It didn’t take very long for Ryan Mougenel’s phone to light up at the 2025 NHL trade deadline.

The Providence Bruins head coach was set to receive some reinforcements for the stretch run, courtesy of Don Sweeney and Boston’s front office’s decision to usher in a fire sale at the NHL level.

Dealing away lineup fixtures like Brad Marchand, Brandon Carlo, Charlie Coyle, Trent Frederic, and others represented a waving of the white flag during a season gone awry — as well as a focus on the future and necessary measures required to build up a new contending core.

Boston restocked its draft cupboard by securing two first-round picks and a trove of future picks — complemented by the team’s own first-round selection which became blue-chip pivot James Hagens.

But the Bruins also added a few you

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