Boston Bruins 24-25 Roster/Cap thread - Linus traded to Sens

[Tbaybruin]

LINUS DIDN’T HAVE THE RIGHT OR CONTRACT TO SAY ‘ONE TEAM OR NOTHING’. How is this not being clear enough. He could have been moved to several teams and this is the one Don chose.

A failure.

Not yet

 

[Gonzothe7thDman]

I have to imagine Staios and co. putting Sweeney on hold and laughing with his front office staff before hopping back on and telling Sweeney he’s driving a hard bargain

 

[Coach Parker]

Hmmm- Bruins can retain 25% on Korpi as you can’t go past 50% total on retention. They can flip and retain 25% and 50% retained Korpi would be attractive to a number of teams that need goaltending. Hope that is the thinking and another deal is in the works.

Only way this makes sense but even that is retaining for what? 25th overall?

 

[PlayMakers]

Understood.

But Korpisalo is 30 years old. He is what he is - a big, athletic, talented enigma. A guy who's wildly inconsistent from one year to the next, one game to the next, one period to the next, one shot to the next.

And yeah, maybe Goalie Bob can work his magic, but it's certainly not the kind of bet I'd make at $3 million/year for the next four seasons.

I agree. They should have got more in return for taking on that gamble.

 

[Dicky113]

This trade makes me wonder why I read and waited so long for it. I didn’t think they would get a boatload, but why once again to the Bruins take on more issues in return for a trade? Makes no sense

It makes perfect sense when you understand our GM is a complete idiot. I realized it in 2015 and it’s been so frustrating ever since. We have been successful despite management; what could have been…

 

[The don godfather]

LINUS DIDN’T HAVE THE RIGHT OR CONTRACT TO SAY ‘ONE TEAM OR NOTHING’. How is this not being clear enough. He could have been moved to several teams and this is the one Don chose.

A failure.

He doesn't wanna sign long term and no trade clause are killers. Go look up what Donny paid for hall. He basically got him for free.

 

[xStanleyCupsFor]

Brandon Bussi could've done that for 775k, I hope he still does. The issue is not whether Korpisalo is terrible or merely average, the issue is the money and the years when the goal of trading Ullmark always should've been about freeing up cap space right now for free agency.

It's baffling. You're only saving 2 million between Ullmark and Korpisalo. Just keep Ullmark then.

 

[Dicky113]

LINUS DIDN’T HAVE THE RIGHT OR CONTRACT TO SAY ‘ONE TEAM OR NOTHING’. How is this not being clear enough. He could have been moved to several teams and this is the one Don chose.

A failure.

Yep, and at worst just keep him. Out new backup who is brutal makes almost as much money ffs

 

[Coach Parker]

Anyone know how deep this draft is? Like is the 25th more like a mid-late 2nd in usual draft years?

Like a 3rd in previous drafts lol.

 

[Dicky113]

He doesn't wanna sign long term and no trade clause are killers. Go look up what Donny paid for hall. He basically got him for free.

Then just keep another year and let him go. How does taking on ottawas cap nightmare help our team ???

 

[BamBamCam]

Great another F*cking American that probably has no heart, but at least he least his trade with the farm boys out West

 

[dafoomie]

Can't help but think their big center move will be closer to Mikael Granlund than Elias Lindholm if this is the direction they're taking.

 

[Gonzothe7thDman]

He doesn't wanna sign long term and no trade clause are killers. Go look up what Donny paid for hall. He basically got him for free.

Don are you reading the posts before you reply to them?

The no trade thing has been explained a few times already

 

[Tbaybruin]

He's the closest comparison. Still waiting on his first playoff goal here 23 games in. Likely won't be back next year.

If Kastelic has some defensive pedigree and was your new 4th line C, it makes more sense. But he's not proven as a defensive player in the NHL. Martin certainly didn't trust him given his limited minutes.

Was Martin a good coach? We just saw a gritty team win the cup. That’s how we have to win. We don’t have the high end talent to do it.

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

Man I wish they’d fire Sweens outright for this if there isn’t another plan in play. They didn’t get better and didn’t really save money. What was the point? A 4th liner?

 

[JOKER 192]

So the reason you're trading Ullmark is for cap space , you don't want 5M sitting on the bench that could be helping on offence.

Now you got 3M sitting on the bench. What are you gonna get for 2M that is gonna help with offence you f***ing moron?

 

[CDJ]

So the reason you're trading Ullmark is for cap space , you don't want 5M sitting on the bench that could be helping on offence.

Now you got 3M sitting on the bench. What are you gonna get for 2M that is gonna help with offence you f***ing moron?

They have like over $20 mill in cap space

 

[The don godfather]

Then just keep another year and let him go. How does taking on ottawas cap nightmare help our team ???

We got him for 3 million as a backup. If he finds himself like the days in Columbus. Big win. The 1st round pick is sweet and that 4th line guy looks useful. If linus is only there for 1 year it's a good trade.

 

[CDJ]

Honestly think this is more of a C+ than an F

 

[AngryMilkcrates]

Can't help but think their big center move will be closer to Mikael Granlund than Elias Lindholm if this is the direction they're taking.

Sweeney's offseason shopping online at Wish.com

 

[JOKER 192]

They have like over $20 mill in cap space

Come on , focus.

 

[Gordoff]

Ottawa super stupid too not lock up Ullmark.

You're gonna have him for 1 season.

Should have locked him in while you could.

Maybe they had a deal with him to say that he'd hold out until after the trade. I mean, after all why would he want to weaken his new team?

 

[trenton1]

When I saw Korpisalo's name, I thought for sure that was because they got the 7th pick. There's nothing I like about this trade at all right now. No cap space, a late round pick, a 4th liner, and a mediocre goalie on a long contract. They're going to spend even more on goaltending next year and the quality will likely go down overall.
Sweeney just can't resist having some dead weight on the cap.

 

[TheReal13Linseman]

My hatred for Sweeney cannot now be measured.

 

[JOKER 192]

Honestly think this is more of a C+ than an F

this is a Z-