Boston isn’t trading Krug to get into the Top 10. It just doesn’t help them now and the core needs help now. Not down the road. Unless the top 10 pick is flipped for a legit top 4 LHD.
As you observe, the Bruins are not going to trade Torey merely to get into the top 10.
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However, it's interesting to me that few have addressed the very real possibility that he will be dealt to shore up other needs while others (Gryz, Charlie) step in to fill the void should that prove the case.
Whatever you think of Haggerty, he has it right that Torey may be at the top of his trade value, with (I believe) 120 points amassed the past two seasons. He can make the out pass/carry the puck through the neutral zone & quarterback the pp. He's also a solid leader and still young.
The past two post season's he's been banged up, a trend that, continued, would raise a red flag. Today, the Bruins would receive good return for him.
Big #47 fan but if the decision were mine to improve the club positionally/structurally (bigger D, secondary scoring) I'd consider it.
