Boston Bruins 24-25 Roster/Cap thread XVI
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PlayMakers
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Two months ago the Owner and the President said that if we’re not in a playoff spot at the deadline they will have to consider a re-tool. Why can’t Sweeney say that? Who is he trying to confuse? It's like a comedy sketch...
Media: What's your approach to the deadline?
Sweeney: Usually we go for it, but this year we're not going to do that.
Media: So you're going to sell?
Sweeney: Whoah, who said anything about selling? What kind of selling? What does selling even mean?
Media: Well, if you're not selling what are you doing?
Sweeney: I think I was pretty clear.
Media: If you were clear, we wouldn't all be asking the same question different ways.
Sweeney: Look, usually we're in a playoff position and we're aggressive. This year, we're not, so we'll be cautious.
Media: So what does that mean?
Sweeney: It means not go for it.
Media: So sell.
Sweeney: More like the opposite of buy.
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Media: So how about that 4 Nations tournament?
You think he is? I don't at all. I think he knows exactly what he's going to do or at least what his specific options are and how he will proceed with them. If I didn't know better, I'd swear he had a law degree
PlayMakers
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I agree. I think he knew this team was out of it the first weekend in January and has been planning accordingly.You think he is? I don't at all. I think he knows exactly what he's going to do or at least what his specific options are and how he will proceed with them. If I didn't know better, I'd swear he had a law degree
22Brad Park
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This franchise is in big big trouble if this man stays at the helm.He has zero ability to make big trades for high skill players & always has Bruins carrying bad contracts tied into no movement clauses.A bat has better vision.
Bruins GM Don Sweeney open for business
“We will look at all opportunities to improve our team now but even more importantly moving forward,” said Bruins GM Sweeney.www.bostonherald.com
Don’t expect any help to coming to the Bruins’ battered blue line any time soon. And largely because of that, we could well see some veterans being moved by the March 7 deadline
In a wide-ranging session with reporters, Bruins’ GM Don Sweeney said that, due to some complications in his recovery, Hampus Lindholm is unlikely to play again this season while Charlie McAvoy, though recovering from his shoulder injury and resulting infection, has no timetable for his recovery at the moment.
But Sweeney steadfastly stayed away from voicing any displeasure he may have had with the care McAvoy received from the Minnesota Wild medical team while with Team USA, something that was widely inferred from the team release from Bruins’ team physician Dr. Peter Asnis that detailed the infection and “significant” shoulder injury McAvoy suffered in the USA-Finland game….
While Sweeney conceded it is hard to turn off his “competitive nature” as the B’s are still in the playoff hunt – they’re currently in 10th place one point out of a spot, though other teams have game sin hand – he did say that the path is now open to possibly move some UFAs, which include Trent Frederic, Justin Brazeau, Cole Koepke, Riley Tufte, Parker Wotherspoon and Michael Callahan (Group 6). While the UFAs are the most vulnerable to moved, Sweeney didn’t rule anything out. He didn’t rule out acquiring players if it made sense, either. But the team is in future mode.
“We will look at all opportunities to improve our team now but even more importantly moving forward,” said Sweeney.
Also on that UFA list is captain Brad Marchand, but his stature puts him in a different category. Marchand has said he’d like to remain a Bruin for life. Sweeney said he’d like to accommodate him, though the two sides are now down to the nitty-gritty to get an extension done with less than two weeks to go till the trade deadline.
“That’s always been my ultimate goal,” said Sweeney. “We’ve had negotiations with Brad and communications with him throughout the year. We’ll have to have a conversation now that 4 Nations is over, sit down with Brad and his representatives and have a clearer path in the next two weeks as to what his final outcome will be.”
Use the money wisely, not on a 30plus player, get a younger player or players and they are going to be around and can play I'm in...........Example types Nohah Dobson, Lawson Crouse, and I am not saying them, so hold fire. but that has to be the thinking. Don I hate not going the playoffs, but, any move s must be done with an eye on the future, rather than a rebuild, tough high wire to walk, but that is the only way to go.
Boston Bandit
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Don Sweeney Shares Key Insight Into Bruins' Trade Deadline Plan
The Bruins in recent years made splash moves ahead of the NHL trade deadline with hopes of bolstering their Stanley Cup championship chances.
But Boston is in a different spot this campaign, which thus will change its view on wheeling and dealing.
Following Saturday night’s overtime home loss to the Anaheim Ducks, the Bruins found themselves a point back of an Eastern Conference wild-card spot. Boston very well could reach the playoffs, but as the sportsbooks showcase, the club’s chances of hoisting the Cup in June aren’t very high. So, Don Sweeney doesn’t anticipate much activity before March 7, but the Bruins general manager isn’t ruling anything out yet.
“I think historically we’ve been pretty aggressive when our team’s been in a position. I think we’ll take a much more cautious approach as we approach the deadline,” Sweeney told reporters, per a team-provided video. “That being said, if there are opportunities to improve our team now and certainly moving forward – whether that’s positional shifts that other teams are trying to identify that we may have a strength at – we’ll look at all opportunities to improve our team now, but even more importantly, moving forward.”
Sweeney also was asked point-blank if there’s a chance the Bruins could either trade away or acquire NHL players.
“Yeah. It’s just stuff that happens during this period of time,” Sweeney told reporters. “It may plant a seed for the draft and beyond. There will be a lot of conversations with people asking what possible moves we can make. Just going to take a little more cautious approach in terms of being as aggressive as we’ve been in the past.”
The B’s, who haven’t missed the postseason since the 2015-16 campaign, have 24 games left on their regular-season schedule. Next up is Tuesday night’s clash with the Toronto Maple Leafs at TD Garden.
The Bruins in recent years made splash moves ahead of the NHL trade deadline with hopes of bolstering their Stanley Cup championship chances.
But Boston is in a different spot this campaign, which thus will change its view on wheeling and dealing.
Following Saturday night’s overtime home loss to the Anaheim Ducks, the Bruins found themselves a point back of an Eastern Conference wild-card spot. Boston very well could reach the playoffs, but as the sportsbooks showcase, the club’s chances of hoisting the Cup in June aren’t very high. So, Don Sweeney doesn’t anticipate much activity before March 7, but the Bruins general manager isn’t ruling anything out yet.
“I think historically we’ve been pretty aggressive when our team’s been in a position. I think we’ll take a much more cautious approach as we approach the deadline,” Sweeney told reporters, per a team-provided video. “That being said, if there are opportunities to improve our team now and certainly moving forward – whether that’s positional shifts that other teams are trying to identify that we may have a strength at – we’ll look at all opportunities to improve our team now, but even more importantly, moving forward.”
Sweeney also was asked point-blank if there’s a chance the Bruins could either trade away or acquire NHL players.
“Yeah. It’s just stuff that happens during this period of time,” Sweeney told reporters. “It may plant a seed for the draft and beyond. There will be a lot of conversations with people asking what possible moves we can make. Just going to take a little more cautious approach in terms of being as aggressive as we’ve been in the past.”
The B’s, who haven’t missed the postseason since the 2015-16 campaign, have 24 games left on their regular-season schedule. Next up is Tuesday night’s clash with the Toronto Maple Leafs at TD Garden.
The don godfather
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Get a young roster player for the now and future I'm starting to like that barett Hayton kid. Wonder if utah would deal him. Doubt it .
22Brad Park
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Still has to be the right moves even if it's the future in mind.Cant wait to watch this unfold.
Your right a/cannot just be throwing money around and fill up the cap and have nothing to show for it. Draft picks are nice , but who have to draft right, and develop them, and have patience until they arrive, tall order for this organization.
Bruin4
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I feel he’s been holding out hoping for a spark, something anything that would tell him this team still has a chance. Ready to make a move in either direction, but now with the recent injury to CMac and the latest update on Lindholm, Donny now knows and has told his management team.
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Hopefully it closes off any attempt he wanted to play for Sweden in the WC to get him in the '26 Olympic picture.
I think there's a danger when a GM is too honest. Look what happened to the Rangers after Drury went public with their plans. Granted, they've sort of rebounded a bit and are in the playoff hunt just behind Boston.
norwoodmustang
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Another option is to trade off some UFA's for picks, then package some of those picks to other teams for the younger players they need.
This is what they need to do, sell players now for best offer and come the offseason go out and get young nhl ready players.
