick, rights to Erik Foley (F) | | |
| 2/26/18 | Brendan Leipsic (F) |  | |
| 2/26/18 | Philip Holm (D) | | |
| 2/26/18 | Jason Chimera (F) |  | |
| 2/26/18 | Chris Wagner (F) | | |
| 2/26/18 | Evander Kane (F) | |  |
| 2/26/18 | 2019 conditional 1st-round pick, Dan O'Regan (F) and a 2020 4th-round pick | | |
| 2/26/18 | Ryan Kujawinski (F) | | |
| 2/26/18 | Jordan Maletta (F) | | |
| 2/26/18 | Joe Morrow (D) | | |
| 2/26/18 | 2018 4th-round pick | | |
| 2/26/18 | Mike Reilly (D) from Minnesota Wild in exchange for | | |
| 2/26/18 | 2019 5th-round pick | | |
| 2/26/18 | Josh Jooris (F) | |  |
| 2/26/18 | Greg McKegg (F) | | |
| 2/26/18 | Tommy Wingels (F) | | |
| 2/26/18 | 2019 conditional 5th-round pick | | |
| 2/26/18 | Thomas Vanek (F) | | |
| 2/26/18 | Tyler Motte (F), Jussi Jokinen (F) | | |
| 2/26/18 | Tomas Tatar (F) | | |
| 2/26/18 | 2018 first-round pick, 2019 second-round pick, 2021 third-round pick | | |
| 2/26/18 | Nick Shore (F) |  | |
| 2/26/18 | 7th-round pick in 2019 | | |
| 2/26/18 | Tyler Gaudet (F), John Ramage (D) | | |
| 2/26/18 | Trevor Murphy (D), Pierre-Cedric Labrie (F) | | |
| 2/26/18 | Chris Bigras (D) | |  |
| 2/26/18 | Ryan Graves (D) | | |
| 2/26/18 | Patrick Maroon (F) | | |
| 2/26/18 | Joey Dudek (F) and a 2019 3rd-round pick | | |
| 2/26/18 | Ryan McDonagh (D), J.T. Miller (F) | | |
| 2/26/18 | Vladislav Namestnikov (F), Libor Hajek (D), Brett Howden (F), 2018 1st-round pick, 2019 conditional 1st-round pick | | |
One thing lost in all this…. id like to give Sweeney Props on how well this team is performing and how quickly they went from “FUCK THEY ARE SLOW AND OLD AND HAVE NO FIGHT” to…”THESE GUYS DONT KNOW WHEN TO QUIT AND THEY ARE FAST!!!” the fact that they are in the playoff hunt again after only one year of looking like they were in big trouble is rare. Sweeney has made some questionable moves int he past to make people question his abilities, but with the kids responding to the coaching change and the team looking fresh… hes done a good job of rebuilding. I still think we are a top 2 pairing away from a true cup contender going forward, unless Chara truely discovered the fountain of youth…but the window is closing on Bergy’s prime and good on the Front office for getting this team back to a viable contender when teams like the Rangers and Habs have blown the fuck up.
And comfortably in a play off spot right now as opposed to squeaking in at the end of the season.
Yeah, nice to have everything hing on the last game like it has since 2015
Shhhhh….they still have a chance of fucking that up and pulling a rangers.
*says a prayer to the hockey gods*
I think he has. It’s the second pair that has been scaring the crap out of me lately.I know we’re supposed to be patient with Carlo because he’s young and accepting of Krug because he brings offense, but sweet Jesus, can they bungle plays in the defensive end with the best of them.
aint that the truth!
https://twitter.com/NHLBruins/status/968528554408513537
Nash centres Bergy line. R Nash. Riley Nash!
Ok, my theory is largely disproved.
Nash moves up it seems. Oh shit! Riley and Rick on the same line! IT’S HAPPENING!
Nope. It’s not happening.
https://twitter.com/NHLBruins/status/968528202934177792
People better start reading numbers! hahaha
Noooooo
https://twitter.com/tsnbobmckenzie/status/968525424589336576
TWO WEEKS?!?! NOOOO
http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/usaprime2_5525.jpg
Hi, dis Peggy…. You hold, pleace.!
PANIC!
https://twitter.com/NHLBruins/status/968523638516396032
Yeah, with foot fractures, it’s best to get the secondary scan.
This is going to suck. Who gets called up? Czarnik? Or does someone just slide over to center on a lower line while you decide between Krejci and Backes?
My guess: With Spooner gone, you’ll probably want to swing Backes back to center & back-fill RW with Gionta
Backes moves up.
Anyone wanna go with me to the game tonight?
I can’t, I’m on Mamma duty!
Evander Kane: someone I would never trade for. You couldn’t pay me to bring that into my locker room. if I were Vegas, I’d have gone for Nash instead.
At least now Kane has been both a Shark and a Jet! He’s a one man West Side Story!
Spectacular. I am impressed with you.
All my recchs!!!!! Take ’em all!!!!
So I made a BEAUTIFUL omelet today. I mean, not visually beautiful because the flipping didn’t go according to plan, but the taste was top notch. Spinach, cheddar, onion, scallion, pepperoni.
Mmm….I haven’t had an omelet in a long time. I’m having a craving for spinach artichoke dip so I will probably make that for dinner tonight.
Well, it was more a pile of ingredients mixed with egg that was ripped apart, but for simplicity’s sake, I’m calling it an omelet.
If you call it a “deconstructed omelet” hipsters everywhere would pay top dollar for one. You’d be rich!
Good point! I have been eating deconstructed omelets for breakfast since before they were cool.
Make sure you put avocado in it.
Ha! And curry, they love that shit.
And tons of sriracha.
Curry is old school. I love curry, it transcends this hipster shit.
I’m not letting them claim that. They can have all the avocados, and cilantro, and guava they want.
My two top tips for omelet:
1) Mix the cheese in with the egg before you pour it in
2) Put in some sliced, boiled potato to give it some bulk and make it a full meal
I used to be an expert omelet maker, but this is the first one I’ve made in over a year, probably. Still delicious, though. Good tips, but the cheese doesn’t burn that way?
That’s what I was worried about but in my experience not! Doesn’t melt onto the pan either. Grated and properly mixed in with the egg.
I usually mix in at least half my cheese with the egg – making sure the cheese bits get thoroughly coated with egg before pouring it into the skillet. It comes out fluffier that way. I don’t really know what I’m doing, but when I make omelets fairly regularly, they typically turn out quite well.
I can’t cook eggs.
Advice on omelet making from a Jamaican chef to me many years ago….. “Just make de homiet, nuthin’ else.”
As far as Nash goes… I’m not sure I’m in the right position to decide after one game whether I want him next year.
(the cap hit would be ridiculous, but has he really earned another huge contract? I guess the playoffs will tell us)
The money part is why I’d be hesitant.
Yeah, I get it. Depends on where the kids are vs his performance vs money for me, I think.
At his age, I think next year has to be less money….and no more than two years – assuming a good playoff performance.
You are very wise.
theres no way at his age hes asking for 7.8 mil again…that last contract was 8 years…when he was what…25 years old? He’s 33…id pay him Beleskey money for 2 years if he shows up in the playoffs.
And that, I am on board with
I foresee both $$ and term as likely sticking points.
What does ‘less money’ mean to Nash? Is it $6M or $3.8M?
Will he sign for 2 yrs or is he looking for 4-5?
Now if they win the cup this year, I’ll be all Chiarelli-like in my post-cuppal largess, otherwise I expect to be unhappy with the options.
is he a UFA or a RFA next year? I mean if someone claims him…that would be ok.
Rick Nash? UFA
Morning, pals!
Billy Jaffee was on SportsHub while I was driving today, and he mentioned that Wingels (and Gionta) has a lot of playoff experience from his time on the Sharks as compared to the kids who only got part of a single playoff series
They definitely both do. I’m not worried about Gionta doing anything stupid as much as I am that he won’t be able to keep up.
Yep, that’s the worry. He looked very slow during the Olympics games I saw.
Hello!
I’m a lot more positive about the Nash/Spooner trade after having internalized that they weren’t going to find a way to bring Spooner back (when he started producing points again it seemed more plausible to me that he might stick around) — still a little concerned about the chemistry & speed vs skill & experience tradeoff there.
I am uncomfortable about the salary cap pressure needed to keep Nash beyond the playoffs. He’s going to expect a big paycheck ($8.2M this year! $7.8M AAV), and the team was already close to the cap. Do I want to see the team dump Krug/Pasta/Chara/ to keep Nash? Unlikely.
Gionta, Wingels & Holden seem like reasonable adds at decent prices.
I’m still sorting it out in my head. I’m eternally hopeful….. rightfully so once in the last 40 years!