Player Discussion Matthew Poitras II

[Kegs]

Start him in Providence and give the Merks a chance to prove themselves.

I’d start who ever is better. I think poitras will likely beat merk out.

I don’t think they send poitras back just to give merk a chance. I think merk will get called up when injuries happen if he plays well.

 

[HuskyBruinPride]

I think this talk of him starting the season in Providence is crazy talk personally. Unless he looks like he's not 100% coming back from injury and really needs some more time, I just don't see it at all. He was good enough to make the team last year as a 19 year old, suddenly 1 year later with added muscle on his frame we don't expect him to make the team? With spots available? I'd be shocked personally to see him not in the NHL to start the year, but I guess we'll see.

 

[Blowfish]

I’d start who ever is better. I think poitras will likely beat merk out.

I don’t think they send poitras back just to give merk a chance. I think merk will get called up when injuries happen if he plays well.

I hear you however some very good AHL / prospect players proved well last year. Some are at a crossroads. Thinking the team will give those players a solid look to start the season. Bruins will keep players who are physically/mentally ready, healthy, and show good promise at camp. Going to be interesting.

 

[TD Charlie]

I've essentially gone the entire summer with the idea of Poitras contributing next to nothing this season. If they get any sort of meaningful contributions I'm considering it a nice little bonus. At some point they'll probably need him to catch fire in a slightly elevated role, short term, but to me he's just so low in the pecking order right now.

 

[BMC]

Start him in Providence and give the Merks a chance to prove themselves.

No. If Poitras has another excellent pre-season he should stay up.

It will be interesting to see if he's fully recovered from that shoulder surgery.

 

[SwayHeyKid]

Why would Poitras start the season in the A? he was an NHL'er before his injury. Points are at a premium, suit up your best players. he gives the B's a real play making centerman.

 

[NDiesel]

Why would Poitras start the season in the A? he was an NHL'er before his injury. Points are at a premium, suit up your best players. he gives the B's a real play making centerman.

It would be a pretty unique situation for a prospect to earn his role on a team and the following year to be sent down for something besides poor play

 

[Hookslide]

Why would Poitras start the season in the A? he was an NHL'er before his injury. Points are at a premium, suit up your best players. he gives the B's a real play making centerman.

1 goal in his last 23 games, does not concern you........... will be a NHL player but what is the rush if he is not ready.

 

[SPLBRUIN]

1 goal in his last 23 games, does not concern you........... will be a NHL player but what is the rush if he is not ready.

He hit the wall, he will be fine, a year wiser and more physically developed.

 

[Hookslide]

He hit the wall, he will be fine, a year wiser and more physically developed.

I am more concerned with the hits he left himself open to, needs to work on protecting himself. Good player , but no need to rush.

 

[BostonBruins11]

1 goal in his last 23 games, does not concern you........... will be a NHL player but what is the rush if he is not ready.

He was playing hurt for the majority of those games, which is why they shut him down and opted for surgery. He's going to be 190lbs+ for training camp, up 10lbs+ from last year.

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Reminder Poitras has gained roughly 10 lbs of muscle during recovery and he claims to be faster.
He was already 180lbs, now sitting at 190lbs. I don't know how much bigger you would want a 5"11 frame.

His biggest weakness (no pun intended) was lack of strength. Kid has a ton of hockey sense and talent but was way too prone to getting bodied off the puck and didn’t know how to push back.

He’s going to be in a great position at the NHL level with just a little more physical pushback.

 

[I am Bettman]

1 goal in his last 23 games, does not concern you........... will be a NHL player but what is the rush if he is not ready.

The guy had 16 goals and 79 assists in the OHL the year before, he is not primarily a goal scorer despite his hot start last year.

 

[Kegs]

1 goal in his last 23 games, does not concern you........... will be a NHL player but what is the rush if he is not ready.

Marchand had 0 goals in his first 20 games.

 

[HumBucker]

It would be a pretty unique situation for a prospect to earn his role on a team and the following year to be sent down for something besides poor play

I don’t disagree with your overall point, but it was a somewhat unusual situation in that they couldn’t send him to the A. It was either NHL or back to junior. Ordinarily he probably would have been in Providence for more games. And he may still benefit from playing down there for a bit. Training camp will tell the tale.

 

[NDiesel]

I don’t disagree with your overall point, but it was a somewhat unusual situation in that they couldn’t send him to the A. It was either NHL or back to junior. Ordinarily he probably would have been in Providence for more games. And he may still benefit from playing down there for a bit. Training camp will tell the tale.

I don't mean to push aside the notion that he could benefit from time in the AHL, but if he does spend time there it will be because he doesn't look good in training camp/preseason, not because we need to give Merk a shot or some of the other arbitrary reasons given in this thread.

 

[Hookslide]

The guy had 16 goals and 79 assists in the OHL the year before, he is not primarily a goal scorer despite his hot start last year.

I know you have hitched your wagon to this kid and that is fine, but I, ask is there a difference between the OHL and the NHL, or is it just the letters the only difference.

 

[Hookslide]

Marchand had 0 goals in his first 20 games.

He also had over a 100 games in the AHL and was 21 when he played in the NHL.

 

[I am Bettman]

I know you have hitched your wagon to this kid and that is fine, but I, ask is there a difference between the OHL and the NHL, or is it just the letters the only difference.

Your response doesn’t really make sense with what I said. I meant that if Poitras could only score 16 goals in the OHL then it’s not fair to evaluate him based on goal scoring at the nhl level because that was never a big part of his game.

 

[The Andrew Peeke Fan]

Marchand had 0 goals in his first 20 games.

Deployed really differently, though, remember

 

[Kegs]

Your response doesn’t really make sense with what I said. I meant that if Poitras could only score 16 goals in the OHL then it’s not fair to evaluate him based on goal scoring at the nhl level because that was never a big part of his game.

Poitras can score. He has a sneak good shot. He wasn’t shooting much his last ohl season. Did you watch him play or are you making his goal scoring assessment based solely on his stats?

He also had over a 100 games in the AHL and was 21 when he played in the NHL.

does that somehow make it better?

 

[Terrier]

The Bruins’ Matthew isn’t the only Poitras playing hockey locally this season, there’s also sister Abby of Merrimack - The Boston Globe

Matthew and Abby worked out together a few times this summer, including on-ice sessions at Warrior with their skating coach, Ashley Jones.

www.bostonglobe.com

 

[ODAAT]

I’d start who ever is better. I think poitras will likely beat merk out.

I don’t think they send poitras back just to give merk a chance. I think merk will get called up when injuries happen if he plays well.

Yep, whomever earns the spot, gets the spot. Merk did nothing last TC to force the hand of the B`s mngt, Poitras did, we shall see what happens this year

 

[DKH]

Excited for Poitras ~ strikes me as someone who can figure out what works and what doesn’t, how to identify what improvements he needs to make and how to accomplish

Strength can come two ways and he’s likely added naturally, and in the gym over the past 6 months

Skating can improve and just a step in quickness would be huge for his game

Experience and an understanding should be the biggest benefit ~ he knows what he’s up against and what he needs to do this time around

He’s a processor

If he’s ready to take the next step he’s going to make this team scary good

 

[mar2kbos]

He’s Krejci light to me. He slows the game down and thinks. I’ll take that over flash and dash any day. He just needs to keep progressing and get stronger. Even if they end up sending him to Providence I wouldn’t worry, kids got it, he definitely would excel and learn down there. I’m expecting he shines again though and is on the open night roster.