not really, this season there were a ton of expectations out here from all I read on a daily basis, Miller signed to a huge extension, this team has come out of the gate extremely poorly. Will Jack help? Time will tell, I know I didn`t always like the way I thought Jack was handled but ultimately, there simply wasn`t room for him on a team that is jammed packed up the middle and I don`t think he can play wing with any efficiency
Lazar injured now, I suspect he`ll take his spot for the time being, think Boeser still hurt too
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The Nucks handling of DiPietro sounds very similar to da Broons handling of Ryabchikov. They drafted ER in the first round and then he won the #1 goaltending job in training camp. Then the lockout. He was eligible to be sent to Providence be the #1 goalie until the lockout was over. However, to save a couple of bucks, Sinden kept him on the major league roster and he sat for six months, played no games, and his development was Pejorative Slured. Maybe he was a long-term bust in any event, but he certainly looked good in training camp. You don't do that to a young player, they have to play.
The latter and the changeover was this week. Now it's the current standings. I read the other day that Montreal still had first dibs, but it was changing this week to the current standings.
Still think they should have given him a shot with consistent time, god we've given Foligno basically a full season to prove he's worthy to play the damn 4th line.Bruins send Jack Studnicka to Vancouver in a trade that clears roster room, brings back prospects - The Boston Globe
General manager Don Sweeney touted the development of young players at the AHL level. "The Providence guys are doing a fantastic job," Sweeney said.
The Bruins traded center Jack Studnicka to the Canucks during Thursday night’s game against the Red Wings, letting the 23-year-old resurrect his young career some 3,000 miles away.
Studnicka, his development stalled, was dealt for AHL goaltender Michael DiPietro and defensive prospect Jonathan Myrenberg.
The Bruins spent the 53rd overall pick on Studnicka in 2017, hoping he would be one of the replacements for the aging Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci. He was a quality AHLer, but totaled 1-6—7 in 38 games with the varsity over four seasons.
Studnicka’s only game this year was a disaster. Last Thursday against the Ducks, he took two penalties in just 8:01 of ice time.
Time will tell if the Bruins will have capable top-six centers ready when Bergeron and Krejci finally hang ’em up. In a post-trade session with reporters, general manager Don Sweeney noted his encouragement regarding prospects Cole Spicer (Minnesota-Duluth) and Matthew Poitras (OHL Guelph).
“The Providence guys are doing a fantastic job,” Sweeney added. “Then you have to try to execute a trade if you have to, to fill a gap.”
The Studnicka trade removed him from the 23-man roster with Brad Marchand returning (and, in a matter of weeks or days, Charlie McAvoy following). It also gives the Bruins assets for Studnicka, who could have been claimed by 31 other teams had the Bruins sent him to the AHL via waivers.
Sweeney said he wouldn’t have had to waive Studnicka — other teams wanted him. The Canucks, who have injuries down the middle, are likely to play him right away.
The Bruins added goaltending depth in DiPietro, a third-round pick (64th overall) in 2017 who has seen three games with the Canucks. The Bruins are now loaded with AHL goalies (Keith Kinkaid, Kyle Keyser and Brandon Bussi have played for Providence).
Myrenberg, a 19-year-old, is playing with Mora IK of the Swedish Allsvenskan league (1-2—3). Vancouver’s fifth-round pick (140th overall) in 2021 played in 15 games with Linkopings of the top-level Swedish Hockey League in 2021-22.
Sweeney said the team’s Swedish scouts, led by scouting director P.J. Axelsson, see upside in a defenseman whose growth spurt has him at 6 feet 3 inches. He is also a right shot, an organizational need.
He was trending towards waivers, coulda lost him for nothing.
the problem that PRO/Maine now have is who gets scratched in net.... which of Keyser/Kinkaid/DiPietro is the odd one out in PRO, THEN ADD Brassard and Bussi here in Portland, since Brassard is under Providence contract and Bussi was assigned directly from training camp to Portland, even though it's only the 2nd weekend of the ECHL Season
Where does the goalie fit ? Sway and ullmark ain't going anywhere and dipietro is already 23.
Mr. Heinen is producing in Pittsburgh.
I respectfully disagree with your post. First of all, Sinden was a HOF caliber coach, based on his championship in OKC and SC with Boston in 1970. His coaching of Team Canada in 1972 was also stellar. As a new GM in 72, he quickly rebuilt the team after the expansion draft and WHA loses, bringing the team back to the SCF in 74. He also made some great trades, cashing in on players he thought were in the early stages of decline, such as Esposito and Pederson. His drafting record wasn't good at all and he let a number of valuable players leave for free.
They can always loan DiPietro out to another team. Same way Providence had Binnington.
