The Boston Bruins didn’t get a lot of positive press during a difficult summer in which the club hemorrhaged talent and made unconventional choices with its first-round selections at the 2015 draft. But in at least one area, the team’s new management made a fantastic gamble trading Martin Jones to the San Jose Sharks and effectively betting against that team’s success.
Let’s go back to how that bet came about.
Jones was initially acquired from the Los Angeles Kings as part of the return on pending unrestricted free agent Milan Lucic, here detailed by TSN’s Bob McKenzie:
That's former Soo Greyhound Colin Miller, Martin Jones and 13th overall for Lucic.