Penguins top Bruins again; what next for Boston?

    How nuts is this week going to be? Pittsburgh gets Douglas Murray, Brendan Morrow and Jarome Iginla all is separate transactions, all within 1 week? They must be done now? What more could they do? They must make a roster move or two to accommodate the moves made this week. That would include them having to waive or trade Dustin Jeffrey, I also suspect they might move Tyler Kennedy and get back some draft picks they’ve lost.

    Then we get to the Boston Bruins. What might they do? Two facts remain and are the reason why they didn’t get Iginla like it had been widely reported. First things first; they were not willing to throw in the first rounder (they were going to include a conditional pick if he had re-signed.) Second thing, the Flames were not obviously thrilled with the upside of Matt Bartkowski (projected 5-6 de-man) & highly touted prospect Alexander Khokhlachev (projected 2nd line center). But again the guaranteed first rounder by the Penguins sealed the deal without question.

What can the Bruins do to go head to head with the Pens?

    Despite not being there biggest fans, the Penguins are clearly a step above anyone else in the East if not the NHL. If you think the Bruins are going to sit back and do nothing you’re 100% fooling yourself. The reports earlier in the evening of Milan Lucic to Edmonton was laughable at best. Ryan Whitney, Magnus Paarjarvi and a 2013 first rounder for Lucic was brewing according to some online want a bee's... The only chance in living hell this deal would ever get done, is if the Bruins were to turn around and trade the Oilers first rounder for something like Marion Gaborik or David Clarkson & Patrick Elias. The Bruins have to know realize to get a big game changer like Iginla they need to be willing with part with more than just Khokhlachev and a conditional first rounder.

    But what realistically is could the Bruins do? I say they turn there attention back to Calgary and more so on defenseman Jay Boumeester. But with one year left on his contract, Boumeester would be a hot commodity, the Bruins would need to part with top prospect Malcom Subban. I’d suggest they’d focus in on Clarkson who’s a UFA at seasons end; or Ryan Clowe from San Jose. When it’s all said and done with; they have enough of those rougher tougher 2nd-3rd line forwards. But just like Pittsburgh the Bruins would need to waive or trade 2 or 3 players to make any room on the roster (they have 16 forwards & 8 defenseman.