Boston Bruins 2026 OFFSEASON Roster & Salary Cap V

[BruinsJoe]

I'm pretty down on Geekie tbh and I know I'm in the minority in that position. I really was unimpressed with his effort for the entire 2nd half of the season. Also I don't think he plays particularly well with Pasta and looks disinterested at times when he's not next to Pasta. Also gets lost too much on D to play the style Sturm wants to play.

Watching him not hit at all until game 7 against Buffalo honestly pissed me off. He could be good but his overall game too a step back last season imo. I mean the dude was a 3rd liner for long stretches of last season and Sturm went to Minten/Khusnutdinov over him regularly and tbh it seemed like the right decision. He showed up and scored in game 1 vs Buffalo but if you take away that fluke goal in game 2, that's where his points stop. People are so down on Zacha's playoff performance but Geekie was a pop-fly away from going zeros in 6 straight games.

Morgan isn't a good hockey player. He's slow as a turtle, a terrible skater, has very low hockey IQ, and his only real skill is his shot. Defensively, he's a liability, and too often he looks like he doesn't want to put in the work.


If you're retooling, you sell high on players like him and Zacha. They have good market value, and packaging them could help bring back pieces you actually need, like a true first-line center and a top-four right-shot defenseman.

 

[UncleRico]

Well with Detroit likely moving on from Larkin and Ottawa moving on from Tkachuk…

At least there’s a lot less competition for that final wild card spot

 

[BruinsJoe]

Trying to be somewhat optimistic here.

The realistic/optimistic option is that Tampa could fall off especially if Kucherov leaves, but I don't see Buffalo/Montreal/Florida getting worse soon.

Counting on other teams to decline isn't much of a strategy. You need to build a team that's capable of competing with them. As for the Bruins, I think they're still a few years away from reaching that point. There are just too many gaps in the lineup that need to be addressed.

 

[McBrom7]

You people will get Rasmus Andersson and you will like it

 

[UncleRico]

Morgan isn't a good hockey player. He's slow as a turtle, a terrible skater, has very low hockey IQ, and his only real skill is his shot. Defensively, he's a liability, and too often he looks like he doesn't want to put in the work.


If you're retooling, you sell high on players like him and Zacha. They have good market value, and packaging them could help bring back pieces you actually need, like a true first-line center and a top-four right-shot defenseman.

He has averaged 36 goals a year the last two years and is paid $5.5m a year.

You pay that every day of the week regardless of his other short comings

 

[UncleRico]

You people will get Rasmus Andersson and you will like it

Rasmus Andersson and Trochek are at the top of my list of players to avoid. Naturally we will get both.

 

[everett rats]

You bet on a 19 year old kid to not light the world on fire after going from NCAA to the top league in the world with only 2 weeks to figure it out. Congrats. You’re a modern day Nostradomus.

A full year of growing in the NHL next season will do him wonders. He needs confidence and by the new year he’ll be comfortable enough to contribute in a real way. Just as Minten did. These kids need time. This was always the point. James Hagens will be a key contributor for the team for years. I’m excited to watch it.

You see what the Florida Panthers just did ?
Picks are not the way to go you go for a proven NHL star player not these pics that 99% of them never paying out

 

[everett rats]

Are you seriously trying to take a victory lap on your Hagens prediction? Really?

Did you do the same after McAvoy returned from injury this season?

Ya hagens looks great like all you guys were telling me that's why they sat his ass after five games wake up the kid is nowhere close to being ready

 

[Bruinfanatic]

So did Florida brass tank to get the top 10 pick ,they aren’t getting that deal without that pick this year .

 

[everett rats]

Yeah draft and developing is the way to go tell that to the Florida Panthers what they did tonight is what we need to do get rid of the Toronto pick our pick and get a legit top 6 player

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

You see what the Florida Panthers just did ?
Picks are not the way to go you go for a proven NHL star player not these pics that 99% of them never paying out

Almost every single player in the league was once a draft pick. You sound like an idiot when you say things like this.

 

[dugg133]

Yeah draft and developing is the way to go tell that to the Florida Panthers what they did tonight is what we need to do get rid of the Toronto pick our pick and get a legit top 6 player

even if you wanted to sell the farm to try and push this team towards contender status I legit don't think we have the ammo to effectively do that

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

Counting on other teams to decline isn't much of a strategy. You need to build a team that's capable of competing with them. As for the Bruins, I think they're still a few years away from reaching that point. There are just too many gaps in the lineup that need to be addressed.

What bothers me is what the plan is, I don't think they have one.

This draft and free agency will tell me a little more.

The picks from Florida and Toronto will be lower than the Bruins owe pick without some sort of major add. Our D and Forward groups are lame. Swayman goes down we are cooked.

 

[goldenblack]

So did Florida brass tank to get the top 10 pick ,they aren’t getting that deal without that pick this year .

rhetorical?

 

[finaliz3d]

Florida literally f***ing started off by developing their players. Barkov was the #2 overall pick in his year. Ekblad was the #1 overall pick in his year. Reinhart, Forsling, Verhaeghe, and Bennett were guys who didn't break out until Florida developed them into the players they are. They also drafted Lundell 12th overall.

The only guys who were fully developed when they got there were basically the Tkachuk's, Marchand, Jones, Bobrovsky and then some other nondescript players.

 

[McBrom7]

Rasmus Andersson and Trochek are at the top of my list of players to avoid. Naturally we will get both.

Yeah.. this has me pretty nervous that Don will do something desperate here..

 

[McBrom7]

You see what the Florida Panthers just did ?
Picks are not the way to go you go for a proven NHL star player not these pics that 99% of them never paying out

Your theory is obvious. The problem with it is that no stars want to play here..

 

[finaliz3d]

Counting on other teams to decline isn't much of a strategy. You need to build a team that's capable of competing with them. As for the Bruins, I think they're still a few years away from reaching that point. There are just too many gaps in the lineup that need to be addressed.

I agree, there's so many gaps, but the Bruins aren't going to rebuild/give up now.

I don't know what the Bruins middle ground looks like, I'm worried it's Trocheck/Andersson.

 

[SPV]

That’s a pretty massive haul for two years of Brady. The roster is pretty amazing, but old and injury prone, if they stay healthy and can get a goalie though they should definitely be back in the hunt.

I’d like to see the Bruins ante up and get Robertson from Dallas

 

[Bruinfanatic]

rhetorical?

Probably

 

[shelbysdad]

Letourneau Zellers Simpson and whoever they draft in this year could be multiple years away…

Hagens will certainly help a little this year but putting all your stock in prospects is a bold strategy my friend.

They have cap space. They’re going to get some players to help them out next season before these guys make a push.

Devils advocate....and if we hadn't traded all those draft picks ,we wouldn't be stuck waiting for this group, the group we missed out on would be here already.... sometimes there needs to be a constant influx instead of gaps

 

[dugg133]

Florida literally f***ing started off by developing their players. Barkov was a top five pick. Ekblad was the #1 overall pick in his year. Reinhart, Forsling, Verhaeghe, and Bennett were guys who didn't break out until Florida developed them into the players they are. They also drafted Lundell 12th overall.

The only guys who were fully developed when they got there were basically the Tkachuk's, Marchand, Jones, Bobrovsky and then some other nondescript players.

and they got the first Tkachuk because they drafted and developed Huberdeau

 

[McBrom7]

That’s a pretty massive haul for two years of Brady. The roster is pretty amazing, but old and injury prone, if they stay healthy and can get a goalie though they should definitely be back in the hunt.

I’d like to see the Bruins ante up and get Robertson from Dallas

Bruins aren’t outbidding anyone for Robo

 

[PlayMakers]

That’s a pretty massive haul for two years of Brady. The roster is pretty amazing, but old and injury prone, if they stay healthy and can get a goalie though they should definitely be back in the hunt.

I’d like to see the Bruins ante up and get Robertson from Dallas

I mean, they were the one team in the league that could feel confident about re-signing him to play with his brother.

 

[Bruinfanatic]

That’s a pretty massive haul for two years of Brady. The roster is pretty amazing, but old and injury prone, if they stay healthy and can get a goalie though they should definitely be back in the hunt.

I’d like to see the Bruins ante up and get Robertson from Dallas

Ottawa is going for him now.