Analyst Urges Bruins to Trade for Star 60-Point Young Forward

The Boston Bruins were one of the most disappointing teams in the NHL last season and are looking to be a playoff team again next season.

The Bruins finished the year with the fifth-worst record in the NHL. But, they do have some star players to be a playoff team next season. With the Bruins looking to be a playoff team next season, NHL analyst Michael DeRosa of The Hockey News urges Boston to trade for Marco Rossi of the Minnesota Wild.

“One player who continues to create chatter in the rumor mill as a potential trade candidate is Minnesota Wild forward Marco Rossi,” DeRosa wrote. “If Rossi is officially made available by the Wild this summer, the Bruins should seriously consider making a push for him.”

Rossi would be a top-six forward with the Bruins and be able to play on their power play.

“Another very appealing factor about Rossi is that he is still only 23 years old. Thus, the possibility of him hitting another level is undoubtedly there,” DeRosa wrote. “This should make him intriguing to a Bruins club looking for younger, impactful talent.

Given Rossi’s young age and strong upside, it would undoubtedly take a significant trade offer for the Bruins to bring him in from Minnesota,” DeRosa added. “However, with the Bruins needing help at center and Rossi blossoming into a high-impact player, Boston should make a push for the 2020 ninth-overall pick.”

Rossi is a pending RFA and will be in line for a nice payday. The 23-year-old centerman recorded 24 goals and 36 assists for 60 points in 82 gamesthis season with the Wild.