Bold Boston Bruins gear up for postseason run, add Anaheim Ducks veteran Hampus Lindholm

 

Intense Boston Bruins gear up for a postseason run

Intense Boston Bruins gear up for a postseason run

The Anaheim Ducks, under new head supervisor Pat Verbeek, kept on managing on Saturday, sending defensemen Hampus Lindholm and Kodie Curran to Boston for a 2022 first-round pick, 2023.

As a component of the exchange, Anaheim holds half of Lindholm's $5.2 million caps hit.

Lindholm, 28, was set to turn into an unhindered free specialist this late spring. He was Anaheim's 6th by and large pick in 2012 and has watched their blue line since while gathering 222 focuses in 582 games. Verbeek had spoken with Lindholm on the chance of an expansion, yet as Anaheim keeps on modifying, the sides couldn't arrive at pleasing terms. Boston is relied upon to have a go at marking Lindholm to a drawn-out agreement also.

"Hampus has been an installation with the Ducks for a really long time, which we worth and regard," Verbeek said in an articulation. "In light of everything, we are especially happy with our return. As I've expressed since showing up in Anaheim, we want to keep constructing a group that can vie for the Stanley Cup for the long stretch. Adding players and resources that fit in the age gathering of our current more youthful ability sets us up well for what's to come."

Curran, 32, is a professional small-time player who has never played in the NHL. He endorsed Anaheim as a free specialist in 2020.

Last week, Verbeek sent defenseman Josh Manson to the Colorado Avalanche in return for prospect Drew Hellesdon and a 2023 second-round draft pick.

Vaakanainen was the Bruins' first-round pick (eighteenth generally) in 2017. The 23-year-old has shown up in 31 NHL games to date, with four bits of help.

In return for Boston leaving behind a few future resources, the Bruins got a best four protector in Lindholm and some cap adaptability by remembering Moore for the trade. Moore, 31, has one-year excess on his five-year, $13.75 million agreement and has shown up in just seven NHL games this season.

The moves made by Bruins head supervisor Don Sweeney propose he needs his club to make one more drive into this postseason. Commander Patrice Bergeron is 36 and a forthcoming UFA and top-line winger Brad Marchand is 33. This could be the last potential for success for Boston's long-having center to pursue a development to their 2011 Stanley Cup triumph.

The Bruins, who crushed the Winnipeg Jets 4-2 on Friday night, involved the No. 1 trump card spot in the East as play started Saturday. Assuming that holds, they would probably play either the Florida Panthers or the Carolina Hurricanes in Round 1.