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          Trade Grade: Connolly to the Bruins

          • Craig Custance, ESPN Senior WriterMar 2, 2015, 12:13 PM ET
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            • Senior NHL writer for ESPN The Magazine
            • Wrote for Atlanta Journal-Constitution
            • Wrote for The Sporting News
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          The deal

          Bruins get: Brett Connolly

          Lightning get: Bruins' 2015 second-round pick, Bruins' 2016 second-round pick

          Boston Bruins: B

          I love the thought process here for the Bruins. Rather than using draft picks for a rental player, they get a guy in Brett Connolly who still has upside, and can be a part of the long-term plan. The strategy is impeccable. The young player they picked is debatable.