Maybe bruins 24 1st but really we have no need for mayfield. Right side is pretty stacked already with Mcavoy/ Carlo/ Clifton.

Replacing Clifton with mayfield improves our defence but Clifton brings more offensively which we need. Also on a 3rd pair of Forbort/Mayfield we are gonna have a rough time clearing the zone. Sure not many goals will be scored on them but we also won’t score many goals with them on

Why would Boston not just go for Chychun instead?

By all means. I generally want to keep Mayfied, but as mentioned, I am working off of reports that Boston is very interested in acquiring Mayfield, as opposed to them being interested in acquiring Chychrun.

Can’t really see why boston would be giving up a first for a guy that’s likely a 7th d for them.

We're essentially paying Mayfield, Bailey, Bolduc, Ishakov, plus a 1st and two 2nds for Chycrun?.... and a throw away 4th line free agent?

That effectively strips the AHL club, and with the Horvat trade, leaves us with only 2 picks in the first two rounds out of the next three drafts...... for a guy who is going to be a second pair defenseman?

Mayfield is an expiring contract that we probably aren’t planning on resigning, and the trade gets us a 1st Round pick that isn’t our own to spend on a younger and signi better defenseman to pair with Dobson, which probably becomes our top pair. Moving Bailey’s contract is going to cost a 2nd no matter what, if not more. Moving Buldoc and Ishakov isn’t a huge deal because Bolduc won’t have a place in the line up with Pelech/Chychrun/Romanov, and the organization seems hesitant to give Ishakov a shot at the NHL because of his size. The second 2nd is a few years out, and is there to make sure we get the trade done. It’s really not an insane set of trades.