Boston Bruins 2026 Offseason Roster & Salary Cap VII

[DKH]

I'm thinking Donny gets Rasmus Andersson resigns peeke and Arvy and thats the roster.

I’m going
99.9 % Andersson signs Vegas (I put Calgary by mistake yesterday) Emily Kaplin reported a handshake deal was the strong rumor

Arvidsson probably has to decide Bruins 4 years (I know I know you guys hate it) and a 5 year offer

Peeke - I don’t dislike him but I’d rather go with RD Billy Sweezy on his one year deal - he is tough blocks shots etc

Giving Peeke even the 3/9 blah

Play Joker with Zadarov

Keep Lohrei RD

Work in Brunet

 

[SwayHeyKid]

I'm thinking Donny gets Rasmus Andersson resigns peeke and Arvy and thats the roster.

And that roster is 5th best in the division.

 

[8Neely8]

Surely Peeke can't return.

It would by typical B’s M.O. when he does

 

[22Brad Park]

Flames want a 2nd rounder for Zary. I would definitely do that deal.I seen enough of him to know he could help .His age fits to

 

[HustleB]

Unfortunately, in this era of "clicks uber alles", getting a reaction trumps making sense, being objectively correct, or even avoiding embarrassment. Replies generated are dopamine hits, and the mice in here just keep hitting that button until their brains are mush.

I’d like to shame them with you but alas I am as guilty as the next.

 

[The don godfather]

I know that is the cynical fan narrative but it's not the actual marching orders from above.

Because guess what. You know what they'd like more than revenue from 2 playoff games? The revenue from all the playoff games. 4 seven game series is the ideal. Max ticket, TV ads, concessions, and merch revenue.

Now, something seems to get jumbled with the execution because management is not delivering that max playoff revenue for ownership and gets to just keep going at it year after year. There's that. But I don't believe for a second that ownership does not care, especially when they spend close to the cap every year. You can question whether they enforce accountability, but that's a different topic.

Anyone who sees this roster especially upfront can see were gonna toasted by cats in 3 ( three because of tko playing game 4 is just mailing it in and want to go home without anymore injuries). Last year I was wrong and this team miraculously got 100 points but what's happening now in the east I doubt we get a WC spot and if we do canes or cats will use as a speed bump. Sell.

 

[EverettMike]

His teams have also only made it past the second round once.

When you think about how much talent he inherited and the level of goalie play his teams have generally received during his tenure I really don't know how he has any fans left at this point.

 

[The don godfather]

I’m going
99.9 % Andersson signs Vegas (I put Calgary by mistake yesterday) Emily Kaplin reported a handshake deal was the strong rumor

Arvidsson probably has to decide Bruins 4 years (I know I know you guys hate it) and a 5 year offer

Peeke - I don’t dislike him but I’d rather go with RD Billy Sweezy on his one year deal - he is tough blocks shots etc

Giving Peeke even the 3/9 blah

Play Joker with Zadarov

Keep Lohrei RD

Work in Brunet

Looking forward for the Celtics season.

 

[McBrom7]

Even if we decide to sell off pieces now.. What teams are still buying?

Feels like rosters are filling out fast...

 

[The don godfather]

And that roster is 5th best in the division.

Sad times and pasta says I'm leaving.

 

[marianne99]

I mean him saying he was in discussions to extend Peeke tells you all you really need to know. Without Swayman last year they were a lottery team again. They got absolutely smoked by Buffalo. When do they try to add something of substance to Pastrnak?

It's actually not. What did you want him to say?

"f*** no I'm not re-signing that guy. No I don't care about my relationships with players. I'll say in an interview how much he sucks. That's good for business. Also to the teams I'm trying to trade with. I have noooooooooo f***in options at RD bc I couldn't be bothered to bring Peeke back. Ya f*** my leverage"

Complain when stuff happens. Stop making scenarios up in your head.

 

[SwayHeyKid]

When you think about how much talent he inherited and the level of goalie play his teams have generally received during his tenure I really don't know how he has any fans left at this point.

Even 2023 he had his 1 and 2 centers count as what 4 million against the cap and they still choked in round 1.

 

[mar2kbos]

We are going to give Zacha like a friggin 8.5x8 deal aren’t ya Sweeney. Zacha’s agent must love this

 

[quietbruinfan]

Flames want a 2nd rounder for Zary. I would definitely do that deal.I seen enough of him to know he could help .His age fits to

Agreed, I like Zary.

 

[The don godfather]

Even if we decide to sell off pieces now.. What teams are still buying?

Feeling like rosters are filling out fast...

I want that 2nd overall pick from sharks somehow and rebuild from there. This process needed to start yesterday.

 

[The don godfather]

Agreed, I like Zary.

Nice perfect rebuild candidate. Love this idea.

 

[DKH]

No one is beating a healthy Florida for years anyways

Bruins really need to think about the future here

they are older, the style they play, the individuals on their team, the 84 games - they ain’t going to be healthy - it’s going to be uber competitive teams are going to bring a lot of A games.

They don’t have a deep replacement pool

I’ll give the first 5 people here Florida I’ll take the field for $100 to your choice of charity or yourselves - mine will be the Northeast Animal Shelter

 

[Beyonder]

I doubt we get a WC spot and if we do canes or cats will use as a speed bump. Sell.

So what does sell mean exactly to you?

 

[22Brad Park]

Sad times and pasta says I'm leaving.

He is not going anywhere .He will break Bucyk goals record here and get his jersey in the rafters ..Just my 2 cents Donny lol

 

[Sheppy]

Who did the Atlantic add beside Florida? Buffalo and Ottawa and Detroit all lost key players

Florida got better, Ottawa gained Eklund and 3 1st round picks, Buffalo got 4th overall and will likely draft a key player. Detroit kind of sucks, Tampa will add a solid D and Toronto just got 1st overall and Raddysh who's a lethal shot from the point without giving up any significant roster players. Some of those teams won't be better tomorrow, but those high picks and numerous 1st could either gain those teams a solid player via trade, or draft. Montreal is ahead of the Bruins, too.

What have the Bruins done? Where do you see them in the Atlantic this year?

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

I want that 2nd overall pick from sharks somehow and rebuild from there. This process needed to start yesterday.

For the love of god Don you don’t need to post every single thought you have over and over. Get a grip man.

 

[DKH]

Looking forward for the Celtics season.

Never boring living here (16 miles from TD Garden)

 

[SwayHeyKid]

It's actually not. What did you want him to say?

"f*** no I'm not re-signing that guy. No I don't care about my relationships with players. I'll say in an interview how much he sucks. That's good for business. Also to the teams I'm trying to trade with. I have noooooooooo f***in options at RD bc I couldn't be bothered to bring Peeke back. Ya f*** my leverage"

Complain when stuff happens. Stop making scenarios up in your head.

Making up scenarios in my head? Like you just did? F my leverage? What? Peeke sucks and he wants to re sign him.

 

[Hookslide]

Donny should have been on that 4th overall pick from Davidson like flies on a pail of shit last night. How did he miss that one?

Donnie Boy present state of mind

 

[RhodyMike]

Just opening my phone today…does Don have hands tied, or is he genuinely this freakin dense? To think this roster would be competitive if they run it back… I just can’t take being gaslit through that presser to keep listening him flip flop and contradict himself. How dumb do they think the fanbase is? Everybody around us improving and dealing, and they want to take baby steps and move 1mph. Stop coasting and pick a lane damnit. This isn’t GMing, it’s what a substitute teacher does. Zero creativity or vision.

We are going to get so lapped this year that unless system play ( Brindamour style) and health carries us, we could be looking at lottery standings in December.