It’s as if we missed the playoffs and didn’t win a round,

Also with McNabb, his salary does not make him a leverage sell. There will be plenty of teams targeting him

Probably right on McNabb--have seen other ACGMs do a similar type of trade but would prob need more, would upgrade the 3rd to a 2nd and add a later pick for him. I think moving McAvoy for a high end superstar forward who brings grit and scoring, like a Brady Tkachuk, wouldn't be a bad idea, given the availability of top 4 defenseman like Montour, Zadorov and Skjei--obviously the team got further than expected, but McAvoy was not a reason why in the playoffs. He's valued as a top 5-10 defenseman without being able to be PP1 or PK1 on a contender, but can bring a huge return. I feel like the team as is was not even close to beating Florida. It is a moot point as outside of fantasy land, they never consider moving McAvoy, we don't sniff near a guy as skilled as Guentzel, Zacha gets yet another chance in the playoffs and another season inflating his point totals riding with Pastrnak, and we add nothing but Lindholm, who is a good player but doesn't solve the team's big issue of high end scoring.

in a mcavoy for tkachuk trade you think the bruins have to add?

thats unhinged.

Is it really that crazy? In reality neither guy is getting traded, but is McAvoy really the top 5 D-Man we think he is? Offensively he's not top 20 and defensively he's excellent off the rush but pretty average once the puck has entered the d-zone. Plus with a pretty large sample size now he is not a playoff guy, I can't think of the last time when he did not get outplayed by an opposing defenseman in a seven game series. He's a great Bruin, but is he really as great and irreplaceable as we all think?

i think he's top three, and i don't really see an argument to the contrary from someone that understands what it takes to win hockey games. for those that think hockey is fantasy hockey, you'll get plenty.

the not a playoff guy thing....saying that was stupid would be far too kind. he dragged a team kicking and screaming to a cup final game 7. if you're too young to remember bourque, he's the best bruin you've seen, and i don't see anyone else that enters the discussion.

i would rather one mcavoy than three brady tkachuks.