Boston Bruins to trade for Connor McDavid: An official offer may be on the table
After trading Brad Marchand during the NHL trade deadline, the Boston Bruins are officially entering a new era.
All of the Boston Bruins stars from the 2010s and early 2020s are now gone, and the team is looking to add new stars.
There is a chance they get one as soon as the 2026 Free Agency class which is going to be headlined by superstar Connor McDavid.
The Boston Bruins ended up missing out on all top free agents this year, but with the salary cap going up, and the Boston Bruins having a lot of cap space, they could strike a big player next off-season.
Bruins to trade for Connor McDavid?
One NHL writer believes the Boston Bruins should not wait until next off-season to see if McDavid hits free agency.
Instead, Bleacher Report writer Erik Beaston believes that the Boston Bruins should go broke, and try to trade for him before having the chance to hit free agency.
«The Bruins need a top-six center and there is no better option in the game than McDavid, so if Sweeney and the front office are intent on attacking the free agent market next summer at the expense of enhancing the roster this offseason, eyeing up one of the greatest of all time softens the blow of what may end up being another down year,» Beaston wrote.
It's clear after the signings Don Sweeney made this off-season that the Bruins are looking to add some talent in the next free agency, as they only handed out one contract with term, and it was to Tanner Jeannot.
Elliotte Friedman even pointed this out himself on his July 6th episode of 32 Thoughts podcast.
«If some of these guys who are supposed to be free agents next year (reach free agency), whether they get one or not, I think Boston wants to have the opportunity to take a shot at one of those guys,» Friedman said. «So, if you'll notice, they didn't really do much to hamstring themselves in the future. They got Arvidsson on a one-year deal. Traded for him, gave up a late-round pick, one-year deal. Aside from Jeannot, they didn't take any massive swings,» Friedman said.
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JUILLET 29 | 289 ANSWERS Boston Bruins to trade for Connor McDavid: An official offer may be on the table Do you think the Boston Bruins should try and trade for Connor McDavid before he hits free agency? | ||
| Yes | 158 | 54.7 % |
| No | 131 | 45.3 % |
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