The trade deadline is nearing (February 27!) and Bruins fans may be starting to wonder, maybe with a touch of dread or positivity (or, at times, both), if the team brass will make any personnel changes. While only time will tell what could happen before March, there is one player who sometimes seems like a good candidate for being shipped out of Boston: Joe Corvo.
Corvo, a defenseman, came to the Bruins last July in a trade with the Carolina Hurricanes for a fourth-round 2012 draft pick. Since then, he’s been most commonly paired with Dennis Seidenberg. While no defenseman is perfect, and Seidenberg has certainly made his share of mistakes this season (most recently in Sunday’s game against Washington, when it looked like he helped Marcus Johansson put the puck behind Tim Thomas), Corvo can be downright frustrating.
First, let’s focus on the positives.
Corvo’s rating to date this season is +14. (He finished last season with the Hurricanes at a -14.)
He’...
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