Should the Bruins TRADE for Rasmus Andersson?
Pucks with Haggs host Joe Haggerty has a Hagg bag mailbag edition of the podcast where he answers fan questions and discusses the reported trade talks between the B’s and Flames about Rasmus Andersson.
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19 Comments
That is a lot to give up. I like Anderson but that’s an overpay. I see teams like Detroit who have a lot more young assets. Doing the smart thing and not give up picks and youth to that extent.
Wouldn’t it be better to go after Petterson from Vancouver . He fits the core now and is a center
Flames fan here, f you get Andersson you will really like him. Heart and soul guy.
If they make this trade will they be better two-three years from now? They won’t win the cup this year or next (realistically)
I'd give um Jokihiro a first a second and Potoius on a sign and trade.
He's been traded to Vegas.
He went to Vegas
It's over, sent to Vegas for Whitecloud, rights to a prospect, a first, and a second that converts into a 2028 first if Vegas wins the Cup. No extension in place yet.
I would NOT put Lohrei in a deal for Anderson. I’d rather skip that trade and keep Lohrei.
No. Because he has already been traded to LV
NOOOO !!!
This post didn’t age well lol
Gone to Vegas
Incredible timing!
Too late!:( he signed with Vegas😢
HACK
Swayman, the Lindholms, Zacha, McAvoy, Zadorov, Pasta, Geekie & Minten are their core
All of those players except Zacha (who'll they'll re-sign) are on long term deals with NTCs
Lohrei, Jokiharju & now Aspirot are all on longer term deals as well
Today, they already have 11 forwards & 6 d-men signed for next year & there's at least some chance that James Hagans & or Frederic Brunet could fill those two roster spots
They also have 4 upcoming first rounders
In terms of just RHD, they really only have McAvoy, Peeke & Jokiharju on the right side
Peeke may get moved or just not resigned & Jokiharju stinks
Their left side?
They have too many guys with Zadorov, Hampus, Lohrei, Aspirot, Harris & Kolyachonok in Boston
Every one of their defensive prospects are also left shot guys in Brunet, Edward, Groenwold, Pettersson & Blanar
So without question some of their LHD prospects, an LHD on their roster & or a draft pick (s) will be moved for an RHD at some point
Sweeney also isn't a draft & develop long term kind of GM
Instead, he's an add to an existing core that's tied up long term, win now, kind of GM
Either way…
Whether it's Rasmus Andersson or not & it's not now as he's been traded to Vegas
Whether it's in-season or off-season trades…
Don Sweeney will be trading more picks, prospects & roster players
Also, let's be honest…
Don Sweeney & this organization have also proven in spades since he took over as GM in 2015 that drafting & developing long term hasn't been their methodology or desire
And when they have drafted
There have either been far too many misses or they've developed players poorly
To date, Don Sweeney has also made 65 draft picks in 10 years as GM
Only 3 of those 65 draft picks play in Boston today
Lohrei, McAvoy & Swayman, that's it
Some of that can be attributed to trading some draft picks to win now or to fix UFA mistakes
However, a lot of it has been tied to simply bad drafting & developing
In a decade of drafting since 2015 Don Sweeney has drafted a combined 37 forwards or d-men in rounds 3-7
The NHL games played leader at forward drafted from the 3rd-7th round by Don Sweeney?
Jacob Lauko
A 4th line throwaway & his 83 games for Boston
At defense?
Frederic Brunet & his ONE lousy NHL game last season
So in a decade of drafting, across 37 forward & or d-men draft picks in the 3rd-7th rounds
Sweeney's total haul at forward & defense from those rounds?
One game out of Brunet and Lauko
A 4th line throwaway that's no longer in Boston
Yet, Sweeney & their pro scouting department have done an above average job of identifying & trading for established NHL players that fit their team, organization, locker room & system
Again, it should come as zero surprise to any Bruins fan paying attention to Don Sweeney & the Bruins since 2015
-They want to win every year
-They will do everything in their power to stay that course & only a disaster like last year has & will ever deter them
They have shown no stomach not just for a longer term rebuild but even for a shorter term re-tool that may only mean taking a step back for two or three years
Again, Bruins fans. I'd expect more picks, prospects & roster players to be traded in order to win now
Any notion that they'll trade any of their key core guys, start stock piling draft picks & prospects & then start suddenly giving all of these young guys long development curves in Boston
While Sweeney & Seabass just sit around not making the playoffs for a few years
While their current core also ages out in the process
All of that is just ludicrous
Again, it's not Rasmus now
But in-season or in the off-season…
Expect trades with the goal of winning now
And forget about this nirvana where Don Sweeney starts hording draft picks & switches over to being the drafting & development GM that builds young teams from the ground up
That utopia will never come to fruition as long as Don Sweeney remains the GM of the Boston Bruins
Whether that's a good or a bad thing…
I'll leave that up to you to decide
To quote Miss Vito: well, I guess that point is moot! "
this aged like a fine 2% milk