Charlie McAvoy didn’t need words to express how he felt about Brad Marchand’s departure from the Boston Bruins. On Friday, hours after the Bruins sent their longtime captain to the Florida Panthers in a trade deadline stunner,
BOSTON — After a day that saw the Bruins dump so many key parts of their lineup and their culture before the trade deadline on Friday, their short-term future is bleak and their long-term prospects are uncertain.
GM Don Sweeney made swift moves at the deadline. His next step is to reinforce the roster around Pastrnak, McAvoy and Swayman.
The trade deadline has passed, and the Boston Bruins were quite busy this year. But this season, unlike the past seasons in Don Sweeney’s tenure, they were sellers, not buyers.
Quite literally, the Boston Bruins are a different team than they were yesterday. General manager Don Sweeney detonated the Bruins roster, shipping out several core players at the trade deadline on Friday,
Charlie McAvoy is feeling emotional after the Boston Bruins made major trades, moving key players like Brad Marchand, Charlie Coyle, and Brandon Carlo. Despite the competitive nature of hockey, McAvoy and Marchand’s friendship remains strong,
The Boston Bruins' decision to trade captain Brad Marchand to the Florida Panthers has left fans and teammates heartbroken. His wife, Katrina Sloane, shared emotional memories on Instagram. Bruins' CEO Charlie Jacobs acknowledged Marchand's significant impact and wished the family success.
The Boston Bruins blew it up at the trade deadline. Trent Frederic, Justin Brazeau, Charlie Coyle, Brandon Carlo and captain Brad Marchand were all shipped out of Beantown to contending teams while the Bruins sit on the outside of the playoff cut.
When he woke up on Saturday morning, David Pastrnak didn’t want to believe it was real. “When I woke up today, I honestly thought it was a dream,” Pastrnak said. But the Bruins had traded three core pieces — Brad Marchand,
"The human side of me was crushed," Jeremy Swayman said as the Bruins tried to pick up the post-deadline pieces.