Player Discussion Justin Brazeau

[Dr Hook]

Braz is wasted on the 4th line. It's about like calling up a skilled guy from Providence and sticking him on the 4th line. That's the 1980s development model.

 

[NDiesel]

Braz is wasted on the 4th line. It's about like calling up a skilled guy from Providence and sticking him on the 4th line. That's the 1980s development model.

Yep, 3rd line PP specialist is what he needs to be

 

[JoeIsAStud]

Braz is wasted on the 4th line. It's about like calling up a skilled guy from Providence and sticking him on the 4th line. That's the 1980s development model.

He's wasted, and he makes the 4 th line worse because it eliminates the speed factor the line has

 

[nORRis8]

8th on the team in hits in limited ice team.

Too slow to backcheck is simply a foolish comment.

I compare him to Nick Paul of TBL.
Both are big guys.Hard workers. May not be the most nimble on their feet but positions themselves well.

Brazeau averages maybe 10 to maybe 12 minutes a game.
10g 10a for 20 pts. He also has to contend with mostly the unimaginative Frederic as a centerman.

Paul averages 18 -20 minutes a game and 14 g 14a for 28 pts.

Oh and Paul also makes 3.1 million a year.
JB....775,000.00 a year

With a bit more ice time and a little bit more talent at center Braz can put up much larger numbers

 

[Olden McGroin]

 

[Bruin4]

 

[whitetape]

I say trade him for the best pick you can get while his value is apparently high.

 

[quietbruinfan]

Please God, no extension, but Brazeau's lackluster play seems to be taking care of that.

 

[NDiesel]

I say trade him for the best pick you can get while his value is apparently high.

You'll get like a 4th or a 3rd maybe - I think on an offense that is actually well built he would be worth a lot more to us on the 3rd line, and I doubt his contract is going to be that much either

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

No wonder he's been relegated to the 4th line.

 

[Bruin4]

No wonder he's been relegated to the 4th line.

Looking like he’ll be a nice depth add for a playoff team

 

[DiggityDog]

There is virtually no point in keeping him. He’s been a nice story, but that’s about it.

Get what you can.

 

[neelynugs]

i don't get his usage lately at all. his lack of speed makes the 4th line worse. should be net front on PP2.
i guess wahlstrom is taking his minutes on the 3rd line now.

 

[BruinDust]

Not really good enough for the top 2 lines.

The 3rd line isn't really good enough in the other direction for him to be effective as he's a pretty much a total complimentary player, needs the right linemates and Bruins don't have the depth to offer him that in Boston. If a team had a couple stronger offensive players to be able to dress them on the 3rd line I think he could compliment a line like that but hard to find a team that deep.

Kinda limits the 4th line as he won't score with two grinders, isn't fast enough to be a forechecking presence, bit of a liability in his own end so you have to watch who the 4th line gets defensively.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Seemed to me Frederic played his best this season when on a line with Brazeau.

Since move to the 4th line, Brazeau hasn't put up any points. Yet he's still 6th on the team in goals scored. With much less ice time.

Makes no sense.

 

[shelbysdad]

Seemed to me Frederic played his best this season when on a line with Brazeau.

Since move to the 4th line, Brazeau hasn't put up any points. Yet he's still 6th on the team in goals scored. With much less ice time.

Makes no sense.

Think it's because the rest of the team can't score....
I remember the joke where the kid has track day at school....enters a race....gets home, dad asks how did you?
Kid says I GOT THIRD....
Oh that's good says Dad
Kid says.... well there were 3 of us in the race....

 

[Over the volcano]

Seemed to me Frederic played his best this season when on a line with Brazeau.

Since move to the 4th line, Brazeau hasn't put up any points. Yet he's still 6th on the team in goals scored. With much less ice time.

Makes no sense.

He's 9th on the team in even strength goals and played most of his season with Lindholm and Marchand

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Think it's because the rest of the team can't score....
I remember the joke where the kid has track day at school....enters a race....gets home, dad asks how did you?
Kid says I GOT THIRD....
Oh that's good says Dad
Kid says.... well there were 3 of us in the race....

But he's been playing behind Wahlstrom and Lettieri.

 

[shelbysdad]

But he's been playing behind Wahlstrom and Lettieri.

He still should be traded
Looks so far like they can't agree, doesn't PK

And he is top on my trade contest entry

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

He still should be traded
Looks so far like they can't agree, doesn't PK

And he is top on my trade contest entry

Mine as well hang on to him, Doubt he would bring back anything of value other than being a throw in.

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

Thought the Freddy-Poitras-Brazeau line was the best one out there last night.

Feel like Brazeau is one of the only forwards who barely gives the puck away below the goal line in the ozone.