Bruins Eye Canadiens Sniper As Free-Agent Wild Card

Boston is apparently willing to take a long, hard look at a Canadiens sniper, and that alone tells you the market is about to get weird. Rivalries do not usually soften front offices, but summer roster math has a way of making old wounds suddenly feel negotiable. The Bruins have a need, the player has a résumé, and the kind of intradivision twist that makes execs grin and fans groan is now sitting on the board.