Boston Bruins: Trade for Nick Ritchie is a massive over-payment

In acquiring Nick Ritchie from the Anaheim Ducks in return for Danton Heinen one-for-one, the Boston Bruins have massively overpaid.

Nick Ritchie, while he is a decent forward and plays a Boston Bruins and indeed play-off style of hockey, isn’t worth a versatile all-rounder like Danton Heinen.

Now, Danton Heinen had his fair-share of naysayers among the Boston Bruins fan base and you could make the argument that a $2.8 million cap hit was an over-pay when it came to the negotiation table.

However, here is a player that had points totals of 47 and 38 points year-on-year despite being moved up and down the line-up like a yo-yo. Even this season, where he’d most recently settled on the fourth…