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

[veganbruin]

2 off seasons where 2 star players were traded for nothing.

 

[Hookslide]

With Lysell and Merkulov given every chance to push Geekie to the 4th line.

Yeah lets push a 17 goal scorer and 39 pts to the 4th line to satisfy your thirst to watch to minor league players that have not shown that they are capable of NHL play yet. Geekie is versatile and is improving every year, oh his 138 hits should be put on the bench because this team is not in need of physicality.

 

[Mad-Marcus]

the difference between Ullmark and Korpisalo is 2 mil bucks. Swayman and Ullmark were sub 10 million last year. This year it will be over if they keep him.

And if they don't, they eat 250K on a buyout, 1.5 if he's sent down

 

[JCRO]

I still refuse to believe Korpi is part of the plan. We have Bussi who requires waivers. Waiting for the buyout.

We’ll find out 48 hours after the final when the buyout window begins.

 

[goldenblack]

2 off seasons where 2 star players were traded for nothing.

No No, Jake is about to leave for nothing.

Loui left for nothing.

This is what it looks like to get SOMETHING

Linus waiving for LA would have been a totally different outcome. He didn't. Here we are.

 

[Mad-Marcus]

Hockey trade aren't actually made in EA Sort trade simulators

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

I’m going over players right now st 25 and going to draft Party so while majority here are not happy I’m ecstatic lol

I'm with you, thrilled that the draft will be relevant on Friday.

 

[Hookslide]

Picking at 25 is a crap shoot

any picks by Sweeney is a crap shoot.

 

[wintersej]

Yeah lets push a 17 goal scorer and 39 pts to the 4th line to satisfy your thirst to watch to minor league players that have not shown that they are capable of NHL play yet. Geekie is versatile and is improving every year, oh his 138 hits should be put on the bench because this team is not in need of physicality.

How dare to have hope for a team that can get contributions from all four lines. The nerve!

 

[goldenblack]

Korpi 25% retained puts him near 2M
#25
Lysell

traded up for....?

My body would be ready

 

[Mad-Marcus]

We have a pick to flip for an established player is that's what direction we go in.
It's not a great draft, this year.

 

[Lobster57]

Hockey trade aren't actually made in EA Sort trade simulators

just keep adding 65OA guys and 6th rounders until the bar goes green. Pretty sure that's how the Thornton and Seguin trades worked

 

[Yeti34]

Korpi 25% retained puts him near 2M
#25
Lysell

traded up for....?

My body would be ready

Korpisalo has negative trade value. You add assets to him even at 2 million to move him.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

I'm not. I don't trust Sweeney to spin this straw into gold. Yet even if he somehow does that with another deal he would at best be just miraculously breaking even.

You gotta know when to hold em, know when to fold em. Sweeney should have folded this hand and blamed it on the extension not getting hammered out. Instead he is trying to take the pot with a pair of twos.

btw if you gave me a prop bet on who had a better GAA and s% in 24-25 between Korpi (on the Bruins) and Linus (on the Sens), lemme tell you it's gonna be close...

Well, no kidding. Korpisalo will see lots more Wings, Jackets, Flyers etc while Ullmark will see the Bruins, Leafs, Panthers, Bolts, Rags.

 

[mar2kbos]

Korpi 25% retained puts him near 2M
#25
Lysell

traded up for....?

My body would be ready

Laine maybe?

 

[goldenblack]

Korpisalo has negative trade value. You add assets to him even at 2 million to move him.

Na nobody I know that I respect believes this.

 

[Fire Sweeney]

Listen i respect all the opinions of getting fleeced to not wanting Korpi, but we were not going to carry both Linus and Sway at the tune of 12-13M/yr.
Korpi can be buried or bought out, or flipped with a pick to get rid of.(not that we have any)

This was the deal we could make with a team he would waive his NTC to go to. We were more stuck than OTT and they used their leverage. We did it with T Hall. It happens.

Are the Bruins better or worse than yesterday ?

 

[Gonzothe7thDman]

For a team that routinely gets right up against the cap and struggles at times to complete AHL call ups due to the lack of wiggle room, its wild that some here think eating a million or more for 4 years to trade/buyout/bury Korpisalo for a late 1st was well worth it.

Great spin.

 

[Jorah Marshmont]

every time Sweeney makes a bad move it’s part of a bigger plan. And then the other shoe never drops

 

[CellyHard]

I think sometimes you just simply have to look at trades and say are we a better team from this deal. Take the Peeke trade for instance...did we need to add a 3rd round pick to it...no but at the end of the day I think the Bruins are a better team as a result so I can get over it.

This deal is just simply awful. The Bruins are not a better team as a result.

Sweeney with cap space is an actual problem. Last offseason he hit it out with the park under cap constraints but this is reminiscent of 2021 when we had HUGE holes on the roster and he spent 10 million on Foligno, Forbort and Reilly. We just didn't get much better from those moves.

The only way this trade is justifiable is if he trades Korpisalo in another move because if he keeps him on the roster, we will lose Bussi. Who by the way, I wouldn't be surprised if he asks for a trade at this point. He has no path here. I wouldn't blame him in the slightest.

I'm shifting my attention to the teams around the league that still may need a goaltender because it's the only way I can make sense of this. Anyone have any ideas? I have these teams who could still be looking around

Carolina
Flyers
Sabers
Wings
Oilers
Knights
Kings
Leafs

 

[Hookslide]

Are the Bruins better or worse than yesterday ?

Much worse.

 

[goldenblack]

Ok to those of you freaking out, I submit Cam Talbot to you.

Talbot on the Sens:

2.93, .898%, "worst contract ever"

Talbot one year later on the Kings:

2.48, .913%, 27 wins

As a 36 year old....

 

[The don godfather]

Watch korpi get a shutout in his first game and you all are doing handstands . Seen this dung show before. Look up Danton Heinen when he was signed for peanuts.

 

[ODAAT]

I still refuse to believe Korpi is part of the plan. We have Bussi who requires waivers. Waiting for the buyout.

not waiting for a buyout, thinking another deal in the mix and Korp will be a part of something

 

[Number8]

$3 million isn't a cap liability. After next session the cap is projected to go up to $92 million. That puts Korpisalo & at a 3.2% cap hit

If the player you are spending that $3M in unplayable, it damn well is.

I’m not saying Korpisalo is unplayable in the future, but right now he’s a liability.

If you have the chance to buy something special at an outrageous deal, but can’t because you don’t have the cash??? I don’t care if you are short by 10 cents or $10M, if you’ve spent money poorly then that is called an opportunity cost and it most damn well is a liability.