Quoting: CMcAvoy73
You actually did mention the cap as one of the reasons this benefits the bruins. I guess you were reaching. I don’t blame you. There is no way this trade benefits the bruins.
Kurashev probably wouldn’t play for the bruins….so what’s the point? I think his value to the bruins is basically zero. Debrusk had a really down year in a weird intradivision season without a real off season and no pre-season. Without that outlier, his previous seasons had him scoring at a 25 goal pace. If you think don Sweeney is dumb enough to just completely give up on that player for nothing, given the circumstances of what just went on the last year, i guess there’s a chance you could be right, but i wouldn’t bet on it. The guy went to Harvard, and you would have to have a single digit IQ to make this trade.
I said it would benefit the Bruins Cap, not that they have Issues. You don't think saving 2.5m+ is a help to the bruins cap? I think they are arguably similar in fact I would value Kurashev slightly higher due to not having the concussions DeBrusk has sustained and younger, it was his 1st year in the NHL. I was surprised to see how DeBrusk was used this year, like you say he was a 25 goal scorer yet he was getting shafted to the 4th line at times. I think there may be a difference of opinion behind the bench but thats just how it seems from the outside. I thought a sea change could benefit him and sending PK back would be mutually beneficial. Its of no loss to us as I said, I hold both players at similar calibre and at least PK can defend more.
Quoting: pharrow
they been clear on it multiple times man, what are you talking about. They aren't looking for pylons. They have to fit the system. Which is mobile defensemen who can jump the play. Which describes basically all their defensemen.
It does describe all their defence and thats why he wants something different, cause they not going deep in the playoffs recently. Being the best skating D Core doesn't mean you win. There's more to it. Every team would love a big physical guy who can skate and have great hands, but to get that costs a lot and having seen the reaction to moving a player like DeBrusk who appears on the outer I doubt they would consider moving anything that would be needed to acquire this said big physical D man.