India, March 17 -- Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney has been accused of "threatening" his players before the NHL 2024-25 trade deadline. A source told RG.org that Sweeney gathered the team's core players after firing former head coach Jim Montgomery in November and told them they needed to improve or risk being traded. However, despite the warning, the Bruins struggled, posting a 3-6-2 record from February 1 until the NHL Trade Deadline on March 7. In a surprising move, Sweeney traded away Brad Marchand, Charlie Coyle, Brandon Carlo, and forwards Justin Brazeau and Marc McLaughlin.

"Don told the core back in November and again before the Four Nations: 'If you don't get this together, changes are coming for you!' and clearly he h...