Boston Bruins: Would a Kyle Palmieri trade feel like a letdown?

Of the names the Boston Bruins have been linked with nearing the deadline, Kyle Palmieri doesn’t inspire us like the other suggested options.

Honestly, any right winger is a step up on the partners that David Krejci has been seeing as partners on the Boston Bruins second line. It’s not to say the likes of Anders Bjork, Charlie Coyle or Karson Kuhlman (among others) can’t handle the role; just they’re not game-changers really.

Perhaps that’s why Kyle Palmieri feels like he’d be a letdown. Comparing his basic statistics this season to other rumoured targets like Chris Kreider and Tyler Toffoli, he’s very similar in terms of both goals and assists, even his penalty minutes are close enough to…