COMMENTARY
After a five-game road trip last week leading up to Monday’s trade deadline, the Bruins returned to TD Garden Tuesday night against the Carolina Hurricanes looking a bit different from the gang that ran the table from December to mid-February.
Departing via general manager Don Sweeney’s wheeling and dealing were Ryan Spooner, Matt Beleskey, and Rob O’Gara to the Rangers, and Frank Vatrano to Florida. Arriving were Rick Nash and Nick Holden from New York, Tommy Wingels from Chicago, and Brian Gionta, signed as a free agent after captaining the U.S. Olympic Team in Pyeongchang.