Player Discussion Jake DeBrusk VII

[MattFromFranklin]

Sorry, I trade him at the highest value. Whenever that is. TD? No way I pay him, sorry Jake.

It's possible that the rest of the league isn't in love with him. His trade value has been higher than it is right now and apparently no one offered anything good for him. My guess is GM's realize that he's a very inconsistent player. I also think they look at how he actually scores a lot of his goals as opposed to just looking at the box scores. I think half of it is they see him scoring on a lot of tipped shots, wide open rebounds, fortunate bounces, etc. and aren't blown away, and the other half of it is that they're probably frustrated that he doesn't stay in the area where he is productive, which is right near the net.

But at the end of the day, I think Sweeney just doesn't want to trade him. TIFWIW, but Fluto wrote an article a few years ago where he basically said that the Bruins were afraid of trading him. My guess, and it's just a guess, is part of that is driven by them trading away young players like Kessel, Seguin, and Hamilton and they're terrified about what could happen if he goes elsewhere. If that's a big reason, I completely understand it. I disagree, as Jake is nowhere near the caliber of those players when they were dealt, but I understand it.

 

[HustleB]

agreed, if there is a positive in this seasons early slump it`s that I never felt Jake was doing drive/skate bye`s and effort was questionable, in years past it looked literally like he didn`t give a rats ass if he wasn`t scoring but man did this team need his production and he`s been red hot lately and also making significant contributions in his own end of the ice too

I`m still stunned at what this team has been able to do in light of the immense talent they lost up the middle, let alone others who moved on, toss in some very key injuries and it`s remarkable, speaks to the character in the room

I couldn’t agree more.

 

[DKH]

I am hoping Sweeney will be spending the upcoming all tar break working on extensions



Yup, and one of the 2 empty netters was an all time classic grit and effort play

DeBrusk & Frederic in Boston, and Lysell & Merkulov in Providence all had a light bulb go on in the last month or so

Great News if you are a Bruins fan

 

[DarrenBanks56]

Sorry, I trade him at the highest value. Whenever that is. TD? No way I pay him, sorry Jake.

no doubt

 

[JoeIsAStud]

OK Don, the price is rebounding in a big way. Let's get this deal done

 

[DKH]

He’s playing like a guy who’s supremely confident he can play well in this league

His on ice awareness and passing has been off the charts - it’s like he got a third eye for Christmas

 

[Mione134]

8 goals and 14 points in his last 14 games.

Finally adding scoring to his all around game. We need him and he's delivering.

 

[EvilDead]

It's time for this team to part with DeBrusk. It's clear he's not building on the seasons he had when playing with Marchand and Bergeron and this team needs a real top 6 forward to put alongside Zacha and Van Riemsdyk.

 

[Dellstrom]

This dude has an incredible knack of making everyone give up on him, only to bounce back and make himself look crucial.

Makes it incredibly hard to sign him for what he’ll get, and difficult to let him walk away.

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

It's time for this team to part with DeBrusk. It's clear he's not building on the seasons he had when playing with Marchand and Bergeron and this team needs a real top 6 forward to put alongside Zacha and Van Riemsdyk.

Jake is better than BOTH Zacha and VRK, why do you want to get rid of talent?

 

[JoeIsAStud]

It's time for this team to part with DeBrusk. It's clear he's not building on the seasons he had when playing with Marchand and Bergeron and this team needs a real top 6 forward to put alongside Zacha and Van Riemsdyk.

If you can tell me you can trade Jake for a better top 6 winger, I'm down. I just don't believe that can/will happen. Why would any team do that,

Jake is now a strong 200 foot player, who plays hard every night. He is inconsistent with scoring, which is true for any player who is a 45-55 point player, At this point the Bruins would be crazy to let him go because you simply aren't going to be able to replace that talent

 

[Mad-Marcus]

Jake seems to have taken the RED pill from Morpheus, over the holiday break. Much different player.
He was playing a good 200' game prior, but now he seems like he is taking command, when the puck is on his stick. Let's see how long it lasts.

 

[TD Charlie]

i don’t know if i have ever seen a player with such a massive gap between his peak and floor, transition between the two as many times as this kid has

He goes from absolute garbage to sure fire stud, back to garbage, then returns to stud status. Rinse and repeat. And repeat. Repeat. Repeat.

Pick one!

 

[Bridges31]

i don’t know if i have ever seen a player with such a massive gap between his peak and floor, transition between the two as many times as this kid has

He goes from absolute garbage to sure fire stud, back to garbage, then returns to stud status. Rinse and repeat. And repeat. Repeat. Repeat.

Pick one!

Reminds me a little bit of Michael Ryder. Streaky and very hot and cold.

He’s been amazing lately. Hopefully he can continue. His defensive game mostly backchecking has been the best I’ve ever seen from him. I think that’s translating to the offensive production.

 

[NeelyDan]

All around game for me includes a lot more consistency - like what we are seeing, but he can’t disappear as often or for as long

 

[TD Charlie]

Reminds me a little bit of Michael Ryder. Streaky and very hot and cold.

He’s been amazing lately. Hopefully he can continue. His defensive game mostly backchecking has been the best I’ve ever seen from him. I think that’s translating to the offensive production.

Ryder gave the same bland effort every game but only stood out when he had open shots on net. He did nothing great other than shoot, but nothing particularly poor either. He was just an ok player with an excellent wrist shot. That being said, I loved Ryder. Never really figured out why but I just enjoyed watching him play

I think Debrusk has a far larger toolbox, which is why his non efforts are so frustrating.

EDIT- and yes his back checking has been outstanding. He’s busting his ass in every zone and is finding open space

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

All around game for me includes a lot more consistency - like what we are seeing, but he can’t disappear as often or for as long

If he was doing what he's been doing the last 10 games every night he'd be a $9M player.

 

[DKH]

no doubt

Not aging well

 

[PB37]

Not aging well

I say we trade him so he can join the other names of players the board spends time wishing the Bruins had.

 

[DKH]

I say we trade him so he can join the other names of players the board spends time wishing the Bruins had.

Nothing will beat the hate this place had summer of 2010 for Brad Marchand

1 assist in 20 games several bad penalties I get was pretty bad but it was viscous

 

[NeelyDan]

If he was doing what he's been doing the last 10 games every night he'd be a $9M player.

Is….is that…bad?

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

Is….is that…bad?

Of course not. But I have seen people (mostly elsewhere but some here) struggle to value Jake and think he'd need to be playing every night like he has the last 10 to be worth $5-5.5M. Which is crazy.

 

[NeelyDan]

Of course not. But I have seen people (mostly elsewhere but some here) struggle to value Jake and think he'd need to be playing every night like he has the last 10 to be worth $5-5.5M. Which is crazy.

Yeah agree

 

[DarrenBanks56]

Not aging well

now is the best time to trade him

 

[Alicat]

He's on a hot streak and playing up to his potential. it is great but lets see where he is 10 games from now.

His inconsistency is what drives me crazy and is going to be a detriment to us down the stretch and into the playoffs.

If he's on another slide come the trade deadline, I'd move him for whatever they can get.