Boston Bruins 24-25 Roster/Cap thread VII

[Kegs]

Patrick Brown incoming


They have plenty of it when it is an overpaid vet or bottom six grinder, though.

The providence game I watched brown looked really good. He was flying. Maybe he is the call up.

 

[Dr Hook]

The providence game I watched brown looked really good. He was flying. Maybe he is the call up.

I have nothing against the guy, and he is a quality AHL player, but this team needs some offensive ability right now. He is not that guy in the NHL.

 

[Kegs]

for what

What’s the final round in the draft again ?


Trading him now makes no sense. Better off waiting and hoping he can find his game a bit. Unless someone wants to him badly and makes an offer Sweeney can’t refuse.

 

[BruinDust]

As mention above, likely a paper transaction.

That being said, is a team that is struggling like the Bruins are really a place for essentially a 20-year old with less than 50 games professional experience? Often tossed into the deep end being tasked with the responsibilities of playing center away from the puck. It's not like this is some seasoned 3rd year AHLer with nothing left to learn down in the minors.

On a team seemingly still trying to adjust to the system changes their trying to implement. Heck, we are seeing some of the veterans struggle with the changes defensively.

If they were a stronger team or a team playing well, that had its systems down pat I could see the argument to keep him up here. But that isn't the case right now. They have an important stretch coming up here where they need to win 7 or 8 of the next 13 IMO at minimum.

 

[LouJersey]

Patrick Brown incoming


They have plenty of it when it is an overpaid vet or bottom six grinder, though.

Looking forward to when they purchase the contract of Tyler Pitlick to put him top 6.

 

[TheReal13Linseman]

We needed a number 1 center Donny got a number 1 center in elias lindholm. The end. Team is struggling a bit but it's early and are in a playoff position at the moment . It's only early November .

Comedy gold, Mrs. Sweeney. Team needed, and still needs, lots more than that. Donny Harvard has screwed up this team badly. Franchise deserves better than him.

 

[DominicT]

They don’t send a tweet for paper transactions though.

True. Although I recall last season it happened once, but there was an injury so an immediate recall.

 

[MillerTime29Bombs]

The guy put 80 plus and 78 points in a year in his career. Plus he was a selke runner up . Hes solid .

78 in 2018-2019 and 82 in 2021-2022. That boat sailed. He is a 50-60 point middle second line center. Fine player but no more a number one then Coyle is.

 

[BigGoalBrad]

Still has more points than Charlie Coyle this season.

I guess only veterans get leeway for playing like garbage.

Coyle is just mailing it in at this point likes being a local celebrity and couldn't care less when he's on the ice. Shameful Sweeney and Neely are too cowardly to trade him.

 

[The don godfather]

78 in 2018-2019 and 82 in 2021-2022. That boat sailed. He is a 50-60 point middle second line center. Fine player but no more a number one then Coyle is.

Give me 70 points which I think he can do with selke numbers and I'm a happy camper. Let's see it's only November.

 

[Hookslide]

So stupid. We’re playing Tyler freaking Johnson over developing this kid. It’s asinine.

I think you are right on the Tyler Johnson point, but this kid should be developed in Providence.

 

[mar2kbos]

Doesn’t seem like a paper transaction if the coach talked about it.

It’s good to me though. He needs more time getting stronger in Providence. Given him first line minutes. Let him understand the time and space he needs in the big leagues. He has the head for the game no doubt and the way he plays he has to be stronger on his skates to maximize it. I truly believe he will end up like Krejci. Krejci played a few years in the AHL and did him well. I see the same for Poitras.

 

[Hookslide]

What’s the final round in the draft again ?


Trading him now makes no sense. Better off waiting and hoping he can find his game a bit. Unless someone wants to him badly and makes an offer Sweeney can’t refuse.

You are r

What’s the final round in the draft again ?


Trading him now makes no sense. Better off waiting and hoping he can find his game a bit. Unless someone wants to him badly and makes an offer Sweeney can’t refuse.

Correct now is not the time. I also think he will get it together; I think he is being written to soon, he did have a pretty good year last year.

 

[Clode]

Something to note is that their defensive play 5-on-5 is improving from the start of the season as they are now around league average or above in most defensive categories with save percentage being well above average. On the other hand, their offense is bottom 10 and sometimes bottom 5 in ALL categories.

So with that said, does it really make sense to send a guy like Poitras down without at least calling up another offensively minded player? I just can't see the return of Morgan Geekie jumpstarting any sort of scoring.

 

[Hookslide]

Coyle is just mailing it in at this point likes being a local celebrity and couldn't care less when he's on the ice. Shameful Sweeney and Neely are too cowardly to trade him.

Shameful, that you did not appreciate the year he had last year. I might add he has been playing better the last few games, but let's not go there.

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

I think you are right on the Tyler Johnson point, but this kid should be developed in Providence.

I can’t possibly disagree more. Full disagreement.

 

[Hookslide]

I can’t possibly disagree more. Full disagreement.

See you are right............"full disagreement"

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Yes but keep in mind having him out there means the other team has to watch him. Seems like the other teams are watching pastrnak and letting the Bruins move it around the other side. Other then pasta do the bruins currently have a player that’s as good as debrusk at scoring?

Marchand.

 

[BruinDust]

I can’t possibly disagree more. Full disagreement.

There will be injures and he'll be back up. Let him go down for now while the big club gets its house in order. The coaching staff has enough on their plate trying to get more seasoned players on track, the coaches staff's bandwidth is only so large. Do they have time right now with everything else going on to look after a rookie player? It's only doing a disservice to Poitras keeping him around right now.

They are replacing him in the line-up with a guy who had 17 goals and almost 40 pts. here last year. It's not like he's being sent down to put Jeremy Reich in the line-up.

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

There will be injures and he'll be back up. Let him go down for now while the big club gets its house in order. The coaching staff has enough on their plate trying to get more seasoned players on track, the coaches staff's bandwidth is only so large. Do they have time right now with everything else going on to look after a rookie player? It's only doing a disservice to Poitras keeping him around right now.

They are replacing him in the line-up with a guy who had 17 goals and almost 40 pts. here last year. It's not like he's being sent down to put Jeremy Reich in the line-up.

Again, I disagree. Hes been very effective. Only guy who will actually skate the puck off the wall and try to do something. This babying of young players in favor of a guy like Johnson who had inflated stats last year due to being on PP1 for a horrid team doesn’t help either.

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

Again, I disagree. Hes been very effective. Only guy who will actually skate the puck off the wall and try to do something. This babying of young players in favor of a guy like Johnson who had inflated stats last year due to being on PP1 for a horrid team doesn’t help either.

Johnson has been very disappointing in the few games he's played

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

The lines are back to pairs...

Geekie - Zacha - Pastrnak
March - Lindholm - Brazeau
Frederic - Coyle - Johnson
Beecher - Kastelic - Koepke

I think the pairs makes sense and we're strong down the middle. Imagine that top line with a Bertuzzi type and maybe we'd have something.

The Lindholm line has been very strong at 5on5 in terms of possession; 24 shot attempts for, 10 against, 86% expected goals. (And 2 goals for, none against.)

Frederic and Coyle is a tried and true, dedendable pair. I think Johnson is a placeholder for Poitras there, but should do some good things there for now.

4th line is back in black. They should be good as well.

All comes back to the 1st line though. Without a 1st line that can outscore the other team, we become so much easier to defend.

Glad to see the 4th line back in tack.

 

[Hookslide]

Again, I disagree. Hes been very effective. Only guy who will actually skate the puck off the wall and try to do something. This babying of young players in favor of a guy like Johnson who had inflated stats last year due to being on PP1 for a horrid team doesn’t help either.

Yes, he does skate the puck off the wall quite well, but he is at his best when no one is around him and he has room. As far Johnson goes, they could have shared a ride to Providence as far as I am concerned.

 

[Nothingbutglass]

These are try-outs. Geekie, Johnson, et all need to step up to be employed. Monty as well. They have about 5-6 games before replacements come in

 

[BigGoalBrad]

Shameful, that you did not appreciate the year he had last year. I might add he has been playing better the last few games, but let's not go there.

He's been awful in the playoffs since 2019. One of the country club guys has to go not sure why management won't do anything.