As announced Tuesday by general manager Don Sweeney, the Bruins sent gritty veteran defenseman Adam McQuaid to the New York Rangers for Steven Kampfer and two 2019 draft picks (a fourth round and conditional picks).
While Kampfer will have a second go around in Black and Gold following his first stint (from 2010-12), the trade wasn’t easy to digest for McQuaid’s now-former teammates.
“It sucks. There’s really no other way to go about it,” defenseman Charlie McAvoy said about losing McQuaid. “It’s emotional. It’s not the way you wanted to start off the year…there’s a lot of sad guys in here.