Bruins analyst thinks Don Sweeney is laying the groundwork for something significant

Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn ImagesAs the final hour was ticking down on Friday afternoon toward the end of the trade deadline, the NESN broadcast of Sophia Jurksztowicz, Billy Jaffe, and Andrew Raycroft was dying for something to happen. When the dust settled, nothing happened that was big for the Boston Bruins.

Two deals produced three minor leaguers who are going to be joining the Providence Bruins in the American Hockey League (AHL), and maybe someday, just maybe, they'll make an appearance wearing the Spoked-B in Boston.

The quiet trade deadline by general manager Don Sweeney sent the message to the locker room that the players who have gotten Boston into the position to make the Stanley…