Bruins Roster Reset: Updated Depth Chart After Crazy NHL Trade Deadline

The Boston Bruins will look very different on Saturday when they clash with the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena.

General manager Don Sweeney made a series of moves at the trade deadline that ultimately sent seven Boston skaters to new homes, including the dealing of captain Brad Marchand to the Florida Panthers.

Of course, as players leave, new players will be welcomed into the historic Original Six franchise. Boston has 18 games remaining on the regular-season schedule, and the roster will look completely different from when the Black and Gold faced the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday.

The Bruins not only dealt Marchand but also parted ways with forwards Charlie Coyle, Justin Brazeau and Trent Frederic, defenseman Brandon Carlo, and AHL forwards Max Jones and Marc McLaughlin.

While the returns were heavily based on draft capital, Sweeney did add forwards Marat Khusnutdino, Jakub Lauko, Fraser Minten, Casey Mittelstadt and Will Zellers, defenseman Henri Jokiharju, and defense prospects Max Wanner and Daniil Misyul.

Now that the trade deadline has passed and all moves have been completed, here’s what the Bruins’ roster looks like:

FORWARDS
David Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha, Morgan Geekie, Elias Lindholm, Matthew Poitras, Johnny Beecher, Mark Kastelic, Cole Kopeke, Mittelstadt and Lauko. They also have two-way players like Georgii Merkulov, Patrick Brown, Riley Tufte, Oliver Wahlstrom and Fabian Lysell.

Minten and Khusnutdino will most likely make their debuts for the Black and Gold in Providence and Zellers is still in the USHL, leading the league in scoring. He is expected to attend the University of North Dakota in the fall.

With Carlo being the lone defenseman the Bruins parted ways with, Boston added more depth to its blue line with the addition of Jokiharju from the Buffalo Sabres.

DEFENSEMEN
Charlie McAvoy, Hampus Lindholm, Mason Lohrei, Nikita Zadorov, Andrew Peeke, Parker Wotherspoon and Jokiharju. Ian Mitchell and Michael Callahan can be used for depth from Providence if needed, as well as veteran journeyman Bill Sweezey.

Wanner made his debut in Providence’s 5-2 win over the Toronto Marlies on Friday and Misyul is slated to join the AHL squad as well.

The only position the Bruins stood pat with is between the pipes. Sweeney didn’t move any of the goalies on the NHL or AHL rosters.

GOALTENDERS
Jeremy Swayman and Joonas Korpisalo remain in Boston, while Michael DiPietro and Brandon Bussi continue to lead the Baby B’s.