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Trade request becoming public was ‘very uncomfortable’ for ex-Bruins forward.
Jake DeBrusk tried to get a fresh start prior to this summer’s free agency when he requested not one, but two trades from the Bruins. The first request came the summer of 2021 after Boston was eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
DeBrusk was a healthy scratch throughout the series, and he began to question what kind of role he had on the team going forward.
“I just thought it’s time for maybe a fresh start for both sides,” DeBrusk said during a recent appearance on “The Cam & Stick Podcast.” “At that point, I made the call to try and get it moving forward. I didn’t think they were taking it seriously, and I thought that, at that point, I was fighting for my career. I thought I could add more than what was happening, and I didn’t see anything changing.”
While the initial trade request remained private, the second one became public. And it made for some “very uncomfortable” feelings around the hockey rink.
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