Confirmed with Link: Bruins 2015 & 2016 2nd Round Picks to the Lightning for Brett Connolly

[Jdavidev]

Could be a good deal, especially if he shows some pop before the end of the season, make the decision next year if they need to move Eriksson, Lucic, or package of picks a major winger upgrade or not.

Or do they roll Eriksson or Seidenberg now for an upgrade on D and wait for Krejci to return? Who knows, with Spooner looking good, maybe it's Soderberg to another contender for a 1st?

 

[22Brad Park]

Gonna wait and see how he plays as a Bruin.But my early take is the fact he is a cheap cap hit helps and not a UFA at seasons end.But only 18 goals on a team all offence in over 100 games tells me this is a hope he pans out in different uniform move.Fingers crossed.Bruins still need bigtime help on backend.

 

[22Brad Park]

Maybe if Chia grabs another Forward it would put Kelly in the pressbox which is even a bigger plus.

Dumb post.Kelly brings lots of things to table.

 

[Alan Ryan]

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Lucic - Krejci - Pastrnak
Marchand - Bergeron - Connolly
Smith - Soderberg - Eriksson
Paille - Kelly - Ferlin

Folks, we're almost ready to fly there.

That's a good forward group.

Time to get a top 4 defenseman, which might require trading a forward.

 

[DaStinger]

I like it, much more far sighted than a guy like Stewart (shudder) would have been.

 

[22Brad Park]

That's a good forward group.

Time to get a top 4 defenseman, which might require trading a forward.

Spooner will not be part of team moving forward?

 

[Mount Kramer Cameras]

I like it. This gives us speed and a big body on every line.

 

[Mount Kramer Cameras]

Spooner will not be part of team moving forward?

Yeti will probably be gone next year, no? I'd re-sign Smith and Krug ahead of him, and drop Spooner into his slot

 

[Fopppa]

Good move. It's a solution that doesn't eat a lot of cap so they can go after a more expensive D-man.

Have to think a roster forward is on the way out now though as there's a bit of a logjam. One would hope it's Campbell or Paille, maybe the Oilers would be interested in some veteran leadership that they can negotiate with prior to July 1st if they're moving Petry?

Smith, Eriksson or Söderberg would perhaps make more sense if the D target is more than a rental.

 

[Kitchener Boy]

Brett Connolly good team Canada junior player like it and not a rental.

 

[KuralySnipes]

Always liked Connolly, don't like the price. 2 2nd's is a big price to pay.

 

[remer]

Two 2nd round picks for Connolly? Pretty pricey.
Would you trade Connolly for Boychuk?
Just shows that Chia made a mistake with Boychuk. He could have waited until the deadline and got 1st and 2nd round picks easily for Boychuk.

Now Chia needs to dish off some UFA's for picks.

Please get rid of Paille, Campbell and Caron.

Hopefully Seids gets moved for a big return.

Time for Chia to take another GM to the back of the woodshed.

 

[SPLBRUIN]

Have to say I like this trade, any time you can add size, speed, hitting and scoring potential in one player, that's a definite positive.

 

[chizzler]

Two 2nd round picks for Connolly? Pretty pricey.
Would you trade Connolly for Boychuk?
Just shows that Chia made a mistake with Boychuk. He could have waited until the deadline and got 1st and 2nd round picks easily for Boychuk.

Now Chia needs to dish off some UFA's for picks.

Please get rid of Paille, Campbell and Caron.

Hopefully Seids gets moved for a big return.

Time for Chia to take another GM to the back of the woodshed.

Why would he trade Boychuk at the deadline when he needs him.

 

[Shaun]

Overpayment for a bust

 

[Mount Kramer Cameras]

The kid must've gone 6th for a reason. Perhaps this trade will shake him up and bring the best of out him, like with Seguin

 

[Gargyn]

I don't hate it. I'd rather give a cheap young guy a chance than a guy like Cole or Ryder that's for sure. Time will tell but it's not something I can get mad at chiarelli for so he's trying at least. I just hope there is another add today. Holy overpayment for coburn! What?!

 

[chrisab123]

Dumb post.Kelly brings lots of things to table.

Kelly hasn't brought much since 2013. He should never have a no trade clause.

Anyways Connolly isn't a bad move. See how it plays out.

 

[Joe Zanussi]

Probably overly optimistic but I like the deal. Sellers market, but I like it.....much better than I thought we'd do.

 

[Taz#24]

PC deserves some credit here

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For serious.

I like it.

https://mobile.twitter.com/DarrenDreger/status/572284805964029952

http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=755926

He’s under immense pressure and still manages to make a deal that addresses both the short term and the long term. He gets the size and physicality he was hoping to get with the bonus of decent speed. He gets a right shot who can already pop a few and is young enough to have plenty of upside potential to become a perennial 30 goal scorer. All that and a cap hit of 850 k, not too shabby at all. The prices are high for mere rentals this year so I find two seconds to be a fair return for a player of this calibre that you will retain the rights to after this season.

Good job PC now go get us a D-man and if possible make a deal concerning SODERBERG so we don’t lose him for nothing after the season. SPOONER is ready, SODERBERG is expendable now.

 

[Alicat]

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Wow. I'm surprised people are down on this one.

Big guy. Natural RW with big offensive upside. Small cap hit leaves room for more to be done.

Big price perhaps, but makes a lot of sense to me.

Are you truly surprised?

I like you, like this move. Sure it is a steep price but there is upside plus he's a RFA. At least it is also our natural picks so the Isles picks are still available.

He's going to learn a lot from our current forwards as well. He may play with Bergy and who better to learn from than him?

 

[Altamira]

I like this move, it is like obtaining a player they were not able to draft and develop themselves. Which is one of the keys of having Space.

 

[Pub Scout]

Panic set in at first. I thought he traded for Tim Connolly.

This move is doesn't make you wanna get the duck boats ready, but is the type of re-tooling move that is needed.
I'm not too upset about the two second rounders since they can't draft to save their lives.

 

[TP]

Before I read what my fellow fans think, I like to look at what their fans think.

They are not loving it, so this looks like a good deal.

Now do more!

 

[Shaun]

The kid must've gone 6th for a reason. Perhaps this trade will shake him up and bring the best of out him, like with Seguin

There's also a reason why kucherov,Johnson and palat have all played and produced more.The 2nd probably would have gone to waste anyways since they draft poorly but it's still a lot for a guy whose mosty played on the fourth line and really hasn't produced.