Vancouver keeps both Joshua and Lindholm if that's the price they are willing to sign for

One thing you guys forgets is it’s Players choice aswell, canada has much higher taxes. Joshua would make 337k more per season in Boston and lindholm 797k per season.

That adds up over time of the contract. 1 mill for Joshua and basically 4 mill for lindholm.

Some players also just don’t like living in Canada the travel is usually farther and I feel the US just has more to offer. Very few cities in Canada can compare to the big cities of the US. Vancouver/ Toronto and Montreal are about the only ones

this doesn't even have a passing resemblance for the 2011 team. somehow mason lohrei isn't giving me dennis seidenberg vibes.

Well it’s impossible to completely replicate the team but the overall build of the team is similar. Style of hockey is way different players don’t look to become thorntons/ Mcquaids anymore even finding guys like horton is difficult nowadays.

But having a 3rd line of Joshua/ Bennett/ Freddy and a bottom pair of Wotherspoon/ peeke is bringing back some of that physicality and grit we once had.

2011 Bruins also didn’t have anyone close to pastrnak at that time so there’s an advantage

Devils decline. overpay

There's away around losing that much tax as an athlete. Players are also paid in usd which goes further here than CAD. No to mention they'd easily make it up in
endorsements here. Or we can give them an extra year, a guy also may not want a new situation. Vancouver is a team that's just starting their window, both of them have built friendships here and fit well in the system going to a new you risk not having that same chemistry as you did with your last team or not having the coach trust you as much you did before. Usually players leave their past teams for 4 reasons, 1. Contract demands not met (wouldn't be an issue in this case) 2. Teams future or present isn't looking promising (I'd argue that Vancouver has a better future) 3. Want to live in a better city. Vancouver is one of the most beautiful cities in the world that won't be an issue here. Or number 4 both would like to move home, neither guy Is from the Boston so that won't be an issue here either

sure. just doesn't have anything to do with the 2011 team.