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Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images The Boston Bruins most certainly have decisions to make this summer, and though they might have the pieces in-house, just not ready, they might have to explore for an immediate fix. Cam Neely said that the Bruins do not have a 1C. That will not come through free agency.
It’s not 2006. The Bruins, if they want to address that vacancy, will have to find a trade partner. The Bruins also burned the first year of their top prospect’s entry-level deal, but they will see him play as a member of Team USA’s men’s national team as he competes in the IIHF World Championships.
Maybe the five games were not worth the year lost, but he cannot be hit with an offer sheet when he’s due for his first re-up. The Bruins’ ECHL affiliate is the only team in the organization still in the playoffs, but they find themselves in a hole after a three-goal loss last night. Elsewhere around the league, the Hurricanes completed the sweep.
They have not lost in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and for the third time in the last four years, they are in the Eastern Conference Final. The Canes will also have some time to rest, as the other Eastern Conference series cannot end until Thursday at the earliest. The Flyers made some lineup changes ahead of the game, and now that they lost, conversations will surely come up this summer about their seventh-overall pick.
And a former Bruins coach might be landing another gig all the way on the other side of the country, though close to his last one. Happy Mother’s Day! Catch up on Bruins and league news in today’s Daily Bean: Boston Bruins SPEED AND SKILL : The Bruins want speed and skill.
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