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Boston Bruins 2023-24 Roster and Salary Cap Discussion IVX-post TDL

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Wotherspoon needs to be in the lineup to provide some jam on LD. I think Monty needs to see what he can do next to Carlo. Even if the goal is to have McAvoy or Lindholm on the ice for the majority of the game, the Lindholm - Carlo pairing isn't cutting it. Lindholm is better off with McAvoy or tried with Peake.

The Bruins' 4th line has been producing, but it's time for the top 9F to show up. If Marchand is hurt, as much as he will probably want to play in Florida, he should sit and heal up. Might be time to get a look at Lysell for a few games.
 
Absurdity said:
Wotherspoon needs to be in the lineup to provide some jam on LD. I think Monty needs to see what he can do next to Carlo. Even if the goal is to have McAvoy or Lindholm on the ice for the majority of the game, the Lindholm - Carlo pairing isn't cutting it. Lindholm is better off with McAvoy or tried with Peake.

The Bruins' 4th line has been producing, but it's time for the top 9F to show up. If Marchand is hurt, as much as he will probably want to play in Florida, he should sit and heal up. Might be time to get a look at Lysell for a few games.
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JDB - Coyle - Brazeau
JVR - Zacha - Pasta
Heinen - Frederic - Geekie
Lauko - Beecher - Boqvist

Let Marchand heal up,
 
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sarge88 said:
JDB - Coyle - Brazeau
JVR - Zacha - Pasta
Heinen - Frederic - Geekie
Lauko - Beecher - Boqvist

Let Marchand heal up,
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You are right about Marchand, we went through this last year, take some time off. I know he scored today BUT I am not happy with Heinen's game sorry him playing with Pasta and Zacha is a disgrace and even more so with Beecher not even dressed. Let me piss everyone off a little more, although I think at some point in his career , it is not now , Loheri will be a fine defenseman is not now. and should not be counted on in the playoffs unless the injuries start piling up.
 
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Hookslide said:
You are right about Marchand, we went through this last year, take some time off. I know he scored today BUT I am not happy with Heinen's game sorry him playing with Pasta and Zacha is a disgrace and even more so with Beecher not even dressed. Let me piss everyone off a little more, although I think at some point in his career , it is not now , Loheri will be a fine defenseman is not now. and should not be counted on in the playoffs unless the injuries start piling up.
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A disgrace.
 
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You are right about Marchand, we went through this last year, take some time off. I know he scored today BUT I am not happy with Heinen's game sorry him playing with Pasta and Zacha is a disgrace and even more so with Beecher not even dressed. Let me piss everyone off a little more, although I think at some point in his career , it is not now , Loheri will be a fine defenseman is not now. and should not be counted on in the playoffs unless the injuries start piling up.
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I Disagree
 
Hookslide said:
You are right about Marchand, we went through this last year, take some time off. I know he scored today BUT I am not happy with Heinen's game sorry him playing with Pasta and Zacha is a disgrace and even more so with Beecher not even dressed. Let me piss everyone off a little more, although I think at some point in his career , it is not now , Loheri will be a fine defenseman is not now. and should not be counted on in the playoffs unless the injuries start piling up.
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I’m not entirely psyched about JVR on line 2 either but regardless of what many might think, I don’t think it’s fair for Heinen to not get bumped down after the last 2 games.

He’s 90% responsible for two back breaking goals in less than 48 hours.
 
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sarge88 said:
I’m not entirely psyched about JVR on line 2 either but regardless of what many might think, I don’t think it’s fair for Heinen to not get bumped down after the last 2 games.

He’s 90% responsible for two back breaking goals in less than 48 hours.
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strong disagree on “90% responsible”, as a matter of fact you’re the only person I’ve seen harping on Heinen at all about them. I definitely blame the goalies more for them, for instance

This team isn’t good enough to overcome average or bad goaltending, it’s supposed to be the teams biggest strength
 
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sarge88 said:
I’m not entirely psyched about JVR on line 2 either but regardless of what many might think, I don’t think it’s fair for Heinen to not get bumped down after the last 2 games.

He’s 90% responsible for two back breaking goals in less than 48 hours.
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Do you think it is fair to Beecher,I don't , let the kid play stop jerking him around.
 
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dangermike said:
My biggest complaint about this season is that we have the world’s biggest line jumbler and it feels like there’s some combinations we haven’t looked into yet. I’m a Monty defender but I’ve def become irked
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We our in total agreement, and like you I was in Monty's corner, but I am slowly moving to shaky ground.

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good makes me feel smarter.
 
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CDJ said:
strong disagree on “90% responsible”, as a matter of fact you’re the only person I’ve seen harping on Heinen at all about them. I definitely blame the goalies more for them, for instance

This team isn’t good enough to overcome average or bad goaltending, it’s supposed to be the teams biggest strength
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To be honest that’s the problem.

A feeble poke check back to the slot that ends up on Panarin’s stick and in the back of the net and a ill advised, lazy
and terrible give away that sends Philly on an odd man rush are simply bad plays.

If that were most others on this team there would be post after post criticizing them but with Heinen there are more posts sticking up for him than holding him accountable.
 
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To be honest that’s the problem.

A feeble poke check back to the slot that ends up on Panarin’s stick and in the back of the net and a ill advised, lazy
and terrible give away that sends Philly on an odd man rush are simply bad plays.

If that were most others on this team there would be post after post criticizing them but with Heinen there are more posts sticking up for him than holding him accountable.
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90% is ridiculous, you went too far in the opposite direction. Linus makes 6x more money, he needs to have those at the end of the game

And when you score clutch goals people will probably celebrate you
 
CDJ said:
90% is ridiculous, you went too far in the opposite direction. Linus makes 6x more money, he needs to have those at the end of the game

And when you score clutch goals people will probably celebrate you
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IDK

When you have the puck on your stick,
Pass it directly to an opponent and it ends up in your net 15- 20 seconds later, it’s hard to say you’re not largely responsible.

Maybe it’s 70 or 75%.

Either way, imagine if that was Lohrei or JDB?
 
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Drouin 28 year old C entering his prime making 759k and putting up 50+ points and the board says no.

Scratching my head here meanwhile Sweeney will overpay for Lindholm about 7m per to put up 60.
 
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sarge88 said:
To be honest that’s the problem.

A feeble poke check back to the slot that ends up on Panarin’s stick and in the back of the net and a ill advised, lazy
and terrible give away that sends Philly on an odd man rush are simply bad plays.

If that were most others on this team there would be post after post criticizing them but with Heinen there are more posts sticking up for him than holding him accountable.
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He's the most overrated mediocre Bruin in team history.
 
bruins4thecup65 said:
Drouin 28 year old C entering his prime making 759k and putting up 50+ points and the board says no.

Scratching my head here meanwhile Sweeney will overpay for Lindholm about 7m per to put up 60.
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He has 43 points, maybe he'll get to 50+ (playing most of his time with a top 5 center this year) . If he does it will be the 3rd time in 10 NHL seasons he has gotten to 50. Never once above 53. He averaged 22 points a year the last 4 seasons .

As I said I might be interested in Drouin on a 1 year 3 million dollar deal. Lindholm has proven to be a workhorse who plays over 90% of the games in his career. this will likely be the 7th season he has payed 80 or more games. An he has had seasons of 82 and 78 points.
 
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sarge88 said:
Shhh.

It’s an insult to call a JAG a JAG.
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I like him, but the Bruins did sign Patrick Brown to a guaranteed 2 year deal before Heinen was even offered a try-out. He had zero contract offers. He's done well, and hopefully for him he gets a contract from someone in the summer. Sweeney hasn't exactly tripped over himself trying to get him signed for past this year either. While he's been on every line imaginable he has also spent most of his time with the better Bruins.
 
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Hookslide said:
You are right about Marchand, we went through this last year, take some time off. I know he scored today BUT I am not happy with Heinen's game sorry him playing with Pasta and Zacha is a disgrace and even more so with Beecher not even dressed. Let me piss everyone off a little more, although I think at some point in his career , it is not now , Loheri will be a fine defenseman is not now. and should not be counted on in the playoffs unless the injuries start piling up.
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The only times Pasta's line has more chances against than for is when Heinen or JVR is on this line. Heinen and JDB seem to play decent on the same line.
 
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I like him, but the Bruins did sign Patrick Brown to a guaranteed 2 year deal before Heinen was even offered a try-out. He had zero contract offers. He's done well, and hopefully for him he gets a contract from someone in the summer. Sweeney hasn't exactly tripped over himself trying to get him signed for past this year either. While he's been on every line imaginable he has also spent most of his time with the better Bruins.
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I don’t like him (as a player) I’m sure he’s a good person and I get that his production has been good for his salary this year, but he’s not a second liner and I don’t trust him to keep this up, even thought it’s not exactly earth shattering anyway.

Next year, I’d rather they move on, but if he’s back and it’s for under $1.4 or so and it’s only for the 3rd/4th line, I can live with it, even though I’d probably rather see someone younger or just different.
 
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I like him, but the Bruins did sign Patrick Brown to a guaranteed 2 year deal before Heinen was even offered a try-out. He had zero contract offers. He's done well, and hopefully for him he gets a contract from someone in the summer. Sweeney hasn't exactly tripped over himself trying to get him signed for past this year either. While he's been on every line imaginable he has also spent most of his time with the better Bruins.
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I am quite sure Heinen was not available for 800K when the Bruins signed Brown. Heinen got caught in the game of musical chairs that happens every offseason , especially when cap money is tight. I suspect his agent believed he could get a multiple year deal that started with at least a 2. I wouldn't be surprised if they even had some negotiations where they thought it was possible, until all the money was gone and there were no jobs left so he came to boston where he liked it and had allies
 
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