LouJersey
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Well he did lie, but there are plenty of people who do that.
I'll now say, he's a man among boys.
Management Don Sweeney
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And the jury is still out on Zboril. The B's thought enough of him to keep him on the roster all season basically without playing him, for fear of losing him to a waiver claim. They didn't trade him, either--yet.
LouJersey
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He’s an all time great GM now after reviewing the contract breakdown.
Not sure how he got Pasta to sign with less than 30 pct bonus money
Not sure how he got Pasta to sign with less than 30 pct bonus money
Bergy signed off on the trade no doubt. He's not going to be a problem
DKH
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Don’t think I’ve ever seen a GM grow the way he has over the years. Still gives out the bad UFA contract here and there but a lot of his moves lately have been masterful, starting with the hiring of Montgomery
I wanted him and Neely gone after the MM fiasco- I’m glad he’s still around today though because what he’s done this deadline is A+
I wanted him and Neely gone after the MM fiasco- I’m glad he’s still around today though because what he’s done this deadline is A+
Donnie Shulzhoffer
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Curious how many are going to remove their custom title of "Fire Sweeney", "End Sweeney", "Fire Sweeney into the sun" in their avatars.
It’s the nature of unrestricted free agency, can’t hold it against him too much when he’s built a wagon!
I've been critical of Don in the past but if they don't win this year this is 100% on the players
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Dennis Bonvie
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Bruins don't win the Cup this year and all the Fire Sweeney people will be back.
Is the locker room the board of directors for Moderna? He’ll be fine. We got the most welcoming locker room in the league. Orlov is already giggling like a school girl.
I have not just been critical of Sweeney I have been just downright nasty towards the job is was doing , but the Lindholm deal was the start he has been a beast and Zacka , I loved that deal when it was announced ,and he has continued to keep the ball rolling and biggest bitch with him was he never seemed to build his team in offseason , but you are right he has done his job the past year and now it is on the players 10000 % . Now lets pray for good health for all . Fellow fans sit back and enjoy.........
Kegs
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Ya bruh. Got up on the step ladder and laid those bad boys on the table.
Well not only that his contract was already extended ,he did not have to be so ballsy , give him credit......
Number8
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I was very critical of Sweeney in the off season. Very. Primarily around situation regarding Centers coming in to the season.
I've eaten crow on that already this season (as well as a portion or two on Foligno) and will happily do it again today.
I asked Sweeney to go for it a few days ago, and good lord has he done that.
EverettMike
FIRE DON SWEENEY INTO THE SUN
If they don't win this year it will either be on the players, bad luck, or the simple fact that things can happen in a seven game NHL playoff series when two good teams play. (Especially when random goalies can get insanely hot at the right time and steal a series.) If they don't win it will NOT be on Sweeney. He has put them in as good a spot as humanly possible. There's zero denying he's done an amazing job this year.
If they come up short the fair criticism in regards to him will not have anything to do with the job he did this year, but that he didn't make these kinds of moves in previous seasons to expand their championship window. Depending on what Bergeron and Krejci decide to do this could sort of be a "this is our only real shot for the foreseeable future" type go. And like I just said, one playoff series can ruin everything. Look at Tampa getting swept in Round 1 the year before they won 2 straight Cups and went to a third Final. Shit happens in a short series, which is why you want as long a chance as possible to win.
How many years did we beg for him to fill the hole in the top 6? Or to get another defenseman who could carry a big load? And every year he didn't and those weaknesses manifested in the post-season. Those were fair criticisms then, and the fact he's making big moves this year proves they were. He CAN make big NHL trades that fix the roster. Better late than never, obviously, but it doesn't change the past. (On the flip side, the past is gone and done and it's time to enjoy the upcoming spring and hopefully June.)
I wish we got this Sweeney five years ago. But people can get better at their job and he CLEARLY has based on his performance this season alone. He's like a totally different GM all of a sudden. This is a guy last year who traded a second for cap space and then didn't use it!
All of which is a long way to address your original point: even if they get swept in Round 1 this year I will not call for him to be fired again.* Failure to win a Cup or even seriously contend for one this year won't be on him the way it was in previous seasons. A+ job by him.
*I will never forgive him or Neely for the Mitch Miller bullshit. I think they're bad humans, but I'm talking about Don Sweeney the GM in this post.
Mr. Make-Believe
The happy genius of my household
People know that you can be critical when you disagree with the decisions made or with a lack of ability to close deals
And then
Complimentary when the opposite happens
Right?
I've always said that Sweeney has been a mixed bag as a GM. Good at signing contracts, drafting late and acquiring College free agents.
He's struggled at being able to move out cap when required and he's squandered the talented core's prime years by not finding the complimentary pieces that other teams seem to be able to add at will. He's also treated Bruins fans like morons and handled the Mitchell signing like a criminal. There were real reasons to want him (and Cam) fired and I haven't even touched on them all.
So all that said - there's THIS deadline. There's the cap management that allowed for these moves to happen without having to cut off fingers in the process. Firing Cassidy (as angry as it made everyone who wasn't me) was the right move and bringing in Monty was the right replacement. Getting the Pasta deal done for the TDL announcement gives the team the right boost at the right time. However we managed to get here, Sweeney deserves major credit for forging probably the best roster I've ever had the pleasure of watching in my time as a Bruins fan.
Bruins management deserved a lot of shit. And now they deserve a lot of love. Both can be true.
And then
Complimentary when the opposite happens
Right?
I've always said that Sweeney has been a mixed bag as a GM. Good at signing contracts, drafting late and acquiring College free agents.
He's struggled at being able to move out cap when required and he's squandered the talented core's prime years by not finding the complimentary pieces that other teams seem to be able to add at will. He's also treated Bruins fans like morons and handled the Mitchell signing like a criminal. There were real reasons to want him (and Cam) fired and I haven't even touched on them all.
So all that said - there's THIS deadline. There's the cap management that allowed for these moves to happen without having to cut off fingers in the process. Firing Cassidy (as angry as it made everyone who wasn't me) was the right move and bringing in Monty was the right replacement. Getting the Pasta deal done for the TDL announcement gives the team the right boost at the right time. However we managed to get here, Sweeney deserves major credit for forging probably the best roster I've ever had the pleasure of watching in my time as a Bruins fan.
Bruins management deserved a lot of shit. And now they deserve a lot of love. Both can be true.
McGarnagle
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Cup driven
As much as I disliked a lot of his moves last year, this year he's been crushing it. This contract extension with Pasta is great, but I think his best move of the season was flipping Haula for Zacha. That's turned out to be an incredible move.
