Boston Bruins 24-25 Roster/Cap thread VI

[BamBamCam]

Hindsight is 20/20 but a retool could've started if McAvoy was traded at the draft. Something like the Sergachev package. (*Note Sergachev cap hit brought in Guentzel.)

 

[NDiesel]

Hindsight is 20/20 but a retool could've started if McAvoy was traded at the draft. Something like the Sergachev package. (*Note Sergachev cap hit brought in Guentzel.)

Lmao, as soon as I saw that you posted in this thread I knew it was to bash McAvoy...props for consistency, wish I didn't have to read your opinion on him in every single thread though, maybe keep it to one or two?

 

[Over the volcano]

Sign Johnson

For the next 5ish games run with

Pastrnak Zacha poitras
Marchand lindholm kopeke
Johnson Coyle Brazzeau/Jones
Beecher Kastellic Frederic

Poitras needs some high end offensive on his line. Koepke gets rewarded for being their most productive forward. Frederic gets to remember how to play with speed and confidence. Coyle gets a seasoned vet with some offense on his line he doesn't have to think about.

Keep their eggs in different baskets and play to their strengths. Geekie gets a full on reset.

 

[NDiesel]

Sign Johnson

For the next 5ish games run with

Pastrnak Zacha poitras
Marchand lindholm kopeke
Johnson Coyle Brazzeau/Jones
Beecher Kastellic Frederic

Poitras needs some high end offensive on his line. Koepke gets rewarded for being their most productive forward. Frederic gets to remember how to play with speed and confidence. Coyle gets a seasoned vet with some offense on his line he doesn't have to think about.

Keep their eggs in different baskets and play to their strengths. Geekie gets a full on reset.

Honestly they should roll their lines like the Kraken did a couple years ago when they had Sprong/Geekie on their bottom two lines. Pretty much had 4 lines, all spread out playing similar minutes. Keep it simple and forecheck and play with some speed

We have a way more skilled 1st line and should just spread the rest of the skill through lines 2 to 4 and play them equally

 

[Over the volcano]

Honestly they should roll their lines like the Kraken did a couple years ago when they had Sprong/Geekie on their bottom two lines. Pretty much had 4 lines, all spread out playing similar minutes. Keep it simple and forecheck and play with some speed

We have a way more skilled 1st line and should just spread the rest of the skill through lines 2 to 4 and play them equally

Always like thinking of lines as pairs - right now it'd be

Zacha Pastrnak
Lindholm Marchand
Coyle Johnson
Beecher Kastellic

And compliment them with the strengths of the remaining forwards

 

[CellyHard]

I still don't understand why they don't give Lysell a shot

I look at Calgary who is undefeated on the year and it's crazy. They have Kuzmenko who doesn't play a lick of defense on their first line with Matt Coronato...you know the 2021 1st round pick selected 8 picks before Lysell. He's a right wing...same size, speedy kid.

They are getting scoring all over their lineup and they are trusting their kids like Pospisil and Zary with big roles on their team.

If you can plug him into the 2nd line RW spot, it actually slots players in their right roles so we don't have to rotate lines all year long. I go

Zacha Lindholm Pastrnak
Marchand Coyle Lysell
Frederic Poitras Geekie
Beecher Kastelic Koepke

I rotate Brazeau in when needed to get heavy but otherwise, let's get some skill in this lineup and put our prospects in a position to succeed

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

I'm still hoping for Brazeau to come around, if given the chance.

Five games seems a little quick to give up on a guy that looked so good last season.

 

[Spoon fed]

I still don't understand why they don't give Lysell a shot

I look at Calgary who is undefeated on the year and it's crazy. They have Kuzmenko who doesn't play a lick of defense on their first line with Matt Coronato...you know the 2021 1st round pick selected 8 picks before Lysell. He's a right wing...same size, speedy kid.

They are getting scoring all over their lineup and they are trusting their kids like Pospisil and Zary with big roles on their team.

If you can plug him into the 2nd line RW spot, it actually slots players in their right roles so we don't have to rotate lines all year long. I go

Zacha Lindholm Pastrnak
Marchand Coyle Lysell
Frederic Poitras Geekie
Beecher Kastelic Koepke

I rotate Brazeau in when needed to get heavy but otherwise, let's get some skill in this lineup and put our prospects in a position to succeed

This is the way IMO.
Anyone that wants to break up the 4th line is crazy.

This slots everyone as they should be and maybe, just maybe they can start to build some chemistry.

 

[wintersej]

Always like thinking of lines as pairs - right now it'd be

Zacha Pastrnak
Lindholm Marchand
Coyle Johnson
Beecher Kastellic

And compliment them with the strengths of the remaining forwards

I think the problem is finding the compliments is easier said than done.

Zacha and Pasta you are probably trying to recreate a Tyler Bertuzzi role if you are taking away Lindholm. I guess that’s either Frederic, Geekie or one of the 4th line guys.

Marchand and Lindholm I think that line needs a puck hound with speed. Someone who can be F1 and can help transition the puck and take things off Marchand’s plate…but also can get to the net and cycle with Brad. Basically, they need 22-23 Jake DeBrusk. Lysell? Poitras? Koepke?

Coyle needs someone who can help transition the puck. And he needs someone who wants to shoot. I think in my head “and someone for him to cycle with”…but it sure does feel like Coyle as a one man cycle doesn’t look a lot different than when he is cycling with friends.

So let’s just start with Frederic in the Bertuzzi role, and one of Lysell/Poitras in the DeBrusk spot.

Coyle ends up on an all righty line with Geekie/Johnson/Lysell/Poitras all looking to get in on it. You could keep Frederic down with Coyle and move Geekie up with Zacha and Pasta like you did in the playoffs. Or maybe break up the fourth line and put one of those guys on the top line…but that doesn’t feel super sustainable.

No matter how things are shuffled it all comes back to the same thing: you can have one of Coyle, Poitras, Geekie, Lysell, Johnson, etc in the top six, but two means you have a hole in the roster.

And if Marchand is cooked it gets scary fast. Since February 1st (51 games including post season), Marchand has 4 even strength goals. For comparison, Jesper Boqvist had 6 in 47 last season. I don’t think he is done, but it’s also very much not a 0% possibility.

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

I'm still hoping for Brazeau to come around, if given the chance.

Five games seems a little quick to give up on a guy that looked so good last season.

I like Braz a lot and think he has the toolbox and tools to be an okay nhl'er but him not coming to camp faster is a bit concerning on his level of effort but in a massive defense to him no one on the team has looked theirself so it's probably not a fair judgement.

 

[BruinsFanMike82]

Of all skaters in the entire league (min. 2 games played)
Bruins players rank one, two and three in worst penalty differential per 60 min.
Four of the top-20 spots are held by Bruins:

1. Max Jones = -7.92
2. Riley Tufte = -3.69
3. Nikita Zadorov = -3.64
18. Charlie McAvoy = -2.22

No other team has more than two players in the top-20.
I'm not sure this team can afford to keep rolling Jones out there.


The team absolutely has to focus on staying out of the box.

 

[BostonBob]

Hindsight is 20/20 but a retool could've started if McAvoy was traded at the draft. Something like the Sergachev package. (*Note Sergachev cap hit brought in Guentzel.)