Thanks for the comment Jack,

I understand that Seguin was the leading scorer of the Bruins, however I still feel that passing is his prowess. He has one of the best shots on the Bruins but I still would rather see him pass. I feel he has been forced to take on that role as a scorer. If Seguin was on a line with a scoring forward then he could be even more valuable.

The Bruins need to acquire a player who, when he has the puck with a clear lane in the high slot or from the bottom of the faceoff circles, will put the puck in the net consistently. We saw that from Nathan Horton at the beginning of the 2010-11 season, but he peaked around the All-Star break.

Yes Jack, Seguin was the leading goal scorer on the Bruins this season, but I would rather see someone else leading that category, and for the sake of the Bruins’ success, I think it would be best if there were another player that could take on that role. Seguin is invaluable, but he will be marginally more successful if he has a pure goal scorer on his line.

-Cameron Close

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Hey Tim,

Thanks for your question… With trade deadline less than two weeks away, you can bet that Peter Chiarelli and Cam Neely are eyeing players to solidify their team in an attempt to win two Stanley Cups in a row for the first time since the Red Wings did it in 1997-98. The Bruins will not go after any huge names however. They really do not need to this year. The one name that has been thrown around more than any is Rick Nash. I really do not see any way for this to happen however. The Bruins would have to give up enormous assets and do not have the cap space for Nash so we won’t even talk about that. Chiarelli has said he wants to add a forward and a defenseman so let’s look at a few options.

One other player who has been stirring up NHL.com lately as well has been Carolina’s Tuomo Ruutu. This is a guy who gets a bad rap because of his notorious brother Jarkko, who is nothing like him. Ruutu has 17 goals and 30 points on the year. He is a great power forward and is 28 years old, his contract ends this season so he would be a rental player for the B’s. The downside of Ruutu is that you may have to give up a higher round pick and a player like Zach Hamill and Jordan Caron to acquire him. Note that Ruutu just suffered an injury and will be out for 3 weeks so that could be something the Bruins keep in mind.

One other forward the Bruins could look into is Mike Knuble of the Washington Capitals. Knuble has had an off-season for the Caps tallying only 3 goals and 11 points so far. Knuble has had a tough time even holding a roster spot and maybe a change of scenery could get him going. The former Bruin could be back in a B’s sweater and it would probably only take a low round draft pick to get him here.

For the defensive end, let’s first talk about Francois Beuchemin of the Anaheim Ducks. Now as far as I know none of the major media outlets or rumor sites have had his name in the headlines but I see a lot of up-side in this guy. He’s a solid 2-way defenseman who is playing for a team destined for the draft lottery in Anaheim. Many people are talking about the Ducks trading away players like Bobby Ryan and Ryan Getzlaf but don’t be surprised if a guy like this moves to a team like Boston for something like a 2nd or 3rd rounder or a solid minor league player. The only problem I have with this is the last time the Bruins made a trade with Anaheim they got Steve Montador and we all know how terrible that turned out.

Finally, the biggest name I’m going to bring up is Nashville alternate captain Ryan Suter. Nashville pretty much has to move either Suter or Weber in the next season or two. They signed Pekka Rinne to a long-term deal earlier this season so they really only have the cap space to sign one more of their big name players. I expect to see Suter go somewhere in the next year or two so if the return is good he could definitely be a sleeper to move this draft.  The Bruins would need to probably give up a first rounder and also a solid prospect to have any chance at Suter, but he really would be a great addition to the Big Bad B's.

Overall, expect the Bruins to make moves, but don’t expect seeing names like Nash or Parise on the other end of the deal. Once the first move goes down expect the dominos to all start falling. The Bruins will be a buyer this year but you get what you pay for… Chiarelli has the tools to get most of the hot commodities but we will see how much he is willing to give up to help the B’s go for number seven.

-Cameron Close

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