Quoting: Gofnut999
Boston has Studnicka and Beecher battling for roster spots, both centers, both better options than Nosek or Rooney.
Bs have 8 d men under contract plus Stralman. Plus Carrick they have to put through waivers. They don’t need to add more.
The only thing Boston needs to do is move a couple of players for picks/prospects/nothing.
They have to many players for to few spots and none are waiver exempt for Beecher.
They don’t need to add players.
Looch Is a liability no matter how you want try to sell it. 🤷🏻♂️
The most valuable piece in that package is Milano and Bs could have had him for nothing. The rest is garbage. I would not give up one of Bostons pieces for the entire package. Nosek for Desimone. Sure. You can claim him back when Boston puts him on waivers. Other than that it’s just terrible for Boston.
No team that wants to compete can carry 6.5m of cap hit towards Foligno and Looch.
This is BOS's final season to contend before the Team gets torn apart or a major facelift imo
Studnicka's not very good and hasn't lived up to his Draft Pedigree and Beecher likely needs more time in the AHL before he's ready to assume full-time NHL duties.
Of the 8 D-Men you have, 2 are injured. Carrick is an option, but hasn't been very good in the NHL, hence why they brought Stralman in on a PTO. DeSimone isn't the best option CGY could offer, but he's been pretty impressive in Training Camp, so might be of interest to BOS as additional injury coverage and insurance
My proposal had us helping you with Nosek by taking him off your hands and providing you with a proven 4C and Excellent Penalty Killer in Rooney, since he might have been beaten out in training Camp by Lewis & Eakin, but figuring out what to do with Foligno would still be your guys' problem. All contenders like to have a Big Physical Enforcer & Intimidator like Lucic, especially for the Playoffs. He's negative value at $5.25mil/yr for sure, but at $2.625mil he has value and can still contribute offensively. Sure he's slower and isn't the best defensively, but I wouldn't consider Lucic, nor any of the players I've proposed for that matter "garbage"
Pretty Sure BOS was interested in Milano, but weren't able to land him. For whatever reason he chose CGY as his PTO destination, but I'm not impressed by him and if he won't make the Flames, why not broker a deal to have him go to the Bruins. Might be good for the player and a way BOS ensures they land him this time