Around the NHL 2024-25 regular season

[dgibb10]

Dustin Wolf looks good for Calgary. Watching the Islanders play them and he's made a few good saves. His stats this season are very very good so far. Would of been crazy if Fitz got him out of Calgary but that would of costed a ton. I'm not even sure what Calgary would take for him without us moving something bizarre like Nemec or something.

Don't buy 9 game sample sizes of goalies.

 

[TheBeerNerd]

The Hockey Guy brought up a good point today: why isn't Don Sweeney on the hot seat?

Boy's club.

He should be, but that bond is stronger than steel.

 

[NJDevs26]

The Hockey Guy brought up a good point today: why isn't Don Sweeney on the hot seat?

It takes a lot more than one meh start to a season to off a successful GM in the NHL. I know he took over a good team and hasn’t won a Cup but they’ve been 100-point caliber every year and he’s been running it a decade.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Boy's club.

He should be, but that bond is stronger than steel.

Or maybe the fact that his team has been 100+ points for the past decade or so.

 

[MartyOwns]

i just learned on the bruins forum that zacha will return a 1st at the deadline

 

[TheBeerNerd]

i just learned on the bruins forum that zacha will return a 1st at the deadline

Ah, good times...

 

[TrufleShufle]

i just learned on the bruins forum that zacha will return a 1st at the deadline

How? We don't even have our first this year, unless they want 26.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Haula has 1 point in his last 9 games and is still outscoring Zacha on the season, 9 to 7.

 

[My3Sons]

Zacha has three years left and some trade protection. I doubt he’s going anywhere this season. Boston has a decent number of expiring deals they will try to move first but they just fired thr coach and will give that time to play out before they sell at the deadline.

 

[Triumph]

I don't see any reason to fire Sweeney or to even think about it. He's fine. He's not a miracle worker - he had Chara, Bergeron, and Krejci on ridiculously cheap contracts for most of his tenure, and of course he can't replace those guys.

The thing is that I can't imagine the Bruins ever committing to a full rebuild - they haven't missed the playoffs 3 straight years since the 60s. They're also not in a good position to do that because Pastrnak, McAvoy, and Swayman are stars in their prime.

 

[Rhodes 81]

Not even a record. All of the 2022 nominees were fired within a year.

Excluding last year’s finalist, the only coach who was a finalist for the Jack Adam’s since 2020 still with their team is Rod Brindamour.

A function of this award generally being given to whatever coaches had a shitty roster that got bailed out by goaltending.

 

[Bleedred]

Don't buy 9 game sample sizes of goalies.

His numbers in the AHL were elite every year and he’s only 23 years old.

It’s not like it’s a 9 game sample of some veteran Hamburglar guy or goalie who has been in the league for years to mediocre results.

It takes a lot more than one meh start to a season to off a successful GM in the NHL. I know he took over a good team and hasn’t won a Cup but they’ve been 100-point caliber every year and he’s been running it a decade.

Remember, they did fire Chiarelli only 4 years after a cup, 2 years after a finals appearance and in their first playoff miss since Chiarelli’s first year there. And it was the same ownership and Cam Neely is still POHOPS and was back then. I can see a situation where he goes or possibly both just over the single playoff miss.