Ranking Bruins’ best assets to make roster fixes
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Ranking Bruins’ best assets to use at 2022 NHL trade deadline originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The 2022 NHL trade deadline is set for March 21 and the Boston Bruins are among the teams to watch.
Bruins general manager Don Sweeney has been pretty active at the trade deadline throughout his tenure in Boston. In fact, last season was good example. He acquired top-six winger Taylor Hall, bottom-six center Curtis Lazar and veteran defenseman Mike Reilly in two trades that involved multiple draft picks and forward Anders Bjork.
His team has turned it around in January with a 10-3-0 record to begin the New Year. The Bruins’ needs at the deadline include a No. 2 center and another right-shot defenseman.
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2022 NHL trade deadline: Top 20 players for teams to target in deals
Let’s rank the Bruins’ best assets to use before the March 21 trade deadline (excluding obvious cornerstones such as David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy, etc.).
1) Fabian Lysell, RW
Lysell is the only Bruins prospect with legit top-six forward potential. He’s playing great for the Vancouver Giants of the WHL with 31 points (12 goals, 19 assists) in 24 games. Lysell should be untouchable in trade talks unless a young NHL star with term on his contract is available.
2) Jeremy Swayman, G
Swayman has shown flashes of being a No. 1 goalie at the NHL level.
We don’t know what will happen with Tuukka Rask after this year. Even if Linus Ullmark ends up playing with the Bruins for most or all of his current five-year contract, Boston still needs another competent goalie to back him up or be a 1B option.
After trading Dan Vladar to the Calgary Flames over the summer, the Bruins really can’t afford to deplete their goaltending depth even further by moving Swayman unless the deal brings back a premium star.
The Bruins don’t have much depth or talent at goalie throughout their prospect pool, which makes Swayman a pretty valuable and important part of the organization.
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3) Mason Lohrei,…
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