Did anyone else hear this on Hockey Hotstove?

[DaBoltsNIsles]

They said the Bruins are already making calls to set up a couple of trades because of Salary Cap issues.

When Savard comes back they're going to have to make a couple of deals. Ryder was mentioned of course but it was said the Bruins will have to make more than one trade. Who do you think might be headed out of Beantown by Christmas & where?

 

[Destroydacre]

The Sharks will take the beast off Boston's hands.

 

[BostonAJ]

Boston also has to make room for Marco Sturm, too. He's supposed to be back in Decemberish. That's $7.5 mil for those two, and I think Boston has ~2-3 mil in space. There's been nothing but pure speculation on what the team can and will do, but there might be a fire sale in Beantown pretty soon.

Blake Wheeler, Tim Thomas and Michael Ryder are the names most bandied around, but it could be anybody. They also have to find a team with cap space that still wants to take on payroll. What a mess.

 

[li0lsh]

The Sharks will take the beast off Boston's hands.

^^

 

[BostonAJ]

The Sharks will take the beast off Boston's hands.

Can't you just take Sturm back? I kinda feel like you owe us one.

 

[dash]

Sutter, please stay away from Marc Savard and Michael Ryder. Just say no. Now, if it turns out to be a 3-team trade where a Jason Spezza or Mike Fisher becomes available, you may want to pick up the phone.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Well the Islanders have the cap space however it's been said that Chuck won't approve trades that don't help the team now AND in the future. I wouldn't mind acquiring Wheeler though.

 

[BostonAJ]

Sutter, please stay away from Marc Savard and Michael Ryder. Just say no. Now, if it turns out to be a 3-team trade where a Jason Spezza or Mike Fisher becomes available, you may want to pick up the phone.

If I'm Chiarelli, Sutter, Burke and Sather are the first GM's I call with bad trade ideas.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Actually if Ottawa is willing to shake things up it would make a lot of sense to make a deal with Murray.

Savard if healthy would make a lot of sense for the Kings. They have the cap space too.

 

[dash]

Ouch...Bad break (no pun intended) for the B's.

Bruins' Boychuk out four weeks with broken arm

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Lots of injuries so far this year. So who will step up & take Boychuk's minutes for the B's?

 

[Dacks]

I'm not much of a cap geek so I don't know the numbers, but wouldn't Tim Thomas be appealing to someone like the Flyers?

Edit: NVM, Thomas is 5 million (ouch) and Flyers are up against it.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

I'm not much of a cap geek so I don't know the numbers, but wouldn't Tim Thomas be appealing to someone like the Flyers?

Thomas will be tough to trade because of his contract. He simply makes too much money.

 

[flyersfan4706]

What would Boston want in return?

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

What would Boston want in return?

The problem is the Bruins need to shed salary. The Flyers are up against the cap as well. It would be a very difficult deal to make.

 

[flyersfan4706]

Oh not even for a Thomas deal to Philly, just in general.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

I imagine the Bruins would want draft picks or prospects. Young guys on their entry level deals.

 

[flyersfan4706]

Sturm to Toronto for 2 first rounders and a 2nd?

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Sturm to Toronto for 2 first rounders and a 2nd?

Unfortunately the Leafs aren't allowed to trade their 1st round pick in 2012. Just like the Flyers can't trade theirs in 2011. Some kind of rule about competitive balance made my the league. No team is allowed to trade more than two 1st round picks in a row.

 

[flyersfan4706]

Unfortunately the Leafs aren't allowed to trade their 1st round pick in 2012. Just like the Flyers can't trade theirs in 2011. Some kind of rule about competitive balance made my the league. No team is allowed to trade more than two 1st round picks in a row.

Huh, never head of that rule before. Guess it is understandable.


Besides I just replcaed Kessel with Sturm in this idea