The Bruins may not be the most talented bunch and the direction of the organization is still very much up in the air.

Boston’s trademark stingy defense has turned into a sieve — sapping the Bruins of arguably their steadiest foundation in an unstable campaign.

The Boston Bruins, for most of Don Sweeney’s almost 10 years as general manager, have had a clear objective ahead of the NHL trade deadline. Buy. The Bruins’ problem for much of the last eight years ...