Confirmed Trade: [BOS/NJD] Reilly Walsh for Shane Bowers

[CraigBillington]

E5: Reilly Walsh, Riley Nash and Ryan O'Reilly for Morgan Rielly, Reilly Smith and Mike Reilly

Which Ryan O'Reilly?

 

[Vukotal Recall]

Which Ryan O'Reilly?

 

[Avs2022]

I honestly thought Bowers was still in the Av's organization. I felt so bad for him, in his first NHL game he got injured early in the first then never played in the NHL again for the Av's. Hard to think he would live up to the expectations though.

Guess we traded him for Kinkaid at the deadline this past season.

 

[SJinNewJersey]

 

[dugg133]

Walsh is better with higher upside, I think the Bruins win this trade, if you can call it that with guys like this. Walsh could conceivably be a pp2 kinda guy

I don't think the Devils were really trying to win this trade tbh, this just seems like them trying to do a kid in the system a solid since he's blocked on the depth chart. He was never gonna crack the lineup in NJ, so why not send him home where the Bruins are in need of RHD depth.

Either way I like the move for the Bs. If he plays in the NHL, Walsh will get very shelter minutes since we already have McAvoy and Carlo taking all the hardest minutes. Should be a good spot for him to adjust to the NHL level.

 

[biturbo19]

Took me a second the process which players was going which way with this trade. I had forgotten where Bowers had actually ended up recently.

Seems like pretty much an AHL organizational depth trade. Seems like Walsh has also pretty much stalled out unable to make that jump to the NHL level. But Nemec and Hughes pretty much guaranteed he was gonna be blocked for the Devils. They weren't gonna have room for another young offensive defenceman in the mix.


Still surprises me that Bowers hasn't panned out as anything. Thought in the draft that he was pretty much a lock to at least become a solid bottom-6 Center.

Anyway...next up, Boston make a different Reilly-related trade?

 

[Mirka the Turka]

This is something we will revisit in a few years as a catalyst for one of these teams Cup runs

 

[MakoSlade]

E5: Reilly Walsh, Riley Nash and Ryan O'Reilly for Morgan Rielly, Reilly Smith and Mike Reilly

I would Reilly like to see that happen.

 

[Devil made me do it]

I don't know much about Bowers but I do know Walsh is a career AHL-er.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

I don't know much about Bowers but I do know Walsh is a career AHL-er.

Maybe Walsh carves out some kind of emergency PP specialist call-up career, but he was just never able to skate or play defense well enough to be a regular big leaguer.

 

[Devil made me do it]

I know Boston traded for the ghost of Pavel Zacha and he had an ok year for them, I guess. But as a reminder, if Fitzgerald is trading a player away, the team receiving that player is not exactly getting the better end of that deal.

 

[biturbo19]

I honestly thought Bowers was still in the Av's organization. I felt so bad for him, in his first NHL game he got injured early in the first then never played in the NHL again for the Av's. Hard to think he would live up to the expectations though.

Guess we traded him for Kinkaid at the deadline this past season.

That's who it was! I totally remember that trade for Kinkaid now. I remember it seemed kinda weird to me at the time, in so much as a minor AHL/depth shuffle even possibly can.

Anyway. Ultimately turning Kinkaid into Walsh isn't a terrible piece of business i suppose. Though it feels like he's still kind of blocked with the Bruins. Totally redundant and behind Ian Mitchell on the depth chart for that sort of sheltered cheap 3rd pairing RD role. Less blocked than he was with the Devils though probably.

 

[DomBarr]

wtf are the Briuns gonna do with a trio of younger but not quite NHL caliber right dmen?

 

[Maurice of Orange]

wtf are the Briuns gonna do with a trio of younger but not quite NHL caliber right dmen?

Play them in Providence.

 

[dredeye]

How many d are the bruins going to acquire this off season

 

[WhalerTurnedBruin55]

How many d are the bruins going to acquire this off season

All of them. And no centers.

 

[Crunchrulz]

Syracuse Crunch fans are more than happy to see Walsh leaving the division as whether he was playing for Binghamton or Utica, he seemed to play VERY WELL against Syracuse.

 

[BostonBob]

But as a reminder, if Fitzgerald is trading a player away, the team receiving that player is not exactly getting the better end of that deal.

Time to take those homer glasses off.

 

[Smitty426]

Fitzy being nice and moving him to his hometown team

 

[neXis]

Flip the last names, and you got a character from the Walking Dead.

 

[cheesymc]

Impressive Bawston…. Impressive.

So does this mean Graves isn’t resigning?

 

[Brodeur]

So does this mean Graves isn’t resigning?

More than likely Graves will cash in this weekend with somebody else. Walsh was probably independent of Graves, more just giving a waiver eligible guy a fresh start somewhere else. Devils might be in the market for a boring stay at home 3RD to keep the spot warm for Simon Nemec.

LD: Siegenthaler-L.Hughes-Bahl-Smith
RD: Hamilton-Marino-tbd-Nemec

 

[Patagonia]

Bowers career has stalled and surprised he's traded again. Late season pickup, I thought he would have lasted until pre-season.

 

[exporta]

This is the big move!

Yawn, these comments were old in 2008 yet people cant resist the sarcasm on minor deals.

 

[WhalerTurnedBruin55]

Bowers career has stalled and surprised he's traded again. Late season pickup, I thought he would have lasted until pre-season.

Also considering the Bruins absolute lack of depth at C... any position to roll the dice with at, why would they give up another?

I in no way think Bowers is gonna be a "one that got away", but strictly positionally, Bruins C prospect depth is the one lacking.

As for defenseman they have 6 signed, and now one less forward.