With just a couple of weeks until the NHL trade deadline, the Bruins, who usually look to buff the roster this time of year, may be considering heading in a different direction. A

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Lindgren has made it clear that this is where he wants to be moving forward, but the fact that the front office was willing to dish out a five-year extension to Will Borgen after just a couple of games may be evidence they are ready to move on.

The weeks leading up to the trade deadline were packed with big trades, the biggest being the Vancouver Canucks trading J.T. Miller to the New York Rangers and Mikko Rantanen being traded from the Colorado Avalanche to the Carolina Hurricanes.

The best fit for Brock Nelson is the Minnesota Wild. While the Islanders won't be able to get a 2025 first-round pick in the deal, they could pull away a defensive prospect that would help them. The Wild would get better by making this deal, could re-sign him this offseason, and sell the “hometown kid” aspect of the deal.