Boston Bruins 24-25 Roster/Cap thread XIII

[LouJersey]

Stealing the other posters layout.

marchand-zacha-pasta
xxxxx-lindholm-xxxxx (Lysell at some point?)
frederic-poitras-geekie
xxxxx-kastelic-xxxxx

I would look to move Coyle bare minimum

 

[GordonHowe]

I'm in no rush to move Zacha or Geekie. Both are the right age, like it or not Zacha being close to Pastrnak matters (plus they do play well together). Geekie is the 2nd best shooter on this team and they need better shooters. Untouchable no but I'm not looking to move him either.

The rest I'm fine with moving out. Brad is a special case, not so straightforward. I'm perfectly fine if this is Coyle, Beecher, Peeke and Frederic's last seasons here.

Specifically on Carlo, he's not a bad player but I also don't think he's as good as some make him out to be either. A bit of an analytic darling.. I'm not a fan of expected goals whatever. As a fan, I'm a bit tired of watching him, he is limited in many respects. They've tried for many years now to win with McAvoy/Carlo as RD 1 and 2 and I think it's time to change. I don't think he fits well with either Lohrei or Zadorov and limits flexibility in how they pair up their D. Can't count on Hampus to pair up with Carlo forever. 9 years and almost 700 games with the same team is a good run for a defensive D-man, I don't see anything wrong with simply wanting to see some change with the 2nd pair RD after all this time. He's not about to go elsewhere and start racking up Norris trophies or complimenting top pairs. We know what he is.

Great post, per usual.

 

[slim399]

Sign me up for a reasonably priced long term Geekie extension.

 

[gvkmedia]

The Pasta line and the 4th line from the beginning of the year seem good.
It’s the other combinations.

Can we build 2 more lines with what we have?
We need some help.
We need a trade or 2.

I am starting to think that Miller and/Pettersson are not coming. Just not enough to get either player and too much competition.

I think I will just continue coming here and see what happens…

 

[KrugAvoy]

Keep Geek please

 

[Alan Ryan]

Sign me up for a reasonably priced long term Geekie extension.

The Bruins got a good player when they signed Geekie.

 

[GordonHowe]

Zadorov wasn't on the ice for any even strength goals against yesterday. It seems like the people who didn't like the signing are the ones who constantly point to him as a problem.

Lohrei, McAvoy and Carlo have all been on the ice for more goals against at even strength, and at this point Zadorov has played more minutes than any D on the team. He's also been on the ice for 7 more goals than he's allowed. The only other D above water in that regard is McAvoy who's up 2.

On the PK, Carlo has been on the ice for 27 goals against, Zadorov 16, Lindholm and McAvoy 13 and 11 (in about half the PK ice time).

Zadorov is not perfect but as others have said, he's the least of our problems.

I have read and heard about these statistics. They are encouraging.

Loved the Zadorov signing at the time, only to be deflated by his Human Penalty Machine play.

I continue to pose the question: why does Nikita appear to be freelancing out there, seemingly oblivious to, or uninterested in, what I can only assume is his primary responsibility: clearing the net of unwanted visitors through physical intimidation.

Why has this issue persisted?

Why haven't Joe Sacco & Jay Leach addressed the problem forcefully and unequivocally with the player? If they have, the message clearly isn't getting across.

Where are Sweeney and Neely in all of this?

An apparent inability or, worse, unwillingness to corral Zadorov and compel him to fulfill the very basic requirements of his assignment is baffling & disconcerting.

What is going on?

 

[GordonHowe]

The Bruins got a good player when they signed Geekie.

He certainly appears to have turned the corner, as have David and Pavel.

Offensively, the second and third lines are the problem, as many have pointed out.

Solve that and maybe Dr. Jeckle can banish Mr. Hyde to the nether world.

 

[BruinsFanMike82]

Frank Seravalli says the Bruins are a dark horse to acquire J.T. Miller.


"You know, I haven't heard a lot of people talking about the Boston Bruins. Their need for a top-end center has been well documented... I do believe that the Bruins have kept very close tabs on the Miller situation with the Canucks. I would term them as a team lurking in the weeds right now - to try and monitor those prices. I wouldn't be surprised, if this continues to linger on closer to the March 7th deadline, that [the Bruins] are a team that could remain in the mix."