Top NHL Insider Reveals What It Would Take For Bruins To Land Mattias Ekholm.
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March 26, 2021 (4:51 PM)
The Boston Bruins and general manager Don Sweeney have made it pretty clear that they're looking to add something at the trade deadline.�
While the team needs some help on the top six like they do just about every year, this year more than before they need some help on the blueline.�
Sweeney let veterans Torey Krug and Zdeno Chara walk to free agency and replaced them with in house youngsters.�
At times it's worked, but with injuries at times it hasn't looked as good.�
One name that's been attached to the Bruins is Nashville Predators defenseman Mattias Ekholm.�
The Preds have fought back a little bit for a playoff spot but they're still on the fence when it comes to making it.�
If the Preds were to move Ekholm, NHL insider Pierre LeBrun reveals what it would take for the B's to land him thanks to an anonymous executive.�
According to said executive, the Bruins could land Ekholm by sending Jack Studnicka and a first-round pick with Nashville retaining 25 percent of Ekholm's salary.
"Boston lost Zdeno Chara and Torey Krug, those were significant factors for their team. Some of their younger D have played well, but that's a significant hole.
It's going to take a first and a prospect to get Ekholm. I like Jack Studnicka and I also like Jack Ahcan � he's probably their top young defensive prospect. They probably need Nashville to retain, but everybody needs everybody to retain. How many teams are within a million dollars of the salary cap? It's 18 of 31 teams." Ekholm could step right up onto the top pairing with�Charlie McAvoy and likely look pretty good together.�
Would you be willing to give this up for Ekholm?
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