A lot of us are still hurting after last night, but it's time to move on and start thinking about next year.
Forwards - I think the Bruins could really use someone to go with Krejci with a little more scoring touch. I would not mind bringing back Iginla for the right deal, but I would also love to put someone else on Krejci's wing in Lucic's place. It's been well noted, I hate Lucic. The guy turns the puck over like the plague, he's dirty sometimes, and he has hands made of stone, and he seems to struggle the majority of the time in the postseason because people expect to much offense out of him. He is just not that type of guy. He can score, but he is not someone with great offensive talent. He also has an awful contract for the type of player he is in my opinion. I wouldn't mind if he made 3.5-4 million a year, but he's paid 6 million a year. If Lucic was moved to the second or third line, he could get back to being the more physical presence and not worry so much about having to be a primary goalscorer, which I believe would make him more valuable. I highly doubt anything like this will happen, but it's something I would think about. I also let Thornton go, obviously, and replace him with one of the kids. There is also a logjam at center, with Krejci, Bergy, Soderberg, Kelly, and Campbell. You also have Spooner who they don't want to move to wing either. You may need to move one of those guys for something else this offseason as well.
Defense - I don't want to make too many adjustments here. Getting Seids and McQuaid back healthy will make you a better team already. I suppose if you needed cap space you could see what teams will give you for Boychuk. However I am not that interested in moving him. I just am not a fan of Bartkowski. I hope they are not forced to use him again unless it's a fill in role for a short period of time.
Edit: I also forgot to mention, Marchand is another guy the Bruins could think about moving this offseason as well.
What are some other thoughts about what the Bruins could do this offseason?
Forwards - I think the Bruins could really use someone to go with Krejci with a little more scoring touch. I would not mind bringing back Iginla for the right deal, but I would also love to put someone else on Krejci's wing in Lucic's place. It's been well noted, I hate Lucic. The guy turns the puck over like the plague, he's dirty sometimes, and he has hands made of stone, and he seems to struggle the majority of the time in the postseason because people expect to much offense out of him. He is just not that type of guy. He can score, but he is not someone with great offensive talent. He also has an awful contract for the type of player he is in my opinion. I wouldn't mind if he made 3.5-4 million a year, but he's paid 6 million a year. If Lucic was moved to the second or third line, he could get back to being the more physical presence and not worry so much about having to be a primary goalscorer, which I believe would make him more valuable. I highly doubt anything like this will happen, but it's something I would think about. I also let Thornton go, obviously, and replace him with one of the kids. There is also a logjam at center, with Krejci, Bergy, Soderberg, Kelly, and Campbell. You also have Spooner who they don't want to move to wing either. You may need to move one of those guys for something else this offseason as well.
Defense - I don't want to make too many adjustments here. Getting Seids and McQuaid back healthy will make you a better team already. I suppose if you needed cap space you could see what teams will give you for Boychuk. However I am not that interested in moving him. I just am not a fan of Bartkowski. I hope they are not forced to use him again unless it's a fill in role for a short period of time.
Edit: I also forgot to mention, Marchand is another guy the Bruins could think about moving this offseason as well.
What are some other thoughts about what the Bruins could do this offseason?