The NHL trade deadline is coming up on Monday, and the Boston Bruins have been one of the more active teams on the trade market. After trading for third-line center Charlie Coyle, the team is reportedly considering another deal to strengthen their team.
According to TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger, the Bruins are "among the suitors" for Ottawa's Ryan Dzingel. It's unclear exactly what the Bruins would have to give up, but Dreger speculates that the Sens would get a "quality return."
Dzingel, 26, has already tallied career-high 44 points in 57 games. He has 22 goals and 22 assists, and he notched 23 goals in the previous season. He is a scorer, and that's exactly what the Bruins need to help their offense.
If the Bruins did acquire Dzingel, he would be a top-six player who would likely slot in on the second line as a wing. He would fill in there until David Pastrnak returns from injury and at that time, the B's could then evaluate whether to return Pastrnak to the Patrice Bergeron/Brad Marchand line or move Dzingel up there. Either way, he'd fill the team's need for a top scorer.
Dzingel was a seventh-round pick in the 2011 draft. He is set to be an unrestricted free agent following the season.
The Bruins have also been tied to Ottawa's Mark Stone in trade talks. They could be on the phone quite a bit with the Senators in the coming days.
UPDATE (5:16 p.m. ET): The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun also is reporting the Bruins' and Blue Jackets' interest in Dzingel, adding the St. Louis Blues, Carolina Hurricanes and Calgary Flames as the winger's other suitors.
UPDATE (9 p.m. ET): Dzingel is on the move ... but he isn't headed to Boston.
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