Boston Bruins IV-Rumors, Trade Proposals, Speculation, etc.. (rumors must have recognized source/link)

[Tbaybruin]

Also, I’m pretty sure people need to start worrying about a RHD as well. If Miller struggles health wise - now or in the playoffs - I’d like to see a different option than Clifton/Kampfer/Moore playing silly.

Personally I’m very happy with our RD. Charlie,Carlo, Miller Clifton.

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

I never heard that. Doesn’t make a lot of sense. Carter rumours all year last year. I did hear Brown wouldn’t waive but who knows, he might want another cup. Also I think he has a 7 team no trade list.

Their improved play - especially Doughty - has been attributed to Blake telling the vets they’re part of the plan. Friedman among others has had it.

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

Personally I’m very happy with our RD. Charlie,Carlo, Miller Clifton.

If you don’t trust Miller will stay healthy, you need better than Kampfer behind Clifton

 

[Tonysil]

How many games has he played since 1/22?

1 goal in his last 17 games, that doesn't make it sound any better. Debrusk has 1 goal in 11 games this year and he's been killed for it, Ryan has gone 50% more games than that with the same amount of goals in that time.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

If you don’t trust Miller will stay healthy, you need better than Kampfer behind Clifton

You can only get so deep. Someone like Vaakanainen can play RD if needed. Kampfer as your 10/11th defenseman is pretty solid.

 

[Tbaybruin]

Their improved play - especially Doughty - has been attributed to Blake telling the vets they’re part of the plan. Friedman among others has had it.

Makes sense

 

[CDJ]

If they make a deal with Nashville I want them to get Borowiecki as a throw-in, sue me

beauty

 

[bbfan419]

Yep another question. Dustin Brown has been quite good the past 4 years. Could he be the RW we are looking for? I think he could be a higher end Mark Recchi for us. Question is what would we give up? Kase for salary and what prospect?

He is 35 though, not sure I would offer a lot, okay with Kase + maybe lesser prospect like Shen or Steen.

 

[HustleB]

Heinen proved to be a dime a dozen JAG here in Boston. We won that deal, easily.

Heinen, since entering the league, has watched his production continue a steady trend downward; his best year being a rookie season.

Ritchie, for the most part, has actually had an upwards in production. This year having an explosion. Even if this isn’t what he will be for the foreseeable future (I have my doubts he’ll continue this beyond this season) he has proven to be a good 3rd line role player which is what Heinen has only shown in spurts.

I hated the trade, but I have come around. I agree that we won the deal hands down, not only is the big bodied winger who can score the more valuable type of player but Ritchie is producing as well 100 percent of the time I take Ritchie over Heinen. However if Heinen were on waivers, I’d put a claim on him. I think he can still be an elite bottom 6 forward that can move up the lineup in a pinch. If he were here right now, I would push Wagner out of the lineup and I would slide him in. I would have him pushing Bjork, Kuraly and possibly DeBrusk and Frederic as well.

The fact that Ritchie panned out doesn’t make Heinen a bad player. I still feel like he has an opportunity to be a late bloomer offensively, but If he remains a defensive specialist that’s okay.

 

[UncleRico]

I've posted this before, but it's looking like Ritchie is a late bloomer. It happens. Heck, we saw that last year with Gurianov, and he looks like a heck of a player. I'm not saying Ritchie will turn out to be anything close to Gurianov, but he was a top 10 draft pick for a reason. He had to have some level of talent.

With Ritchie it looks like his production will depend on how much power play time he gets. He’s benefited from Pasta and now krejci missing time. He has 5 goals and 4 assists on the power play, but only one goal and three assists even strength.

While 9 points on the power play in 16 games is very welcomed, I’m not sure it’s sustainable or a very accurate representation of overall play when 70% of your production has been a result of the man advantage.

A lot is going to depend on if he stays on the first power play unit when krejci comes back. If the Bruins take him off it then he will almost certainly see a drop in production.

 

[UncleRico]

Heinen proved to be a dime a dozen JAG here in Boston. We won that deal, easily.

Heinen, since entering the league, has watched his production continue a steady trend downward; his best year being a rookie season.

Ritchie, for the most part, has actually had an upwards in production. This year having an explosion. Even if this isn’t what he will be for the foreseeable future (I have my doubts he’ll continue this beyond this season) he has proven to be a good 3rd line role player which is what Heinen has only shown in spurts.

Heinens production went down because he was playing on the power play his rookie year due to injuries. He played less on the power play after that and his production dipped. He also played a good amount of the season with the first line. Heinens points per game even strength has been pretty consistent since his 2nd year in the league.

Now Ritchie is seeing the most power play time he’s seen in his career and his point production is up, but his even strength numbers are pretty much on par with the rest of his career.

 

[SPLBRUIN]

He is 35 though, not sure I would offer a lot, okay with Kase + maybe lesser prospect like Shen or Steen.

No thanks even though I like Brown. Sweeney has to go for a permanent solution at 2nd RW even if the cost is fairly steep, enough of the rentals, or gambling on players like Kase to fill this gaping hole.

 

[SPLBRUIN]

I hated the trade, but I have come around. I agree that we won the deal hands down, not only is the big bodied winger who can score the more valuable type of player but Ritchie is producing as well 100 percent of the time I take Ritchie over Heinen. However if Heinen were on waivers, I’d put a claim on him. I think he can still be an elite bottom 6 forward that can move up the lineup in a pinch. If he were here right now, I would push Wagner out of the lineup and I would slide him in. I would have him pushing Bjork, Kuraly and possibly DeBrusk and Frederic as well.

The fact that Ritchie panned out doesn’t make Heinen a bad player. I still feel like he has an opportunity to be a late bloomer offensively, but If he remains a defensive specialist that’s okay.

Heinen can stay in Anaheim, Bruins don't need slower, non-physical types who can't score, come playoff time those weaknesses get really exposed.

 

[UncleRico]

Heinen can stay in Anaheim, Bruins don't need slower, non-physical types who can't score, come playoff time those weaknesses get really exposed.

Two years ago heinen led all players in plus/minus in the playoffs. While plus/minus isn’t a great stat. It’s very hard to say he got exposed when you lead an entire post season in that category.

 

[SPLBRUIN]

Two years ago heinen led all players in plus/minus in the playoffs. While plus/minus isn’t a great stat. It’s very hard to say he got exposed when you lead an entire post season in that category.

His 3 goals in 33 playoff games speaks volumes, he may be a responsible defensive player, but besides that he adds very little to a hockey team. I admit I don't like Heinen and was thrilled when he got dealt for Ritchie, even better it looks like we have a player in Ritchie.

 

[DiggityDog]

“Nick Ritchie is producing”

Is what we should all be saying, I don’t care if it’s on the power play or not. He’s playing well let’s just be happy with that

 

[Dizzay]

Nick Ritchie is exactly what this team needed to get vs Heinen. Maybe one of Sweeneys top 5 moves

 

[MattFromFranklin]

“Nick Ritchie is producing”

Is what we should all be saying, I don’t care if it’s on the power play or not. He’s playing well let’s just be happy with that

Exactly. This team is pretty flawed when it comes to secondary scoring. Ritchie is one of the few guys outside of the 1st line who is putting the puck in the net. Krejci is the highest paid player on the team, at $7 Million, and he has ZERO goals in 15 games, Bjork has been bouncing around lines and only has 1 goal, Coyle has been MIA for half of the season, and it took an assist from Kyle Palmieri with no one around him for DeBrusk to score his only goal.

I don't care how Ritchie scores. He has as many goal as Smith and Coyle do combined.

 

[UncleRico]

I’m just saying if when krejci returns and Ritchie gets bumped off of the first power play unit, don’t expect his numbers to look as good for the rest of the season because 70% of his points have come on the power play.

 

[ON3M4N]

Never understood the hate for Heinen. Since 2018 among LW's he's 58th in points while also being a steady defensive forward. In fact among LW's with at least 80GP since 2018 he has the 3rd lowest GA/60 among LW's and 6th in xGA/60 among LW's. Sure he doesn't throw bone crushing hits and isn't flashy, but the guy is a better than people make him out to be.

 

[UncleRico]

Exactly. This team is pretty flawed when it comes to secondary scoring. Ritchie is one of the few guys outside of the 1st line who is putting the puck in the net. Krejci is the highest paid player on the team, at $7 Million, and he has ZERO goals in 15 games, Bjork has been bouncing around lines and only has 1 goal, Coyle has been MIA for half of the season, and it took an assist from Kyle Palmieri with no one around him for DeBrusk to score his only goal.

I don't care how Ritchie scores. He has as many goal as Smith and Coyle do combined.

Smith and coyle both have 3 even strength goals and to ritchies 1 even strength goal. Ritchies production has been very dependent of playing with bergeron and Marchand on the power play.

Is it really secondary scoring if you are scoring on the top power play unit?

 

[UncleRico]

Never understood the hate for Heinen. Since 2018 among LW's he's 58th in points while also being a steady defensive forward. In fact among LW's with at least 80GP since 2018 he has the 3rd lowest GA/60 among LW's and 6th in xGA/60 among LW's. Sure he doesn't throw bone crushing hits and isn't flashy, but the guy is a better than people make him out to be.

He was basically PJ axelsson with better point production for us, but for some reason he was hated.

 

[whatsbruin]

His 3 goals in 33 playoff games speaks volumes, he may be a responsible defensive player, but besides that he adds very little to a hockey team. I admit I don't like Heinen and was thrilled when he got dealt for Ritchie, even better it looks like we have a player in Ritchie.

This has been the B's biggest problem over the last few years, in my opinion. They typically have 4 or 5 offensive players that can skate, play responsible D, but don't show up any where close to the score sheet. You can have 1 or 2 of these, but the B's have had too many.

 

[kjpm]

With Ritchie it looks like his production will depend on how much power play time he gets. He’s benefited from Pasta and now krejci missing time. He has 5 goals and 4 assists on the power play, but only one goal and three assists even strength.

While 9 points on the power play in 16 games is very welcomed, I’m not sure it’s sustainable or a very accurate representation of overall play when 70% of your production has been a result of the man advantage.

A lot is going to depend on if he stays on the first power play unit when krejci comes back. If the Bruins take him off it then he will almost certainly see a drop in production.

They had already moved Krejci to PP2 before he was injured. Why would you take the guy leading the team in PP goals and points off the top unit?

Obviously his production would drop if he wasn't given PP time but he's been given that time for a reason. No other Bruin has his combination of size, hands and finishing ability. He's an ideal net front guy.

 

[Greek_physique]

Ritchie basically replaced Krug's PP points...keep him there.

If he scores, he plays with more confidence.