Management Don Sweeney

[RoccoF14]

I hate this guy. That was crazy and out of touch.

Hopefully it's because hes feeling the pressure of his job.

Pressure of what? Making the playoffs with a patchwork roster that most people thought were a bubble playoff team at best, at the start of the season?

I get fans are pissed about the events of last night, but I thank God every night that the fanbase doesn’t run this franchise. It would be the shit show of all shit shows…..

 

[RiverbottomChuck]

Pressure of what? Making the playoffs with a patchwork roster that most people thought were a bubble playoff team at best, at the start of the season?

I get fans are pissed about the events of last night, but I thank God every night that the fanbase doesn’t run this franchise. It would be the shit show of all shit shows…..

My main criticisms of Sweeney is the complete disregard for even trying to get a top 6 center since they traded out Seguin under the previous group he was a part of. They acted like Bergy and Krejci would play into their late 40’s when that was never expected to be the case. Plenty of wildly talented centers became available or were picked after the bruins picks and they just constantly ignored the need. Sam Bennett was traded for a no name prospect and a 2nd so it’s not like prices were always out of reach. And protecting Gryz over Lauzon, that was a pretty clear cut bad idea everyone saw that only happened presumably because of who Gryz’s dad was.

 

[RoccoF14]

My main criticisms of Sweeney is the complete disregard for even trying to get a top 6 center since they traded out Seguin under the previous group he was a part of. They acted like Bergy and Krejci would play into their late 40’s when that was never expected to be the case. Plenty of wildly talented centers became available or were picked after the bruins picks and they just constantly ignored the need. Sam Bennett was traded for a no name prospect and a 2nd so it’s not like prices were always out of reach. And protecting Gryz over Lauzon, that was a pretty clear cut bad idea everyone saw that only happened presumably because of who Gryz’s dad was.

Yeah, that’s all Monday Morning QB thinking. Who exactly did we miss out on that you were calling for AT THAT TIME?

And please don’t tell me Matthew Barzal. He’s playing golf too, right now….

As for protecting Grizz vs Lauzon? Again, Monday morning QB. Lauzon is a bottom pair guy on his 3rd team in 4 years. Yeah, if we kept him, Parker Wotherspoon is still in Providence.

 

[Festy1986]

Pressure of what? Making the playoffs with a patchwork roster that most people thought were a bubble playoff team at best, at the start of the season?

I get fans are pissed about the events of last night, but I thank God every night that the fanbase doesn’t run this franchise. It would be the shit show of all shit shows…..

You understand that he's the reason they had to patchwork the team in the off-season right? That he's horribly mismanaged the assets of this team and cap and has nothing to show for it but failure after failure?

I didn't think there was any sympathizers left. I actually thought we was all on board that it's time for change.

He's had the job for 9 years next week. He has to go.

As for the success of this year despite the expectations? Goaltenders duo and Monty are why. Certainly not the forwards he saddled the team with.

 

[UncleRico]

Pressure of what? Making the playoffs with a patchwork roster that most people thought were a bubble playoff team at best, at the start of the season?

I get fans are pissed about the events of last night, but I thank God every night that the fanbase doesn’t run this franchise. It would be the shit show of all shit shows…..

They weren’t a bubble patchwork playoff team at best lol.

Every major sportsbook had them around 6th-8th best odds to win a cup.

 

[LouJersey]

Well, that's just ... absurd.

I can understand the position of wanting new eyes and leadership. I get the frustration. Who would you rather have running this team?

 

[UncleRico]

I doubt he's getting fired, and personally I would not but why is moving on from him above reproach? Is three first round series victories in five years good enough for this perceived iron grip on the job? Are the Jacobs just enamored with the sellouts and home play-off games and top notch regular seasons? Are the Bruins trending up or down? Is Neely/Sweeney the guys you want to reshape this team with all the money they have?

I wouldn’t say they are trending up or down. More so just flatlining/going sideways

Been pretty much the same story for 9 years under Sweeney. They’ve made it out of the 2nd round 1 out of 9 years. The one year being the St. Louis cup run year.

Every other year has been a 2nd round loss or a first round exit. They’ve had one season in the past decade where they’ve won multiple playoff series in a year.

Idk maybe people are satisfied with that. But it’s the same story with the same issues that never get addressed each year.

 

[chizzler]

I wouldn’t say they are trending up or down. More so just flatlining/going sideways

Been pretty much the same story for 9 years under Sweeney. They’ve made it out of the 2nd round 1 out of 9 years. The one year being the St. Louis cup run year.

Every other year has been a 2nd round loss or a first round exit. They’ve had one season in the past decade where they’ve won multiple playoff series in a year.

Idk maybe people are satisfied with that. But it’s the same story with the same issues that never get addressed each year.

Problem is that the next guy can be worse. Many other teams or owners would love to have their record. Idk.

 

[UncleRico]

Problem is that the next guy can be worse. Many other teams or owners would love to have their record. Idk.

I understand that, but they need to identify what the issue is and address it, which they’ve failed to do for far too long.

Bruins have the most regular season points in the league in 9 years under Sweeney. They have 1 Eastern Conference Finals appearance in those 9 seasons.

 

[DKH]

Problem is that the next guy can be worse.

No I don’t think so

I know if they hire me I’ll go undefeated and win a Cup

This place alone has at least 25 people like myself who could do the job better

And I guarantee you no one throws a better tantrum when they don’t get there way

For my first 10 years I thought my first name was Brat my mother called me it so much

I would still be complaining about the referees today unlike Donny

 

[chizzler]

I wouldn’t mind Sweeney goes to pres, they hire another GM, and coach

 

[UncleRico]

Flyers went to the finals 3 times during this stretch. Bruins only 1 time.

There hasn’t been a team in the post expansion era that has lead the league in regular season points over a 10 year stretch and done worse in the playoffs than the bruins.

They need to identify the disconnect between regular season success and the lack there of in the postseason because they are in unprecedented territory.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Problem is that the next guy can be worse. Many other teams or owners would love to have their record. Idk.

Next GM isn't going to have Chara/Bergeron/Marchand/Krejci etc.

 

[Festy1986]

Let's try and put this into perspective here.

Peter Chiarelli also had 9 years.

The difference is he won a cup, drafted pretty damn good and had some great free agent signings.

It's just time. New approach, new blood. Otherwise you run into the problem the Celtics had. Same roster same results.

 

[Babajingo]

Next GM isn't going to have Chara/Bergeron/Marchand/Krejci etc.

and Rask and Pasta.

 

[Festy1986]

Next GM isn't going to have Chara/Bergeron/Marchand/Krejci etc.

And our current GM failed to adequately replace them. Like seriously, the Krejci retirement (the first one) caught these guys so off guard it wasn't even funny.

Last year's historic season likely bought him quite a bit of time and it's a shame that their historic collapse apparently is gonna fall on Monty alone while Sweeney and Neely get to do it all over again.

 

[DKH]

Sweeney took over a team that missed playoffs

But I still hate him so much

He’s really bad at his job

he was half unhinged and half uncaring

I want a GM who cares about Marshy

Are we even sure they talk?

Sweeney is one of those Harvard guys who thinks he’s better then us

Give me a Bruins fan who may not know the difference between their and there but can win a Cup

I want Bergy GM & Chara team President

 

[bwunderlich]

Sweeney took over a team that missed playoffs

But I still hate him so much

He’s really bad at his job

he was half unhinged and half uncaring

I want a GM who cares about Marshy

Are we even sure they talk?

Sweeney is one of those Harvard guys who thinks he’s better then us

Give me a Bruins fan who may not know the difference between their and there but can win a Cup

I want Bergy GM & Chara team President

1/2 unhinged; 1/2 uncaring - love it.

The only hotter take I've ever read on these boreds is Neely doesn't care if team wins or loses, doesn't bleed black and gold, wants a soft team.

 

[bobber]

Sweeney took over a team that missed playoffs

But I still hate him so much

He’s really bad at his job

he was half unhinged and half uncaring

I want a GM who cares about Marshy

Are we even sure they talk?

Sweeney is one of those Harvard guys who thinks he’s better then us

Give me a Bruins fan who may not know the difference between their and there but can win a Cup

I want Bergy GM & Chara team President

Now we are talking! Best idea yet. Big Z put the B in Big Bad Bruins.

 

[Dicky113]

We desperately need a GM that understands the importance of building a strong drafting team and then doesn’t throw high picks away year after year. He’s had his time and is now expired. How he survived the 2015 debacle I’ll never understand. Time to move on

 

[DKH]

Now we are talking! Best idea yet. Big Z put the B in Big Bad Bruins.

Even if Chara sucks no one here would criticize him which is what we need

The posters here should not be in a thread about the coach or GM but discussing how the Bruins have the top two hit leaders in the playoffs

If Bergy drafted some 7th rounder I don’t care - he’s Bergy he’s awesome and I love him so much

We desperately need a GM that understands the importance of building a strong drafting team and then doesn’t throw high picks away year after year. He’s had his time and is now expired. How he survived the 2015 debacle I’ll never understand. Time to move on

Did Sweeney draft Senyshyn or was that Chiarelli?

We need to get to the bottom of this mystery

1/2 unhinged; 1/2 uncaring - love it.

The only hotter take I've ever read on these boreds is Neely doesn't care if team wins or loses, doesn't bleed black and gold, wants a soft team.

Ideally we all want to live at the intersection of health & happiness

Sweeney lives at the intersection of unhinged & uncaring depending on when the light changes

 

[BruinDust]

They need to identify the disconnect between regular season success and the lack there of in the postseason because they are in unprecedented territory.

They continually build slow teams.

I remember watching those 2002-2004 teams in the playoffs. Back then I wouldn't see many (if any) regular season games for Boston but would see plenty of other teams on HNIC. And come playoff time, I'd finally get to see my Bruins and I was always struck by how much slower the Bruins were when compared to other teams I watched. They'd get into the playoffs, and their opponent (Montreal x2, New Jersey) would always seem to skate much better than the Bruins would.

Even in those early Julien years, the narrative was his teams had a hard time with faster teams. See Carolina, 2009. We saw it again in 2014 vs. Montreal. That 2014 team had no speed up front and had trouble even getting across the Hab blue-line at times.

Fast forward to now and the past two years the number of regular season games I watch (Bruins and league-wide) had greatly reduced. But even still, when I did watch I'd be struck by how slow the Bruins were up front and questioning how their record at the time was so strong.

Slow up front may work in the regular season. But in the playoffs, you need some of that greasy speed among your forward group. You need to apply pressure, force mistakes, get to loose pucks quickly, and speedy players if they aren't terribly physical in the regular season, suddenly now they are in the playoffs.

I thought it was clear after last year's playoffs the Bruins needed to get younger and faster up front. That's where this league is headed. Big and stout on the back-end, fast and furious up front. And in the off-season, it wasn't addressed at all. Most of the guys they brought in (Lucic, JVR, Heinen, Brown, Shattenkirk, etc.) all average-to-below average in the speed component. That has to change this off-season.

 

[bobber]

I really have no idea of how much influence the owners of the Bruins have on how the team opperates. Bruin never seem to go full rebuild. Chicago finally bit the bullet and are in a rebuilt of sorts. Would Bruin fans that have season tickets or occasionally attend games be upset if they made the decision to rebuild?

 

[UncleRico]

I really have no idea of how much influence the owners of the Bruins have on how the team opperates. Bruin never seem to go full rebuild. Chicago finally bit the bullet and are in a rebuilt of sorts. Would Bruin fans that have seadon tickets or occasionally attend games be upset if they made the decision to rebuild?

They don’t even need a rebuild. They have been close for a while but just keep plugging the wrong guys in or using trade assets on rentals and screwing themselves over.

They need a first line center, another winger (in addition to bringing back Debrusk) and a /nd pairing LHD who can move the puck.

Don’t need to rebuild just need the right additions

 

[Gonzothe7thDman]

I understand that, but they need to identify what the issue is and address it, which they’ve failed to do for far too long.

Bruins have the most regular season points in the league in 9 years under Sweeney. They have 1 Eastern Conference Finals appearance in those 9 seasons.

@DKH hss told me the Bruins were for sure winning the cup if Covid never happned.

So I think you have to give Sweeney credit for a cup win at least