The Boston Bruins will be looking to either trade for a center this offseason or sign a free agent as they need to look to the future even if Patrice Bergeron returns for one more season and not retires.
NHL trade rumors are circulating that GM Don Sweeney is interested in Chicago Blackhawks center Kirby Dach. Dach, 21, is a 6-foot-4-inch, 200-pound pivot chosen No. 3 in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe reports the Blackhawks need proven roster parts and they are desperate for a change in fan narrative after their disgraceful bungling of the Kyle Beach case.
GM Sweeney has a trade asset in Jake DeBrusk, whom has asked for a trade last season but the Bruins could not find the right trade partner at the NHL trade deadline.
If the Blackhawks would rather trade for a defenceman in a Dach trade, the Bruins could offer up Brandon Carlo.
If a Dach trade cannot be completed, the Bruins may look to free agency as the last resort and sign Nazem Kadri, Evgeni Malkin or Claude Giroux.
