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

[Coach Parker]

Has anyone tried running two third lines, two fourth lines and then a 3rd fourth line in the wings waiting?

Bold strategy Cotton Sweeney.

 

[GatorMike]

They have like over $20 mill in cap space

According to CapFriendly, they're at $21.6 million in cap space at the moment.

Let's say Swayman gets $7.5 million/year.

Now you're at $14.1 million.

I think they need two top six forwards, and probably another defenseman who can move the puck and possibly run the power play.

For $14.1 million, I think they can reasonably fill one of those holes. After that, they're probably scrambling and taking risks on guys they hope will work out.

 

[Gordoff]

Ask the cbj front office if they feel the same way

Donnie was the buyer there, not the seller.

 

[frankiess]

Contenders don't typically trade away cap space for picks. Do they want to be a contender next season or is this another transition year?

That's right, ''Oh, it's a bridge year.'' Ha ha ha. Sweeney is a terrible gm.

 

[CDJ]

IDK what do you think get's you a better player 5M or 2M . Let's play it your way, what would you rather go shopping with 20M or 23M?

If your taking on the Korps for 4 f***ing years, the 25th is not good enough, the 7th wouldn't be good enough.

You see that’s the kind of delulu stuff I’m talking about, we’re acting like he absorbed 5.5 mill here

 

[Gordoff]

According to CapFriendly, they're at $21.6 million in cap space at the moment.

Let's say Swayman gets $7.5 million/year.

Now you're at $14.1 million.

I think they need two top six forwards, and probably another defenseman who can move the puck and possibly run the power play.

For $14.1 million, I think they can reasonably fill one of those holes. After that, they're probably scrambling and taking risks on guys they hope will work out.

BAU: Business As Usual.

 

[Shaun]

going to get my best suit dry cleaned for draft night because if sweeney comes across my league leading men’s league stats and that i’m from MA there’s a chance he takes me at 25 even though i’m 31 years old

 

[Coach Parker]

According to CapFriendly, they're at $21.6 million in cap space at the moment.

Let's say Swayman gets $7.5 million/year.

Now you're at $14.1 million.

I think they need two top six forwards, and probably another defenseman who can move the puck and possibly run the power play.

For $14.1 million, I think they can reasonably fill one of those holes. After that, they're probably scrambling and taking risks on guys they hope will work out.

Oddly enough, that’s the saying in the Bruins hallway before the dressing room. It’s the 101-200th season mantra. They’ve been testing it out the last couple years as a practice.

 

[JOKER 192]

You see that’s the kind of delulu stuff I’m talking about

Ok then , we're done .

 

[CDJ]

Ok then , we're done .

That’s cool, it’s a $3 mill goalie we’ll probably get back to neutral value by mid season. That’s just crazy to me you wouldn’t think the 7th pick is enough

 

[Gonzothe7thDman]

Sweeney seems like he got caught with his pants down not having multiple options to move Ullmark if that’s something he truly planned on doing this offseason.

Not sure how you don’t prep Ullmark for this in advance.

The future in Boston is Swayman, we can’t afford your next contract to play you as a backup, we’re going to give Swayman more starts this season so that’s going to give you less reps which may hurt you on your next contract if you stay here.

So knowing we aren’t re-signing you, you’re definitely not in Boston beyond summer of 2025. Have your agent start putting feelers out with orgs that you would sign with long term. Let’s find you a new home sooner rather than later to get that adjustment period for your family over and done with asap.

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

No, but that is how I would have characterized it going forward

Why?

The one thing the Bruins had that no other team did, was a tandem in net that promised quality starts every single outing. Two of the best five goaltenders in the league, alternating, pushing each other to be better, and keeping each other fresh for an 82 game season.

Now Ullmark is a $5M backup. And Korpisalo is a $3M backup. What a steal. As if the two players are interchangeable.

Before this deal went down, if a Senators fan came into this forum and proposed Korpisalo and a late first for Ullmark, would you have jumped at that? Their rationale of course is that Ullmark is just a $5M backup so what difference does it make? Maybe they could toss us a fourth liner to "sweeten the pot".

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

Seems that a lot of other GM’s love to push it forward with Don, then make a change and fleece him and he takes it from them annually.

I'm gonna assume this is autocorrect.

 

[McBrom7]

I'm gonna book a bounce back year for korpi and wont miss linus that much. Hope we find a gem in that first round. There some interesting names in the 25 th spot. Cole beaudoin looks a solid center. Also excited for kastelic makes our bottom 6 more tougher.

I really do appreciate your blind optimism haha.

Now that the trade is done, I've taken a breath, and I'm forced to evaluate what's in front of me.. I do think it's possible Korpisalo can be made back into a NHL goalie. He's very athletic and used to be touted for his positioning. I'm no Andrew Raycroft, but it has proven to be wise to put trust in Bob Essensa.

This other guy and the pick, I don't see how it helps our current core given I have Beecher at 4C next year and the pick probably won't be NHL ready for 3-4 years..

 

[Coach Parker]

I just don’t see the plan here. This has to be a retention move by the Bruins on Korpisalo as there is no reason to sign Bussi and make this awful trade.

Is there a team out there wanting Korpisalo at 75% retained that the Bruins can move him to as the middle-man?

 

[Gonzothe7thDman]

Before this deal went down, if a Senators fan came into this forum and proposed Korpisalo and a late first for Ullmark, would you have jumped at that? Their rationale of course is that Ullmark is just a $5M backup so what difference does it make? Maybe they could toss us a fourth liner to "sweeten the pot".

Perfect way to put it.

I would have said the cost to move Korpisalo is a first minimum. And tbh the 7th is overpay imo if they are eating 25%, but I think the 25th is an underpayment. So you narrow down that price that Ottawa has to pay to dump him.

Then you start discussing the cost to acquire Ullmark.

 

[Coach Parker]

Is it just me, or is this team just a little bit more unlikable each year?

For Gods’ Sake Sweeney give us a 1st line C to cheer for.

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

I just don’t see the plan here. This has to be a retention move by the Bruins on Korpisalo as there is no reason to sign Bussi and make this awful trade.

Is there a team out there wanting Korpisalo at 75% retained that the Bruins can move him to as the middle-man?

Even if the Bruins retained the full 50% at this stage, it would still be a buck and a half against the cap for another four years.

 

[CDJ]

Why?

The one thing the Bruins had that no other team did, was a tandem in net that promised quality starts every single outing. Two of the best five goaltenders in the league, alternating, pushing each other to be better, and keeping each other fresh for an 82 game season.

Now Ullmark is a $5M backup. And Korpisalo is a $3M backup. What a steal. As if the two players are interchangeable.

Before this deal went down, if a Senators fan came into this forum and proposed Korpisalo and a late first for Ullmark, would you have jumped at that? Their rationale of course is that Ullmark is just a $5M backup so what difference does it make? Maybe they could toss us a fourth liner to "sweeten the pot".

If you told me Ullmark was unsigned and we were getting a 1st I would say that’s fine


If Swayman is gonna get the money he’s gonna get he needs to play more than 45 games. Otherwise it’s just a dumb allocation of resources. He is a 55-60 game guy going forward. Prime Tuukka workload time.

 

[dafoomie]

"Secondary scoring" incoming... LOL

Yeah secondary to Geekie Frederic Boqvist and Brazeau.

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

Perfect way to put it.

I would have said the cost to move Korpisalo is a first minimum. And tbh the 7th is overpay imo if they are eating 25%, but I think the 25th is an underpayment. So you narrow down that price.

Then you start discussing the cost to acquire Ullmark.

Precisely, Gonzo. And to be honest, I don't think the Bruins should have been the team looking to take on dead cap. That shit is for Utah or San Jose. Not a team with Cup aspirations.

 

[JOKER 192]

Is it just me, or is this team just a little bit more unlikable each year?

For Gods’ Sake Sweeney give us a 1st line C to cheer for.

I can't wait for this one

I just can't wait

Precisely, Gonzo. And to be honest, I don't think the Bruins should have been the team looking to take on dead cap. That shit is for Utah or San Jose. Not a team with Cup aspirations.

100%

 

[Coach Parker]

Even if the Bruins retained the full 50% at this stage, it would still be a buck and a half against the cap for another four years.

Yup. I just can’t spin this in a positive way unless Korpisalo is going with the full contract to another team for something.

 

[Gonzothe7thDman]

Precisely, Gonzo. And to be honest, I don't think the Bruins should have been the team looking to take on dead cap. That shit is for Utah or San Jose. Not a team with Cup aspirations.

Agreed. We aren’t at that stage of a teams lifecycle where we want to spend cap space (especially multiple years of it) to take on a cap dump for draft picks

 

[CDJ]

I had typed up the post that was gonna make everybody feel better but then it crashed out, tragic


I think we’ll see ~$14 mill invested in forwards and $7 mill invested in Swayman. Lohrei 2nd pair with Carlo.