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Haggerty: Bruins' only choice is signing Pastrnak rather than trading him

Months ago, the Bruins and Pastrnaks camp discussed a deal in the neighborhood of six years and $36 million, as first reported by CSN New England, but that ship sailed when Connor McDavid, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Ryan Johansen and Leon Draisaitl all signed massive contracts as young, restricted free agents in a summer where elite young players saw their market go way, way up. Neely and Sweeney have been consistent in their message of saying the Bruins are done sprinkling their talent around the rest of the league, and everyone is on the same page evaluating Pastrnak as a massive talent.