Longtime Bruins reporter calls for sweeping changes
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Longtime Boston Bruins analyst Phil Carter has called for sweeping changes in the organization, much like how they traded several players at last year's Deadline.
Last year, the Boston Bruins missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs in a season that saw them fire head coach Jim Montgomery and replace him on an interim basis by assistant Joe Sacco.
During the summer, they hired former Bruins forward Marco Sturm as the new head coach, while Sacco departed to take an assistant job with the New York Rangers.
At the holiday break, the Bruins have 41 points at 20-17-1, but that's not encouraging enough for one Bruins analyst.
Per Bruins analyst Phil Carter, they need to consider once again selling at the Trade Deadline like they did last season.
The Bruins really should consider selling. With so much parity, 90% of the league wants to buy, a player like Zacha could land you a franchise changing hall. Bigger than the Carlo return, multiple firsts worth of value on deadline day.
The captaincy is a real debate in Boston. Seemed like McAvoy's, then Pasta swooped in, now it kinda feels like Zadorov. My guess is they want to give it to Mac, but his play isn't good enough to warrant it. Pasta doesn't want it, I don't believe. - Phil Carter
The captaincy is a real debate in Boston. Seemed like McAvoy's, then Pasta swooped in, now it kinda feels like Zadorov. My guess is they want to give it to Mac, but his play isn't good enough to warrant it. Pasta doesn't want it, I don't believe. - Phil Carter
The Bruins Sold Multiple Pieces At Last Year's Trade Deadline
Once it became clear that the Bruins would not be in the playoffs, they made multiple changes, with the most significant being the trade of captain Brad Marchand to the divisional foe Florida Panthers.
Marchand not only helped the Panthers repeat as Stanley Cup champions, but he also re-signed with them on a multi-year contract. They also traded Trent Frederic and Brandon Carlo.
If the Bruins find themselves on the outside looking in at the playoffs this spring, more changes could be in store like what Carter is calling for.
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DECEMBRE 27|297 ANSWERS Longtime Bruins reporter calls for sweeping changes Do the Bruins need to make major changes? | ||
| Yes | 220 | 74.1 % |
| No | 77 | 25.9 % |
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