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.

 

[Tbaybruin]

For me Carlo has to go. Get something while you can.

 

[UncleRico]

The fact that brazeau and kasteloc are even being mentioned at 2nd line or 3rd line options goes to show how much this past offseason was mismanaged by the front office.

 

[DominicT]

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.

When I had Craig on the show last week, he actually suggested taking Braz off and replacing him with Kastelic. I don't mind that temporarily but I don't think he is a second line winger, therefore not a long term fix, and I'd rather they tried to find that. Doesn't mean I am right. I've had my share of misses.

 

[NDiesel]

The fact that brazeau and kasteloc are even being mentioned at 2nd line or 3rd line options goes to show how much this past offseason was mismanaged by the front office.

In fairness Tervainen was a guy you suggested this offseason in the top 6, whom I also was onboard with, and he has only 2 more points than Brazeau and costs way more. Tervainens linemates are arguably performing better than Brazeaus as well. I think Brazeau is a great 3rd line guy if you have properly slotted guys in the top 6.

 

[Dr Hook]

When I had Craig on the show last week, he actually suggested taking Braz off and replacing him with Kastelic. I don't mind that temporarily but I don't think he is a second line winger, therefore not a long term fix, and I'd rather they tried to find that. Doesn't mean I am right. I've had my share of misses.

I don't think Kastelic is a long-term second line guy, either (though I know less than you do lol). He feels to me like a solid third line guy that you keep around for a few years and give decent minutes to but don't expect a ton of production from. But I also though Senyshyn was going to break out, and that Zboril would be on our blue line, and . . . you get the idea

 

[UncleRico]

In fairness Tervainen was a guy you suggested this offseason in the top 6, whom I also was onboard with, and he has only 2 more points than Brazeau and costs way more. Tervainens linemates are arguably performing better than Brazeaus as well. I think Brazeau is a great 3rd line guy if you have properly slotted guys in the top 6.

True, but there’s reason I’m not GM of the Bruins lol.

Regardless of who I wanted or anyone else. Kastelic and Brazeau aren’t 2nd line players.

 

[NDiesel]

True, but there’s reason I’m not GM of the Bruins lol.

Regardless of who I wanted or anyone else. Kastelic and Brazeau aren’t 2nd line players.

All I'm getting at is it's easy to say they mismanaged because of where they are slotted, but some of the guys available who you, myself, and others would have preferred haven't been much better.

Letting Debrusk go is probably the one that hurt the most

 

[UncleRico]

All I'm getting at is it's easy to say they mismanaged because of where they are slotted, but some of the guys available who you, myself, and others would have preferred haven't been much better.

Letting Debrusk go is probably the one that hurt the most

Yes you’re right in the very narrow sense of limiting roster construction only to 2024 Free agency.

However there’s a laundry list of bad moves over the past few seasons that have lead to the Bruins being restricted on cap/resources and being in the situation they are today.

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

When I had Craig on the show last week, he actually suggested taking Braz off and replacing him with Kastelic. I don't mind that temporarily but I don't think he is a second line winger, therefore not a long term fix, and I'd rather they tried to find that. Doesn't mean I am right. I've had my share of misses.

What do you think about the organizational philosophy that manifests itself in Tyler Johnson and Marc McLaughlin getting middle six shifts and not Lysell or Poitras? I know Poitras a bit more complex given where they are, but at some point you have to give consistent opportunities to these prospects.