{"time":1779980649816,"blocks":[{"id":"J8Mg5gbSWB","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The beginning of summer business for the vast majority of the NHL is well underway."}},{"id":"E7Coflgwxl","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The Vegas Golden Knights punched their ticket for the Stanley Cup Final, while the Carolina Hurricanes are one game away from knocking out the Montreal Canadiens."}},{"id":"RfyQ327AOR","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"For the other 29 teams, the focus has become solely about how they can improve and become one of the final teams standing."}},{"id":"_FkI2d-vhu","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"For the Boston Bruins, it's known that the general manager Don Sweeney wants to upgrade the right side of Boston's defense, while also ideally adding a major top-six forward that helps lighten the load on David Pastrnak."}},{"id":"cYdtBV9yAU","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"One player the Bruins could use to try and land one of their top targets remains Mason Lohrei."}},{"id":"g9RIDio5qD","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Lohrei, 25, scored seven goals and 26 points this past season over 73 games. He wound up a healthy scratch for the final three games of the playoffs against the Buffalo Sabres."}},{"id":"KIPC92Udxd","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The Bruins initially selected Lohrei as a second-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, and he's been an overall success."}},{"id":"-58RvFytFA","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Thursday morning, Lohrei's name appeared on veteran NHL Insider Chris Johnston's trade board for The Athletic."}},{"id":"mppmilnl","type":"video","data":{"url":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/03d2bf6e-2637-46f9-85c4-7a3491bd549c/mp4","caption":"","autoplay":false,"controls":true,"muted":false,"stretched":true,"width":0,"height":0,"image":{"url":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/03d2bf6e-2637-46f9-85c4-7a3491bd549c/thumbnail"},"cdn":{"videoId":"03d2bf6e-2637-46f9-85c4-7a3491bd549c","libraryId":"372172","collectionId":"30032062-eefd-4041-a355-12ad05bc987b","cdnBaseUrl":"https://vz-052fc010-b27.b-cdn.net","mp4Url":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/03d2bf6e-2637-46f9-85c4-7a3491bd549c/mp4","thumbnailUrl":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/03d2bf6e-2637-46f9-85c4-7a3491bd549c/thumbnail","previewAnimationUrl":"https://vz-052fc010-b27.b-cdn.net/03d2bf6e-2637-46f9-85c4-7a3491bd549c/preview.webp"}}},{"id":"h8AZLyXDXF","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Johnston furthered reports of the rumored Rasmus Andersson trade the Bruins tried to make, adding Lohrei's name into the mix of that deal. "}},{"id":"Jyw6Kkx5CA","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"That deal never came to pass, but Lohrei reportedly remains available."}},{"id":"bvadR7FWrZ","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The Bruins have Jonathan Aspirot, Nikita Zadorov, and Hampus Lindholm for their left side. Lohrei has become excess, and played his off-hand next to Lindholm for the back half of the season."}},{"id":"4uQeC8MExB","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Still, Lohrei has a ton of raw potential and will be an incredibly valuable trade chip for the Bruins this summer."}},{"id":"JFWe_2lZK1","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"It only makes sense to deal Lohrei out if the Bruins are landing a major piece in return, otherwise it feels like the best path forward is to keep developing him."}},{"id":"u0hjyvYPXR","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Lohrei's 6'5, can skate quick, and has shown the ability to play well on both ends of the ice, along with both the left and right side of any blue line."}},{"id":"mC3kdwUosW","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"There shouldn't be a rush to move on from him, unless the Bruins land a major asset in return."}}],"version":"2.31.5"}

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