Équipe: 2024-25 Bruins de Boston

Date de création initiale: 9 mars 2024

Publié: 9 mars 2024

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

This is perfect imo. Center depth is now excellent, still not high end, but 3 really solid centers and then Zacha can rotate in if needed. Beecher is a solid 4C as well. Lysell is likely making the team next year. Looks ready now, but not the time to experiment. He's stayed healthy and looks better in Prov.

Lindholm is of course a free agency signing, so it's gonna be a bigger contract that I'd like. Realistically, 6.5m x 5 years is what he's worth, but 7x7 is fine by me. It's better than not having a 1c. Not sure a super high end 1c is quite as necessary given they have Pasta in his prime.

Debrusk should fit back in nicely as a versatile winger, with offensive upside. Defensive game is excellent, so offense is just a bonus imo. Barbashev's 5x5 is a realistic comp contract.

I hate moving on from Ullmark, and honestly if they did want to keep him, they could. Trading him could potentially land them a center, but who knows what's out there for centers. A first round pick seems reasonable as a return, or an equivalent prospect.

Lohrei is the only somewhat of a question mark, IMO it's best to take the risk and just let him take on this role. Every team has a question mark somewhere and I'm totally fine with some growing pains. I wouldn't want to sign another top 4LD to a big contract and get stuck with that and be at the cap. Taking advantage of his ELC is def worth it.

But having a more "complete" lineup, signing parts of the core long term, and adding Lindholm is a great start. Not to mention actually having cap space.