I don't really see which forward Bruins should protect ahead of Lauzon and Grzelcyk. Going 4-4 seems to make most sense. I guess they have to protect Coyle since he has NMC, but at this point I'm not losing much sleep over DeBrusk.
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Boston Bruins IX-Rumors, Trade Proposals, Speculation, etc.. (rumors must have recognized source/link)
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BruinDust
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I'm not exposing Trent Frederic at the expense of a D-man when you considered how deep the Bruins are at the D position, and how successful they are developing D-men.
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You would keep Frederic over Lauzon and Grezclyk. I would expose Frederic, Smith, Ritchie and DeBrusk in order to protect the four d including Lauzon and Grezclyk. Keep our strength and lose one middle 6 forward. Heck if I am them I might still grab Zboril but in all likelihood, it’s DeBrusk, Ritchie or Frederic we lose in that scenario.
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His hockey intelligence is elite / his stick is quick.
I sit there about 25+ Regular and all playoffs
I also sit balcony row 2 section 301 dead center ice (GM family seats infront of me) bench side for 10+ games
I’m covered lol
Over the volcano
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Right? The whole point of being flush in NHL talent at a position is to be able to weather the loss of a player or two there. How many Frederic's are there in the system vs. how many young d. . ..
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I still don't get this. The future isn't particularly bright, so why point towards it? This team's top 'talents' are all on the NHL roster, and a few key ones are aging. If you can't give up some of the future now, with an aging Bergeron still performing, then when can you? It's not like we have a stable of studs 2-3 years away who are ever going to be as good as players like Pasta, Marchand, Bergeron, Krejci, McAvoy or Rask. This is the window right here.
Don;t get me wrong Garland if he can some offense to the B's sure I take him like all players depends what the ask is. Rakell yeah he has a more rounded game than most people realize. You are probably right about Forsberg, Ekholm I am not paying that price for him, I would offer it for Forsberg see if they bite. Reinhart I think is a sneaky good add, he can play wing for now and replace Krejci at C once he is gone, maybe they get Hall at 50% retained as well and the price comes down a bit who knows. Either way I want to see Donny do something.Then it is I who hasn't been watching enough non-Bruins hockey
I watch a good amount of Coyotes, as they're one of my favorite non-Bruins teams with a lot of my family being in AZ, and am a big fan of Garland. He's the kind of pure offensive player that this team needs if they want to fix their scoring. From what I've seen, he's been a hard worker and responsible defensively, too, and I think he could potentially be the easiest to obtain, assuming Arizona isn't going to want to pay him at seasons end.
I think Reinhart is most people's #1 option, but I don't know how realistically attainable he would be. IMO, he could be a Nathan Horton-level add. Consistent scorer on a bad team waiting to be unleashed on a contender. Price would be astronomical though.
Forsberg doesn't feel realistic because Nashville is still in the playoff hunt. I don't think they truly view themselves as needing to rebuild.
You do a good sell job for Rakell. I've never thought of him as much more than a scoring threat, but you seem convinced he's more well rounded. I can't say he's jumped out to me in any of the Ducks games I've seen this year, but maybe I haven't watched enough. Maybe Murray would give us a discount since the Kase deal ended so poorly for us!
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I would.
Ritchie too. This team has been looking high and low for guys with size/grit that can actually play. Now they have two of them IMO I'm not willing to let either go so Neely can continue his search for Power Forward-types.
Meanwhile, this team shed Chara and Krug, Hasn't iced it's projected best 6 D-men since Game 1 of this year. Meanwhile team defense, PP and PK haven't really missed a beat. Which tells me between the defensive system they play, and the depth of D-men they have, if they lose one of Gryz/Lauzon/Clifton/Zboril to Seattle, they will be just fine.
The forward corps needs all the help it can get. Now and moving forward.
That works for me, Rakell is kind of like Forsberg lite, not quite as good offensively, but still a pretty solid add. I would like to see 3 additions, Rakell and one more solid forward like Reinhart and then a D that will cost less maybe Savard or Oleksiak. I know asking a lot, but to me that would be one solid trade period.
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Yep seems to be their MO, in the off season it's let wait to see what we have first internally, then at the TDL prices are too high.
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I also suspect a lot of what he does best is off camera with a typical broadcast view
On a one-for-one talent basis, your point seems totally wrong. In general, D like Lauzon and Gryz have more value to a typical hockey club than Ritchie, Frederic or even DeBrusk.
That said, I think your point might be absolutely right. This team's ability to develop D seems almost reliable at this point, vs. their total ineptness at finding forwards who can be physical and don't completely suck. Now maybe that's small sample size or bad luck, but just one more stupid signing like Backes or Beleskey would be worse than losing any of those D-men, hands down.
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I know not popular opinion but I say many Frederics.
WestCoastBruinsFan
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I don’t understand someone pining for Subban. He was never adequate defensively and his offense is now average. Maybe I am missing something.
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TCB
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What in the beep beep are you talking about ???
By saying everyone is to blame that ultimately is saying that it isn't all on Hall shoulders.
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DKH
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I have season tickets since 1983
I PERSONALLY don’t want them to sell off the future
I don’t want to be whores, and end up paying a lot of money to see a Buffalo train wreck. F that
IF IF IF it’s a good deal that makes sense yes but I have (as have my HF text buddies) seen H-O-R-I-B-U-L-L short sighted deals that screw the Bruins over long term
BOTTOM LINE
if I was making the deal I would be fine with it because I know the fick I’m doing ?
don’t believe me ? Join our SIM league and I will beat you like a red headed step mule or whatever that poster told me he would do to me yesterday
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Mick Riddleton
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I protect Frederic over a dee. Bruins have needed a guy like Frederic since losing Lucic, Shawn T and McQuaid.
If they lose one of Lauzon-Zboril or Grizz then the pipeline has to replace just one of them. I would protect Mac and Carlo and prefer to keep Lauzon but Grizz is a treat to watch.
We have Vaak ready for next year. Lohrei at 6'4" is looking like a steal, give him a few yrs and he will be ready.
Brady Lyle at 6'3" and 210 lbs with a bomb of a shot is heating up in Providence with 8 pts in his last 10 games. He should be in the mix as well as Ahcan, although the size may be an issue.
If they lose one of Lauzon-Zboril or Grizz then the pipeline has to replace just one of them. I would protect Mac and Carlo and prefer to keep Lauzon but Grizz is a treat to watch.
We have Vaak ready for next year. Lohrei at 6'4" is looking like a steal, give him a few yrs and he will be ready.
Brady Lyle at 6'3" and 210 lbs with a bomb of a shot is heating up in Providence with 8 pts in his last 10 games. He should be in the mix as well as Ahcan, although the size may be an issue.
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SpitfireIX
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I like alot of the names your mentioning, however, I think Subban is maybe the easiest get. (1) Sabres are rebuilding (2) his contract is massive so they know they will have to eat some of it (3) He is playing good hockey on a terrible team and he is a big game player.
When I look at our previous appearances in the finals I noticed that we always seem to have three good pairs. I would argue that our 3rd pair in may cases would be a top pair on most teams in those instances.
2011 3rd pair - Kaberle - McQuaid (On most teams that season this would be a top pairing)
2013 3rd pair - Krug - Mcquaid (Krug was clutch that year breaking out as a rookie in the playoffs)
2019 3rd pair - Grezlyk - Clifton (Not as strong as the other two)
Lauzon-McCavoy
Grez-Carlo
Zboril-Subban
Would be three balanced trios if you ask me.
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