Rumor: Two Bruins on the trading block as Don Sweeney shops for a center.

There had been rumblings heading into this offseason that veteran centerman David Krejci was seriously contemplating leaving the Bruins, and the National Hockey League altogether, to return to his home country of the Czech Republic but that did nothing to soften the blow when Krejci officially announced that he would indeed be leaving the organization this summer.

The Bruins have now been left to seek a replacement for the talented centerman, considered by many in Boston to be among the NHL's most underrated players, and the task has not been an easy one for Bruins' general manager Don Sweeney. A report from Jimmy Murphy of Boston Hockey Now indicates that the trade market has gone quiet which is bad news for the Bruins who will be hard pressed to find someone internally that can adequately replace the 44 points of production Krejci had last season.

This does not mean that the Bruins are not trying however, according to Murphy there has been talk for some time now that both forward Jake DeBrusk and defenseman Jakub Zboril could play the role of bargaining chip when it comes to Sweeney finding himself a new centerman. As for which centerman the Bruins may be inquiring about? Anyone's guess is as good as mine here, but there has been talk recently linking the Bruins to the Arizona Coyotes.

The Fourth Period's David Pagnotta reported in late July that the Bruins have been linked to "several" of the players on the Arizona Coyotes roster, and among those is no doubt centerman Christian Dvorak. Dvorak is 25 years old and could slot in as Boston's #3 center, after the Bruins have indicated that it will be veteran Charlie Coyle who will take Krejci's place on the second line, and is coming off a pretty solid season for the Coyotes. In 51 games last season he put up 8 goals and 36 assists for a very respectable 44 points on the season, and finished with a plus minus rating of +16.

Adding another solid two way center behind captain Patrice Bergeron certainly wouldn't hurt the Bruins and Dvorak fits that description, the question now however is whether or not the Bruins will be willing to meet the price set by Coyotes general manager Bill Armstrong who knows full well there are many teams with interest in acquiring his player.