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.

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

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.

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[shelbysdad]

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

The 28-32 year old player has reached their peak...you know what they are and many can get by based on their experience, buy they lack talent or drive

The younger players may have the talent and drive,but don't know how to read the game yet.

The older players have an edge up to a certain point which allows them to out perform the younger players

Now if the younger players don't get it, they can become the older players eventually

Difference is having the toolbox but lacking tools, young players have the flashy tools but not the toolbox

 

[NDiesel]

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

Because they still have room to improve. You put a 20 year old in the lineup with the belief that the player you have today is going to grow. The thing is, you can only grow so much in the AHL before you hit a plateau, at some point you have to take a risk that the lesser player TODAY can become the better player TOMORROW, but that only happens if you give them a shot

 

[JoeIsAStud]

Because they still have room to improve. You put a 20 year old in the lineup with the belief that the player you have today is going to grow. The thing is, you can only grow so much in the AHL before you hit a plateau, at some point you have to take a risk that the lesser player TODAY can become the better player TOMORROW, but that only happens if you give them a shot

Yeah, And I recognize that there will always be older players and they are in some ways key to the development of younger players, but when you see guys like Jackson Edward barely play, you are wasting a good portion of a development year for a kid who has a chance to maybe become an NHLer in 2-3 seasons

 

[Saxon Eric]