Boston Bruins 24-25 Roster/Cap thread XX

[Bruin4]

Actually, if Bettman is rigging it, it seems like he would want to rig it for the Bruins. Rigging it would be all about the money and a good Bruins team is a money spinner for the league. Much better than San Jose getting another 1OA, for example. Chicago is O6, sure, but the Bruins have a larger fanbase across North America.

A year away

 

[GordonHowe]

 

[bruins4thecup65]

Tank in 26

McKenna

Trade Swayman to one of the bottom 5

 

[sarge88]

I don’t get the Marner hate here. Over the last three years he’s 8th in the league in points and 7th in P/PG.

Not enough sample size? In the last half decade he’s 5th in points. With one more point in those 5 years than the 6th placed player, David Pastrnak.

He’s a premier, elite, playmaking winger who is above average defensively and plays both PP and PK.

He’ll command anywhere from 11-13% of the cap like his peers so yes, he’ll get more than Pastrnak. Thats just a function of the cap increase and how contract negotiations work.

For those of us at a certain age, he falls into an odd category of player who “we don’t want to like, or want on our team” but we simply can’t overlook the production.

I don’t see him as a guy who is going to captain a team or be the emotional leader/tone setter, but there are lots of guys who can fill those roles.

He does what he does. Which is score at an elite level and make players around him better.

This team needs that.

They have grit, leadership, etc. in other guys. If he can come here and legitimize the 2nd line and PP, he’d be doing more than every guy on this team aside from Pasta (and there’s a little bit of maybe there).

 

[Gee Wally]

Tank in 26

McKenna

Trade Swayman to one of the bottom 5

I think we get it.

I would trade a Swayman at the draft for a first overall pick, would you?

Trade Swayman at the draft let it be Bussi and Korps

McKenna should be the target

Korpi is better than Swayman

Trade Swayman at the draft to SJ for first overall pick and make it a tank for McKenna 2026

Why not?

If we trade Swayman and lose three or four extra games because of it, is the trade off not better that we acquire two players that can help us immediately over an extra three losses having Korps in net?

Think about the question.
How much NET do we lose trading Swayman?

Answer: not much

There is no way we contend in 2026 so why not play the kids the whole season, acquire more draft picks and keep our salary cap at a minimum for the year. We won’t win the cup by putting a bandaid on it next year anyways.

I would also trade Swayman. He’s a puzzy.

McKenna would solve everything for the next decade +

We have no chance for the cup in 26

Play the kids and let them grow

Acquire assets

Trade Swayman

Draft McKenna

Tank in 26

Tank in 26

McKenna

Trade Swayman to one of the bottom 5

 

[Fenian24]

Actually, if Bettman is rigging it, it seems like he would want to rig it for the Bruins. Rigging it would be all about the money and a good Bruins team is a money spinner for the league. Much better than San Jose getting another 1OA, for example. Chicago is O6, sure, but the Bruins have a larger fanbase across North America.

Penguins, Bettman loves the Pittsburgh market

 

[DominicT]

This is my 20,000th post and my best post ever.

I promise to be better going forward.

 

[Dr Hook]

Penguins, Bettman loves the Pittsburgh market

It seems he does, but still, if it's all about the money (and I think it is), it's got to be the Bruins. If Pitt gets the 1OA this time, I'll come over the dark side and believe the fix was in

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

It seems he does, but still, if it's all about the money (and I think it is), it's got to be the Bruins. If Pitt gets the 1OA this time, I'll come over the dark side and believe the fix was in

Pittsburgh is saving their 1st overall freebie for McKenna. Book it

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

This is my 20,000th post and my best post ever.

I promise to be better going forward.

I was hoping for a villain arc

 

[Dr Hook]

Pittsburgh is saving their 1st overall freebie for McKenna. Book it

True. The fix could still be in!

 

[Oates2Neely]

Whatever happens next season I want to see Zadarov with at least an “A” on his jersey

 

[Number8]

Sonny & Cher great song

It wasn’t Sonny & Cher. It was Mack Davis. Or maybe Tony Orlando & Dawn. I forget which.

 

[DKH]

It wasn’t Sonny & Cher. It was Mack Davis. Or maybe Tony Orlando & Dawn. I forget which.

Wait …..they had flowers in their hair

It was Scott McKenzie

 

[Blowfish]

I just hope the bruins learned from them 2.

 

[chizzler]

Etymon should rig it for us like he did for the Rangers.

 

[CellyHard]

I keep on going back and forth on Ehlers. I get he's 29 and we should be focusing on younger but his deployment makes no sense to me.

He's a near ppg player with TOI of almost a 3rd liner. Think about how the Bruins used Debrusk in his last two years and then take a minute of TOI off of that.

It's just so weird because he's super talented. He could really explode with 1st line minutes (avg 19-20 min a night)

 

[BlackFrancis]

I keep on going back and forth on Ehlers. I get he's 29 and we should be focusing on younger but his deployment makes no sense to me.

He's a near ppg player with TOI of almost a 3rd liner. Think about how the Bruins used Debrusk in his last two years and then take a minute of TOI off of that.

It's just so weird because he's super talented. He could really explode with 1st line minutes (avg 19-20 min a night)

Ehlers has been on the IR 3 times since 2022 and tested positive for the plague once. I'm almost positive there are most IR stints that are now invisible due to CapFriendly being taken from us, especially prior to 2022.

First line players generally play games on the first line and don't leave holes due to their unavailability. Injury guys tend to play wherever they fit in once they come off IR.

And force feeding injury guys minutes tends to get them a return trip tot he IR.

Jake DeBrusk got an extra minute of ice time because he can kill penalties, something Ehlers cannot do.

 

[LJReborn]

You can really see why some of these teams traded the guys the Bruins got.

 

[CDJ]

Not an Ehlers guy personally

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

You can really see why some of these teams traded the guys the Bruins got.

Agree, another blow to the pro scouting staff, we are F'ed. One thing to blow it up but to not have NHL quality players in return with these trades is laughable.

Would have preferred more picks for him to F up rather than these place holders. Will any of them be on the team next season? If we are tanking again then I can see it.

Please hire Torts for some entertainment.

 

[FinnBear]

If your second line wingers are a mix of Lysell, Khusnutdinov, Lettieri and Koepke you know you are in trouble. It would take hardcore NHL fans to identify those names.

The asset turn-over finally hit the ice berg and the Titanic is sinking. Moving forward, it's going to be important to look at talent accumulation via good draft picks. Developing talented kids, some hopefully on cost-effective ELCs, complemented by good mix of veterans is going to be the key to get back into the play offs eventually.

We do have some pieces in place on D and the first line but we have some big holes. I am not a fan of restructuring solely via Free Agents or by taking a risk on a reclamation project player like E. Pettersson. These hardly ever work out and that's how you end up with an expensive roster that devolves into a never ending rotation of guys in and out. It ends up being a ship without anyone steering it.
When it comes to free agents I would prefer the Bruins target proven players along the lines of Marner. I was initially a little leery of him but then I got to see him perform live and his hockey sense is on another level. I would rather have one Marner than 2 Elias Lindholms.

Draft the right players, reform yourself an identity and be disciplined building on that direction - it's gonna take some time.

 

[LJReborn]

Agree, another blow to the pro scouting staff, we are F'ed. One thing to blow it up but to not have NHL quality players in return with these trades is laughable.

Would have preferred more picks for him to F up rather than these place holders. Will any of them be on the team next season? If we are tanking again then I can see it.

Please hire Torts for some entertainment.

It's one of those things where you hear the names and you remember liking them in the draft year and stuff, but Mittelstedt 5v5 is just awful. Joker is a non factor. Like Marat as a bottom 6.

They really have a lot of work to do, it's not as simple as Lindholm and McAvoy coming back.

 

[LJReborn]

If your second line wingers are a mix of Lysell, Khusnutdinov, Lettieri and Koepke you know you are in trouble. It would take hardcore NHL fans to identify those names.

The asset turn-over finally hit the ice berg and the Titanic is sinking. Moving forward, it's going to be important to look at talent accumulation via good draft picks. Developing talented kids, some hopefully on cost-effective ELCs, complemented by good mix of veterans is going to be the key to get back into the play offs eventually.

I am not a fan of restructuring solely via Free Agents or by taking a risk on a reclamation project player. These hardly ever work out and that's how you end up with an expensive roster that devolves into a never ending rotation of guys in and out. It ends up being a ship without anyone steering it.

Draft the right players, reform yourself an identity and be disciplined building on that direction.

I would rather sign a bunch of 1 year guys that I could flip next deadline for more assets.

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

It's one of those things where you hear the names and you remember liking them in the draft year and stuff, but Mittelstedt 5v5 is just awful. Joker is a non factor. Like Marat as a bottom 6.

They really have a lot of work to do, it's not as simple as Lindholm and McAvoy coming back.

It amazes me this group of forward can't get shots on the net, Like what are they doing when they are on the ice?

The D will we be a hell of a lot better with Charlie and Lindholm, we need 6 forwards and a number one goalie we can rely on to steel a game or 5 not cost games. Need to find another Ullmark this offseason.