Insider Reveals 2 Bruins Players at Risk as Don Sweeney Looks to Explore Trade Options for Struggling Offense
The Boston Bruins offense has been ice cold as of late, and GM Don Sweeney is urgently looking at trade options to fix the problem as quickly as possible.
The Boston Bruins have now plummeted into a six-game losing streak that, quite amazingly, has taken a once-dominant hockey team and placed it on the cusp of elimination from playoff contention.
Their offensive struggles have become glaring. In four of those games, they managed to score just one goal. Pressure mounts and the front office knows that time is running out.
The March 7 trade deadline casts an ominous shadow, forced into making critical decisions. Whispers of a re-awakening would also suggest that the organization will stop at nothing.
According to TSN's Darren Dreger, management is now "open for business," and significant movement may well be coming.
GM Don Sweeney finds himself at the epicenter of this storm as he explores his trade opportunities to patch the holes in the roster.
The sense of urgency is unmistakable; a spark is needed, and fast. With every passing game, the window on the season further closes.
Two Bruins players have been named as possible trade options
Two names have cropped up in trade discussions, both with the promise of risk and reward attached.
A big-bodied, physical forward whose style of play has several playoff-bound teams catching their breath, and a burgeoning sniper who has quietly become one of the team's most prolific scorers while carrying immense value in relation to the salary cap.
Those players? Trent Frederic and Justin Brazeau. There is no better fit in Frederic for those teams wanting playoff sandpaper. He is a nasty, in-your-face hockey player, who is cut from that very mold that defines this team.
For Brazeau, he's inexpensive, and with 10 goals and eight assists; his wallet-friendly cap hit equates to depth scoring for hungry teams on a shoestring budget.
The question is, does Sweeney wait for the perfect deal, or does he take it if he gets an interesting offer? Either way, the clock is ticking, and the season seems to be hanging in the balance of that next move.
