Charlie McAvoy didn’t need words to express how he felt about Brad Marchand’s departure from the Boston Bruins. On Friday, hours after the Bruins sent their longtime captain to the Florida Panthers in a trade deadline stunner,

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.

Quite literally, the Boston Bruins are a different team than they were yesterday. General manager Don Sweeney detonated the Bruins roster, shipping out several core players at the trade deadline on Friday,

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.

McAvoy injured his right shoulder in Team USA’s opener and a subsequent infection necessitated a hospital stay.

The Boston Bruins traded team captain Brad Marchand to the Florida Panthers in a blockbuster trade. Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy was just as heartbroken as the fanbase upon the news.