Boston Bruins 24-25 Roster/Cap thread XI

[gvkmedia]

Best friends off the ice…
It’s fun to speculate but the truth is a notable trade involving a player of Pasta’s calibre only happen in the off season.

I expect a trade of the Trent Frederic or Justin Brazeau variety. Adjust the deck chairs and hope for the best.

 

[Bruin4]

I wouldn't be. You have to give to get and elite goal scorer vs elite center, I think center wins every time as the more important player.

I agree but dam that Center im sure would like to come to Boston and play with Pasta, not to be traded for him and who the hell would score goals.

 

[Dr Hook]

Pasta for Pettersson…. Hmmm.
Everyone wants them to play together. What if?
Would this trigger other game changing moves? Opportunities for Lysell and Poitras?

Pettersson? Isn’t he a Swede - along with Lysell?
Poitras also playing the right wing since a spot has been vacated… or share that with Coyle?

Not sure anything improves really - just moves the problems around and gives the team a giant kick in the ass.

Sometimes the kick in the ass is what is needed, sometimes just changing player chemistry can accomplish a lot. They need to do something. This may not be it, but I am okay with it in principle, and I am a Pastrnak fan.

 

[LouJersey]

You’ve made a giant leap that after years and years of not doing anything behind the scenes through the media , and in fact coming out and saying things directly at a press conference, that the team uses Keefe as a mouthpiece now.

He was the first tough contract Sweeney had since he's been here, and that's a testament to him.

 

[Oates2Neely]

I don’t entertain trading Pastrnak unless McDavid or Draisaitl are the center coming back.

Keefe is to the Bruins front office what Mike Lombardi is to Belichick.

 

[Kegs]

Pasta for Pettersson…. Hmmm.
Everyone wants them to play together. What if?
Would this trigger other game changing moves? Opportunities for Lysell and Poitras?

Pettersson? Isn’t he a Swede - along with Lysell?
Poitras also playing the right wing since a spot has been vacated… or share that with Coyle?

Not sure anything improves really - just moves the problems around and gives the team a giant kick in the ass.

I honestly don’t think nationality matters. Although bruins do seem to collect check players.

 

[JCRO]

No. It’s when they deal Pasternak.


Would we be mad if they traded Pasta for pettersson?

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

I want Pasta AND Pettersson.

 

[Sheppy]

Bruins need scoring: Lets get rid of the guy who scores.

 

[Kegs]

Too bad Jim Benning isn't their GM because that would be highway robbery by the Bruins. Regardless of being a fit or not, imagine getting a point per game center for Charlie Coyle, who is basically a cap dump, and a serviceable #3/4D.

Carlo is very valuable.

 

[Dr Hook]

I agree but dam that Center im sure would like to come to Boston and play with Pasta, not to be traded for him and who the hell would score goals.

I'd like to see them together for sure, but I would rather the center in this deal. Maybe Lysell is the guy (or Poitras as noted above) or maybe there would be more movement: Freddy for someone, Coyle, Carlo.

Its rumored that Rasmus Andersson wants out of Calgary. Would he be of interest to us if Carlo went elsewhere? Or, just to be crazy, McAvoy is part of a Petersson deal?

 

[Bruin4]

Best friends off the ice…
It’s fun to speculate but the truth is a notable trade involving a player of Pasta’s calibre only happen in the off season.

I expect a trade of the Trent Frederic or Justin Brazeau variety. Adjust the deck chairs and hope for the best.

Trading Pasta,imo I don't see. Marchand a possibility giving he'll be a UFA and the current status of the team.

 

[Absurdity]

Carlo is very valuable.

Not valuable enough to get a #1C as the main piece of the deal.

 

[Dr Hook]

I honestly don’t think nationality matters. Although bruins do seem to collect check players.

And lately, check cashers

 

[Absurdity]

We can move on from this.

 

[PlayMakers]

I just had to look up what Rich Keefe said. Wow.

Although I have a hard time believing Pasta flat out told the team to not put him on a line with Marchand. Could there be a rift there between the two players though? Absolutely. Where there is smoke there is fire.

I just had to look up who Rich Keefe was.

I don't buy it.

 

[37Bergenov14]

I think that's part of the problem with this team. McAvoy and Pasta are not great leaders. Some people have natural leadership qualities, call it a kind of charisma if you like, and people follow them and would go through a wall for them. Despite their other positive qualities, I don't think McAvoy and Pasta are those kind of people. And I even wonder about Marchand sometimes.

Who knows if that report is true, or just media muckraking, but if any player, Pasta included, has a problem being held accountable, then that's a problem for the team.

As much as I get the calls from people to trade him, one thing that has struck me about Carlo is what I believe to be signs of good leadership skills. Much like others on here have said. Every interaction with the media, and what little I can pick up from on ice interactions/demeanor, he strikes me as someone who can say the right things and rally a team. I've long been a believer that a captain doesn't not need to be one of the best players on the team.

Pasta frustrates me greatly. Always been one dimensional (but obviously excellent at his one dimension when he wants to be), and all signs seem to point to him not being leadership material. In fact, I worry he is more of a prima donna that injects toxicity into the room. I honestly wouldn't lose sleep trading him (assuming we got fair value, of course).

 

[Gee Wally]

Keefe s a douche bag.

 

[BruinDust]

If I'm Sacco I'm putting Marchand on a line with Pastrnak to start the game on Saturday just to prove a point.

You want something that might galvanize the room. Maybe this is it.

 

[gvkmedia]

This is way more interesting than the game I watched last night. Of course the game last night help make this way more interesting…

It didn’t take long for this to be addressed.

 

[PlayMakers]

On the "Pucks With Haggs" podcast posted yesterday, Haggerty and New England Hockey Journal editor Evan Maranofsky pointed to a lack of leadership from ostensible Assistant Captains Charlie McAvoy and David Pastrnak.

After the lifeless loss to the Oilers, media types requested comment from Bruins leadership.

Charlie Coyle and Branden Carlo, neither of whom wear an A, stepped in to address questions.

McCavoy and Pastrnak were nowhere to be seen.

What does this tell you?

It was Zadorov, not Carlo.

Coyle came out first. Then Zadorov. Marchand came out last and took all questions.

 

[NDiesel]

Best friends off the ice…
It’s fun to speculate but the truth is a notable trade involving a player of Pasta’s calibre only happen in the off season.

I expect a trade of the Trent Frederic or Justin Brazeau variety. Adjust the deck chairs and hope for the best.

If I'm best friends with someone off the ice I'm looking to play on his team and line as much as I can

 

[PB37]

Keefe is the new Jimmy Murphy as the master of hearing 25 percent of something and making it 100 percent of something else in his own mind.

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

This is way more interesting than the game I watched last night. Of course the game last night help make this way more interesting…

It didn’t take long for this to be addressed.

Boston sports media if you want to call it that blows big chunks, useless people with microphones

Keefe is the new Jimmy Murphy as the master of hearing 25 percent of something and making it 100 percent of something else in his own mind.

He is trying to bring attention to himself

 

[Blitzkrug]

I buy this to an extent

Let's call a spade a spade. Pastrnak has been a paradox all season. Despite still being nearly PPG on a trash heap of a roster his lack of effort has been downright appalling at times to the point us normies see it clear as day. When you're the highest paid player on the team, there's certain expectations that come with that, and Pasta hasn't lived up to them in the slightest. No one is paying him to lead though outside of on the stats page.

Marchand on the other hand comes from an almost completely different world. Relentless work ethic is what got him to the show, came up in a locker room led by men who didn't tolerate slacking off in Chara and Bergeron and has led with class and effort just as the guys who came before him. He was expected to be a leader eventually and for my money, has been a fantastic captain both on and off the ice.

Do i buy Marchand, a guy who is never not working his ass off, especially after coming off significant hip surgery in his late 30s getting pissed at watching Pasta loaf his way up and down the ice to the point it caused a kerfuffle in the room? Yes. Do i buy that Pasta is so fraglie he went to the coach and said "don't put me on a line with him because he hurt muh feelings!!! No. We kinda know what Pasta is as a player watching him for so long and there's nothing about his conduct/personality that suggests he's that type of guy.

 

[GordonHowe]

It was Zadorov, not Carlo.

Coyle came out first. Then Zadorov. Marchand came out last and took all questions.

Thank you for the correction.