Lindholm has been a 22-point flop. He is signed for six more seasons with no-move protection through 2029. Lindholm, 30, is practically untradeable, even if the Bruins eat part of his remaining salary.

With 46 games played, the Bruins hang onto the second Wild Card spot by one point. They've won their last two games but dropped six straight before that to land themselves in a position of great uncertainty with the trade deadline less than two months away.

The Boston Bruins are barely hanging onto a playoff spot, and Cam Neely said they are still decided which path to take at the NHL trade deadline.

Due to this, for the first time in a long time, the Bruins are not a guaranteed playoff team. With this, Bruins president Cam Neely was transparent and recently noted that the Bruins could retool their roster at the trade deadline this year.

The Boston Bruins are in a sticky situation heading into the second half of the season. They are in the playoff mix, but the gap is narrow. So, what should the Bruins do at the trade deadline?

The Boston Bruins must decide before the March 7 NHL trade deadline whether they’ll be buyers or sellers. Boston is 22-19-5 through its first 46 games of the season. The Bruins are tied with the Tampa Bay Lightning and seven points behind the first-place Toronto Maple Leafs in the Atlantic Division and sit 10th in the Eastern Conference.