Boston Bruins 24-25 Roster/Cap thread IX

[BigGoalBrad]

Fun fact about most drafts across all prominent leagues: It’s all a big crapshoot.

Yup. Unless you go off the board 3 times in a row with picks 15-17 when consensus top 3/5 talent potential franchise players are available.

Wonder what the idiot who did that is doing currently??? Oh yeah.... Well at least he got Marchand to take a discount 6-7 years ago right?

 

[Dr Hook]

It’s actually impressive they arent lower in the standings with these numbers

And impressive they are over .500 too.

 

[Over the volcano]

Yup. Unless you go off the board 3 times in a row with picks 15-17 when consensus top 3/5 talent potential franchise players are available.

Wonder what the idiot who did that is doing currently??? Oh yeah.... Well at least he got Marchand to take a discount 6-7 years ago right?

13-15 and they haven't had a pick that high in the 9 years since. Only McAvoy at 14 the following year fell in that range.

 

[easton117]

It’s actually impressive they arent lower in the standings with these numbers

I have absolutely no evidence of it whatsoever. But if I was a betting man I’d say they’re playing to get someone fired. Not sure who, but they’re too talented to be that bad in every category.

 

[PlayMakers]

Who do you think is on Coyle's 8 team no trade list?

ANA
BUF
CAL
CAR
CHI
COL
CLB
DAL
DET
EDM
FLA
LA
MIN
MTL
NAS
NJ
NYR
NYI
OTT
PHI
PIT
SJ
STL
TB
TOR
UT
VGK
WAS
WPG

I'm thinking 5 of the 6 Canadian teams and Buffalo. Not sure who the last 3 would be.

 

[Dr Hook]

Who do you think is on Coyle's 8 team no trade list?

ANA
BUF
CAL
CAR
CHI
COL
CLB
DAL
DET
EDM
FLA
LA
MIN
MTL
NAS
NJ
NYR
NYI
OTT
PHI
PIT
SJ
STL
TB
TOR
UT
VGK
WAS
WPG

I'm thinking 5 of the 6 Canadian teams and Buffalo. Not sure who the last 3 would be.

Have to think it's dumpster fire type teams: Philly, Columbus, San Jose?

 

[PlayMakers]

Have to think it's dumpster fire type teams: Philly, Columbus, San Jose?

Philly just passed us so who's the dumpster fire, lol. Those teams make sense.

 

[Jorah Marshmont]

It’s actually impressive they arent lower in the standings with these numbers

Win small against bad teams and lose big to good teams.

 

[DiggityDog]

Yup. Unless you go off the board 3 times in a row with picks 15-17 when consensus top 3/5 talent potential franchise players are available.

Wonder what the idiot who did that is doing currently??? Oh yeah.... Well at least he got Marchand to take a discount 6-7 years ago right?

Zboril was a consensus pick.

Debrusk has become a good every day player in the league

Carlo, taken in the second round, has become a good every day player in the league.

The Coyotes drafted Strome 3rd overall. He went before Rantanen, Marner, Werenski, Meier. At the time no one batted an eye.

Your entire argument is based in hindsight. Potential franchise players is a ridiculous thing to say. There is absolutely no way anyone can possibly know with a very small sample of exclusions.

 

[Dr Hook]

Philly is just passed us so who's the dumpster fire, lol. Those teams make sense.

Bruins are definitely a dumpster fire lol. I would think Coyle would not want to go somewhere where there is a lengthy as well as recent history of being really shitty and dysfunctional. He's about to get his final career contract and I am guessing he would like to spend his last few seasons, if not in Boston, then somewhere where there is a chance of doing something in the playoffs. Who knows, though. Maybe he ate a bad oyster in Seattle once and now thoroughly hate the city

 

[TCB]

Zboril was a consensus pick.

Debrusk has become a good every day player in the league

Carlo, taken in the second round, has become a good every day player in the league.

The Coyotes drafted Strome 3rd overall. He went before Rantanen, Marner, Werenski, Meier. At the time no one batted an eye.

Your entire argument is based in hindsight. Potential franchise players is a ridiculous thing to say. There is absolutely no way anyone can possibly know with a very small sample of exclusions.

Yea. If Zboril turned out to be a stud or even a solid NHL defenseman those picks wouldn’t look so bad, but then again if my aunt had balls she’d be my unclebut Zach Seynshyn ….

I Remember that draft too well and at the time I was over elated that Connor and Barzal had fallen into the Bruins laps, well at least I thought they did.

 

[UncleRico]

And impressive they are over .500 too.

They are actually below .500.

They have 15 wins and 16 losses.

It’s just they made an extra category for overtime losses because of the 1 point.

 

[UncleRico]

I have absolutely no evidence of it whatsoever. But if I was a betting man I’d say they’re playing to get someone fired. Not sure who, but they’re too talented to be that bad in every category.

Personally I do not think they are very talented.

-The offense is void of talent outside of pasta/marchand.
-It appears everyone’s fears of Elias Lindholm downfall are true.
-The defense has been a disappointment and so has the goaltending.

It’s just a poorly constructed roster.

 

[LouJersey]

Zboril was a consensus pick.

Debrusk has become a good every day player in the league

Carlo, taken in the second round, has become a good every day player in the league.

The Coyotes drafted Strome 3rd overall. He went before Rantanen, Marner, Werenski, Meier. At the time no one batted an eye.

Your entire argument is based in hindsight. Potential franchise players is a ridiculous thing to say. There is absolutely no way anyone can possibly know with a very small sample of exclusions.

I love how the thing with Zboril is always “consensus pick” and then everyone makes excuses for not picking the other two consensus picks.

McKenzie's Final 2015 Ranking: McDavid, Eichel and... - TSN.ca

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[Absurdity]

Zacha Poitras Pastrnak

Screw it put the kid with your best goalscorer. There is nothing left for Poitras to learn in the A. Heavy offensive zone starts. Get your most talented players together.

Marchand Lindholm Lysell

Put the countrymen together and hope there is a Swedish connection. This gets 28 going and it adds much needed speed to the top six. Need someone to keep pace with 63 to score on the rush

Frederic Coyle Brazeau

Nothing left to say here. Heavy, forecheck, cycle, grind. Pucks and bodies to the net.

This is what the Bruins should do. Call up the kids, sell players that don't have a future here to recoup picks/assets and free up cap space for next season. Bonus would be making the playoffs and getting the young players playoff experience.

 

[Over the volcano]

Can always count on 2015 draft talk after a couple bad games

 

[UncleRico]

Zboril was a consensus pick.

Debrusk has become a good every day player in the league

Carlo, taken in the second round, has become a good every day player in the league.

The Coyotes drafted Strome 3rd overall. He went before Rantanen, Marner, Werenski, Meier. At the time no one batted an eye.

Your entire argument is based in hindsight. Potential franchise players is a ridiculous thing to say. There is absolutely no way anyone can possibly know with a very small sample of exclusions.

This is such a loser mentality.

Whenever something didn’t go well, you can always tell it didn’t because the comparisons will always be the “well this team did even worse” similar to your coyotes picking Strome example.

You will never see these type of responses when something worked out.

 

[BigGoalBrad]

Can always count on 2015 draft talk after a couple bad games

The guy who bungled it still is calling the shots as the team sinks deeper into the gutter.

Couldn't even improve the team this summer in FA with players we were all ready to get rid of outperforming the newcomers. Got publicly humiliated by his goalie. We had tons of leverage and a former Vezina winner begging to stay and he still gets pantsed and comes out a loser.

Despite all this he refuses to trade anyone still.

 

[Gordoff]

Look how long that Engvall contract is, he's signed to 2030!

I looked, it said 2027-28 but it's abbreviated to fit the screen. I guess it is 2030.
On the other hand, Elias Lindholm is signed until 2031 @ $7.750 million.
Which one is the better value? At this point I'd rather a guy who still has upside at less than half the price.

 

[Dr Hook]

They are actually below .500.

They have 15 wins and 16 losses.

It’s just they made an extra category for overtime losses because of the 1 point.

Okay fair enough, but it is still impressive that they aren’t way worse.

 

[The don godfather]

Zboril was a consensus pick.

Debrusk has become a good every day player in the league

Carlo, taken in the second round, has become a good every day player in the league.

The Coyotes drafted Strome 3rd overall. He went before Rantanen, Marner, Werenski, Meier. At the time no one batted an eye.

Your entire argument is based in hindsight. Potential franchise players is a ridiculous thing to say. There is absolutely no way anyone can possibly know with a very small sample of exclusions.

Yep draft is a crapshoot sway went in the first round and hes a top 5 goalie in the league.

 

[BradMarchandismydad]

Why does Pasta need to go? Because you don't like him?

IDK I've watched this hockey shit a long time, and I have a hard time believing a team that is dead last in offense the past two months, dead last on the PP overall, is going to improve by trading it's only true offensive weapon in his prime age. Like Pasta or not, he still leads the NHL in shots on goal. On a team that needs to generate more shots on goal. Did he not set up two game winners last week? Quickly forgotten about apparently.

Who are you getting back from NY exactly? Is Panarin coming back? Please don't say Chris Kreider on the back-end of his career, or a Zibanejad who has fallen off the map this season with an albatross contract. Bruins have enough of those.

My take on McAvoy is this. I'm not giving him away, I'm not interest in some 3 ponies for a horse trade either. But they've tried winning with him now as the top D-man on this team how many seasons now? He's a 9.5 million dollar D-man who can't produce on the PP (1 goal, 2 assist this season so far). I'd be open to a change, the right change. But I don't think the right change is out there so it's a moot point.

Brady Tkachuk?

 

[NeelyDan]

And impressive they are over .500 too.

Maybe this, but not impressive they’re hanging on with being in such a shit division

 

[Over the volcano]

I looked, it said 2027-28 but it's abbreviated to fit the screen. I guess it is 2030.
On the other hand, Elias Lindholm is signed until 2031 @ $7.750 million.
Which one is the better value? At this point I'd rather a guy who still has upside at less than half the price.

Might be the funniest take I've seen. You're talking about Pierre Engvall?

 

[NeelyDan]

Imagine the buyer’s remorse on that sway deal right now by mgmt lmao