All Bruins Trade Proposals/Rumours XI

[Coach Parker]

Pierre McGuire said in a NHL broadcast they were 2 but how would he know more than us - kidding

It doesn't matter in the end- the Twins had Buxton 1 & Sano 4 in baseball America and Mookie Betts 73 and today Boston would laugh if the Twins offered both for the Mookster

Yup, and then guys like Button only have two Bruins in their top 50 with Senyshyn barely making it at 50. Not saying either one has it right but there are a number of teams with some really deep prospect pools out there as well that are having great years.

 

[Lord Ahriman]

Halak, 50% retained? Yeah, I would have strong interest.

 

[Coach Parker]

Halak, 50% retained? Yeah, I would have strong interest.

Especially if the Islanders take on a contract from the Bruins. Hell, even taking Khudobin.

 

[Fonzerelli]

Yup, and then guys like Button only have two Bruins in their top 50 with Senyshyn barely making it at 50. Not saying either one has it right but there are a number of teams with some really deep prospect pools out there as well that are having great years.

2 in 50 is more than our fair share. Thats a good thing. If every team had 2 they would need a list of 60. And that only speaks to the top end guys. If they had a list of 200 we might have 10 or 12 since the strength of our prospect pool is our depth

Of course, that assumes Button's dart board is any better than yours or mine, which it's not

 

[sarge88]

I feel the same way. Thankfully my son has a hockey clinic tomorrow morning, so I won't be in to work until noon. Updates on the phone, but at least not constantly hitting refresh on the browser for 4 hours!!!

This morning I realized that I spent about 45 minutes refreshing this site...checking out different boards and threads.....

got bored with it and found myself wondering what else I could do.....then I remembered that I was at work and had a stack of paperwork as high as my knee to get done.

Really worried about my productivity tomorrow.

 

[Coach Parker]

2 in 50 is more than our fair share. Thats a good thing. If every team had 2 they would need a list of 60

And those only look at the top 50 as well, not so much the depth the Bruins have in the B level. For example, I'd take the Bruins prospect pool over the Canucks but Button's list has their top prospects higher than the Bruins top prospects.

It's also funny to see almost every single fanbase chime in with 'I can't believe _______ from our system didn't make the top 50!'

 

[Alicat]

Halak, 50% retained? Yeah, I would have strong interest.

Only if Ryder is part of the deal..

 

[Coach Parker]

Only if Ryder is part of the deal..

We also require a 2nd...

 

[22Brad Park]

Sorry link will not stick so removed it but Murphy reporting it cause I just read it ..It says reports are Bruins are fielding offers for him.

Jimmy Murphy reporting Hawks and Kings want Chara

 

[wintersej]

Yup, and then guys like Button only have two Bruins in their top 50 with Senyshyn barely making it at 50. Not saying either one has it right but there are a number of teams with some really deep prospect pools out there as well that are having great years.

Bruins have a lot of lottery tickets. Those high draft picks might be $20 lottery tickets, but the Bruins have a lot of $5 tickets. You can end up winning more on the $5 tickets.

 

[bp13]

Last I looked the Bruins have the hard part done - first line caliber RW & LW

They won a Cup with Lucic & Horton

There second line had a rookie in Marchand a 43 year old in Recchi and an 18 year old in Seguin coming

Not exactly the 72 Russian Red Army

Call me crazy but I'm kind of happy with 88 & 63 and the rest is much easier to get

I just need somebody to explain how this shakes out in real life. Dan you take a rosy view on these things so I'll task you...how does this all play out?

If we assume a good % of these golden prospects actually do pan out and your next great team includes McAvoy, Carlo and one other from that list in the top 4, when is that? What's a safe estimate for a dman to mature in this league? 3-4 years?

And up front, how long until guys like JFK, Gabriel, Senyshyn, Donato, etc. are good NHL players? 2-3 years at a minimum for a few, more for the others? So how does this play out? The prospects form a decent core in like 3-4 years at VERY BEST. Do we still think Bergeron and Krejci are still high-end players? What about Rask? Chara's gone right?

I don't see how it works out. I need someone to tell me whether Sweeney's plan is to cut the development time on all of his prospects, or somehow stop the aging process for our veterans. Or is the plan to simply forget about the careers of Chara, Krejci and likely Bergeron and instead plan to compete for Cups in like 5-6 years? Did Sweeney take office with an 8 year plan?

 

[robinsonp16]

Bruins have a lot of lottery tickets. Those high draft picks might be $20 lottery tickets, but the Bruins have a lot of $5 tickets. You can end up winning more on the $5 tickets.

If the future of Bruins depends on hitting on $5 lottery tickets then where in trouble. I agree we shouldn't be moving for rentals right now but I'm not on board with a let's just sit back and hope the prospects work out method. Bruins need to identify their guys and make moves to improve the team with others.

 

[patty59]

Sorry link will not stick so removed it but Murphy reporting it cause I just read it ..It says reports are Bruins are fielding offers for him.

Jimmy Murphy reporting Hawks and Kings want Chara

That guy doesn't report ****, he guesses

 

[DKH]

Yup, and then guys like Button only have two Bruins in their top 50 with Senyshyn barely making it at 50. Not saying either one has it right but there are a number of teams with some really deep prospect pools out there as well that are having great years.

There was a time in my life I used to include Craig Button in my prayers. It was early in my HF time and I was saddened at all the horrible things said about Craig Button the GM of Calgary

It's nice to know he's thought of enough these days it wasn't so 10-15 years ago

 

[22Brad Park]

That guy doesn't report ****, he guesses

Maybe, but he has got it out there where all can see it .It makes sense though from a Bruins perspective if they are thinking future .But not if playoffs are part of plan now which I think they are.

 

[Lord Ahriman]

Especially if the Islanders take on a contract from the Bruins. Hell, even taking Khudobin.

Khudobin for Halak 50% retained? Done deal.

 

[JumboJoe19]

any intrest in wideman as a rental d man ?

 

[patty59]

Maybe, but he has got it out there where all can see it .It makes sense though from a Bruins perspective if they are thinking future .But not if playoffs are part of plan now which I think they are.

it should be telling that he's the only one talking about it. He's had a ***** for Chara for years.

 

[ODAAT]

any intrest in wideman as a rental d man ?

nope, I`d take Chris Wideman off the Sens hands though

 

[C77]

I just need somebody to explain how this shakes out in real life. Dan you take a rosy view on these things so I'll task you...how does this all play out?

If we assume a good % of these golden prospects actually do pan out and your next great team includes McAvoy, Carlo and one other from that list in the top 4, when is that? What's a safe estimate for a dman to mature in this league? 3-4 years?

And up front, how long until guys like JFK, Gabriel, Senyshyn, Donato, etc. are good NHL players? 2-3 years at a minimum for a few, more for the others? So how does this play out? The prospects form a decent core in like 3-4 years. Do we still think Bergeron and Krejci are still high-end players? What about Rask? Chara's gone right?

I don't see how it works out. I need someone to tell me whether Sweeney's plan is to cut the development time on all of his prospects, or somehow stop the aging process for our veterans. Or is the plan to simply forget about the careers of Chara, Krejci and likely Bergeron and instead plan to compete for Cups in like 5-6 years? Did Sweeney take office with an 8 year plan?

I think this is where the Landeskog talk comes from regardless of how one might feel about the potential return. The idea for Sweeney would be to add a guy who at 24 is still young and can help the team win now and still be effective when some of the younger players that you mentioned are coming into their own in the NHL.

Rumor also has it lately that the Bruins have interest in Justin Faulk who is another player that would help the team win now and hopefully stick around in Boston.

 

[Rubber Biscuit]

I could have seen shopping Chara if Cassidy came in and the team kept sucking. I wouldn't have liked it, but I could at least understand it.

I don't see any way they move Chara now, though.

 

[SPLBRUIN]

Yup, and then guys like Button only have two Bruins in their top 50 with Senyshyn barely making it at 50. Not saying either one has it right but there are a number of teams with some really deep prospect pools out there as well that are having great years.

Craig Button is considered a bit of a joke here in Canada, nobody that I know of takes anything he says seriously.

 

[Bad Hat Harry]

Sorry link will not stick so removed it but Murphy reporting it cause I just read it ..It says reports are Bruins are fielding offers for him.

Jimmy Murphy reporting Hawks and Kings want Chara

Is there a team in this league that doesn't want Chara?

Whether the Bruins want to move him, and more importantly whether Chara wants to waive his NMC are the real questions.

 

[ODAAT]

Craig Button is considered a bit of a joke here in Canada, nobody that I know of takes anything he says seriously.

except Mrs Button

 

[bp13]

If the plan for this year is to otherwise stand pat, then I think it's very smart to deal Chara. It makes a ton of sense if you work it out.

All signs seem to indicate that Sweeney is either incapable or disinterested in improving this defense via trade or free agency. He's banking on the prospects or he isn't able to close, but either way, it seems like that's where we are headed. Why not get something of real value for Chara then? He's probably got 2-3 years left as a top 4 defender...I bet the Bruins could fetch a 1st and good prospect if they wanted youth, but if they were smart they'd go for a player. Yeah the defense then totally sucks, but so what? They're not playing to contend the next few years anyway and couldn't until the prospects develop. No reason to think Sweeney has the ability or even desire to patch these holes with trades or signings. May as well peal off some of these vets and make the future even brighter.