Confirmed with Link: Boychuk to Isles for picks

[JRull86]

Probably too busy still "evaluating" Matt Bartkowski to warrant dealing him.

I am literally standing here at work just steaming mad. I realzie Boychuk was probably going to be gone after the season anyways, but the return, even though it isn't as horrible value wise as some are making it out to be, just can't justify trading a top 4 D for futures when the goal is to WIN THE CUP THIS YEAR.

Pissed. Absolutely pissed.

 

[Yeti34]

...Joe...Thornton...?

Tyler....Seguin....

 

[YNWABoston]

Might as well not play the season, based on the reactions on here.

 

[NeelyDan]

Even worse will be the PC apologists going out of their way to talk up how shrewd a move this was...

Do you ever contribute anything except hostility?

 

[zaYG]

Tyler....Seguin....

I'm not too worried about that. Smith is going to have a very high peak, you can just tell from watching him.

 

[alg363636]

This might go down in history as the worst trade in the history of the organization.

not even close

i could swallow this is chris kelly wasn't on the damn team. i know there probably weren't any options but that's chia's fault to begin with.

We went from having arguably the best d-corps in the league to not even close. And I can tell it's going to take Seids a little while to get back to himself. Gonna be a rough start. Poor Tuukka.

Maybe with the cap space we can get Johnny B back the deadline when the Isles are hopefully out of contention

 

[Beyonder91]

Well u won't have a new SC champ avatar to put up that it I know.

because we traded a non-core player?

 

[HumBucker]

Really hard to see Boychuk go, like with Ference, but thought it was a real possibility. Obviously with his UFA status, and the fact that he was attractive to a lot of teams, it'd be easier to ship him out than Bart.

Like others, I was hoping for at least one actual body back, but maybe there's another shoe to drop - either soon or during the season. It gives PC some cap room and some extra assets to deal with.

Sad day for Bruins fans though. Thank you Johnny for your great years in Black and Gold!

 

[DitClapper]

**** Chiarelli. Two terrible moves over two summers.

 

[Super Cake]

Most likely will be a bad trade for both teams honestly. I can however make an argument that the Bruins may end up winning this trade in the future.

This all depends on if Boychuk resigns with the Islanders.

 

[Trap Jesus]

imo its going to be

Chara - Hamilton
Krug - Seidenberg
Miller - Mcquaid

Bartowski

Krug was the most sheltered defenseman in the NHL last year. What's the use playing him with a defensive workhorse like Seids? It's going to be Bartkowski; the Bruins don't seem to trust anyone else in that role.

 

[PrisonMike]

NESN will carry PC press conference live at 4:30

DaleEArnold: We will carry @NHLBruins press conference live at 4:30 PM then pregame show with @BJaffe at 5 PM on @NESN. Lots to talk about.

 

[Absurdity]

huge overreaction here as usual

let's see what the team looks like in April

Or on Wednesday

 

[Yeti of the Flow]

imo its going to be

Chara - Hamilton
Krug - Seidenberg
Miller - Mcquaid

Bartowski

Which is pretty solid.

 

[Tim O'Reilly]

Hate to see JB go. Got to think there is more to it. Also, teams knew Chia had to make a move. I wish Bart had moved as I am not a fan of his game. Couldn't deal Adam due to his injuries. Who was really gonna take him? As annoyed as I am, Chia found JB, found Miller and might surprise us again. I hope........because I want another Cup.

 

[iReckless]

This is the move that makes me respect PC. The whole front office loves JB, but realized that they had to move him in order to build a better team and sign others long term

 

[Scotto74]

imo its going to be

Chara - Hamilton
Krug - Seidenberg
Miller - Mcquaid

Bartowski

nothing wrong with that D in the least.

 

[Alicat]

There has to be something else in the works. I wonder if the Bruins are going to flip a pick plus Bart for Leddy?

 

[Dellstrom]

The fact that Kelly is now on this team and Boychuk isn't is a joke.

****ing JOKE. Awful trade. Can't wait for full time Bart in the top 4!!!!! We didn't learn our lesson last year?

 

[pgm16]

Well now !!....picks to use at the deadline...Thank you & wish you well Johnny

 

[Concessionaire]

Frankly people....this is not a bad deal.....it's mostly a deal for a different purpose...true that it makes your team worst this year....but as a GM, you need to see it on a more complete scale. Just my 2 cents.

A lot of the negativity here is just because JB is such a well-liked player, aside from his skills. He was certainly one of my favorite Bruins.

 

[ORRMAN]

I am confused by all the disappointment. What did you think we'd get for a second pairing, pending free agent D? As well, I want to see Spooner, Koko or another near-ready kid play, so getting back another prospect would be superfluous. If we got back a top-6 forward (which you're probably not getting for a pending UFA), we were likely not gaining the cap relief we need to sign Krug, Smith, and others, next year.

I love Boychuk and will miss him, but we are stacked on D, and I think we got market for him. I also want to see Miller play regularly.

 

[LouJersey]

because we traded a non-core player?

Core player in the playoffs that I know.

 

[Budddy]

Sorry to intrude....but it's really not a bad return. Your management is a pretty good drafting one and if it means one step back for future steps up in the upcoming years...why not? All great to piss on the deal now as it doesn't fix this year....but when you realize what the 2015 draft is made of...and let say you even struggle this year giving you a top 15 pick....you will praise Chiarelli in 2 years like there's no tomorrow. All dépends of what your expectations are and what you want them to be. 2 2nd rounders and a conditional 3rd...the depth you have up front, when all is said and done, you could add some nice d-men to compensate. You still have Subban you can deal.

Frankly people....this is not a bad deal.....it's mostly a deal for a different purpose...true that it makes your team worst this year....but as a GM, you need to see it on a more complete scale. Just my 2 cents.

Our core players are getting up in years...Bruins can't wait for 4/5/6 years...need to do something now

Anyway...gonna wait and see if other moves are happening

 

[DKH]

This is the move that makes me respect PC. The whole front office loves JB, but realized that they had to move him in order to build a better team and sign others long term

Don't think he's done