Don Sweeney made his most notable trade deadline transaction to date 24 hours ago when he acquired Rick Nash from the New York Rangers. His other transactions were also noteworthy in a busy trade deadline period.
Sure, the Rick Nash haul cost them a talented defensive prospect in Ryan Lindgren, a 2018 first round pick and 2019 seventh rounder. The Rangers also took on half of his cap hit for the remainder of the season and added veterans Ryan Spooner (who had two assists in his Blueshirts debut) and Matt Beleskey with the Bruins taking on 50 percent Beleskey’s cap hit over the next two years.