I don't know if they have. I think this is Don and Cam's last kick at the can: if the team misses the PO's this season, then change is probably coming. None of us here that I recall, no media people that I read, or the ownership or coaching staff saw this disaster of a season coming. I would have been fine if Charlie cleaned out the front office, but they get one more run at it and it is probably fair to let them have it.
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I don't know if they have. I think this is Don and Cam's last kick at the can: if the team misses the PO's this season, then change is probably coming. None of us here that I recall, no media people that I read, or the ownership or coaching staff saw this disaster of a season coming. I would have been fine if Charlie cleaned out the front office, but they get one more run at it and it is probably fair to let them have it.
With all the work that needs to go into the draft I highly doubt changes are made this season.
Im sure the scouting has been extensive and focused for how ever they end up positioned 1-7
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I would amend this to say Jacobs wants to win, but not at the risk of their financials. I look at it like they have the option to buy two stocks. One is low risk, and you get a consistent dividend, but the stock's upside is pretty low. The other is high risk. You could 10x your money, but you could also lose it all.
They want the low risk option. They want to keep things steady. It's why they've had 4 GMs in the past 50+ years. They've had the fewest GMs of every team around since then, and most other teams have had more than twice as many. Consistency with your GMs can be great, but they've won 1 Cup in those 50+ years. The team can say their expectation is to compete for Cups, but ownership doesn't actually hold them to that standard.
So, sure, I believe Jacobs wants to win, but his risk aversion is what keeps them from achieving that. The only thing he's deathly afraid of is empty seats. That's what it took for us to get Chiarelli, and that's what it will likely take for us to get the next regime change.
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I don't disagree. I also wouldn't mind Brad coming back.
One thing those slow older veterans can provide was sorely missing this past season. And that is veteran leadership.
Glue guys may not be The Talent, but they are an integral part of any close-knit locker room and successful club.
(Mark Recchi, dismissed at the time by many here as slow and old, is a sterling example.)
The Bruins need this kind of veteran presence going forward.
And this only after they had hit rock bottom and the gravy train had careened off the rails.
That's what it takes for real change to occur in Boston under this ownership, father or son.
For the thousandth time:
A fish rots from the head.
A combination of both.
Montgomery did not like the roster he was handed.
From their perspective, the Bruins discovered his inability and disinterest in coaching defense.
His maddening propensity to change lines like a bodily function not only from game to game, but in game, must have also raised eyebrows.
Montgomery's hare brained emphasis on "quality over quantity" shot selection confused his players, to put it mildly.
The practice fostered an anxious, tentative approach leading to chronic over passing, comically meager shots on goal
and, ultimately, dreadful offensive production team wide.Most damning, of course, were Sunny Jim's many inexplicable, inexcusable "coaching decisions" in the 2022- 2023 postseason that were nothing short of catastrophic.
All of this and more were ample grounds for immediate dismissal. But, as they had canned Cassidy just a season before, I suspect they were hesitant to appear in disarray.
Which, clearly, they were.
And so, dear reader,
Five questions: Bruins face a long road back to relevancy
Bruins’ ownership and management may want to call it a “retool” but there is a lot of work to be done for the team to be a contender again.
www.bostonherald.com
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Brad comes back its a sideways move.This is about building up a good young team.Marchand will not be here when they contend again so it's an absolute waste of time and cap not to mention future players lose minutes for an aging player on way out the door soon.Bruins have vets like Pasta Lindholms etc .
Perhaps.
But Brad would bring more with him than his playing skills.
And, it would be fitting for him to end his career as a Boston Bruin. One year, incentive laden contract.
I would do this.
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Yeah spot on, this has always been my perspective on how the Jacobs operate. It's a good business model, but it compromises your ability to win Cups.
The current management had the runs on the board to survive one bad year. The crowds held up likely because of the past years of competitive play and the fact of New England being a comparatively wealthy, sports-obsessed and populous area. But I think one year is the limit. They suck again next season and then Sweeney and Neely are out the door, and we might even see whether the Jacobs are willing to ride out a full rebuild, or they look to sell.
Hopefully the quick re-tool works, but if it doesn't it could be a real watershed moment for the franchise.
Good post, but I’ll eat this iPhone if they sell this team anytime soon.
He turned down 3-year 18 million contract.
hoping we've Bob Seger'ed this and turned the page
Yeah I don't think it's very likely, but I know @Fenway has previously raised it as something that just might be an option in particular circumstances.
I definitely think the Jacobs are very proud to own the Bruins, and very much see it as a core part of their family assets. But I do wonder how they'd handle and react to a full bottoming out and rebuild. Times have changed. In the modern 32-team NHL, most rebuilds are long and painful, and many require multiple attempts to get it right. The fact of the Bruins being O6 helps precious little in that sense these days. What's the Jacobs' appetite for hanging tough through a process like that? Perhaps at this point they themselves don't know. Just something to ponder.
Dennis Bonvie
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As noted, I like Charlie, understanding what the ultimate goal is. Unsurprisingly, profit. Of course.
So, some of what was said on this podcast has some purchase with me.
However, I have never witnessed a more shameless exhibition of ass licking than that on display below.
I expect as much from Court stenographer Jim McBride.
I expect more from Haggerty and Colageo, who should be ashamed of themselves.
Worse still if they actually believe this drivel.
I exited this embarrassment 10 minutes in & not a moment too soon,
So, some of what was said on this podcast has some purchase with me.
However, I have never witnessed a more shameless exhibition of ass licking than that on display below.
I expect as much from Court stenographer Jim McBride.
I expect more from Haggerty and Colageo, who should be ashamed of themselves.
Worse still if they actually believe this drivel.
I exited this embarrassment 10 minutes in & not a moment too soon,
My understanding is that Brad was taken aback and frankly hurt by management's intransigence in refusing to meet a relatively small ($60,000?) negotiating demand.
This after years of taking a home town discount for the betterment of the team.
(As did, famously, Zdeno and Patrice.)
Not the team's bottom line. For the betterment of the team itself. There is a difference.
Good for Marchand that he left of his own accord, on his own terms.
He has every right to tell Sweeney, Neely and Jacobs to f*ck off.
And I hope he did.
Again, why kill the goose that lays the golden eggs?
The Jacobs family will *never* sell the Boston Bruins.
The franchise is simply too profitable.
We've debated this multiple times before. I don't feel the need to rehash the arguments again. We disagree and that's ok.
Just my worthless opinion, but IMO it is a business. A winning team gives you a) better chance to sold out and make more money b) have a chance to become a contender.
Winning the SC even with dream team ain't a certitude. To much intangible starting with health and luck.
nORRis8
The NHL, the stupidest League ever.
Since the Cap was put in place, the Bruins usually spend at the top. The BIGGER issue is on how they manage the Cap.
It got Chia fired.
quietbruinfan
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It's way beyond fair, it is mind boggling. Maybe he is not saying what he really thinks, but judging by his last statement Neely still does not get it at all. He thinks this is 2016 and business as usual.
Some of us did see this coming, just not quite this perfect storm of rottenness. I said bubble team and 8th at the beginning of the year, to be fair.
quietbruinfan
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I am surprised you were surprised by Haggerty's sucking up. It is par for the course to me.
(I had trouble with the guy on this board. The Simonetti fan club nickname was a derisive response to one of my admittedly bombastic postings. I find the guy insecure and petty and well capable of shamelessly sucking up.
To his credit, he does not usually do it, but he is very capable of it.)
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