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Boston Bruins: 3 takeaways from the B’s early exit

By Sam Minton

TAMPA, FL - MAY 06: Andrei Vasilevskiy #88 of the Tampa Bay Lightning makes a save on David Pastrnak #88 of the Boston Bruins during Game Five of the Eastern Conference Second Round during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on May 6, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL - MAY 06: Andrei Vasilevskiy #88 of the Tampa Bay Lightning makes a save on David Pastrnak #88 of the Boston Bruins during Game Five of the Eastern Conference Second Round during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on May 6, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /
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The Bruins need some help on defense

It was pretty obvious in round 2 that the Boston Bruins could use some help in their own zone. The Torey Krug injury just magnified the issue.

The Bruins have plenty of puck moving defenseman, but they need to find a big body to help out Zdeno Chara. The ageless wonder logged a ton of minutes in the regular season and it showed in the postseason. Chara was able to keep Auston Matthews and Steven Stamkos in check, but he got no other help.

I think we may be seeing the last of Adam McQuaid. He is entering his last contract year so I think the Bruins may move him especially with the success of Matt Grzelcyk. If the Bruins could sign a guy like Jon Carlson it would take a ton of pressure off of Chara. He is 6’3″ and is an elite scorer. Carlson led the NHL in points for his position which isn’t a small feat.

The Bruins have just over $10 million in cap space for next season. Some of this will go to UFA’s like Anton Khudobin, Tim Schaller, and possibly Riley Nash (Rick Nash ain’t coming back folks). Even with these moves, the Bruins could afford to go after Carlson. With the Bruins wealth of youth, I wouldn’t be upset if we lost the Nash’s and Carlson could make an immediate impact.

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