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Boston Bruins 24-25 Roster/Cap thread XV

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Fenian24 said:
He's been hurt all year, Othmann goes into the Bruins top 9 immediately when healthy and has a good 10 year career. This deal is theft and I don't want Frederic moved but I drive him to NY if there is any truth to this rumor.

BRENNAN OTHMANN LW
AGE: 21 H/W: 6-0/175
YR TEAM GP G A PTS PIM PPG
22-23 Fln-Pbo (OHL) 56 29 38 67 79 1.20
23-24 Hartford (AHL) 67 21 28 49 65 0.73
23-24 NY Rangers (NHL) 3 0 0 0 0 0.00
The Rangers have to be very happy with how Othmann’s first pro
season went. He was one of Hartford’s leading scorers and best players
right from puck drop last year and, as such, earned a cup of coffee
with the Rangers, too. Not only did he score, but his physical approach
and strong work away from the puck also transitioned seamlessly.
Based on his versatile skill set, it would appear a virtual lock that
Othmann becomes an NHL player in some capacity. Facing a bit of a
cap crunch, one has to wonder if New York is looking at Othmann as a
potential bottom six forward this season. He certainly looks ready and
capable. From an upside perspective, the range of outcomes is wide.
Othmann could settle into more of a complementary middle six role
or he could end up becoming a high end top six forward and point
producer. If he’s back in the AHL, look for him to inch closer to the
point per game mark.
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Still interested, but is the H/W correct? 6’ and 175 is a little wiry, especially since those stats tend to be padded. God bless him if he is playing a physical game.
 
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Gordoff said:
Yes, right not the B's aren't in a position to wait it out, draft a late first round pick and then wait 4-5 years more to maybe see him play on the 3rd or 4th line.
Right now we need prospects ready to go out of the box. Guys who are stuck in a numbers game with no room on their NHL team should be trade targets..
In the meantime, once they get several players to
make the big club, then, start collecting draft picks are rebuilding from the bottom up with drafted prospects of our own.
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Donny would need to clean house and get a few more 1sts to be able to trade up into the top 5-10 and get a good player. From what I've read this draft is predicted to be top heavy. He either needs to shoot for trading up to the top 5 or move their middle first for a young NHL ready player.

Until we see the first shoe fall we don't really know how Don will play this.
A strong rebuild led by a sellers deadline?
or
A light retool moving a few vets out for younger pieces in.

Time will tell.
 
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AngryMilkcrates said:
Donny would need to clean house and get a few more 1sts to be able to trade up into the top 5-10 and get a good player. From what I've read this draft is predicted to be top heavy. He either needs to shoot for trading up to the top 5 or move their middle first for a young NHL ready player.

Until we see the first shoe fall we don't really know how Don will play this.
A strong rebuild led by a sellers deadline?
or
A light retool moving a few vets out for younger pieces in.

Time will tell.
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Very light retool, more of a standpath imo he think this team can step up next year...
 
Bruin4 said:
Me neither !

Look at this Roster and then take Pasta and Marchand off of it.That’s Don Sweeney doing. Then look at the prospects, yep Don Sweeney and then look behind the bench, yep Don Sweeney again.
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There's certainly truth in this. And I am no Sweeney apologist.

The drafting record is not great.

His early trades were not great, but in recent years:

In 2023 he iced a team that was statistically one of the greatest of all time, and he loaded up the roster with Orlov, Bertuzzi and Hathway which cost them some future assets There should be zero blame on Sweeney for their disappointing exit in the first round. If that team won the cup, and they were this bad now, I think fans would be more willing to accept it

Zacha for Haula in 2022.

Hampus Lindholm in 2022.

Taylor Hall in 2021.

Coyle and Johansson in 2019, and that team went all the way to game 7 of the finals.

Rick Nash in 2018, who looked like exactly what they needed until he was concussed.

Six seasons where he made deals to help them team, unlike the Drew Stafford and Lee Stempniak years. And it often cost future assets.
 
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norwoodmustang said:
There's certainly truth in this. And I am no Sweeney apologist.

The drafting record is not great.

His early trades were not great, but in recent years:

In 2023 he iced a team that was statistically one of the greatest of all time, and he loaded up the roster with Orlov, Bertuzzi and Hathway which cost them some future assets There should be zero blame on Sweeney for their disappointing exit in the first round. If that team won the cup, and they were this bad now, I think fans would be more willing to accept it

Zacha for Haula in 2022.

Hampus Lindholm in 2022.

Taylor Hall in 2021.

Coyle and Johansson in 2019, and that team went all the way to game 7 of the finals.

Rick Nash in 2018, who looked like exactly what they needed until he was concussed.

Six seasons where he made deals to help them team, unlike the Drew Stafford and Lee Stempniak years. And it often cost future assets.
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I just wished he would of brought in an elite star Forward in the 10 years he's been here, while giving up those assets, or through Free-Agency. Pasta and Marchand are the 2 players remaining from when he took over and you take then away from this team offensively, and you have a bunch of 3rd and 4th liners. Zacha can play 2nd and of course the Bruins have him playing top line minutes but he's best suited as a 3rd liner as is Geekie, imo.,
 
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AngryMilkcrates said:
Donny would need to clean house and get a few more 1sts to be able to trade up into the top 5-10 and get a good player. From what I've read this draft is predicted to be top heavy. He either needs to shoot for trading up to the top 5 or move their middle first for a young NHL ready player.

Until we see the first shoe fall we don't really know how Don will play this.
A strong rebuild led by a sellers deadline?
or
A light retool moving a few vets out for younger pieces in.

Time will tell.
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Sweeneely:
 
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Tomorrow’s Globe:

Teams have big​

decisions to make​

There is no roster freeze during the 4 Nations Face-Off, which wraps up with Thursday’s gold-medal final (8 p.m.) at the Garden. NHL general managers remain free to wheel and deal all the way up to the March 7 trade deadline.

All of which leaves most clubs with 7-10 games to figure if they have enough for a legit Cup run or whether it’s time to shake out the drawer full of long woolen socks for a retool.

The Bruins, bedeviled on offense (goal differential: -25), remain in dire need of a No. 1 pivot and a speedy/scoring shooter off the wing (like that Pastrnak fellow, right?). To the latter point, December waiver pickup Oliver Wahlstrom showed touches of flair and scoring sense in a few games of late, but no numbers to go with it. No. 1 centers aren’t reasonable “gets” at this time of the year, if ever. Figure the Bruins to be in retool mode.


Keep an eye on the Golden Knights. They are balanced front to back, but 2-2-2 in their last six and GM Kelly McCrimmon should be hunting for scoring punch among the middle-six forwards.

If the Bruins offer up pending UFA Brad Marchand, a reunion with Bruce Cassidy in the desert would seem a perfect landing spot. The Golden Knights’ top pick (No. 48) in the 2022 draft was Matyas Sapovaliv, a 6-foot-4-inch Czech center now a first-year pro (8-8—16 in 46 games) with AHL Henderson. Just sayin’.
 
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Oates2Neely said:
Correct. And rather than work on a plan to acquire one, Sweeney is alleged to be considering taking on another teams highly paid 30+ vets who’s best days are behind him.

Rangers will wisely dump Kreider, they’ll find a way to move on from Zibanejad, then come July 1st they’ll be in on UFA’s like Rantaanen & Marner & bruins fans will be complaining when Sweeney lacks cap space to make an offer for anything more than a 3rd line jag.

Get younger get faster, f* Kreider
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This is bang on.Still chasing a couple playoff gates is what this would tell me.
 
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Gee Wally said:
Tomorrow’s Globe:

Teams have big​

decisions to make​

There is no roster freeze during the 4 Nations Face-Off, which wraps up with Thursday’s gold-medal final (8 p.m.) at the Garden. NHL general managers remain free to wheel and deal all the way up to the March 7 trade deadline.

All of which leaves most clubs with 7-10 games to figure if they have enough for a legit Cup run or whether it’s time to shake out the drawer full of long woolen socks for a retool.

The Bruins, bedeviled on offense (goal differential: -25), remain in dire need of a No. 1 pivot and a speedy/scoring shooter off the wing (like that Pastrnak fellow, right?). To the latter point, December waiver pickup Oliver Wahlstrom showed touches of flair and scoring sense in a few games of late, but no numbers to go with it. No. 1 centers aren’t reasonable “gets” at this time of the year, if ever. Figure the Bruins to be in retool mode.


Keep an eye on the Golden Knights. They are balanced front to back, but 2-2-2 in their last six and GM Kelly McCrimmon should be hunting for scoring punch among the middle-six forwards.

If the Bruins offer up pending UFA Brad Marchand, a reunion with Bruce Cassidy in the desert would seem a perfect landing spot. The Golden Knights’ top pick (No. 48) in the 2022 draft was Matyas Sapovaliv, a 6-foot-4-inch Czech center now a first-year pro (8-8—16 in 46 games) with AHL Henderson. Just sayin’.
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Would hope Vegas is adding...

#48 equivalent is a fine return for Frederic.

Marchand at the deadline is worth far more.
 
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