Bruins Bold Predictions for 2021

[ON3M4N]

With things opening up today I thought it would be fun for people to throw out some bold predictions for the season. We can revisit at the end of the season and see if anyone was right. Lets try not to get to over the top with these predictions and by that I mean a prediction like:

"Nick Ritchie wins the Hart and leads the NHL is goals scored"

Now before his defenders freak out because he was the example and this turns into a "why do people hate Nick Ritchie thread" I'll add another one that is over the top:

"David Pastrnak will score 50 goals and have over 100 points"

 

[MattFromFranklin]

The Bruins will miss the playoffs

 

[BMC]

The Bruins don't miss Big Z

 

[arider1990]

Mine are theses:
Charlie McAvoy has over 50 points.
Brandon Carlo has over 30 points.
Zach Senyshyn makes the team and scores 14 goals.
Jakob Zboril wins the Calder after a 40 point season.

 

[shelbysdad]

The young D play well and show they are ready.

Sheny is a regular by mid season

The Bruins don't suck nearly as much as some of the gloom and doom on this site predict

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Mine are theses:
Charlie McAvoy has over 50 points.
Brandon Carlo has over 30 points.
Zach Senyshyn makes the team and scores 14 goals.
Jakob Zboril wins the Calder after a 40 point season.

In a 56 game season?

 

[Sheppy]

Anders Bjork scores 10 goals.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Kevan Miller plays.

 

[Saxon Eric]

Kevan Miller plays.

Then gets hurt

 

[Jorah Marshmont]

Senyshyn clears waivers
Lauzon shows why he should be on the second pairing
Sweeney evaluates
Bjork gets in a fight and wins

 

[Bruin4]

Bruins miss the playoffs
Krejci Rask,Kuraly are all in another uniform come playoff time.
Big Zee and Tuukka lift the Cup in Washington
Ondrej Kase leads the Bruins in goals
Jack Studnicka wins the Calder
Jeremy Swayman is the number one goalie at seasons end
Bruins win the Draft Lottery

 

[Gordoff]

Senyshyn clears waivers
Lauzon shows why he should be on the second pairing
Sweeney evaluates
Bjork gets in a fight and wins

Whose grandmother is Bjork gonna drop the gloves with?

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Bruins miss the playoffs
Krejci Rask,Kuraly are all in another uniform come playoff time.
Big Zee and Tuukka lift the Cup in Washington
Ondrej Kase leads the Bruins in goals
Jack Studnicka wins the Calder

Now that's bold!

 

[BruinsBtn]

Nick Ritchie turns the corner and has a huge year then gets overpaid on an extension that turns into an albatross.

The Bruins finish top-3 in goals against, making a mockery out of the pundits who criticized the defense.

Cup win.

 

[Smitty93]

Bruins will have at least 6 players score more than 14 goals (i.e. 20+ goal pace in a normal 82-game season).

Hasn't been done since 2011-12.

 

[BruinDust]

Nick Ritchie comes to camp at a lean and shredded 215 lbs.

 

[Oates2Neely]

Brad Marchand leads the team in fighting majors with 4

 

[arider1990]

In a 56 game season?

It is BOLD.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

The Bruins don't miss Big Z

Mine:

Bruins fans tell themselves the Bruins don't miss Krug or Chara at all, focusing on their weaknesses and not strengths.

Also mine:

Depth scoring remains a problem and Kase is unable to be the second line RW for Krejci and Debrusk, with Smith having to do his best to fill in.

Bruins win less than three games against Washington, miss playoffs.

Optimism:
Frederic five or more fights.
Bergeron is the captain we know he has been the last number of years with Chara.
Zboril impresses us (we need him to).

 

[Jorah Marshmont]

Whose grandmother is Bjork gonna drop the gloves with?

I have no idea but if I leave it vague it has a better chance of happening than if I state something specific. I learned that technique from the book "Being the smartest guy in the room (for dummies)"

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Bruins will have at least 6 players score more than 14 goals (i.e. 20+ goal pace in a normal 82-game season).

Hasn't been done since 2011-12.

Who?

Marchand, Bergeron, Pastrnak, Debrusk, Smith, Kase?

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Mine are theses:
Charlie McAvoy has over 50 points.
Brandon Carlo has over 30 points.
Zach Senyshyn makes the team and scores 14 goals.
Jakob Zboril wins the Calder after a 40 point season.

That is one historic 56 game season!

 

[kjpm]

Bruins win the Jennings trophy for fewest goals against for the second straight year despite losing Chara and Krug

 

[arider1990]

That is one historic 56 game season!

I think the only one that is truly unrealistic is Zboril. I expect a big increase in points from both McAvoy and Carlo.

 

[TD Charlie]

Craig Smith will be a better 2nd line option than both Debrusk and Kase (better, not a good option), but still won't play with Krejci. Krejci, will of course play through another season without a capable player on either side of him.