Injury bug strikes Bruins again with another forward lost against the Senators
Through the first month of the season, the Boston Bruins have dealt with injuries on defense and with their forwards. First, it was defenseman Hampus Lindholm, who left the home opener against the Chicago Blackhawks, and he missed a good amount of time, and the Black and Gold went on a losing streak.
Last Thursday night, center Elias Lindholm took a heavy hit at center ice from Jordan Greenway and left with his own lower-body injury. He has been ruled out week-to-week by head coach Marco Sturm, leaving the Bruins down one key player. The last thing they can afford is another injury, and that was the case against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night at the TD Garden.
Bruins lose forward to injury against Senators
Forward John Beecher left early in the game against Ottawa, and during the second period, it was announced that he was not returning to the game with a lower-body injury. That is a big blow, as he has been playing well as of late in the lineup and has been one of Sturm's better penalty killers. His loss leaves them short a forward for the rest of the game.
While Beecher was lost for the night, the Bruins appeared to have dodged a big injury later in the second period. Defenseman Andrew Peeke has been hit with a hard check at the Senators' blueline in front of the Boston bench. He was leaning over the boards to the Boston bench after the hit as the game went to a TV timeout. After the timeout, Peeke made his way down the runway to the locker room for an undisclosed injury.
Whether or not he was directed there by the spotter isn't known, to he was treated for a potential concussion. The good news was that he returned later in the period and finished it out.
‘Big Time Rebuild’ in AFC East Could Feature 6-foot-6 Eagles Backup QB
The Philadelphia Eagles have a certain ethos when it comes to backup quarterbacks that lands along the lines of “The More the Merrier” and it’s hard to argue with the results.
The Eagles have drafted and traded for potential quarterbacks with seemingly reckless abandon in recent years and come away with some gems, and none more than 2023 sixth round pick Tanner McKee, who shined in place of Super Bowl MVP quarterback Jalen Hurts when Hurts missed most of the final 3 games of the 2024 regular season with a concussion.
The Ringer’s Sheil Kapadia thinks the Eagles might have a bargaining chip in McKee, who might entice a team in the middle of a massive rebuild — specifically the New York Jets — to cut a deal with Philly to obtain his services.
The Jets are coming off a fire sale before the NFL trade deadline that signaled a massive rebuild under first year head coach Aaron Glenn. The Jets now possess 5 first round picks over the next 2 seasons — 2 first rounders in 2026 and 3 first rounders in 2027.
With current starter Justin Fields not exactly getting the job done in the first year of a 2-year, $40 million contract, the Jets might want to upgrade at the position in 2026.
The 1-7 Jets have the longest postseason drought of any team across the 4 North American professional sports leagues — they haven’t been to the playoffs since losing in the AFC Championship Game following the 2010 season.
McKee could very well be a stopgap starter in 2026. If he shows he can handle the load moving forward, it could allow the Jets to spend those picks in other ways than drafting a quarterback.
“I was thinking a couple of things here, and one of them is Tanner McKee, because I was trying to look at backups and you say, is there a backup here (who could be a starter)?” Kapadia said on The Ringer NFL Show on Thursday, November 6. “I’m a huge Tanner McKee fan. I think it could be done. They’re in line for a big time rebuild. he could be the guy.”
McKee’s Trade Value Could Be High
Depending on how desperate the Jets or some other QB needy team might get, the value of McKee might be surprising if the Eagles open themselves up to trades.
McKee still has one year left on the 4-year, $4.02 million contract he signed with the Eagles after they drafted him in the sixth round (No. 188 overall) of the 2023 NFL draft out of Stanford.
That means a deal could be made that might get the Eagles back a third round pick or fourth round pick or possibly a pair of late round picks back in exchange for McKee.
From Bleeding Green Nation in June 2025: “Now, if McKee plays well in the preseason, (general manager) Howie Roseman is going to get trade offers for McKee. He probably already has. And if someone offers a 1st-round pick you take it. You just do. But I wouldn’t expect that to happen. A 3rd-round pick, no way. Not enough. The question is would you take a 2nd-rounder for McKee, and I would really be reluctant … There’s no doubt in my mind McKee can be a plus NFL starter, and he’ll probably get that opportunity if he hits free agency after the 2026 season. But right now, the Eagles need him more than they need more picks.”
