Boston Bruins 24-25 Roster/Cap thread IV

[MarchysNoseKnows]

Oof...

The scary part is he needs to add like 9 or 10 more to push McAvoy out of the top 25

 

[PaulD]

There's no chance that McAvoy isn't a top 10 dmen in the league. Playoffs aren't the only factor here; his entire body of work puts him where he is.

I get ya....but play offs are a major factor. .....To be a top 10 ya cant suck in the play offs 3 years straight.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Would u take any of them over Mac

Has nothing to do with the point I was making.

That's like saying Mathew Barzal had a better season than Conner Bedard, so would I take him over Bedard.

Let me guess…plus/minus?

Obviously, that's a big part of it.

 

[lopey]

Has nothing to do with the point I was making.

That's like saying Mathew Barzal had a better season than Conner Bedard, so would I take him over Bedard.

I think the question was should Mac be in top 10. Not who had a better season last year. U moved the goal postd

 

[Clint Eastwood]

Marcus Pettersson is a solid, underrated dman. He's also not in the same stratosphere as McAvoy. Not last season, not any season.

 

[PaulD]

Wouldn't be nice to pick and choose players for a random 7 game series lol. McAvoy is a stud.

Just not a top 10 one.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

I think the question was should Mac be in top 10. Not who had a better season last year. U moved the goal postd

No, I didn't.

That's where I started.

 

[lopey]

No, I didn't.

That's where I started.

Your the only one debating last year stats. Everyone else talking overall game.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

The scary part is he needs to add like 9 or 10 more to push McAvoy out of the top 25

I believe you asked for the not obvious ones.

So I didn't include Makar, Hughes, Hedman, Josi, Fox, Bouchard, Heiskanen or Toews.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Your the only one debating last year stats. Everyone else talking overall game.

I responded to someone who mentioned the 2024 season in terms of rankings.

All I have done since is respond to posters questioning my take on that.

 

[Mad-Marcus]

Noah Hanafin, Thams Harley, Noah Dobson, Kris Letang, Josh Morrissey, Drew Doughty, Brady Skjei, Vince Dunn, Brent Burns, Gustov Forsling, Markus Pettersson.

That's some of them.

No one on that list that I would want as my #1 over Chuck. He's a better balance of O+D and leadership, than anyone on this list.

Doughty, Burns, old, Hanafin is average in his own end, Dobson great in the O end, average in his own end. Letang O only, Skjei 2nd pairing
I really don't follow the other 4, but they're not pimped nationally as anything exceptional.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

No one on that list that I would want as my #1 over Chuck. He's a better balance of O+D and leadership, than anyone on this list.

Doughty, Burns, old, Hanafin is average in his own end, Dobson great in the O end, average in his own end. Letang O only, Skjei 2nd pairing
I really don't follow the other 4, but their not pimped nationally as anything exceptional.

Just comparing their 2024 seasons to McAvoy's.

Not saying in any way that I would want any of them over Charlie going forward.

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

I believe you asked for the not obvious ones.

So I didn't include Makar, Hughes, Hedman, Josi, Fox, Bouchard, Heiskanen or Toews.

Ok so 5 or 6 more

 

[The don godfather]

Come on kailler Yamamoto pto.

 

[Mad-Marcus]

Just comparing their 2024 seasons to McAvoy's.

Not saying in any way that I would want any of them over Charlie going forward.

Any honest B's fan admits Chuck had a down season. Stats are the ultimate information onion. There's way more than what appears on the surface.

 

[lopey]

Come on kailler Yamamoto pto.

Oh no lol

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Any honest B's fan admits Chuck had a down season. Stats are the ultimate information onion. There's way more than what appears on the surface.

From the responses I'm getting, that doesn't seem to be the case.

 

[Mad-Marcus]

From the responses I'm getting, that doesn't seem to be the case.

B's fan for 60 years, not going to start wearing rose colored glasses, now!

 

[I am Bettman]

When I went to a game in Edmonton last year while Yamatoto was still playing for the Oilers, the fans there actively hated him. Sheer contempt. And I got it - don't really like his game either. Nimble and can skate well, but he's soft and plays tend to die on his stick a lot. I don't know about the 'feisty' bit - one of the major complaints in Edmonton was that he was too timid.

But I will say this - one of my major complaints about our roster has been that it still looks too slow, and the kid has wheels for sure. Having a look via a PTO for that reason alone might not be the worst idea. Just maybe the Bs could get his career back on track.

I don't really buy the timid label. I've seen him hit on the forecheck, heck I've seen him throw borderline dirty hits... and he averages 93 hits and 44 takeaways per 82 games. That's a lot of contact and puck battles for someone who's supposedly not physically engaged.

Yeah I’ve seen lots of oilers games the past few years and Yamamoto was always very engaged physically. He was one of the smallest players on the ice but he plays big. Yes, his size limits him sometimes, but not because he avoids contact or anything like that. Yamamoto with big players like Frederic and Geekie would be a good situation I think for him to give us solid depth scoring.

 

[PB37]

I get ya....but play offs are a major factor. To be a top 10 ya cant suck in the play offs 3 years straight.

He hasn't sucked for 3 years straight. Playoffs are important but the majority of the games played are regular season, where player rankings are generally are sourced from.

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

If we are going by 2024, McAvoy wasn't in the top 25.



And Fox is a terrible defenseman, right?

Yes, not sure why you are so hung up on it

You are into soft offensive one dimensional defenseman I'm not,

Give it a rest, I suggest you go watch a few rangers games. You may come away and say his partner is an around better player. He sure saves his ass a 1000 times a game.

McAvoy was not a top 25, wins the dumbest post ever award

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

Uhhhhhhh......is this comedy

I hope he's not the real Dennis Bonvie or we are screwed with his hot takes. Or no wonder we been soft in the pro scouting side.

 

[PaulD]

He hasn't sucked for 3 years straight. Playoffs are important but the majority of the games played are regular season, where player rankings are generally are sourced from.

But not by everyone.
True test if a player is among the best ....is how he plays in the play offs when it counts most.
Charlie's game has not fared well then.
Maybe 2025 will be different.

 

[I am Bettman]

But not by everyone.
True test is a player is among the best ....is how he plays in the play offs when it counts most.
Charlie's game has not fared well then.
Maybe 2025 will be different.

Big surprise, the guy with a habs profile picture doesn’t like a Bruin.

 

[PaulD]

Big surprise, the guy with a habs profile picture doesn’t like a Bruin.
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I like Pasta, Marchand, Swayman, Lindholm, Coyle, Carlo, Bergeron, Krejci Debrusk, Geekie, Freddy ,
Orr, Sanderson, Neely, Esposito, Cheever, Orielly and many more as years of my posts attest to.
Charlie I don't dislike. But I've come to realize I over rated him a few seasons back. He ain't what I thought he was. .......and am calling it like I see it.
I'm certainly not alone with that opinion.