Bringing brassard means your teams an automatic first round exit

Avs and Pens trades are horrible. Just like the last time.

In what way? Avs can afford him. Are you saying Boston would decline or Colorado? Just saying 'horrible' is so vague.

The Pens deal is great. If the Pens can't move Johnson or Hornqvist, they're gonna have to get rid of ZAR or Blueger in order to re-sign Petterson. I really don't get the fuss and excitement over Zboril... Pens have a bad prospect pool - they could use him.

Boston declines the Avs deal. The actual $ cost to buyout Backes is less than what Marleau was. Yes Backes has an extra year. So what. If the team is buying him out they don’t care. In some cases it’s actually beneficial to them (see Ottawa). If they are retaining and flipping they don’t care. There are a variety of ways they can move him. It’s not going to cost 3 valuable pieces with nothing in return.

Zboril is crap. But Bruins need another mediocre left shot wing like they need another bad non-tripping call in a Cup final. Pens are trying to move Rust.

Why do they bruins need another left shot wing?

Marchand - Debrusk - Heinen - Nordstrom?

Their right wing is the need

Exactly

That 3rd line would get their asses handed to them every shift.

you must not understand sarcasm.