A statement was issued following a completed trade between the Boston Bruins and Colorado Avalanche

After coming back from the 4 Nations Faceoff tournament in February, it was clear that the Boston Bruins were not going to be a playoff team.

Because of this, Don Sweeney and the Bruins front office had a big decision to make: be sellers or buyers.

It wasn't clear what way they were going to go, but once the deadline approached, it was pretty clear that they were going to be sellers.

The day before the NHL trade deadline, Sweeney started to trade players and it became evident that the Bruins were going to be sellers.

On March 7th, things ramped up for the Bruins whenever some big named players were traded like Brad Marchand, Brandon Carlo and Charlie Coyle.

But Sweeney did a good job in getting really good returns back for these players.

According to one player that was traded at the deadline, he saw it coming.

Although the Bruins weren't eliminated from the playoffs, their play was heading in the wrong direction and it was clear that they wouldn't be a contending team.

Charlie Coyle was traded to the Colorado Avalanche, and he has recently spoken out on the move, stating he wasn't too surprised that he was traded.

Don Sweeney had a tough decision to make, but in the end, he made the right choice as the Boston Bruins badly needed a reset.

This off-season has not been the most promising, but hopefully Sweeney can make some moves to improve the roster before the beginning of the season.