Kraken Expansion Watch: Bruins vs. Penguins

2 years ago  /  The Hockey Writers  /  Read Time: 2 minutes 59 seconds

• The matchup between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins on Tuesday night at 7:00 PM Eastern should be particularly intriguing.
• With the New York Rangers making up ground for the fourth playoff spot in the division, a spot that Boston currently occupies, the Bruins will have plenty of motivation to come out hard and play a better game on Tuesday night.
• Given the Penguins’ long and ongoing window of contention, it’s no surprise that they have a surplus of players whom they would probably like to protect.
• Similar to the Penguins, the Bruins have had a long period of contention and have three players under no-movement clauses in Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand, and Massachusetts native Charlie Coyle.
• Again, fortunately for Boston, all three players would probably be protected anyway.
• While Seattle will not have a lot of players under contract to choose from, there are plenty of pending free agents for them to negotiate with, including Hall, David Krejci, and pending restricted free agent Trent Frederic.
• The Penguins and Bruins are not often talked about as impressive options for expansion draft picks, but there are intriguing depth players on both rosters

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