Boston Bruins 24-25 Roster/Cap thread V

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dugg133

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Didnt Poitras play a few games on a line with those two last season prior to the injury?
They played a little together and actually had pretty terrible numbers as a line lol. I do think if you put those 3 together for an extended stretch and let them find chemistry that it'd work out though.
 

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Monty is already slotting him in at 2RW and has expressed his thoughts on easing him back into the line-up on RW rather than giving him tougher defensive assignments that come with playing C. He will likely land at C at some point, but based on his performance and the lack of effectiveness so far from Lysell (who is also primarily a playmaker), he could fill an important need right now.

Poitras played right wing in his draft year and switched to full-time C the year after. So, I am not sure it would be a mistake to give him reps at 2RW...especially if Lysell and others do not claim the 2RW job.

As for him being a playmaker on a line with other playmakers - isn't Lysell also a playmaker?
Yeah I just don't buy the idea that Poitras is getting easier defensive assignment playing in the top 6 where he can't be sheltered and will have to play against the other team's top 6 vs him centering the third line where Monty will be able to get him easier match ups
 

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Brazeau didn't get a call up until late in the year and did well in the playoffs....and people want to gift him a spot

Sway was the best goalie in the playoffs.....but needs to prove it

Hmmmmm

Nobody is arguing to gift him a spot. They believe he will earn it. He certainly is not guaranteed a spot on the roster this year.
 

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You spelled Brazeau wrong.

Another option they may be considering...
Zacha- Lindholm- Pastrnak
Marchand - Coyle - Poitras
Jones - Frederic - Geekie
Beecher - Kastelic- Brazeau
I like the idea of Brazeau with Frederic and Geekie at center. Gives you a fourth line of Jones-Beecher-Kastelic, which could be one of the most physical, fastest lines in the league.
 

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Yeah I just don't buy the idea that Poitras is getting easier defensive assignment playing in the top 6 where he can't be sheltered and will have to play against the other team's top 6 vs him centering the third line where Monty will be able to get him easier match ups
Coyle line was also getting crazy d zone deployment that I don’t know if Poitras is ready for. Could be a two way beast of a line if Poitras meshes well. I feel like Coyle and Marchand have the puck way more than is optimal for a player like Poitras. Wonder if that line needs somebody who opens up more space off the puck and can finish around the net.
 

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Nobody is arguing to gift him a spot. They believe he will earn it. He certainly is not guaranteed a spot on the roster this year.
Brazeau's game should translate well, he is a complimentary player who goes to the net, is huge and has good hands. It's not like he's picking corners from 40 feet out, he scores around the net and normally if those types of players can score at a certain pace, as he did last year, they maintain it.

If you put him with Frederic and Geekie both are good playmakers and Frederic has a plus shot, the line should produce.
 
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Brazeau didn't get a call up until late in the year and did well in the playoffs....and people want to gift him a spot

Sway was the best goalie in the playoffs.....but needs to prove it

Hmmmmm
First off, I do not believe anyone is gifting Brazeau anything, but let me point out there is a 8-10 mil difference in the gifting.
 

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Coyle line was also getting crazy d zone deployment that I don’t know if Poitras is ready for. Could be a two way beast of a line if Poitras meshes well. I feel like Coyle and Marchand have the puck way more than is optimal for a player like Poitras. Wonder if that line needs somebody who opens up more space off the puck and can finish around the net.
This was my main point, if you're looking to deploy Poitras in a way that protects him a bit as he works back into the lineup then he isn't on the 2nd line. The only guy that we have that can maybe handle the kind of deployment that line got last year is Frederic. So either you're putting him at 2RW or you're giving that line easier match ups IMO.

Brazeau's game should translate well, he is a complimentary player who goes to the net, is huge and has good hands. It's not like he's picking corners from 40 feet out, he scores around the net and normally if those types of players can score at a certain pace, as he did last year, they maintain it.

If you put him with Frederic and Geekie both are good playmakers and Frederic has a plus shot, the line should produce.
I don't think Geekie is a good playmaker, he has a great shot but I thought plays died on his stick more often then not last season. Particularly on the PP.
 
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Nobody is arguing to gift him a spot. They believe he will earn it. He certainly is not guaranteed a spot on the roster this year.
There are two places Brazeau has not been seriously considered by HFBruins over the past month - first line RW and Providence.
 
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Brazeau's game should translate well, he is a complimentary player who goes to the net, is huge and has good hands. It's not like he's picking corners from 40 feet out, he scores around the net and normally if those types of players can score at a certain pace, as he did last year, they maintain it.

If you put him with Frederic and Geekie both are good playmakers and Frederic has a plus shot, the line should produce.

That would be one beast of a line.
 
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I think it'd be a mistake to move Poitras to 2RW. He's a playmaking center and you're gonna move him to the wing on a line with two other puck dominant guys? Makes no sense to me. Leave him at 3C and let him develop there.

Poitras at wing with the right guys would be fine…there are plenty of playmaking winger out there…but yeah…not with those guys.
 
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Poitras at wing with the right guys would be fine…there are plenty of playmaking winger out there…but yeah…not with those guys.
Yeah if they have Freddy at 3C maybe you could convince me on it. But I'm not moving Poitras out of center for Geekie, who Poitras was more effective then prior to his injury last season.
 

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Poitras at wing with the right guys would be fine…there are plenty of playmaking winger out there…but yeah…not with those guys.
Poitras in my opinion should be in the AHL, or at best 4th line center do not screw around putting on wing.
 

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Yeah if they have Freddy at 3C maybe you could convince me on it. But I'm not moving Poitras out of center for Geekie, who Poitras was more effective then prior to his injury last season.
He’s a center to me and ideally two big wingers who give him room

If wingers are going to or near the net he takes the attention of two players

I don’t want Poitras with perimeter players

I don’t want Poitras on wing watching what’s going on and then being on wall where he’s not as good in space

The wing stuff blah until I see it and forces me to move off my opinion

He carries the puck and creates he needs space / he’s noticeable bigger and he’s competitive so he should be a fine center
 
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He’s a center to me and ideally two big wingers who give him room

If wingers are going to or near the net he takes the attention of two players

I don’t want Poitras with perimeter players

I don’t want Poitras on wing watching what’s going on and then being on wall where he’s not as good in space

The wing stuff blah until I see it and forces me to move off my opinion

He carries the puck and creates he needs space / he’s noticeable bigger and he’s competitive so he should be a fine center
Agreed on everything. Poitras was playing so well prior to his injury last season that he was getting looks in the top 6 at times, if he comes back and is the same guy but plus 10 pounds I think it would be kinda self defeating to move him out of the middle for less creative players. If it's Frederic in at 3C i just wouldn't be furious cause I think that could still be effective.
 
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Poitras in my opinion should be in the AHL, or at best 4th line center do not screw around putting on wing.

If he needs to go to the AHL he should go, but I don't see a scenario where he is not one of their top 3 line centers to start the year.

I really don't see him centering the 4th line . that is not utilizing his skills to their best, nor is it enabling the team to do what they want to do with the 4th line
 
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Johnson on the 2nd line - that's going to give Monty ( and me ) nightmares. :amazed:

What do you think he was brought in to try out for? The only open roster spot is second line rw.
He's not a 2nd line winger on a good team and especially not on the team I cheer for. If Lysell doesn't lock it down then Monty should start rotating guys ( Geekie, Fredric, Jones, etc. ) in that spot until a fit is found.
 

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This was my main point, if you're looking to deploy Poitras in a way that protects him a bit as he works back into the lineup then he isn't on the 2nd line. The only guy that we have that can maybe handle the kind of deployment that line got last year is Frederic. So either you're putting him at 2RW or you're giving that line easier match ups IMO.


I don't think Geekie is a good playmaker, he has a great shot but I thought plays died on his stick more often then not last season. Particularly on the PP.

And neither is Frederic.

He's not a 2nd line winger on a good team and especially not on the team I cheer for. If Lysell doesn't lock it down then Monty should start rotating guys ( Geekie, Fredric, Jones, etc. ) in that spot until a fit is found.

Still think Brazeau would fit well with Marchand and Coyle.
 

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Enough speed for what?

A third line of Freddy, Poitras and Geekie isn't any faster.
Poitras, Geekie and Fredric are faster than all three players you named.

Enough speed to get in behind the defence on the forecheck.
 
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