Friedman: Bruins' Chiarelli "very active" on multiple trade fronts

Elliotte Friedman was on Calgary’s Sportsnet 960 on Tuesday afternoon.

On if Boston is trying to get something done on the trade front:

“Boston is really trying. I mentioned this on the morning show yesterday. They are really trying to do something. And I heard today what they’re also trying to do is not only have they contacted teams about making trades to add, they’ve also contacted teams who have cap room and said, ‘You know what? If we add something, we might need to get rid of something to make it work. Are you guys willing to help us in that way if we help you?’

“So I think Peter Chiarelli is having multiple conversations with multiple teams to try to work and see if there’s a way he can get things done. I think he’s very active. I think they’re very concerned about the way they’re going and I think they know if they don’t give themselves a pump-up sometime soon they could really be in trouble.”

On what we’d be talking about in terms of cap relief for Boston:

“Matt Bartkowski is a guy they tried to move a couple of times. Chris Kelly is someone they tried to move a couple of times. Sometimes maybe you do it with a draft pick or you try to find a way to make incentives. I think it’s probably those kinds of moves. Or it might even be something bigger, depending on what they get back in return. I think it all depends on what kind of salary they have to take on. I think if they look at it and say, ‘Look, if we get this particular player, we may have to give up something here to make the numbers work.’ And I think they’re talking a lot of potential deals like that.”

Source: Sportsnet 960/ Transcript: Nichols on Hockey

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