BOSTON — The Bruins did some one-stop shopping for their stretch run that they hope will end sometime in June.
A week ahead of the March 3 trade deadline, GM Don Sweeney fortified both the blue line and bottom of his forward corps by obtaining left defenseman Dmitry Orlov and rugged bottom six right wing Garnet Hathaway for Craig Smith and three picks, the Bruins' 2023 first-rounder, a 2025 second-rounder and a 2024 third-round pick. Both Orlov and Hathaway are 31.
To make the money work, the Caps are retaining half of Orlov’s $5.1 million salary. Also, the Minnesota Wild played banker for the Bruins, retaining 25% of Orlov’s salary and sending the rights for Andre Svetlakov for the Bruins' 2023 fifth-round pick.
The pick-ups add both grit and playoff experience to both the blue line and bottom six.
