Boston Bruins 24-25 Roster/Cap thread VI

[MarchysNoseKnows]

Me too, but based on Lysell having 2 points in 4 AHL games, he is not lighting it up this year.
I would rather have us sign Johnson and get him in the lineup.
Waive Jones.

I don't know...Johnson has zero points this year so he's not lighting it up either.

 

[yazmybaby]

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.)

The Sergachev trade looks great for TBay so far.
They got a solid #3 dee in Moser, a potential top 6 forward in Geekie, who is playing as a 20 YO this year and a 2nd pick in this years draft.
And saved around 5M in cap space.
I would not have confidence in our Management team to trade McAvoy and get fair or better value.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

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.

Clearly due to referee bias.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

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 muUch not a 0% possibility.

Bruins should have given Marchand October for additional healing and conditioning
given 3 surgeries.

 

[Number8]

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 agree. Big man with undeniable hands.

Brazzeau may not be the total answer to our early season woes. But he's not even remotely the reason for them either.

Defense has been sloppy and undisciplined. Minor penalties have been far too frequent. Top lines are playing like frogs that have been pithed, and only line showing any intensity chemistry and passion has been the 4th.

We're not as bad as we've been showing. But we also can't shitcan a decent source of secondary scoring while we wait for things to settle in. Why? Because our primary sources of scoring have been that poor.

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

I agree. Big man with undeniable hands.

Brazzeau may not be the total answer to our early season woes. But he's not even remotely the reason for them either.

Defense has been sloppy and undisciplined. Minor penalties have been far too frequent. Top lines are playing like frogs that have been pithed, and only line showing any intensity chemistry and passion has been the 4th.

We're not as bad as we've been showing. But we also can't shitcan a decent source of secondary scoring while we wait for things to settle in. Why? Because our primary sources of scoring have been that poor.

Brazeau has 8 points in 24 career regular season games, and 5 of them came in a 3 game stretch. He had 2 points in 9 playoff games. He has 1 point in 5 games this year. He's not a decent source of secondary scoring at all.

He's not the "reason" for our woes, but it's players like him who have been completely unproductive that worsen things while we wait for the top players to get their heads out of their asses.

 

[Hookslide]

Bruins should have given Marchand October for additional healing and conditioning
given 3 surgeries.

You are probably right, but I really think father time as really taken over, he was not producing last year before the surgeries, although maybe the injuries, I am sure had an effect, but I am betting more on father time. Now the problem will be for the coach and maybe future coach, will handle this issue, I am sure the fans will have their say. The front office will not have to be concerned with the negative back lash until contract time. There will be fans that will be screaming that they are not showing him respect, and should give a contract, but those are the same fans, want to know why they cannot win a cup.

 

[dugg133]

I agree. Big man with undeniable hands.

Brazzeau may not be the total answer to our early season woes. But he's not even remotely the reason for them either.

Defense has been sloppy and undisciplined. Minor penalties have been far too frequent. Top lines are playing like frogs that have been pithed, and only line showing any intensity chemistry and passion has been the 4th.

We're not as bad as we've been showing. But we also can't shitcan a decent source of secondary scoring while we wait for things to settle in. Why? Because our primary sources of scoring have been that poor.

he hasn't been a decent source of secondary scoring though? He has a longer leash then Tufte and Jones though, so he's not getting waived anytime soon.

 

[LouJersey]

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