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           The Boston Bruins went into the 2020 NHL trade deadline with the best record in the league and the favorite for the President’s Cup. Amid speculation GM Don Sweeney would swing for the fences with an all-in type of trade to try to tip the scales in the Bruins favor, instead the team made two calculated moves with upside. Along with the potential the B’s also received cap relief by jettisoning most of the contract of David Backes. Other teams made deals for bigger names, but the potential is there for Boston to have made impactful moves. The eastern conference representative in last year’s Stanley Cup Finals is poised to make another run. It is currently unclear if they have done enough to put them ahead of the rest of the field.  A few days before the deadline passed, the Bruins made the trade to bring in forward Ondrej Kase from Anaheim. This was the more significant scoring impact of the two trades the team made. In Kase, the Bruins ...

The trade to send Mookie Betts along with David Price from the Boston Red Sox to the LA Dodgers is now officially complete. Instead of the original 3 team deal that saw Boston receiving major league ready outfielder Alex Verdugo from the Dodgers and major league ready relief pitcher Brusdar Graterol from the Twins, the deal turned into more of a traditional two team deal with the Dodgers sending Verdugo,shortstop prospect Jeter Downs and catching prospect Connor Wong. Did the Red Sox really get enough for a player that is just getting into his prime years at 27 years old and is a former AL MVP? Although he had what was considered a somewhat down year for him, Betts still hit .295 with 29 home runs and 80 RBI while primarily hitting in the top two spots of the lineup. He also still managed to score 135 runs while stealing 16 bases. He was as durable as ever while playing 150 games. For his career, he already has 139 career home runs and provides rare power as a leadoff hitter while...

Whether or not the Celtics should trade Gordon Hayward has become a bit of a hot topic in Boston sports right now. There are reasons why maybe the team should think about and there are reasons they should not. With the NBA trade deadline coming up on February 6th, Danny Ainge and the rest of the Boston front office will have to make a determination soon. Reasons to Trade Hayward In the bucket of reasons to trade Hayward, the first thing that usually comes up is his contract. He is making $32,700,690 this season and he has a player option for $34,187,085 next season. Some view him as overpaid and also as a potential way to match salary in a trade for a highly paid center or power forward that may better fit the team’s starting lineup. The other worry is if he were to choose to become a free agent and then sign with another team. In this scenario, the team would potentially not get anything of substance in return for him. Another reason to possibly trade Hayward is that t...