Heading into the three-day Holiday break, the Boston Bruins went 1-3-1 on their five-game homestand. It's not the way that head coach Marco Sturm and his team wanted to go into the break. They had a chance to bank some points ahead of a five-game road trip after the break.
One thing is clear: the Bruins need to upgrade their roster between now and the trade deadline. However, it's not a given that they will be buyers as there is a lot of hockey left in the compact Eastern Conference playoff race. One name rumored to be on the trade block is Vancouver Canucks right wing Kiefer Sherwood, who was recently linked to the Black and Gold.