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.

The Bruins do not have a championship roster. To their management's credit, it's not due to lack of effort. They went through a rough negotiating process with starting goaltender

Boston Bruins president Cam Neely admitted to reporters that the Original Six club could retool their roster, depending on where they are at in the standings near the deadline. View the original article to see embedded media.

The Boston Bruins are barely hanging onto a playoff spot, and Cam Neely said they are still decided which path to take at the NHL trade deadline.

The NHL trade isn’t until March 7, but the Boston Bruins must decide whether they’ll be buyers or sellers. Boston is 22-19-5 through its first 46 games of the season. They’re tied in points with the Tampa Bay Lightning and seven points behind the first-place Toronto Maple Leafs in the Atlantic Division and sit 10th in the Eastern Conference.

Bruins CEO Charlie Jacobs expressed full confidence that team president Neely and general manager Don Sweeney will choose the right route.

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Due to this, for the first time in a long time, the Bruins are not a guaranteed playoff team. With this, Bruins president Cam Neely was transparent and recently noted that the Bruins could retool their roster at the trade deadline this year.