The Boston Bruins blew it up at the trade deadline. Trent Frederic, Justin Brazeau, Charlie Coyle, Brandon Carlo and captain Brad Marchand were all shipped out of Beantown to contending teams while the Bruins sit on the outside of the playoff cut.

Just hours after Trent Frederic was traded to the Oilers, the Bruins reacted to both his exit and the team's latest loss to Nashville.

The trade deadline has passed, and the Boston Bruins were quite busy this year. But this season, unlike the past seasons in Don Sweeney’s tenure, they were sellers, not buyers.

BOSTON — After a day that saw the Bruins dump so many key parts of their lineup and their culture before the trade deadline on Friday, their short-term future is bleak and their long-term prospects are uncertain.

Even though the trade was expected, removing a player instead of adding one sent a ripple through the Bruins room. It showed on the ice.

"The human side of me was crushed," Jeremy Swayman said as the Bruins tried to pick up the post-deadline pieces.

The Bruins' roster is looking a lot different following the NHL trade deadline, which saw Brad Marchand, Charlie Coyle and more dealt.

Boston has traded veteran forward Charlie Coyle to the Colorado Avalanche, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reports. Centre Casey Mittelstadt is going back to Boston in a trade featuring two American players. Coyle is in the fifth season of a six-year contract with a $5.25-million cap hit.