The Boston Bruins are kind of stuck
Daily Faceoff: Frank Seravalli on the Boston Bruins and how they’re kind of stuck.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
“I mean I think they’re probably pretty stuck unless they’re moving someone off of their roster cause they have no cap space.
I mean they’re roster as you see it right now on CapFriendly, 22-man roster, they have $436,000 to space. And not only that, they also don’t have a lot in their pick arsenal. They don’t have a first-round pick, second or third pick next year. Don’t have a second in 2025. And they’re not overflowing with prospects.
So they’re lacking in assets to even make a trade, let alone in cap space. So to pull something off, I’m sure they’d be interested in a Mark Scheifele for instance but to pull something like that off, it’s going to be incredibly difficult to do. ”
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The top remaining NHL restricted free agents
Luke Fox of Sportsnet: Looking at the top RFAs that remain unsigned.
1. Trevor Zegras – Anaheim Ducks – The Ducks have plenty of cap space available and long-term comparables could be around $7 million per.
2. Morgan Frost – Philadelphia Flyers – A bridge deal is the most likely outcome and over $1 million.
3. Shane Pinto – Ottawa Senators – GM Pierre Dorion is hoping for term but Pinto and his camp may be thinking bridge. Comparables could be Alex Newhook (four years at $2.9 million per) and Noah Cates (two years at $2.625 million).
4. Calen Addison – Minnesota Wild – A bridge deal is most likely given the Wild’s cap situation.
5. Jamie Drysdale – Anaheim Ducks – Only played eight games last year due to a torn labrum. Likely a bridge deal.
6. Tim Berni – Columbus Blue Jackets – Has been offered a two-deal at a bit of a pay cut.
7. Egor Sokolov -Ottawa Senators – Pinto is more of a priority for the Senators. Might have to take a two-way deal.
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8. Jan Jenik – Arizona Coyotes – Didn’t accept his $787,500 qualifying offer and doesn’t have much leverage. Craig Morgan reported last week that Jenik wouldn’t mind a trade and that he wants to remain in North America.
