Player Discussion Mason Lohrei

[BiteThisBurrows]

Are you saying Zadorov allows McAvoy to be more offensive because you believe Zadorov is more defensive? If so I think that's wrong. Zadorov is not a stay-at-home defenseman. He likes to join the rush as much as anyone.

I think Zadorov-McAvoy is designed to be an offensive 1st pair to be used in offensive situations.
Lindholm-Carlo was designed to play against top lines and I expect it'll stay that way.
Lohrei-Peeke will get the Krug-McQuaid treatement, I expect. Good pair, in theory.

I believe Zadorov is a beast who has learned to play both ends of the rink, but as they learn to play with each other on ice they will compliment each other and allow options for the other. McAvoy won't have to be the guy looking for the big hit all the time and he will be able to release and attack more but it's a symbiosis. One guy goes up one guy covers back. The system should allow the creativity for McAvoy since I presume they will want Zadorov to be the drop back guy more often than the reverse but sure, nobody stays home all the time in this league and Zadorov is capable to join the rush.
Just contrast the options you have now compared to McAvoy-Gryz or even McAvoy-Lindholm. It's very different now.

 

[Terrier]

Bruins Beecher, Lohrei In Back-To-School Spirit

BOSTON – The start of the NHL season can’t come soon enough for John Beecher and Mason Lohrei. After making significant strides as Boston Bruin rookies, the center and defenseman appear confident as the start of training camp draws near. “The off-season has been really productive,” said Beecher...

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[GordonHowe]

https://nesn.com/2024/10/jim-montgomery-explains-notable-lineup-change-for-bruins-home-opener/amp/

Mason Lohrei - Wikipedia

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[Alan Ryan]

Lohrei has very good skating and stickhandling skills but still needs work in coverage in the defensive end. It often seems like he doesn’t know what to do next.

Why do you think the Bruins are persisting with him in Boston? Why not replace him with Wotherspoon? Should Lohrei spend time in Providence?

 

[DominicT]

Lohrei has very good skating and stickhandling skills but still needs work in coverage in the defensive end. It often seems like he doesn’t know what to do next.

Why do you think the Bruins are persisting with him in Boston? Why not replace him with Wotherspoon? Should Lohrei spend time in Providence?

Because Lohrei requires waivers.

Do you think he would make it through?

 

[KillerMillerTime]

Lol, I was going to comment on a main board poster's question of "Who the hell is mason lorhei and justin brazeau and john beecher? if this website didn't have a epileptic seizure every 10 seconds ; "You don't know who they are because Red Line and the Athletic are nothing more than fantasy rags"


Don Sweeeney and co know what's up

It's why fans of other teams are clawing their eyes out wondering why the bruins are still pushing for a cup when they thought they'd be a lottery team after chara, then rask, then krejci, then bergeron and krejci, all retired

Still feel the same way? Beecher is a low puck skill guy, Brazeau a limited forward that has a couple of pieces to a very flawed overall game and Lohrei is clearly a rover with
limited defensive abilities.

 

[Alan Ryan]

Because Lohrei requires waivers.

Do you think he would make it through?

Thanks Dom. Probably wouldn’t clear waivers. He's fortunate that the circumstance allows him development time on an NHL salary.

Where is he when H. Lindholm returns from injury? Lindholm, Zadarov, Wotherspoon and Oesterle are more reliable defensively.

 

[Sevendust]

Lohrei still has to learn to defend on the NHL and you really can´t blame him for that. His development curve is astounding. You have to live with his errors. Nothing to learn for him on the AHL level. Looking forward to see what we have in him. If he learns how to defend it´s really possible that you have a top two or at worst a top four defenseman in him.

 

[KnightofBoston]

Still feel the same way? Beecher is a low puck skill guy, Brazeau a limited forward that has a couple of pieces to a very flawed overall game and Lohrei is clearly a rover with
limited defensive abilities.

Young slow and young


Our team overall isn’t great which I think makes it harder on guys trying to find their game


I still love Mason he’s got a ton of tools and raw skill, can’t teach his size. Kids gonna fill out and be a beast as he hits mid to late 20’s

Beecher is a speedster and still young, but I never thought he’d be more than a good 4th line energy guy with some touch

Brazzer feels like found money so I won’t complain if he fizzles out

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

Thanks Dom. Probably wouldn’t clear waivers. He's fortunate that the circumstance allow him development time on an NHL salary.

Where is he when H. Lindholm returns from injury? Lindholm, Zadarov, Wotherspoon and Oesterle are more reliable defensively.

I agree with the concept Alan, even if sending him to Providence isn’t truly an option. Lohrei shouldn’t be considered an everyday player and needs to sit occasionally against the higher powered offenses. His defensive coverage is only occasionally adequate and he is far too delicate with the puck to be so high-risk in his decision-making with it.

There’s a lot to like about his game, but he is very much a player in-development (at least I hope to hell he is) and both he and the Bruins would benefit from games here and there where he gets to watch from above.

 

[ODAAT]

not a chance he does, I would give him a few games rest though, reset things a touch

Because Lohrei requires waivers.

Do you think he would make it through?

 

[whitetape]

He sometimes gets lost in coverage, but I think he's actually pretty effective in his own zone. The long reach, the quick hands, the sturdiness--he wins most one-on-one battles, and he's as good as any of the D at breaking the puck out of the zone. He's also arguably the best D on the power play, a bit more creative than either McAvoy or Hampus.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

He sometimes gets lost in coverage, but I think he's actually pretty effective in his own zone. The long reach, the quick hands, the sturdiness--he wins most one-on-one battles, and he's as good as any of the D at breaking the puck out of the zone. He's also arguably the best D on the power play, a bit more creative than either McAvoy or Hampus.

Defensively I think he will always lean towards basketball style defending. I don't see him ever relying on or even implementing occasional phsica!lity into his game. This will allow opposing players the fractions of seconds to make plays without fear of being hit hard. If he could bring physicality into his game occasionally it would benefit him in his own zone.

 

[BergyWho37]

My biggest concern is he gets caught watching instead of being aware of his surroundings so many times this year he is beaten by a pass to an open man for basically a tap in, other than this he seems like he’s growing into a decent NHL defencemen.

 

[dafoomie]

He doesn't have the instincts to defend well. Even when he's in the area he often doesn't understand what he's trying to do, doesn't take away the pass, the shot, the stick, doesn't get good body position, etc.

 

[CDJ]

He doesn't have the instincts to defend well. Even when he's in the area he often doesn't understand what he's trying to do, doesn't take away the pass, the shot, the stick, doesn't get good body position, etc.

He’s only been a defender for what, 5-6 years or so? I know he converted pretty late. He’s more raw than pretty much all defenders his age. I do think he will continue to improve in time. It’s just ugly right now.

 

[BiteThisBurrows]

At the moment I'd sit him for a bit and go with Wotherspoon.

 

[Kegs]

Lohrei has very good skating and stickhandling skills but still needs work in coverage in the defensive end. It often seems like he doesn’t know what to do next.

Why do you think the Bruins are persisting with him in Boston? Why not replace him with Wotherspoon? Should Lohrei spend time in Providence?

He would never clear waivers. I’d demand Sweeney gets fired for waiving him.

 

[Saxon Eric]

Instead of sitting he should be running the first PP unit

 

[Alan Ryan]

Instead of sitting he should be running the first PP unit

That’s the best part of Lohrei’s game. How to balance that skill versus his defensive lapses? Which is more important to team success?

Tough challenge for management to sort out. But they have made their choice by including him in the rotation consistently over Wotherspoon and Oesterle. Let’s hope he can improve on defense fairly quickly.

 

[BruinDust]

Instead of sitting he should be running the first PP unit

Here we have a Bruins team that is 31st in PP. If not for the 12 goals they posted against the recently waived Cayden Primeau, would be close to the bottom in offense league wide.

Meanwhile Mason Lohrei is 1st amongst their D in PP points and assists (7). Double the next best D (McAvoy with 2 PP assists and 3 PP points).

He's tied for 5th in scoring on the entire team, tied for 4th in scoring going by points-per-game (0.49) with Geekie, just as shade below 3rd place (Elias at 0.5).

Teams who are strong offensively wouldn't scratch this player in favor of the likes of Parker Wotherspoon or Jordan Oesterle, let alone a team starved for offensive production like the Bruins.

 

[The don godfather]

Please Donny dont ever trade this guy. Sky is the limit.

 

[CDJ]

Instead of sitting he should be running the first PP unit

That’s the part that’s maddening to me- it’s clearly his best quality. He’s a legit weapon on the PP, he needs to be on that first unit. I’d honestly probably let him QB both the first and second unit.

+4 yesterday is a fun step in the right direction. Good things were happening when he was on the ice, it was refreshing to see.

 

[PlayMakers]

He's going to be something some day. He's going to put up 40+ points this year, by accident. Without lots of ice time, without a defined role other than stop doing stupid shit.

If he ever gets to the point where we see his full offensive game merge with a Carlo-esque defensive game he's going to be a top10 D in the game. Long way to go on the defensive side but lots to be excited about with this kid.

 

[I am Bettman]

He's going to be something some day. He's going to put up 40+ points this year, by accident. Without lots of ice time, without a defined role other than stop doing stupid shit.

If he ever gets to the point where we see his full offensive game merge with a Carlo-esque defensive game he's going to be a top10 D in the game. Long way to go on the defensive side but lots to be excited about with this kid.

I don’t know about top ten in the game, he is about to turn 24 in January. Seems very likely that he can become the main offensive defenseman on a team which is encouraging.