When is Frederic’s hearing?
I believe the last day of July or around the first of August. I think.
You move Coyle you risk losing depth and flexibility , He capable of PP and Pk time ,he also can move up and down the lineup when needed short term , which might be called more if Bergey comes back with a iffy back.......So with this new found cap space who is his replacement and I doubt he will be able to to the job as well as Coyle.............I think Sweeney does not want to move Gryz in my opinion is a mistake if he is not going to be plyaed at playoff time..........in my opinion take what ever you can get for him and move ..........I also suggest go into camp and see what you have with Geekie , Bogvist and this coming from someone who has ripped Sweeney for not building his roster in the offseason . I think Sweeney has made moves to get younger , faster ,younger and more skilled , I also think those two players are no risk moves and potential high reward . I do not like the JVR signing but we shall see , hopefully I am wrong . I have said I would be in panic mode to aquire a center , that is why I prefer to see how this roster pans out ,although I am concerned with the defense and should be addressed at some point.............
I've been highly critical of Sweeney and Neely in this space, many times.
However, given that this is a/the bridge year, I'm fully in favor with what Sweeney has done this off season.
You can call them band aids but the older, proven players came cheap, can be let go painlessly, and were picked up in significant measure to challenge prospects for a given roster spot.
Part of Sweeney's MO is to force prospects to wrestle the job away from an established player and/or induce competition with multiple kids vying for the same position. No one is handed a job, and that's a smart way to run a hockey club. It's part of the Bruins "culture" and that's as it should be.
All of the pick ups/signings -- Ian Mitchell, Patrick Brown, Alec Regula, Jesper Boquist, Reilly Walsh, Keyser/DiPietro, Anthony Richard, Geek Out --
plus prospects fighting for jobs can only add competition, depth, and theoretically, a better roster on the ice come October.
Also, as Haggerty pointed out yesterday,
If, as both he and guest Evan Marinofsky believe, Matt Gryzlick is moved to make room for Frederic, Swayman and Bergeron contracts, it's conceivable that Mason Lohrei will take his place, opening night or thereafter.
If that happens, the Bruins will instantly ice a bigger, more rugged D corps across the board, averaging 6'3", 220 pounds.
That is something to like. Very much. It only took nearly a decade for Sweeney to get the message.
By the way, neither Haggerty nor Marinofsky want to part with Gryz. Given what Forbort brings as a PK specialist -- highlighted by a sudden drop in PK effectiveness when Forbort was out of the lineup with an injury last season -- Gryz would be the logical player to go.
This hinges on management's confidence that Lorhei can step into NHL duty at some point soon, even if he starts the year in PRO.
In that case, the Bruins would have to rely on... Jacob Zboril to contribute in the meantime.
Given Zboril's inconsistent, often poor performance and Montgomery's consequent reluctance to play him, that's a problem. At least in the interim.
You have to hope Mason will be ready, or nearly so, to join the Bruins sooner rather than later.
In the event, there will be a lot of story lines to follow going forward, and, hopefully, an entertaining season on tap.
Oh come on now.
Yes, come on now. Tell us more.
That’s what you get on July 24 in an offseason thats lacking any significant movement. Writers are scouring message boards looking for anything. Hell it wouldn’t surprise me if some GM are scouring this very own site looking for the next possible great trade idea.
You undervalue the board.
