Boston Bruins 24-25 Roster/Cap thread IX

[BruinDust]

This is my opinion as well. Scratch Beecher and nothing is really lost that super shifting Pasta or Kastelic depending on the situation can't be replicated or improved on.

They are constantly moving forwards up and down the line-up anyways throughout the game. One shift you see Pasta with Geekie and Zacha, next shift he's out there with Marchand and Lindholm, then back to Geekie/Zacha again and that's just one example. Seems like a gameplan tailor made for running 11 F/7 D.

 

[bp14]

Jersey fans are suggesting Mercer could be available. That's someone the Bruins should target.

Yes please.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Peeke doesn't do any of those things, and he's terrible with his puck on his stick and offensively in general.

Lohrei is sixth on the team in points and first for defenseman despite getting limited offensive opportunity.

Lohrei is also the worst plus/minus on the team at -12.

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

Lohrei is also the worst plus/minus on the team at -12.

Ok

 

[22Brad Park]

Lohrei is also the worst plus/minus on the team at -12.

Double edged sword.Want his offense not his defense

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

They are constantly moving forwards up and down the line-up anyways throughout the game. One shift you see Pasta with Geekie and Zacha, next shift he's out there with Marchand and Lindholm, then back to Geekie/Zacha again and that's just one example. Seems like a gameplan tailor made for running 11 F/7 D.

Much of that is because Pasta takes longer shifts and ends up out there with new linemates at the end of his shifts.

 

[BruinDust]

Much of that is because Pasta takes longer shifts and ends up out there with new linemates at the end of his shifts.

Even under Sacco they've been mixing things up on the fly trying to catch lightning in a bottle, often when they get offensive zone draws. Every wing may end up out there longer depending on what side of the ice they are on in a given period. It's clearly a concerted effort on the coaching staffs part trying to generate offense.

 

[BruinDust]

Lohrei is also the worst plus/minus on the team at -12.

Frederic is a minus 10 and he gets run out there game after game.

One has to question Sacco's logic here. You have a team that is 28th in offense, dead last on the PP, and they decide to scratch the D-man whose leads their team in both points among D and power-play points among D.

Want a scary stat? For all the opportunity McAvoy has been handed on the PP, he has just 1 PP goal and 2 PP assists and we aren't far off the halfway mark of the season. But they keep running him out there on the PP.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Even under Sacco they've been mixing things up on the fly trying to catch lightning in a bottle, often when they get offensive zone draws. Every wing may end up out there longer depending on what side of the ice they are on in a given period. It's clearly a concerted effort on the coaching staffs part trying to generate offense.

I don't know, seems this team has a lot of trouble with line changes.

The other night McAvoy and Carlo are on together 5x5. I know that wasn't by design. Also recall seeing a line that apparently had no center. Geekie finally realized it and jumped down low on the defensive end.

Seems to be a bit of a lack of focus by our boys.

 

[BruinDust]

I don't know, seems this team has a lot of trouble with line changes.

The other night McAvoy and Carlo are on together 5x5. I know that wasn't by design. Also recall seeing a line that apparently had no center. Geekie finally realized it and jumped down low on the defensive end.

Seems to be a bit of a lack of focus by our boys.

I feel bad for the players honestly, just no consistency on who is playing C and who is on the wing.

For example, for some reason they decided to switch Kastelic and Coyle. All of sudden Coyle is on RW and Kastelic is the centerman.

They did it again on the 4th line. Went from Beecher in the middle and now it's McLaughlin.

Then in the top six, they've kept Lindholm and Zacha in the middle but they constantly switch around the wingers on the fly depending on the situation.

It's screwing with the 2 D-men. They need to work as a 3-man unit with the C down low, they can't take a quick look behind them and figure out which black and gold jersey is the centerman as there is no consistency on who that is.

I said this when they hired Sacco, one of the first things he should of done was deciding on who his 4 centers are and stick to it for awhile. The rest of the line-up would fall in place as time went on, D-men would be better served in their own zone.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Frederic is a minus 10 and he gets run out there game after game.

One has to question Sacco's logic here. You have a team that is 28th in offense, dead last on the PP, and they decide to scratch the D-man whose leads their team in both points among D and power-play points among D.

Want a scary stat? For all the opportunity McAvoy has been handed on the PP, he has just 1 PP goal and 2 PP assists and we aren't far off the halfway mark of the season. But they keep running him out there on the PP.

And Coyle is -8. A center with 2 assists after 30 games. Him and Freddy together just about all year. They must have good advanced stat of some sort.

McAvoy's failure on the power play is well documented.

 

[Dr Hook]

Want a scary stat? For all the opportunity McAvoy has been handed on the PP, he has just 1 PP goal and 2 PP assists and we aren't far off the halfway mark of the season. But they keep running him out there on the PP.

I wouldn't even care that much if the PP was ripping along at 25-30%, because that would mean he was doing something useful on it, just not scoring. But for it to be as bad as it is, it just seems stupid to keep persisting with it.

 

[BruinDust]

I wouldn't even care that much if the PP was ripping along at 25-30%, because that would mean he was doing something useful on it, just not scoring. Bur for it to be as bad as it is, it just seems stupid to keep persisting with it.

Exactly, if it was productive we wouldn't care. But instead it appears McAvoy is part of the problem (I've felt this way for awhile).

Which makes scratching Lohrei with Hampus still out even more mind-boggling. He's the only option to replace McAvoy on the PP.

It's like continuing to use Elias in the bumper. Zero goals scored via this strategy. But they keep running it out there.

He's clean up the team defensively going back to a more passive forecheck and collapsing zone D. Other than that, Sacco hasn't improved anything else. PP still a mess. Questionable line-up decisions and way too much mixing and matching on the fly. Troubling to hear Marchand already talking about sloppiness in practices. Watching him on the bench he doesn't come across as a coach that has grabbed this group by the throat, the change from Monty to Sacco has been minimal really. Even before Monty got fired they were shutting down bad offenses and getting lit up by good ones.

 

[Dr Hook]

Exactly, if it was productive we wouldn't care. But instead it appears McAvoy is part of the problem (I've felt this way for awhile).

Which makes scratching Lohrei with Hampus still out even more mind-boggling. He's the only option to replace McAvoy on the PP.

It's like continuing to use Elias in the bumper. Zero goals scored via this strategy. But they keep running it out there.

He's clean up the team defensively going back to a more passive forecheck and collapsing zone D. Other than that, Sacco hasn't improved anything else. PP still a mess. Questionable line-up decisions and way too much mixing and matching on the fly. Troubling to hear Marchand already talking about sloppiness in practices. Watching him on the bench he doesn't come across as a coach that has grabbed this group by the throat, the change from Monty to Sacco has been minimal really. Even before Monty got fired they were shutting down bad offenses and getting lit up by good ones.

Thank God for the interim tag. He's got to show something the rest of the way by icing a team that looks and plays better than it has. I know they went on a little run, but it was against shitty teams and then they played the Jets who made them pay for the stuff they were getting away with against the Flyers of this league.

 

[BruinDust]

Thank God for the interim tag. He's got to show something the rest of the way by icing a team that looks and plays better than it has. I know they went on a little run, but it was against shitty teams and then they played the Jets who made them pay for the stuff they were getting away with against the Flyers of this league.

Thus far I see no reason to want to bring him back.

Bottom line is they absolutely need to start having better games against the stronger teams. The games before Winnipeg were almost like a mini pre-season. The real regular season started on Tuesday.

 

[Hookslide]

And Coyle is -8. A center with 2 assists after 30 games. Him and Freddy together just about all year. They must have good advanced stat of some sort.

McAvoy's failure on the power play is well documented.

Coyle plus minus has been much better the last 10 games, he also has 7 goals, the 8 mil center has 3 goals, and is a minus 3 plus minus. Has any ever stop to think that they 3 players playing top 6 , and are really 3rd liners. That is not a winning recipe. Not to let the D off the hook, but any chance that some of their problem could be the forwards they are playing. This team offensively challenged, but you want to bitch about McAvoy on the PP, that's legit how the rest of that PP, it sucked last year and sucks even more this year, and they spent 8 mil trying bolter it, and all they have done, is put their finger in the dike. Tell Donnie it is still leaking.

 

[GordonHowe]

Boston Bruins Faced With Difficult Decision Regarding Young Star's Future

Mason Lohrei has been a nice surprise for the Bruins ever since being called up last year. During the 2023-24 season, he was moved back and forth between the American Hockey League and the NHL, but he impressed a lot of people during his time in the NHL, even after only playing one full year in...

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[MarchysNoseKnows]

Yeah really couldn't care less what Yardbarker has to say about it lol.

 

[LouJersey]

Boston Bruins Faced With Difficult Decision Regarding Young Star's Future

Mason Lohrei has been a nice surprise for the Bruins ever since being called up last year. During the 2023-24 season, he was moved back and forth between the American Hockey League and the NHL, but he impressed a lot of people during his time in the NHL, even after only playing one full year in...

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Terrible article. Does he think they are idiots?

 

[PlayMakers]

Yeah really couldn't care less what Yardbarker has to say about it lol.

You do this time.

 

[UncleRico]

Yeah, I think that's more on Lohrei than Peeke. Zadorov-Peeke is very good, but Lohrei-Carlo is even worse than Lohrei-Peeke. The only pair where Lohrei hasn't been an issue has been Lohrei-McAvoy and while Lohrei's play is better, that pair hurts McAvoy.

Lohrei can score, but he hasn't learned to defend well yet, and he has to get better at sensing danger and moving the puck before he turns it over.

It’s a lot Peeke too. Peeke is turning the puck over at an incredibly high rate. He missed some time and still has turned the puck over 6th most on the bruins and the highest rate per 60 minutes on the team.

The puck is a grenade on his stick.

 

[PlayMakers]

It’s a lot Peeke too. Peeke is turning the puck over at an incredibly high rate. He missed some time and still has turned the puck over 6th most on the bruins and the highest rate per 60 minutes on the team.

The puck is a grenade on his stick.

Are those stats right?

NHL.com Stat Page says he's 4th on the team (5th if you count Viel) in giveaways per 60, and 34th in the NHL.

It also feels like Lohrei's turnovers are primary assists for the other team. Peeke's turnovers seem like they're in low danger areas. Still not good though, I agree.

 

[Gordoff]

I think it was Hal Gill.

I was thinking Bob Beers.

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

Frederic is a minus 10 and he gets run out there game after game.

One has to question Sacco's logic here. You have a team that is 28th in offense, dead last on the PP, and they decide to scratch the D-man whose leads their team in both points among D and power-play points among D.

Want a scary stat? For all the opportunity McAvoy has been handed on the PP, he has just 1 PP goal and 2 PP assists and we aren't far off the halfway mark of the season. But they keep running him out there on the PP.

Maybe they should sit Pasta as well and Marchand, Lindholm.

Let's see their numbers on the PP. Then again its McAvoy fault they all suck

 

[CellyHard]

What is weird about it? I can't stand Frederic and don't want him on this team anymore. Seems pretty straightforward. A fan of an NHL team who happens to despise one of its current players, happens all the time.

I didn't like the fight all that much either when I found out Gustafsson was a non-fighter but once it was reported that he asked Frederic to go, all bets are off. It's odd that you are still hung up on it and have such a deep hatred for this player.

I remember another similar one punch on Lane Pederson when he cross-checked Bergeron...only guy on the team to stick up for our captain and he's done it multiple times for other teammates throughout the years.

It's one thing if you were talking about someone like Mitchell Miller or you simply just want him traded for a new look but it seems a little irrational to "despise" someone who wears the Bruins jersey with pride like Frederic.

Hold onto it if you want, just saying