Projected Bruins lineup after trade for Dmitry Orlov, Garnet Hathaway
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Projected Bruins lines, pairings after trade for Orlov, Hathaway originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The rich got richer Thursday night when the Boston Bruins acquired top-four defenseman Dmitry Orlov and bottom-six forward Garnet Hathaway from the Washington Capitals.
The B’s sent right wing Craig Smith, a 2023 first-round pick, a 2025 second-round pick and a 2024 third-round pick to the Capitals, who will also retain 50 percent of Orlov’s salary. Boston sent a 2023 fifth-round pick to the Wild for retaining another 25 percent of Orlov’s salary, while acquiring the rights to forward Andrei Svetlakov from Minnesota.
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How Bruins’ trade for Orlov, Hathaway significantly improves their roster
The Bruins already were the league’s deepest team before this trade, and now head coach Jim Montgomery has even more options at his disposal when configuring the lines and pairings each game.
Here’s a projected lineup for the new-look Bruins after acquiring Orlov and Hathaway.
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The addition of Hathaway satisfied a real need for the Bruins before the trade deadline, and that was to upgrade at right wing. He has scored nine goals with seven assists in 59 games despite starting many of his shifts in defensive situations. He’s not afraid to go to the dirty areas of the ice and pay the price in front of the net to win the battles for loose pucks. He’s been a better player than Craig Smith this season, and his versatility in being able to play both left and right wing is valuable.
“Garnet is a hard-nosed guy that’s going to be wired the way that we use our bottom-six and try to create some anxiety on the forecheck,” Bruins general manager Don Sweeney said Thursday on a Zoom call with reporters. “He disrupts, he kills penalties, bigger body and frame and they are both excited to be joining our team.”
Updated list of Bruins’ future draft picks after trade with Capitals
The best spot for Hathaway is fourth-line right wing. But he could also play fourth-line left wing…
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