Proposal: Boston - Edmonton

[ManofSteel55]

To Boston - Ethan Bear - RD, 2 million X 2 years, RFA after current contract. Coming off of a stellar rookie season (5G, 16A, 21 PTs, in 71 GP, 10th in Calder voting, 21:58 ATOI). Slow start this season where he had an injury and has looked out of sorts since returning. Tons of offensive production in junior, physical, hard shot, just needs some seasoning.

To Edmonton - Jake Debrusk - LW, 3.675 million X 2 years, RFA after current contract. Two 40 point seasons, 1 20 goal season, on pace for 20 goals last season as well before the shutdown. Slow start to this season, but I haven't watched enough Boston games to know what's going on, although I have heard some chatter from Bruins fans about how they want to trade him.

I expect Edmonton would do this deal to get a top six winger to play beside McDavid or Draisaitl. Would Boston consider a deal like this to improve their right defense?

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[wintersej]

They have McAvoy and Carlo on RD. Whether you like Carlo or Bear more is a non-issue, neither belong on 3rd pair.

Value is not unreasonable at all. Just don't see the match.

edit: plus the expansion implications make trading a forward for a D difficult

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

Bear has become a whipping boy in EDM.
Don't see BOS doing this deal

 

[CraigsList]

That’s a no from Boston

 

[wintersej]

Bear has become a whipping boy in EDM.
Don't see BOS doing this deal

DeBrusk is the whipping boy du jour in Boston, but I'd rather move DeBrusk in packages for names like Ekholm or Hanifin that play the side the Bruins actually need some veteran help on.

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

DeBrusk is the whipping boy du jour in Boston, but I'd rather move DeBrusk in packages for names like Ekholm or Hanifin that play the side the Bruins actually need some veteran help on.

Ya have seen the spotlight on Brusk.
This deal just seems bad for BOS as their RD is decent enough.

FLA is getting Ekholm

 

[north49er]

A Bear to the Bruins....can't be wrong.

 

[EK392000]

Wouldn't it make more sense to target a LD rather than a RD? If I'm the Bruins, I'd check in on Hjalmarsson if he's available. UFA after the season so won't need to be protected in the ED.

 

[North Man]

Not sure Bear has much value right now, mid round pick perhaps. Guy is a complete liability.

 

[weinsink]

Pass,i would take nurse though for derust!

 

[ManofSteel55]

Bear has become a whipping boy in EDM.
Don't see BOS doing this deal

I do think Bear is getting a ton of blame right now, but that isn't why I have put him in a proposal. I feel that we need a top six winger for McDavid (and a starting goalie, and a #1 D, and a 3C) before we will be in a position to compete. With Bouchard looking good so far, I believe we could trade Bear to fix one of the other holes on the roster, and I don't see him getting a #1D or starting goalie, and I wouldn't trade him for a 3C. It's simply a matter of trading one of our "extra" assets for a piece we can use moving forward.

 

[ManofSteel55]

Not sure Bear has much value right now, mid round pick perhaps. Guy is a complete liability.

A handful of bad games doesn't make a guy a complete liability. He will turn it around.

 

[remer]

A No to Bear from the Bruins but maybe a RNH move.

 

[Spirit of 67]

Would Boston consider a deal like this to improve their right defense?

Nope.

 

[Spirit of 67]

This looks more like a summer deal.

This isn't something a team loading up for the playoffs does.

 

[ManofSteel55]

A No to Bear from the Bruins but maybe a RNH move.

The Oilers aren't moving RNH. We have our own playoff aspirations to worry about, and by all accounts, he wants to re-sign in Edmonton.

 

[keppel146]

Haven’t the oilers needed defense for the last 10 years?

 

[ManofSteel55]

Haven’t the oilers needed defense for the last 10 years?

The Oilers need a #1 defenseman. We actually have a pretty decent core of middle pair defenseman, and a good young crop or prospects. We actually have a surplus of depth defensemen, believe it or not.

 

[BruinsBtn]

Expansion draft says no

 

[FightingIrish17]

I'm not sure why Edmonton would trade their best defenceman for a 2nd line winger when they could acquire one without giving up their best D-man. With Holloway coming soon, it might be best for Edmonton to find a short term solution on the wing. The 2021 UFA class will be good + there is a flat cap resulting in a team-friendly market.

I'm quite shocked at how little Bear is being valued on HF (no, not really).

 

[the Chad Kilger]

I'm not sure why Edmonton would trade their best defenceman for a 2nd line winger when they could acquire one without giving up their best D-man. With Holloway coming soon, it might be best for Edmonton to find a short term solution on the wing. The 2021 UFA class will be good + there is a flat cap resulting in a team-friendly market.

I'm quite shocked at how little Bear is being valued on HF (no, not really).

Hyman did to Bear what Mcdavid did to Rielly

 

[ChaoticOrange]

A No to Bear from the Bruins but maybe a RNH move.

I can't imagine why Edmonton would consider that.

 

[Draiskull]

Bear to Bruins makes sense just because of the name and not much else.
I want Edmundson in Edmonton

 

[FightingIrish17]

And before anyone says: "nUrsE iS eDmONton'S bESt D"

2021
Bear with Nurse: 57.8 xGF%
Bear without Nurse: 61.9 xGF%
Nurse without Bear: 48.9%

2019-20
Bear with Nurse: 50.3 xGF%
Bear without Nurse: 52.4 xGF%
Nurse without Bear: 48.7 xGF%

Nurse's numbers are also dragged up by McDavid. Far more so than Bear.

2021
Nurse with McDavid: 52.9 xGF%
Nurse without McDavid: 46.8 xGF%
Bear with McDavid: 52 xGF%
Bear without McDavid: 49.2 xGF%

 

[Draiskull]

Hyman did to Bear what Mcdavid did to Rielly

a toe drag against a guy laying on the ice....
pretty good move but only a TML fan would compare that to what McD did.