Rumor mill: Mark Scheifele fits Bruins' needs

As you know, Patrice Bergeron’s future in Boston is unclear. The club’s Quebec center won’t be playing anywhere but Boston in 2023-2024, but he may simply retire.

If he does, he’ll have left a huge legacy there.

More and more people are speculating that the center-forward may well hang up his boots, and that David Krejci may do the same. That’s what would make the club look for a good center.

What if Mark Scheifele, who wants to leave the Jets, is the solution? Elliotte Friedman raised the possibility.

Friedman on NHL Network talking Mark Scheifele: ” The one team I wonder about for centers is Boston, they could have a situation next year where they don’t have Bergeron and they don’t have Krejci… and I think they kind of like Scheifele’s profile “

– NHL Watcher (@NHL_Watcher) June 24, 2023

Obviously, if Scheifele is looking for a way to be even more hated by CH fans (after what happened during the 2021 series), this would be a great solution for him.

He’d fit right in with the DNA of what the Bruins are trying to create. Stay tuned.

In Washington, we understand that the Capitals are trying to find an identity for next season. Will this involve major transactions?

That remains to be seen.

Names that have often been bandied about? Evgeny Kuznetsov and Quebecer Anthony Mantha. We know that both are in the shop window and that, at the right price, they can leave.

But right now, their chances of staying in D.C. are good.

There are new updates on the Evgeny Kuznetsov and Anthony Mantha trade front, as the Capitals are reportedly at a crossroads and may end up holding onto both.

Here’s why:https://t.co/0t72pRuJQ1

– Sammi Silber 🏒 (@sammisilber) June 24, 2023

Right now, demand isn’t very strong and as long as you’re sending guys elsewhere at low prices, maybe it’s better to keep them and hope they increase in value in Washington.

Remember that Mantha is sometimes linked to the Canadiens.

Another name that’s currently popular is Kevin Hayes. The Philadelphia Flyers player, under contract for three more years at $7.1 million, isn’t a bad field hockey player, but…

But his contract is big. Very big.

Of course, a big contract doesn’t mean a player can’t leave. After all, if Ryan Johansen was traded to Colorado, I figure anything can happen in the NHL…

All of which is to say that the Blues’ name is being bandied about.

Kevin Hayes has a 12 team no trade list, #stlblues are not on it meaning he would accept a trade to STL. There were rumors of Hayes coming to Blues last week but never materialized. Stay tuned

– Andy Strickland (@andystrickland) June 24, 2023

We know that Daniel Brière’s Flyers want to move. I’m sure the Quebecer would be willing to retain some salary to get rid of Hayes, who would obviously accept a deal in St. Louis.

I don’t know if that’s a bet I’d take, but okay.

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– Sad news.

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