I have not been against the signing from day one, I was against the signing last season when there was talk about going after him, and again not a bad player but 7 yrs 8 mil, not for me. I have asked everyone that I reply to on this player, who are teams that were knocking on his door other than the Bruins, and I am sure there would be some, but I would bet the term, cost scared them away, I also might add he will be thirty a couple of months, no one takes that into consideration. they need a goal scorer, and he hurts chance of doing so. But hey all you have your to your opinion, and take your shots at me, I am good with it and I hope you are all right about this signing, but my money is on me. 7 years 8 mil sticks in my throat.
The Bruins will never plan or 'expect' to enter a rebuild or heavy retool phase.
And let's face it if zaka puts the puck into the empty net against the habs we're talking five points. The guy looks like he is.Setting things up all over the ice. He is a former eighty plus point player who is about to do it again. Anybody that's whining about them should just shut up.
It would be disappointing if the Bruins planned a rebuilding phase. They do very well adjusting each season and remaining competitive.
Whether they expect it or not, it is where they are heading given the contract situation / aging curves.
3 or 4 years? Ok walk me through how they’re headed for a tear down. I’m curious.
Of the 23 players who saw the ice in their 2023 playoff roster only 8 are still on the team. Whatever the transition is, they're in it already
I just wish they will get this over, Im tired of hearing it for the last 10 years
Nah. McAvoy, Pastrnak and Swayman are early in their prime. They have another six years together at their peak. All three could easily be the best player at their position in the entire NHL over that time period.
People have been saying that for a decade. The Bruins don’t rebuild they change on the fly. They’ve been turning the roster over and getting younger every year. Chara became McAvoy, Rask became Swayman… Last year they were the 8th youngest team in the NHL. Guys like Poitras and Lohrei are going to grow into top half of the roster players.
From eliteprospects.com
6 years puts him at 34. Stamkos was good all the way through for the Bolts. Kucherov is 32 and doesn't seem to be slowing down. Nate MacKinnon doesn't seem to be slowing down at 29. In todays offensive NHL, there is no telling if Pastrnak has had his best season or not. We're seeing multiple guys reach 110-140 points. Pasta should be able to reach that mark again multiple times barring injury in my opinion.
