OT: Around the NHL: The Countdown to Camp

[wej20]

The Dougie Hamilton trade is pretty horrible for Boston.

Yep, they should have done everything in their power to keep him. I wonder if they'll attempt to move up to take Provorov.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Lucic to LA would make me a sad panda.

 

[Cherpak]

Lucic to LA would make me a sad panda.

For what LA gave up is shouldn't. WTF was Lombardi thinking??

 

[cygnus47]

Boston Media will be "yeah, the Hamilton trade was bad, but how good was the Lucic one!" They're retaining salary on that too.

I can't believe they traded Hamilton. He looked like a for-sure number 1 sooner than later and they have none of those. Unless Chara somehow lost 5 years of age? Their D is gutted.

 

[wej20]

I just don't understand trading Hamilton when they cleared space by trading Lucic. Or why they acquired Martin Jones when they could have just picked up someone like Greiss in free agency to back up Rask.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Boston sure has made some strange moves. I wonder if they trade up or stay put in the first round now.

 

[wej20]

Boston sure has made some strange moves. I wonder if they trade up or stay put in the first round now.

I definitely think they're going to trade up, with all those picks it makes no sense not to.

 

[Harv]

Boston wants pick #3.

 

[Shrimper]

Is it worth trading Lucic and Hamilton to get it though?

They'll be irrelevant for a few years now.

 

[xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Is it worth trading Lucic and Hamilton to get it though?

They'll be irrelevant for a few years now.

They're gonna be irrelevant regardless. They're making the tough choice of moving on from players who aren't going to serve them anymore. It seems silly, but it's an intelligent and proactive approach.

 

[Gallatin]

I don't get how Hamilton would no longer "serve" Boston after they cleared cap room by trading Lucic.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

I don't get how Hamilton would no longer "serve" Boston after they cleared cap room by trading Lucic.

I suspect that's as much Jeremy Jacobs message sending as it is anything else.

 

[Darth Vitale]

The Bruins board pretty much lost its mind when all this started going down. They reminded me of us / what we're going to be like if JR goes Full Rossi today.

I almost feel bad for them. Almost.

 

[Darth Vitale]

Holy **** I didn't see this yet.
http://www.tsn.ca/avalanche-trade-o-reilly-to-sabres-1.318992

I guess we can safetly assume Buffalo will not be a lottery team next year. They might miss the playoffs but i bet they'll be close.

 

[Coastal Kev]

Buffalo with great trades...so jealous

 

[Darth Vitale]

THey have improved tremendously since the deadline. At least on paper they have. We'll see.

 

[BHD]

Has everybody else on the Bruins been traded yet?

 

[plaidchuck]

Yeah I think bylsma will do.well there. Hell he always does well in the regular season.

 

[td_ice]

Has everybody else on the Bruins been traded yet?

The rights to DNA from Bobby Orr for cloning purposes, went for a 2017 1st round pick, and 2017 2nd round pick.

 

[BHD]

The rights to DNA from Bobby Orr for cloning purposes, went for a 2017 1st round pick, and 2017 2nd round pick.

That must be The Code, or whatever Thornton talked about last season.

 

[Penguinator]

The rights to DNA from Bobby Orr for cloning purposes, went for a 2017 1st round pick, and 2017 2nd round pick.

That was excellent sir!

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Is Niemi a UFA or something? Dallas got him for a 7th. You'd think he's worth more.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Is Niemi a UFA or something? Dallas got him for a 7th. You'd think he's worth more.

He is a UFA.

The situation in Dallas is perfect for him, being paired up with another inconsistent #1A type goalie.

 

[BHD]

I'm really pumped to see Pronger suit up for the Coyotes next season.

 

[billybudd]

I feel like goaltenders are not being given proper valuations from GMs.

Niemi moving for a 7th, Jones as a key piece in a package for Lucic, Dubnyk--who has long been one of the worst players at his position--signing a long term, big money deal based on a single, short hot streak. All of these moves seem very, very wrong to me.