ðɪs tɹˈeɪd wʌz pɹˈɑːmptᵻd baɪ ðə bɹˈuːɪnz lˈækɪŋ sˈælɚɹi kˈæp spˈeɪs, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɪn tˈɜːn blˈeɪmd ˌɔn mˈɛnɪəv ðə kˈɑːntɹækts ðæt tʃaɪɚɹˈɛli hæd ˈɑːptᵻd tə sˈaɪn.
This trade was prompted by the Bruins lacking salary cap space, which was in turn blamed on many of the contracts that Chiarelli had opted to sign.