Peter Chiarelli Discusses Boychuk Trade

The Boston Bruins traded top-4 defenseman Johnny Boychuk to the New Your Islanders in exchange for the Philadelphia Flyers’ 2^nd round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft (acquired by the Islanders), the Islanders’ 2016 2^nd round pick and a conditional 3^rd round pick in 2015 if the Islanders trade Boychuk to another Eastern Conference team. Trading away one of your top-4 defensemen is not the typical move to make for a team that many are predicting to get to the Stanley Cup Finals, yet this is what Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli did. Watch the Press Conference Highlights: [iframe id="" align="center" autoplay="no" mode="normal"]