Should the Bruins Trade Tuukka Rask?

Close the poll, it’s perfect right now.

also, especially not for a forward. This team hasn’t had difficulty scoring since 09/10. The issue has been addressed.

Even though I wrote the article, I am absolutely on the NO side of the argument. I do not think they should trade him at all.

FOR GOALIE DEPTH

I just don’t think of Tuukka as irreplaceable. He’s really good – a legit #1, for sure – but I don’t see him as a franchise player. For the right deal, I think you’d be crazy to not consider trading him.

I don’t think Nash or Carter are particularly useful to this team, but what about trading him for Columbus’s #1 pick next year (I’m quite sure it’s off the table, but humor me). I’ve never seen him, but the buzz on Yakupov is that he’s a franchise-altering talent.

Everyone’s talking about how we don’t need forwards, but what about if a top defender became available? I don’t have the highest confidence in our blueliners under 6’7".

I’d have said yes if you said Top Pairing Defenseman under team control past this year (depending of course on the defenseman).

So for example, Rick Nash, Zach Parise no. Ryan Suter, no. Shea Weber, Keith Yandle, yes. Granted, Rask isn’t bringing back either of those guys, so the answer overall is no.

There should be 2 other options:
1) NO FUCKING WAY!
2) NO FUCKING WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All jokes aside if the right deal presents itself then yes but if its not a no brainer to day yes then dont do it. I dont think we need any depth at forward right now at all. We have 13 forwards already batling for icetime with 12 spots open. If and I say IF there is a deal I want it to be for another #1 defenceman aka Shea Weber, Drew Doughty, Jack Johnson, Adam Larsson (not a #1 now but god he looks good), Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook. Only problem is Nashville, and LA arent looking for any goalie help.

In the end I just dont think we get anything worthwhile in making this trade. I really like how our depth is for our top 6 forwards with all of them being under 27 right now. Not to mention we have some fairly decent prospects in Spooner. Knight, and Koko. I see a glaring weakness at D though as I like Kampfer but not sold he will be anything elite and aside from Hamilton who is still very young what blue chip D-men do we have in the system? Enough of this forward or goal scoring needed shit. How many goals have we scored? Ohhh right 4th in the league.

Way too good of a tag line to get rid of.

Goalie Tuukka Rask caused a scene at Ristuccia yesterday when he slammed his stick on the crossbar four times after allowing a goal during three-on-two drills. The outburst didn’t shock Julien. "Tuukka has a temper,’’ said Julien. "It’s not the first time he’s exhibited that.’’

from the Globe

I don’t want to trade Rask, but maybe someone else. Call me old fashioned, but I’d really like to see a real superstar (or two if we count Seguin already) on the team. I’m happy for the stanley cup, and I love the team to death, but with Savard out for the last while I’m ready for a Stamkos or Thornton or Parise. If anything we should trade Thomas, (I know, that’s insane as well, we already know we have the problem of two great goalies and which one to p(l)ay so yeah) cause he is older, but you wouldn’t catch me being the one telling him or asking him to be traded in a million years. Not sure what I’m really saying here. I’m just tired of having the team with no big names up front.

Trade Both, lets get the RAZOR back!

Seguin. He’s the dynamic front-line superstar we’ve been dying for, and he’s taking off in the wake of a Cup. So enough with this, “WE NEED ANNE OVEKCHSCHKIN” stuff. We’ve got the scoring, and we’ve got most of the defense. Lets keep our long-term planned goalie to ourselves for the time being, please.

I mean we’ve got a TON of center depth too right?

I get Tuuka wants to play and his pissed, but unless Petey gets an offer he can refuse and a BJ he’ll never forget…no way.

It’s simply unworkable. Rask is a great, great goalie who has proven that he has the skills not only to start but to be among the league leaders if given a chance – and that gives him enormous trade value.

If Boston did trade Rask away it would not be for a bag of pucks. It would have to be a top of the line player, a star. The problem with that is that star players generally get paid like, well, star players. Rick Nash’s name gets thrown around a lot in return for Rask; even assuming both teams agreed to that trade Nash has a cap hit of 7.8 million…as in almost a million dollars a year more than Zdeno Chara.

Boston is only under the cap by about 3 million with an additional 4 million in space with Savard sidelined. That means a straight-up Rask for Nash trade would put us over the cap and result in further movement.

Similar problems pop up with other big names (I keep seeing Iginla and his 7 million hit thrown around as well). Which means Boston would need to throw in/give away other players…

The other options is to trade him for draft picks, but that is simply a huge gamble. If the team we trade him to does well under Tuukka then the draft picks are that much further deeper in the draft lottery. Even a top draft lottery from a team in the basement doesn’t guarantee a Seguinesque star (see Pouliot, Benoit).

I know I’m oversimplifying quite a bit but there are so many stumbling blocks that I cannot see Rask moving anywhere.

Though through a Boston lens this is a complete no, and I can see that reflected in the comments and poll results. This is a great goalie situation for you guys and to give it up for draft picks or another skater- neither of which the Bruins need enough to consider trading away a possible future goaltending star- would be… foolhardy.

Why is this even still being considered? We would be stupid to trade him. Really, really stupid.