James Murphy<\/a>, the Bruins are “actively scouting” the Canucks, with two players in particular in their crosshairs.\u00a0<\/p>\nBoston has been tracking both Conor Garland and Brock Boeser closely in recent weeks as the March 6 trade deadline approaches, signaling renewed interest after prior attempts to acquire each player.<\/p>\n
It sounds like, from all accounts, Garland is the much more obtainable of the two.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s no secret that [Don] Sweeney has been interested in Garland for a while, and he\u2019s still trying to see if something works there,” a source told Murphy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sweeney has apparently “circled back” on the eight-year veteran, who has proven to be a pretty consistent secondary scorer in the middle-six. Garland is struggling this season, though, along with the rest of the Canucks roster, but he’s averaged 18 goals a year over the previous six seasons. He’s a pending UFA.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m told it\u2019s much more likely Garland gets dealt rather than Boeser, and the Bruins are right there,\u201d another NHL source told Murphy.<\/p>\n
Bruins interested in Garland & Boeser, but the latter is unlikely to move<\/p>\n
As for Boeser, Sweeney has had him on his radar dating back to the 2015 NHL draft and has been interested at previous trade deadlines and as a free agency target as well. But the six-time 20-goal scorer (and recent 40-goal man) has been dedicated to staying with the Canucks, and signed a seven-year, $50.7 million ($7.2M AAV) deal with them just before free agency last summer. He has a full no-move clause. Seeing him go now would be very unexpected.<\/p>\n
In the same story, Murphy puts the kibosh on earlier reports about Jake DeBrusk being a target, and that the Bruins are “not major players” for their former forward.<\/p>\n
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