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Bruins Head Coach Joe Sacco Speaks On The Direction The Organization Will Take At The Trade NHL Deadline
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The Boston Bruins have a lot of question marks surrounding them this year, but maybe the biggest one surrounding the organization is what direction they are going to take at the March 7th NHL trade deadline.
With the deadline just under a month away, earlier in the year president Cam Neely revealed the Bruins could either be sellers or buyers at the NHL trade deadline all depending on where they sit in the standings.
Well the NHL is about to go on a two week break for the Four Nations Faceoff tournament, and the Boston Bruins currently sit 4th in the Eastern Conference standings, and just one point out of a wildcard spot.
It's still unclear what direction they are going to go, but interim head coach Joe Sacco spoke on it ahead of their game against the Vegas Golden Knights today.
Joe Sacco speaks on the direction the Bruins will take at the NHL trade deadline
Before the game today, Joe Sacco was asked if the Bruins are going to add players to the team to go for a Stanley Cup, and his response was nothing but class.
Sacco basically just said that it's more of a question to ask management and his focus is just on his group and making the playoffs.
Take a look:
Joe Sacco was asked ahead of today's game against Vegas if he feels like he's made the case to management that «the path to go is adding players, and this team has what it takes to win a cup:»
«That's not really a question that I feel like I need to answer
«That's more of a question for those guys. Like I said, we're in the thick of things here right now. You know, you look at the standings, there's - I don't know how many - 6, maybe 7 teams that are in that wild card/third spot for the division right now. So that's really our focus»
«That's not really a question that I feel like I need to answer
«That's more of a question for those guys. Like I said, we're in the thick of things here right now. You know, you look at the standings, there's - I don't know how many - 6, maybe 7 teams that are in that wild card/third spot for the division right now. So that's really our focus»
The Bruins are currently tied with the Knights 3-3 in the third period, and a win today would go a long way for the group.
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