Former Bruins Derek Forbort

[Mad-Marcus]

After missing so much time, to put him into such an intense environment is bad, bad, bad, roster management. Add on to the fact that he's not that good, and you take Wotherspoon, whose earned
his time by getting better all year long and having played at playoff intensity, poor poor, decision.
If that was Monty's decision, boy he's in over his head.

Love that Forbs is back...Gives the team confidence. Especially against the Panthers also allows some much needed Carlo, McAvoy, and Lindholm pk time off.

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...........................................wrong! Confidence OMG, this take is not aging well....LOL

 

[elMatador]

Isn't Forbort suppose to be some sort of pk specialist? Last year in the playoffs, he was trash on the pk, This year? He's been a flaming pile of horse manure.

Those photos of Monty/Don/Cam must be pretty scandalous.

Lol, Forbort is not a PK specialist.
The only reason he is on PK is that he doesn't mind to eat pucks and break his bones.
A bottom pair D who cannot outskate any forwards, cannot clear nobody, fake tough guy who has no business to be in the line up in the playoffs unless it's an emergency.

Before he signed with the Bruins he was on 1 year $1 mil contract with the Jets. If he was any good they would have resigned him as they were short on D. Instead, they still let him walk and then the "genius" of Sweeney offered him 3 year contract at $3mil per year with NTC as a cherry on the top.

 

[BMC]

Wotherspoon should not sit for Forbort.

 

[Gee Wally]

Adios

 

[Ladyfan]

Good luck Derek. You seemed like a good guy and loved dogs. I hope you will get a new pup soon (If you hadn't already)

 

[GahdenRinkRat]

I knew it was coming but will still miss him . I’ll add his #48 jersey proudly to my collection.

 

[Canucks LB]

OK, this is getting hilarious now, another guy Vancouver picked up in free agency, lastly, any chance you guys could hook me up with the scouting report?

Thanks guys, see you until the next player we pick up from Boston

 

[Ladyfan]

OK, this is getting hilarious now, another guy Vancouver picked up in free agency, lastly, any chance you guys could hook me up with the scouting report?

Thanks guys, see you until the next player we pick up from Boston

He is a great PKer. Good stay at home d man.

I liked him

 

[RoccoF14]

He is a great PKer. Good stay at home d man.

I liked him

I’ll second that. Good bottom pair guy. My only knock on him was his durability the last couple years, but if he’s healthy he’s a solid bottom pair, veteran guy.

 

[JoeIsAStud]

Good luck to you Derek. Wishing you good health. He has always been a solid defensive Defenseman when healthy

 

[Terrier]

Good luck Derek, good denizen of the North End.

 

[BostonBob]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Why is he wearing a Canadiens jersey in this picture ????

 

[Bradely]

Best of luck. But for me it is adios.

 

[bruinsfan1968]

Thank you Derek for your contributions to the team and services to the community, you're a good man! Best of luck with your new team, just not against Boston, of course!

 

[dafoomie]

He finally got some compliments now that he's gone.

 

[BiteThisBurrows]

I guess they picked up Forbert to replace Cole but unlike Utah, whose D is a lot better than it was before this off season, their D is worse. Best of luck to him, he will need it there.

 

[Mione134]

Darla forever.

 

[Orr Fourever]

The man was a shot blocking machine...

 

[False Start]

OK, this is getting hilarious now, another guy Vancouver picked up in free agency, lastly, any chance you guys could hook me up with the scouting report?

Thanks guys, see you until the next player we pick up from Boston

Good locker room guy. But I hated him on the ice.

Consistently made his D-partner worse. When he was on the ice, chances were tilted to the opponent because he lacked puck moving skills. He did block shots and was "good" on the PK (PK wasn't any worse when he was not playing). But as a large, slow moving, non physical defenseman, his flaws were hard to overlook.

Best of luck. Perhaps most of my vitriol came from his 3 mil contract which he is no longer making on your team. But I would temper my expectations. In my opinion he's a 7th defenseman who can play when someone gets hurt.

 

[gerrycheeversmask]

Good locker room guy. But I hated him on the ice.

Consistently made his D-partner worse. When he was on the ice, chances were tilted to the opponent because he lacked puck moving skills. He did block shots and was "good" on the PK (PK wasn't any worse when he was not playing). But as a large, slow moving, non physical defenseman, his flaws were hard to overlook.

Best of luck. Perhaps most of my vitriol came from his 3 mil contract which he is no longer making on your team. But I would temper my expectations. In my opinion he's a 7th defenseman who can play when someone gets hurt.

The guy was terrible on the PK during the 2023 and 2024 playoffs.

Good thing for Derek that Canucks fans are very patient and understanding.

 

[The Andrew Peeke Fan]

Well well well