Bruins Receive High Grade From ESPN Despite ‘Eye-Opening’ Free Agency Decision

Bruins receive high grade from ESPN despite ‘eye-opening’ free agency decision

While the Bruins didn’t sign a big-name player or really address their need for a high-volume scorer thus far in free agency, the franchise still received a high grade from ESPN.

Who had the NHL's best offseason? Grades for all 32 teams

How well has each GM done so far this summer? The grades are in, from one A+ down to a D.

Bruins Get Passing Grade For Free Agency Acquisitions By ESPN

Despite some polarizing opinions on the Bruins’ free agency additions, ESPN gave Boston’s front office a passing grade for their offseason moves. ESPN’s Ryan S. Clark and Kristen Shilton handed the Bruins a “B” grade, believing they added some key players while not losing any important pieces. The key players they included were forwards Viktor Arvidsson, Tanner Jeannot, Sean Kuraly and Michael Eyssimont. While the additions look to be bottom-six…

ESPN gives the Red Wings a ‘B’ grade for draft, free agency performance

ESPN’s Ryan S. Clark and Kristen Shilton have issued draft and/or free agency grades for the NHL’s 32 teams, and they’re surprisingly bullish on the state of the Red Wings: Detroit Red Wings Key players added: G John Gibson, F Mason AppletonKey players lost: G Petr MrazekRemaining cap space: $12,086,628 Overall grade: B Credit to GM Steve Yzerman for finally finding a new home for Gibson. That pre-free agency trade felt like a long time coming …

2025 Ottawa Senators Report Cards: Linus Ullmark

Staff Grade: B, Reader Grade: B+By far the most significant improvement the Ottawa Senators made during last year's offseason was the trade that brought in former Vezina winning goaltender Linus Ullmark. After many, many years of mediocre Sens teams having their season tanked by awful goaltending, this move was supposed to finally bring a bit of stability between the pipes.And it did! Mostly.The Sens did make the playoffs this year, and a big pa…