The Boston Bruins have been looking for a top-four defenseman ever since missing on Rasmus Andersson, according to Jeff Marek.
IceMetrix relayed Marek's comments on Sunday, framing it as a search that has been ongoing since then.
Andersson ended up in Vegas, where he carries an $8,500,000 cap hit that Boston never got to pay.
Boston should keep pushing. A top-four hole doesn't fix itself in October, and the price only climbs as the season goes on.
It's missing out on the house you wanted, staying in the rental and scrolling listings every night.
Who's next on the list? Marek has already floated the Bruins as a possible offer sheet team for Simon Edvinsson.
Edvinsson reportedly prefers a trade out of Detroit, per Elliotte Friedman. His camp isn't talking with the Red Wings.
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Andersson is 29 and went -1 in his first game of the season with the Golden Knights.
Ryan Craig's Vegas group is 1-1-0 after a 4-3 loss to Anaheim.
Hampus Lindholm leads Boston's current defense in salary at $6,500,000 and has two points so far.
Nikita Zadorov and Mason Lohrei each have two assists, and William Borgen sits at +3.
Jonathan Aspirot, at $887,500, rounds out a group with plenty of bodies but no obvious top-pair anchor.
Marco Sturm has dressed the same six defensemen in all three games.
Boston opened with a 3-0 win over the Rangers and a 4-3 overtime win in Winnipeg before Saturday's 4-1 loss in Minnesota.
Jeremy Swayman has a .947 save percentage and a shutout through two starts, and Mark Kastelic leads the team with three points.
The Bruins host Ottawa on Monday, with the Senators waiting on an update after Jake Sanderson appeared to aggravate an injury Saturday.
Don Sweeney also put Michael Eyssimont on waivers Sunday, so the roster is clearly still in motion.
The search is public now. Whether Sweeney lands his top-four piece by trade or offer sheet will shape how Boston's first month goes.
Should the Bruins go all in on Simon Edvinsson to fix their top four?
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