As of right now, there's been no real activity on the trade ront, not just for the Brins, but throughout the league. The Canadiens sent Andre Kostitsyn packing to join his borther Sergei in Nashville, but other than that and a few waiver claims, very little has come out in the way of rumors, nevermind deals being closed.
Many players that were speculated as Bruins targets have since been pulled from the market, such as Tuomo Ruutu, who signed a contract extension with Carolina last week, and Ryan Smyth, who has been told he isn't going anywhere and is currently negotiating an extension with the Oilers. Forward Alex Hemsky also inked a new two year deal with Edmonton, which effectively pulled him off the market.
Other speculated targets, such as Jaroslav Spacek, are likely to be dealt today. Spacek was pulled from practice this morning and is likely to be traded. His likely destination has not been speculated upon, but his name was not mentioned by team officials or media members at Bruins practice this morning.
GM Peter Chiarelli has stated his intentions to keep the main roster intact, but with injuries to Nathan Horton, Rich Peverley, and most recently Johnny Boychuk, Chiarelli may be forced to part with a roster player in order to make any sort of significant move.
It's been rumored that Bruins are one of the teams in on Winnipeg defenseman Johnny Oduya, and have also been talking to Colorado about forward David Jones. While these are just rumors, they're ones that do have the chance to pick up steam as the deadline looms closer and closer.
While today has been slow thus far, TSN's Bob McKenzie believes it is likely to pick up an d that more trades will come as the dominos begin to fall, so to speak. He believes a likely candidate to be traded is Buffalo forward Derek Roy. There's always a chance he lands in boston if traded, but there haven't been any rumors as of yet as to where he may land, if he is even dealt.
Trade updates will come as they roll out, so be sure to follow me on Twitter for Bruins and NHL updates.
UPDATE:
Detroit has traded defenseman Mike Commodore to Tampa Bay for a Conditional 7th Round Pick.
Ottawa acquires Matt Gilroy for Tampa Bay's Brian Lee.
Vancouver acquires forward Sami Pahlsson for an unnamed player and two 4th Round Draft Picks.
Chicago acquires defenseman Johnny Oduya for 2013 2nd Round Pick and 2013 3rd Round Pick
San Jose acquires forwards Daniel Winnik and T.J. Galliardi from Colorado
Colorado is reportedly done trading. David Jones will not be dealt to Boston if the report is accurate.
Bruins have acquired forward Brian Rolston and defenseman Mike Mottau for Marc Cantin and Yannick Riendeau.
Rick Nash has not been traded. This has been confirmed by the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Bruins have acquired defenseman Greg Zanon from Minnesota for defenseman Steven Kampfer.
Predators have acquired forward Paul Gaustad and a 4th Round Pick from Buffalo in exchange for a 1st Round Pick
Rangers have acquired defenseman John Scott from Chicago for a 5th Round Pick.
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