Sure, it sounds ridiculous: why would the Bruins, who had themselves a pretty good run last season relying on plenty of youth, go out and sign a 35-year-old wing who hasn’t played an NHL game in more than five years?
Admittedly, that was my first thought. I saw the comments by Darren Dreger and figured, “yeah...no. Why would the Bruins bother?”
Now here we are, a few hours later, and I have a confession to make: I’ve talked myself into it.
I am officially on board the Ilya Kovalchuk Hype Train.
Based on what they did at last season’s trade deadline, it’s clear that the Bruins think they need a natural scorer to get the most out of David Krejci.