At the trade deadline in March, Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney had a fire sale that blew up the roster for the rest of the season. Traded were Brad Marchand, Charlie Coyle, and Brandon Carlo as the big names.
All three of those deals were made toward the deadline itself, but the trades began a few days earlier. Trent Frederic was sent to the Edmonton Oilers a few days before the deadline day, and the night before, Sweeney sent forward Justin Brazeau to the Minnesota Wild. Included in the return was forward Marat Khusnutdinov, who is on the 2025-26 Bruins roster to begin the season.