2023-08-17 13:18:03
With the retirements of Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci this summer, the Boston Bruins have needs to fill in the position of center player and some options that seemed interesting may be impossible to keep.
Indeed, the best known names at the pivot position in the training organization are Trent Frederic, Charlie Coyle and Pavel Zacha, which is far from representing a terror for the opposing teams. Also, some hockey observers have mentioned a few solutions to meet the needs of the Bruins. Among them is Winnipeg Jets veteran Mark Scheifele, who would represent a financially acceptable avenue due to his compensation counting for $ 6.125 million on the payroll in 2023-2024. Note that the 30-year-old hockey player will become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the campaign.
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However, the Sportsnet network wanted to lower the expectations of Boston fans in this case. Journalist Ken Wiebe believes a trade between the Jets and Bruins is impossible unless it involves goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, who will become as free as air in 2024. In Massachusetts, general manager Don Sweeney must deal with a small gap of about $430,000 under the salary cap, according to the CapFriendly site. Then, he does not have a leading pivot to give in return for the services of Scheifele, author of a harvest of 42 goals last season.
Dissatisfaction in Winnipeg
The hockey expert believes that the Bruins have more assets to pass on to other positions, including in front of the net. The organization is counting on the holder of the last Vézina trophy, Linus Ullmark, as well as his assistant Jeremy Swayman, which would make a transfer involving Hellebuyck more logical.
At the beginning of the summer, the CEO of the Jets, Kevin Cheveldayoff, did not rule out reshuffling his workforce after seeing his team crumble in the first round of the playoffs against the Vegas Golden Knights. Among the changes already confirmed, note the departure of Pierre-Luc Dubois, now a member of the Los Angeles Kings.
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