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

The Boston Bruins are in unfamiliar territory and a response is imminent. With 46 games played, the Bruins hang onto the second Wild Card spot by one point. They've won their last two games but dropped six straight before that to land themselves in a position of great uncertainty with the trade deadline less than two months away.

Bruins are in need of adding a key player by the trade deadline and they may be looking at the Canucks as a potential partner

During the intermissions between the periods of Friday night’s NHL games, the Hockey Central panel weighed in on what might happen as the NHL trade deadline approaches.