Providence Bruins General Discussion thread ‘24-‘25

[JoeIsAStud]

I think Boston is smart. If you can’t outplay the vets then you probably have no nhl future.

A 28-32 year old man with 8-12 years of professional experience is often better than a 20 year old, that doesn't mean the 20 year old has no NHL future

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

Honestly I've come to the realization that I have no idea what the point of the AH is all about, In theory it is a player development league, but it certainly doesn't seem to be about that

Need prospects to develop first, there is nothing down there. AHL needs to make money as well and winning will put fans in seats. The vets help do that.

 

[Kegs]

A 28-32 year old man with 8-12 years of professional experience is often better than a 20 year old, that doesn't mean the 20 year old has no NHL future

If they can’t outplay 28-32 year old ahl players how on earth will they ever crack an nhl roster?

 

[Dr Hook]

Need prospects to develop first, there is nothing down there. AHL needs to make money as well and winning will put fans in seats. The vets help do that.

To add to that, the P Bruins are not owned by Boston Bruins, and their owner has a business to run, which means winning if they can and bringing in players to help do that. It has always been a weird situation since the GM (Evan Gold) is a Boston Bruins employee. I am curious how that all works, to be honest.

I do think that If Boston owned P-Bruins, you might see a different look with the franchise, but your bigger point is right in that there aren't enough good prospects in the Boston system to make signing the vets unnecessary. You will always need a few of them for leadership and culture, and mentoring (like Patrick Brown), though.