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Boston Bruins 2023 Off-Season CAP, Trade Rumors and Free Agent Talk IX

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lol was watching this thinking "damn he has handles"

Ooooooh, he's the guy standing still that taps it :laugh:

 
Fenway said:
BOSTON - Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today, July 10, that the team has signed defenseman Ian Mitchell to a one-year NHL contract with a cap hit of $775,000.

Mitchell, 24, played in 35 games with the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2022-23 season, tallying one goal and seven assists. The 5-foot-11, 173-pound defenseman has appeared in 82 career NHL games with Chicago, totaling four goals and 12 assists for 16 points.

The St. Albert, Alberta native was originally selected by Chicago in the second round (57th overall) of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
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One way NHL contract. Congrats to him. On the flip side that makes it pretty tight for Frederic/swayman
 
EverettMike said:
I guess I should have said "genuinely genuinely?"

I've never, in all my many years as a hockey fan, heard about right or left handed "center depth." Wing and defense? All the time, yes. Centers? No.
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Handedness is a factor depending on which hash the draw is at.
 
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EverettMike said:
I guess I should have said "genuinely genuinely?"

I've never, in all my many years as a hockey fan, heard about right or left handed "center depth." Wing and defense? All the time, yes. Centers? No.
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In the defensive zone, you want to win your faceoffs into the corner, not directly at your goalie, as they cannot be trusted to not do goalie things like get distracted by the melody of the stadium music.

It's harder, generally speaking, for a center to win a draw on his forehand. It's not that simple, but pretend it is. Therefore, you want your right shot centers taking faceoffs on the right side in your own end.
 
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Patdud said:
Handedness is a factor depending on which hash the draw is at.
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Eh, some centers are better on their backhand versus their forehand. That's more important.

BlackFrancis said:
In the defensive zone, you want to win your faceoffs into the corner, not directly at your goalie, as they cannot be trusted to not do goalie things like get distracted by the melody of the stadium music.

It's harder, generally speaking, for a center to win a draw on his forehand. It's not that simple, but pretend it is. Therefore, you want your right shot centers taking faceoffs on the right side in your own end.
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Can you remember a single instance of a coach sending out a guy to take a defensive zone faceoff specifically because of which way he shoots?

I can't. I really can't. Doesn't mean it never happens, but my entire life defensive zone faceoffs always just went to your best faceoff guy, and it didn't matter how he shoots or what corner the draw was in.
 
Hookslide said:
Who out there is available that you would make that commit to.
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Mark Scheifele would be one guy but it's not my job to figure out who is a available. You made a generalized statement that I responded to, you didn't name anyone in particular. There are many guys I'd commit to on the league , it's Sweeney job to figure out if they're available or not
 
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EverettMike said:
Eh, some centers are better on their backhand versus their forehand. That's more important.



Can you remember a single instance of a coach sending out a guy to take a defensive zone faceoff specifically because of which way he shoots?

I can't. I really can't. Doesn't mean it never happens, but my entire life defensive zone faceoffs always just went to your best faceoff guy, and it didn't matter how he shoots or what corner the draw was in.
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It happens all the time, in every game. As an example, Nosek would take left dot faceoffs on a stoppage on the PK. Bergeron or Coyle would take right dot.

It’s why a few years ago they changed the rule so that the offensive team after an icing, or in the beginning of the PP, or after a net is dislodged by the defense, can pick which side of the ice to have the faceoff. It used to be refs discretion.
 
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EverettMike said:
Eh, some centers are better on their backhand versus their forehand. That's more important.



Can you remember a single instance of a coach sending out a guy to take a defensive zone faceoff specifically because of which way he shoots?

I can't. I really can't. Doesn't mean it never happens, but my entire life defensive zone faceoffs always just went to your best faceoff guy, and it didn't matter how he shoots or what corner the draw was in.
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It all matters what you have for preparation. Is your best faceoff man better at one? Is the opponent weak on one side?

You want that puck in the corner. That is the goal. You don't want it coming at the goalie. You don't want it going into the slot, which can be worse than losing it outright.

Faceoffs are just one little thing. PK and PP are hugely handedness dependent or designed, though that isn't always center specific.
 
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BlackFrancis said:
It all matters what you have for preparation. Is your best faceoff man better at one? Is the opponent weak on one side?

You want that puck in the corner. That is the goal. You don't want it coming at the goalie. You don't want it going into the slot, which can be worse than losing it outright.

Faceoffs are just one little thing. PK and PP are hugely handedness dependent or designed, though that isn't always center specific.
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I mean, sure, okay, but when you're putting a roster together how much does any of that matter? Would you target an inferior center just because you want two right shots up the middle? Feels like something you'd like to have versus something you should make a point of getting.
 
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Bodit9 said:
Seems like we're looking at:
Swayman - 2 years $3M AAV
Freddy - 2 years $2M AAV
Bergy - 1 year $1M AAV +bonuses 35+ contract

Otherwise we might need to pay someone to take Forbort?
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Bergy takes the place of $1M on the roster, so Lauko or Brown or whoever else you would slot to fill out the roster. So he’s really not additive to the cap issue.
 
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EverettMike said:
I mean, sure, okay, but when your putting a roster together how much does any of that matter? Would you target an inferior center just because you want two right shots up the middle? Feels like something you'd like to have versus something you should make a point of getting.
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If all things are equal, you'd want two of each. With the Bruins running with three right shots for years now, it demonstrably proves it isn't the be-all of roster construction, at least for Don Sweeney. Peter Chiarelli was pretty sold on it, at least until he inherited Hopkins and Draisaitl, then drafted McDavid.

Even saying that about Sweeney, you must notice those 4th line centers are always left shots. It is want instead of need, but just like they don't want small centers, they definitely don't want a roster with all their centers shooting the same side. And if things go sideways, you adjust.
 
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