Boston Bruins 24-25 Roster/Cap thread IX

[yazmybaby]

Who would Fabbro replace? That pick up makes zero sense for the B's unless they trade or waive one of their own 7-8 Men.

It would have allowed us to trade Carlo.

 

[ODAAT]

I thought @PlayMakers was smoking the good stuff laced with better stuff when he mentioned Kastelic with Zacha and Pasta as an option.

But after seeing how much having Kastelic on the 3rd line rejuvenated that line... maybe its worth a look and slotting Geekie down on the third line where he belongs.

shift Brazz down to 3L, move Kastelic up to 2nd, gives them a guy who`ll pounce on the opposition D freeing pucks for Lindholm and Marchand

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

You sure about that?

No.

I've never been good at looking into the future.

The execution won't change without coaching and strategy changes

Why not?

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

It would have allowed us to trade Carlo.

Im not the biggest Carlo fan but Im not dumb either

 

[JAD]

shift Brazz down to 3L, move Kastelic up to 2nd, gives them a guy who`ll pounce on the opposition D freeing pucks for Lindholm and Marchand

I got shot down when I asked on 'what's bruin' if they thought Kastelic could play up in the lineup. They seemed to agree that he was primarily a 4th liner.
My thought in asking was - in just watching him play there is more there for the taking.
He's only 25 and traditionally forwards don't hit their prime until sometime between 25-30.
He has good puck pursuit, not afraid to go to the dirty areas, finishes his checks, and seems to have good finish given the limited sample size.
He is creating space for himself on the ice and gaining respect of opponents by being willing to drop the gloves.
He is playing with a tenacity that few others on the team are currently exhibiting.
Whether his skills and talent will be able to match his effort is still to be seen.
In the end maybe he is just an exceptional 4th liner, but for a team in need, they would be amiss if they did not push the envelope to see where his ceiling may be.