Oh good to know. Thanks. Hadn’t seen the video yet.
Wonder why it took this long for an announcement from Bergeron? And I’m also surprised the information didn’t leak beforehand.
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Wonder why it took this long for an announcement from Bergeron? And I’m also surprised the information didn’t leak beforehand.
I’d take Krecji back in a second. He was one of if not the best Bruins in game 7.
I KNOW you aren't meaning to be 100% serious, but man I hate when people say this. You and I (and I have played hockey my whole life) wouldn't even touch the puck for long enough to grab points.
Downplays the skill of guys, because if this were true why go out and invest money in getting a top 6C when an AHL duster could put up "decent numbers", i imagine a skilled AHL C could put up more than decent numbers with him.
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What can go wrong with Zacha and Coyle as your top two centers? 
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The question is when did Sweeney actual know? If he knew at the beginning of free agency while trading Hall he did two fold damage to the forwards. Then it makes you wonder if he royally screwed up thinking he was going to get Bertuzzi locked up. Now he is out all of them, and I'd be really surprised if Krejci hangs around too. So instead he decided for quantity of quality praying that someone steps up. It seems to Sweeney this is a "throw crap against the wall see if it sticks" season.
People say they had a historic season, and should be able to absorb the losses dont understand that when you remove players, you allow an opponent to focus on those third liners that are now in a top 6 role. A lot of times that fails. We already seen Coyle fail as a number 2 when he lost it to Haula. Zacha is going to get way more attention too. Possible he handles it better, but a gamble. It seems Sweeney has decided to go with Center by Committee like he tried before (which failed).
He has an asset in either Ulmark or Swayman. They dont need two number 1 goalies when they dont even have a number 1 center. Him failing to trade one so he can keep the gimmick goalie hug is not smart management
People say they had a historic season, and should be able to absorb the losses dont understand that when you remove players, you allow an opponent to focus on those third liners that are now in a top 6 role. A lot of times that fails. We already seen Coyle fail as a number 2 when he lost it to Haula. Zacha is going to get way more attention too. Possible he handles it better, but a gamble. It seems Sweeney has decided to go with Center by Committee like he tried before (which failed).
He has an asset in either Ulmark or Swayman. They dont need two number 1 goalies when they dont even have a number 1 center. Him failing to trade one so he can keep the gimmick goalie hug is not smart management
good point
Be careful , should not make a panic move............
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I just have no idea what this lineup is going to look like. I've tried to pencil down my thoughts but can't even figure out what it might look like....
Roll 4 Lines
Pastafarian!
More to the point, can he play wing?Can Looch play centre?
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We need one of Jimmy Murphy Hockey Now associates to post an ‘Elias Lindholm Reacts to Bergeron Retirement: come get me’!!!! Story
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Marchand - Zacha - Pasta
JVR - Coyle - Debrusk
Lucic - Geekie - Boqvist
Lauko - Frederic - Brown
Ex F - Greer
Gryz - McAvoy
Lindholm - Carlo
Forbort - Shattenkirk
Ex LD: Zboril
Ex. RD: Mitchell
Ullmark
Swayman
I think you have to break Marchand and Pasta up into two different lines. Keep Zacha and Pasta together, and keep Marchand and Debrusk together.
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Cup driven
Again, if your teams success hangs on an often injured 37 year old player that already retired once, you’re pretty much failing at your job if you’re the general manager, no?
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On one hand I agree with you. Spread the wealth a bit more.
But on the other hand, we have to be cognizant that Marchand is a year older, and just lost the player he's played more minutes with (by far) than any other professional player. Do they get more out of Marchand putting him back with Pasta than on a separate line? They (63 and 88) were fantastic together back in the Perfection Line days.
Thinking about next years lines, I think in an ideal world they pair guys off then fill in the holes, something like this as the top 9:
x-Zacha-Pasta
Marchand-x-debrusk
freddy-coyle-x
Spreads the top 6 talent out and stabilizes the bottom 6 by keeping Coyle down there. Then fill in the x's with guys like Geekie, Boqvist, Merkulov, etc. until you find something that works.
x-Zacha-Pasta
Marchand-x-debrusk
freddy-coyle-x
Spreads the top 6 talent out and stabilizes the bottom 6 by keeping Coyle down there. Then fill in the x's with guys like Geekie, Boqvist, Merkulov, etc. until you find something that works.
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For those players they dealt: 3 1st round picks, 2 2nd round picks, a 3rd, a 4th and a 5th.
Not complaining about the trades at all, but when you are looking at those assets coming out of the bank, you have to understand that leaves less to spend now.
Right now they have (not including 6ths and 7ths)
'24 4th and 5th
'25 1st, 3rd and 5th
'26 All
'27 All
If Lindholm cost 2 of the following 3 assets do you do it: Lysell, Lohrei, '25 1st? Also understanding that salary would have to go back so you'd be losing a roster piece as well.
speaks volumes to me of
-1- how much respect they have for him.
-2- how tight a room it is.
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Curious, would any combination of Carlo, Frederic, Mast, Poitras, Lohrei, and future 1st rounders be on the table for Elias Lindholm and/or Hanifin? Or are some of those pieces non-starters?
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Not sure about how Zacha will pan out ,but we have all seen Coyle now for awhile,some streaks of good games but disappears,great puck possession but all to many times turns into nothing.What can go wrong with Zacha and Coyle as your top two centers?
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Sweeney went after UFA/deadline targets including: Bertuzzi, Rick Nash, Hall, Ullmark, Orlov, and Hampus Lindholm
He pretty much goes after what he needs and ains high
He’s already got one Lindholm I would be surprised if his number one target isn’t Elias Lindholm
Not saying they can get him but I would think he’s interested
He pretty much goes after what he needs and ains high
He’s already got one Lindholm I would be surprised if his number one target isn’t Elias Lindholm
Not saying they can get him but I would think he’s interested
I want top of the line - that 6 M they shedded for Hall 24-25 is brilliant to me (others aren’t impressed but I am)
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