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Coyotes reportedly interested in David Krejci 07.18.12 at 11:53 am ET
By DJ Bean

Elliotte Friedman’s “30 Thoughts” on CBC.ca is always worth reading, and Wednesday morning’s edition contains an interesting note regarding the Bruins and center David Krejci.

David Krejci had 62 points last season. (AP)

Wednesday’s post, his final one until next season, contains “bonus end-of-season thoughts.” The 35th thought is as follows:

35. Think the Coyotes, who are looking for offensive help, really like Boston’s David Krejci. I’m not as certain the Bruins are shopping Krejci, but they are loaded down the middle — especially as Tyler Seguin readies for an expanded role. That is probably where all the Keith Yandle rumours come from.

Krejci signed a three-year, $15.75 million deal last season that will begin in the coming season. His cap hit ($5.25 million) makes him Boston’s highest-paid forward. Last season, he had 23 goals and 39 assists for 62 points, good for third on the team behind Seguin (67) and Patrice Bergeron (64).

The interesting thing regarding Krejci’s presence in Boston is that it solidifies that Seguin, who was drafted as a center, will not have the opportunity to play the position full-time as long as Krejci’s around. Bergeron isn’t going anywhere and Chris Kelly and Gregory Campbell are both signed for the next three seasons — not that the Bruins would play Seguin on one of their bottom two lines anyway.

As an organization, the Bruins like having multiple guys who can take draws on a given line. Consider that Rich Peverley had also played plenty of center in his career before primarily playing wing on Kelly’s line in Boston. The second line is a similar case, as Bergeron centers a former full-time pivot in Seguin.

The 2010 No. 2 overall pick broke out last season with his 29-goal campaign, but there are still aspects of his game that could suggest he isn’t ready to make the move back to center quite yet. Seguin still has difficulty asserting himself when it comes to going into the corners, something that was often covered up by having a do-it-all center like Bergeron playing with him. Even so, if the Bruins were to trade Krejci, Seguin would likely be the logical replacement on the team’s top line given his offensive skill-set and success in the league despite being 20 years of age.

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  • Matt

    Would only move him in a package for Yandle or to a lesser extent, Gormley.

  • Jeremy

    I think Yandle is from the area?  He’s definitely that offensive defenseman we’ve been waiting for.  I like It!!!

  • Anonymous

    I would trade Krejci for Bobby Ryan. Not for another top defenseman. 

  • jetblackngold

    @RedSx799 Chara & McQuaid are the only two defensively sound D-men on the B’s. They can use a bonafide top 2 defenseman.

    I really hope they can pull off a Krejci for Yandle move (straight up), but I’m not sure what his cap hit is and i highly doubt PHX would go for that.

  • 68joesplumbing

    Keep dk see if you can get a coach for the pp that doesn’t think defence first that’s why he saw limited time on pp Hamilton might be that d-man we need don’t try and rite a ship that’s not sinking management needs to look at how the pp is run before we start saying certain players will make it better

  • 68joesplumbing

    Oops meant ts saw limited time on pp its the assistant coach ward who runs the pp ts wasn’t taking care of his deffencive responsiblities thats why limited him

  • Lukey D

    seidenberg?

  • Tonyelia4

    NO—NO—NO–NO—NO—NO

  • Williamwhalen82

    Bruins need a winger…… PERIOD. The D is fine the way it is, especially with the top D prospect in the world expected to crack the top six. Bobby Ryan please.

  • Kylew81

    Seidenberg and Ference are both better than McQuaid defensively.

  • Anonymous

    This trade makes no sense for the Bruins as they are currently constituted. The Bruins defense is fine, and they need more offensive help rather than less. Unless they are going to move one of their defenseman for a winger then I would not make this deal. 

    I think the Bruins need to focus on moving Tim Thomas to clear some cap space. WPG had statically the worst goaltender int he NHL, in Andrej Pavelec, he then was arrested for a DUI this spring. WPG has no other goalie on the roster, they have almost 20 million in cap room. They could use Tim Thomas more than any other team in the league and we should be able to get a healthy return from them.

    Bruins need a power winger with goal scoring ability desperately. If they had more cap room they could go after Evander Kane who is a RFA and still unsigned. He is supposedly going to get Phil Kessel money so why don’t the bruins pull a Phil Kessel and send him an offer sheet? I would absolutely give up draft picks for Evander Kane. 

  • Mcgannon44

     McQuaid is most underrated D-man in NHL.  B’s crapped the bed in playoffs w/out him.

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