The Boston Bruins want a top-two center. You might think, then, that trading Linus Ullmark for Martin Necas would make both clubs happy. Additional assets on Carolina’s wish list would determine whether Don Sweeney pursues the transaction — the general manager acknowledged he will be taking and making calls on Ullmark — or looks elsewhere in his pursuit of offense. …
The Boston Bruins will be busy. Unlike last offseason, when Don Sweeney had to pursue inexpensive free agents eager to win because of his cap crunch, the Bruins general manager could have more than $20 million to spend. If futures are the return, this would allow the Bruins to offload the entirety of Ullmark’s $5 million average annual value. “Let’s …
No one can say for sure when the 2020-21 season will start, but everyone knows what happens when it ends. Let’s get the Sabres’ exempt first- and second-year players out of the way: Dylan Cozens, Arttu Ruotsalainen, Matej Pekar, Brandon Biro, Dawson DiPietro, Jacob Bryson, Mattias Samuelsson, Oskari Laaksonen, Casey Fitzgerald and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Sam Reinhart Victor Olofsson Through the …
