B's Ship Hunwick, Acquire Cohen

Boston Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli is expected to announce to reporters tonight that the team has traded defenseman Matt Hunwick to the Colorado Avalanche for former Boston University defenseman Colby Cohen. The move is largely due to the Bruins' necessity to make salary cap room on their roster with the return of Marc Savard impending. Hunwick ($1.45 million) was rumored to be a potential player to go for the past few weeks. Cohen, the owner of an entry-level contract with Colorado, will have a friendlier salary to clear up a little room for Boston.

In three seasons with the BU Terriers, Cohen tallied 25 goals and 53 assists for 78 total points. He won a national championship in his sophomore season (2008-09). At just 21 years old and having played just 3 NHL games, the Bruins will hope to bring out the potential in Cohen, who was a second-round draft selection by the Avs in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

Even with the move, the Bruins' forwards will all need to be on high-alert in the coming games. The team is struggling and the return of Marc Savard will mean the demotion of one of the forwards on this squad. Hunwick's departure will serve as no sigh of relief to any player in that locker room.