I'd probably give them a pick over JFK and play him on 3RW to start the season

I would agree, but JFK just announced that he plans to sign over in the SHL this offseason, so I'd trade him before them. You never if or when he'll come back to play in the NHL.

Had no idea, maybe he got bad vibes from management. Sucks if that's the case cause I really just think he needed more playing time. Interesting to see what he can do over there, then!

He only went back over to be closer to family. I'd expect him to be back in 2020-21. Bruins retain his rights.

Yeah but he's probably not doing that if he knows he'll get a shot in the NHL. Cause depending on where in Sweden he signs Boston could literally be only a few more hours away

He'll be back sooner rather than later. Sounds like there maybe some health concerns with a family member and he wants to be close to home. JFK has said he's still committed to play for the Bruins and the Bruins were very much involved with making things work for him during this time. They also avoid having to send him through waivers to play in the AHL.

My theory is the Bruins asked him to go back for a year or two to develop. He said he has every intention of returning to Bruins. If he Isn't in the NHL, he can't be exposed to Expansion draft and the likelihood of him getting anything more than fill in injury time over the next year + was questionable.

Rather just keep all those players instead of getting Zucker.

But Zucker is pretty great though...

So a whole bunch of spare parts for zucker? No way Minnesota takes that

He went to Sweden because he’s blocked by Coyle. He’ll get literally 20 times the money over there, so why not go over, play in a better league for a year or two, and then come back. As mentioned, he did say he’s coming back.

He would still be exposed for the expansion draft though.

Very few players reach 200k sek / month, which translates to some $270k yearly. That could very well be 10 times and more of an AHL salary (which I'm unsure of how they work exactly), but I don't know how much he'd had to play in the NHL to reach that. Injuries happen though, and I wouldn't mind having him in the Johansson-shaped hole of the roster

Oh and the tax is way higher in Sweden as well

Ya, but 60k in providence or a couple million in Sweden? Tough decision

Yeah again it depends on expected NHL-time but sure

Are you sure he would be exposed? I thought you had to have 70 NHL games over 3+ years. I very well may be wrong.

I 100% think you're on point about reasoning. I think Studnicka is probably ahead of him as well. Or At Least they hope he is...

I’m pretty sure. I feel like they change these things without telling us though.

I agree about studnicka. I would be blown over if he isn’t on the nhl team next year.