The Toronto Maple Leafs need to add a premium third line center to their roster and could look to their rival Boston Bruins for help. The subject of headlines

According to interim coach Joe Sacco, the physical forward is out with an illness. Frederic’s absence leaves the Bruins without one of their most physical players. He has seven goals and seven assists in 47 games. The Bruins are now missing, Charlie McAvoy, Hampus Lindholm, Cole Koepke and Frederic.

If the Bruins do opt for a mid-season retool this year, Boston could have several appealing trade chip in place.

Charlie Coyle scored twice in the third period to save the Bruins the ignominy of losing to the 31st-ranked San Jose Sharks, lifting the B’s to a 6-3 victory at the Garden on Monday. The

The Bruins have done little to inspire confidence that a late-season surge into the postseason is in the cards. Since Neely’s comments, the Bruins are 3-3-1, dropping back-to-back games against the Sabres and Jets this week by a combined score of 13-4.

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BOSTON — Two weeks ago team president Cam Neely said the Bruins would view the approaching trade deadline down two paths. Based on how they played from then until March 7, the team would make plans to be buyers and plans to be sellers, then decide which was the more prudent path.

BOSTON — It may be cruel to note that Elias Lindholm is now without a five-on-five point in his last 13 games. The first-year Boston Bruin scored a short-handed goal and assisted on a power-play strike in the Bruins’ 6-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. It was Lindholm’s fifth multi-point game with the Bruins.

Mason Lohrei’s has seen extended icetime this year. The ups and downs have been predictable, but he hopes they will be beneficial in the long run.

The Boston Bruins will play the Winnipeg Jets on Jan. 30. The Original Six club's goal will be to turn things back around after a brutal 7-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres in their last contest. The Bruins will be making some interesting changes to their lineup for this matchup against Winnipeg.

The Jets (35-14-3) enter Thursday night’s matchup as the league’s top team with 73 points (tied with the Washington Capitals), six points clear of Edmonton and Vegas for the top spot in the Western Conference. They have won four straight, including a 4-1 win over Montreal on Tuesday night, which kicked off a three-game Eastern road trip.

The Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers could each use at least another forward before the NHL trade deadline. What are their main and secondary needs?