There have been a bunch of trade rumors involving the Boston Bruins this off-season, and now a massive 1-for-1 trade proposal has surfaced involving them and a divisional rival in the Montreal Canadiens.
Since being in the league, the Boston Bruins have had a reputation of playing a specific brand of hockey.
They have been known as the 'Big Bad Bruins', and now this new trade proposal could bring that reputation back for them.
1-for-1 trade between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens
Heavy.com ended up proposing a 1-for-1 trade that would see the Boston Bruins acquiring enforcer defenseman Arber Xhekaj from the Montreal Canadiens in return for Joonas Korpisalo.
Bruins Acquire:
Arber Xhekaj
Canadiens Acquire:
Joonas Korpisalo
The Boston Bruins would be getting a massive 6-foot-4, 240 LBS defenseman that ended up going undrafted, but isn't afraid to throw the body or drop the gloves.
In 70 games for the Montreal Canadiens, Xhekaj ended up scoring 6 points, 118 penalty minutes, 180 hits, 63 blocks in just over 14:37 of ice time.