Former Bruins Disappointing Bottom Six Forwards and Lower Pairing Defensemen

[SwayHeyKid]

Most of the LD that Sweeney has brought in. Zboril, Lauzon, Vaak....John Moore, Forbort, Reilly, Liles, Holden,.....Lindholm deal was good, don't love the 8 years....Lohrei looks like a stud.

 

[Sheppy]

Does what I said make you upset? His two hits a game for 5 mill will make it all worth it. Don’t you worry.

Better?

He was fantastic for Vancouver in the post season last year.

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Chris Bourque

Still can’t figure out how a guy that was so effective one level below looked like he didn’t have a clue how to play even rudimentary hockey at the NHL level.

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Taylor Hall

Really? If you really did have low expectations for Hall, I’m not sure how he did not at least meet those. After years of watching him, I came away feeling that his reputation of laziness, bad attitude, and disinterest was totally undeserving.

 

[LSCII]

I'm saving this one for SURE

also mine:

Tyler Seguin

Please do. I welcome this to be revisited after the season. It’s going to be hilarious.

 

[LSCII]

I’m not saying you aren’t going to end up right, but you also are planting the seed of a future bias IMO by deciding his almost sure fate is to underperform low expectations.

I’m simply looking at what he’s been for his career and expecting water to find its natural level here like usual. He has periods where people expect more but he always ends up reverting back to a bottom pairing guy because of his inconsistency.,

 

[Dr Hook]

I’m simply looking at what he’s been for his career and expecting water to find its natural level here like usual. He has periods where people expect more but he always ends up reverting back to a bottom pairing guy because of his inconsistency.,

The volume of the water can increase, though. Maybe he turns a corner here as there are a lot of factors at play- age and experience, system, D partners, coaching etc. Anyway, it is a bit early to call him a lower pair disappointment for the Bruins when he hasn't even played a real game.

 

[Acie]

Really? If you really did have low expectations for Hall, I’m not sure how he did not at least meet those. After years of watching him, I came away feeling that his reputation of laziness, bad attitude, and disinterest was totally undeserving.

Did you click on the link?

 

[Brad3277]

Greg Zanon

Micael Grosek

Ivan Huml

Dave Scatchard

 

[shelbysdad]

Andy Hilbert

 

[UncleRico]

Surprised no one’s said Maroon yet.

Good one.

I had such high hopes he would bring toughness. Then he just watched Marchand get drilled in the head and did nothing but complain to the media that he asked people to fight him but no one would accept his challenge.

He never initiated anything he was 100% reactionary at best here.

 

[PB37]

Chuck Kobasew. I was pumped when the Bruins picked him up. He had a couple of solid seasons here and then his career tanked.

 

[SwayHeyKid]

Greg Zanon

Micael Grosek

Ivan Huml

Dave Scatchard

If you have not read Scatchard's book I recommend it big time. Great read

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Chuck Kobasew. I was pumped when the Bruins pick him up. He went had a couple of solid seasons here and then his career tanked.

The “worst” thing that Kobasew ever did was be the leading scorer for the Bruins for one year (with some hilariously paltry total like 22 goals). He was never more than a straight line grinder and that one season set the expectations unrealistically high for following seasons of mediocrity.

I’m simply looking at what he’s been for his career and expecting water to find its natural level here like usual. He has periods where people expect more but he always ends up reverting back to a bottom pairing guy because of his inconsistency.,

I’ve already accepted he will be overpaid for what he brings. Players of his ilk are always overpaid on the UFA market. If he can lay a huge hit every now and then and not give away chances habitually on the back end, I’ll take it. He was offered a huge pile of money and took it as we all would. Not going to hold that against him or make the mistake of expecting to see him set the world on fire because of an idealistic desire.

 

[22Brad Park]

I thought this thread was about what they have now

 

[Bridges31]

If you have not read Scatchard's book I recommend it big time. Great read

He randomly added me on Instagram one day then unfriended me a couple of months later. I was sad.

 

[Ben Grimm]

In 1966 the Bs drafted dman Barry Gibbs before Brad Park.

 

[BruinDust]

The Mayor of Grand Forks, ND, Mr. Brandon Bochenski

And I can't think of a D-man more disappointing in my lifetime watching the Bruins than Jeff Jillson.

 

[zaYG]

I’m always keen on throwing the name Joe Corvo out there.

The antithesis to Kaberle the previous season. While Kaberle would refuse to shoot on an open net, Corvo wouldn't hold onto the puck without firing it recklessly.

Also throwing out some of the absolute gems that Claude couldn't stop throwing out on the ice over the years.

Jordan Caron
Jay Pandolfo
Zac Rinaldo (I blacked this out until now)

 

[McGarnagle]

Greg Zanon

Micael Grosek

Ivan Huml

Dave Scatchard

IIRC Scatchard was one of the only Bruins performing well early in 2005-06 but he challenged Thornton and Boynton's leadership core or something so they froze him out and got the team to trade him. And that's how we got David Tanabe.

Grosek for me was the epitome of bland. Just a space filler. Store brand vanilla frozen yogurt.

 

[Jdavidev]

Jeez, the correct answer is Brian Leetch.

Can we do the opposite? Depth pickups who were great but didn't stay long?