Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney doesn't appear to have any interest in trading young defenseman Brandon Carlo.
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While Sweeney conceded any player could conceivably be dealt at some point - citing that even Wayne Gretzky was traded - he's still intent on retooling from within, with Carlo emerging as a key piece, according to Kevin Paul DuPont of the Boston Globe.
"The commitment of our organization, to how we are trying to build, to the times we've done it correctly - you know, Bergy (Patrice Bergeron), (David) Krejci, (Brad) Marchand, (David) Pastrnak - that's where you want to be," Sweeney said. "We want to be a team that believes it has internal fixes, that you are growing those players."
Carlo, then, is "not worried about that he is going somewhere," Sweeney added.
In 50 games with the Bruins, Carlo has scored five goals (including one in a loss to Anaheim on Wednesday) and added nine assists while averaging 21:17 on the Bruins' blue line, the third-highest average ice time on the team and third among all rookie defensemen.
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