Petrielli on whether the bigger trade need is up front or on the blue line:
It has to be a forward. They’ve struggled to score in the playoffs in pretty much every playoff run when it comes down to it. They were shut out by Columbus in Game 5. It was effectively the same against the Habs in Game 7 — they scored against Carey Price with a minute left. Against Tampa, they scored once in a game where they were at home and Brayden Point was knocked out of the game.
Even if past years, they have consistently not been able to score enough, and now they have a third line without a purpose.