The Boston Bruins have made their wishlist heading into the offseason.
"We have areas that we want to address in the depth of our organization, likely in the forward position, either on the right wing or the center, or again, on the back end," general manager Don Sweeney said on a Wednesday conference call, according to NHL.com's Caryn Switaj.
While the Bruins would like to improve on their fifth-ranked offense, they were also 20th in goals against, and Sweeney appears most focused on bringing in another puck-moving defenseman to help complement the club's current defensive core.
"I think we need to look for another transitional d-man," said Sweeney. "We've had talks with (impending restricted free agent) Torey (Krug) and we'll find, whatever term that ends up being, we'll find a contract for him.
"But we're looking for balance. We're also looking for players like Colin Miller to take the next step. We've got younger players that will hopefully push, and that's what you want."
According to Sweeney, the Bruins could look to either free agency or the draft to acquire such a defenseman, but whatever the case, Sweeney maintains management will be "aggressive" in its pursuit.
"We're exploring a bunch of different things trade-wise," Sweeney said. "It's difficult in this league, but I think that we're in the position with two first-round picks to be either selecting really good players or to be in the marketplace."
