Boston Bruins 24-25 Roster/Cap thread VI

[GordonHowe]

Takeaways: Bruins' attitudes need a ‘healthier direction’

Here are a few takeaways as the B's embark on their worst eight-game season-opening stretch since going 3-5 to start the 2011-12 campaign.

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Struggling Bruins finding themselves in unfamiliar territory under Jim Montgomery

After starting strong in Jim Montgomery's first two years in Boston, the Bruins are just 3-4-1 out of the gate in 2024-25.

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[JoeIsAStud]

Tough for Tuffte but something had to be done. Do the bruins have the room to bring up Lysell and sign Johnny?

They are at 13 forwards now. So they could not do both. Honestly I believe they want to be at 13 forwards. They need to bank some cap space, because this team will almost certainly need to make a deadline deal to pick up a second line player

So if they want to bring other people in , people need to move out .

If they want Lysell or Johnson, they should be waiving bye bye to brazeau or Jones.

 

[GordonHowe]

Latest Jim Montgomery Comment Speaks the Truth About the Bruins Ahead of Maple Leafs

The Boston Bruins will look to get back into the win column against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night and Jim Montgomery spoke the truth.

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[Gee Wally]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1850515670896644266

 

[KillerMillerTime]

They are at 13 forwards now. So they could not do both. Honestly I believe they want to be at 13 forwards. They need to bank some cap space, because this team will almost certainly need to make a deadline deal to pick up a second line player

So if they want to bring other people in , people need to move out .

If they want Lysell or Johnson, they should be waiving bye bye to brazeau or Jones.

To get a true top 6 F is going to require trading Carlo or the #1st round pick in '25.
That top 6 guy will probably be a UFA. This years team isn't worth it.

 

[Kegs]

Did Carlo get hurt?

 

[Dr Hook]

Did Carlo get hurt?

It seemed like it. He took a pretty hard smash into the back glass and thereafter his minutes were pretty reduced. I don't know if he was fighting something or it was precautionary- the SN announcers made no reference to it.

 

[BamBamCam]

It seemed like it. He took a pretty hard smash into the back glass and thereafter his minutes were pretty reduced. I don't know if he was fighting something or it was precautionary- the SN announcers made no reference to it.

I think it was more of when he lost his skate blade. I didn't see him after that

 

[ODAAT]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1850236836771467729

Johnson signed and plays vs Philly IMO, Geekie`s ass planted firmly in the rafters, he`s done nothing

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

Did Carlo get hurt?

He got hit in the ass with a shot from the point when he was lying in front of the goalie after being knocked down by Robertson.

 

[Dr Hook]

I think it was more of when he lost his skate blade. I didn't see him after that

You could be right. I remember him crawling off the ice. I wonder if he got hurt in that sequence? Otherwise you'd think they'd pop a new blade on and he'd be back out.

 

[dugg133]

last night was a good, repeatable performance (nearly choking it away aside). Decisively won the 5v5 minutes, played great defense, got scoring from the big guns and from the bottom 6. If they play exactly like that going forward they'll start rattling off wins, really encouraging game imo.

Still need to find some version of that 2nd line that can work consistently. I think Monty may need to just accept that there is no version of that line that will work as a shutdown line and stop giving them like 30% ozone starts against other teams top lines. If it's me, I keep Poitras in there at 2rw and sign Johnson to play 3C. Run this:

Zacha-Lindholm-Pasta
Marchand-Coyle-Poitras
Frederic-Johnson-Brazeau
Beecher-Kastelic-Koepke

 

[The don godfather]

last night was a good, repeatable performance (nearly choking it away aside). Decisively won the 5v5 minutes, played great defense, got scoring from the big guns and from the bottom 6. If they play exactly like that going forward they'll start rattling off wins, really encouraging game imo.

Still need to find some version of that 2nd line that can work consistently. I think Monty may need to just accept that there is no version of that line that will work as a shutdown line and stop giving them like 30% ozone starts against other teams top lines. If it's me, I keep Poitras in there at 2rw and sign Johnson to play 3C. Run this:

Zacha-Lindholm-Pasta
Marchand-Coyle-Poitras
Frederic-Johnson-Brazeau
Beecher-Kastelic-Koepke

That roster looks solid especially that 4th line it's a monster.

 

[Dr Hook]

last night was a good, repeatable performance (nearly choking it away aside). Decisively won the 5v5 minutes, played great defense, got scoring from the big guns and from the bottom 6. If they play exactly like that going forward they'll start rattling off wins, really encouraging game imo.

Still need to find some version of that 2nd line that can work consistently. I think Monty may need to just accept that there is no version of that line that will work as a shutdown line and stop giving them like 30% ozone starts against other teams top lines. If it's me, I keep Poitras in there at 2rw and sign Johnson to play 3C. Run this:

Zacha-Lindholm-Pasta
Marchand-Coyle-Poitras
Frederic-Johnson-Brazeau
Beecher-Kastelic-Koepke

They probably need to do something along these lines, but Johnson at C isn't it. The guy hasn't really played C in years and I don't think he can handle the defensive load he is supposed to carry in the Bruins system (added to that his size).

 

[EXTRAS]

Waiting for swayman to put up a 8.25m worth quality start this year.

 

[dugg133]

They probably need to do something along these lines, but Johnson at C isn't it. The guy hasn't really played C in years and I don't think he can handle the defensive load he is supposed to carry in the Bruins system (added to that his size).

move Frederic to C and play Johnson at LW then.

 

[Dr Hook]

move Frederic to C and play Johnson at LW then.

That could work, don't know how Johnson does on his off-wing. It's worth a shot. We are agreed Geekie needs to take a seat, I think, and that will create some stuff like this is Johnson is the guy they want to roll with.

 

[JoeIsAStud]

move Frederic to C and play Johnson at LW then.

That's a pretty ugly line. Frederick has played little center in the NHL, then you have Johnson playing out of position, Frederick out of position, and Brazeau? I'd like to think Johnson is not signed yet, because he really doesn't fit anywhere other than maybe at 2nd line RW, and that's not a great spot for him . Also could be seriously ugly defensively.

If this team decides they want to play Coyle and Poitras on the same line then they are seriously shorthanded at C, especially if you are talking about benching Geekie. That might become the team need, welcome back Patrick Brown?

 

[Kegs]

They probably need to do something along these lines, but Johnson at C isn't it. The guy hasn't really played C in years and I don't think he can handle the defensive load he is supposed to carry in the Bruins system (added to that his size).

Johnson should be signed to help the power play. I don’t see him as a centre. I don’t recall him ever playing centre.

 

[dugg133]

That's a pretty ugly line. Frederick has played little center in the NHL, then you have Johnson playing out of position, Frederick out of position, and Brazeau? I'd like to think Johnson is not signed yet, because he really doesn't fit anywhere other than maybe at 2nd line RW, and that's not a great spot for him . Also could be seriously ugly defensively.

If this team decides they want to play Coyle and Poitras on the same line then they are seriously shorthanded at C, especially if you are talking about benching Geekie. That might become the team need, welcome back Patrick Brown?

Johson can play all 3 forward positions, it's not really putting him out of position. He was actually playing LW during the most productive year in his career in 2018-19. Granted that was with Point and Kucherov, but still he can play there effectively in theory.

 

[PlayMakers]

Still need to find some version of that 2nd line that can work consistently. I think Monty may need to just accept that there is no version of that line that will work as a shutdown line and stop giving them like 30% ozone starts against other teams top lines. If it's me, I keep Poitras in there at 2rw and sign Johnson to play 3C. Run this:

Zacha-Lindholm-Pasta
Marchand-Coyle-Poitras
Frederic-Johnson-Brazeau
Beecher-Kastelic-Koepke

IMO, you need to find a FIRST line that can work consistently. This first line that they keep trotting out there has a 36% expected goal percentage. They're being out chanced 19 to 30. Their high danger chances are 3 for, 14 against.

Any lineup that starts with Zacha-Lindholm-Pasta is going to get outplayed.