Player Discussion Matthew Poitras

[Number8]

like George Costanza, Matty is just gonna show up

Dedication. Give him the Penske file and watch the magic happen.

 

[NeelyDan]

Dedication. Give him the Penske file and watch the magic happen.

Poitras breaks up the right side, cuts in and arranges the puck in an accordion-style file folder

 

[JRull86]

ok what center have the Bruins developed lately. Sorry but there is always a case to be made about not rushing a centers development

They haven't really needed to?

They literally had Bergeron and Krejci down the middle for what...15+ years (both Bruins developed btw) and filled 3C/4C with free agents and trades.

This isn't a case where the team is a lotto team and rushing a guy to the league. They gave an established core and culture, perfect situation to learn the game in.

 

[KrugAvoy]

If they send him down for Patrick Brown and Heinen of all people this management deserves hell. At that point just tank the 8-0-1 record and miss the playoffs

 

[ODAAT]

no point on the play but huge for the kid was him on the MaAvoy goal shifting into the middle to drive to the net taking that D man with him

 

[Roll 4 Lines]

ok what center have the Bruins developed lately. Sorry but there is always a case to be made about not rushing a ce

ok what center have the Bruins developed lately. Sorry but there is always a case to be made about not rushing a centers development

It's a valid argument, but....if he stays, I don't think it's because the Bruins are rushing him. I think it'll be because the kid has earned it.

Edit: I dunno why my reply looks this way!

It's a valid argument, but....if he stays, I don't think it's because the Bruins are rushing him. I think it'll be because the kid has earned it.

 

[dugg133]

Whatever they decide to do, can they just announce it already? Like there's no chance they're actually still undecided at this point, stop f***ing around and just tell us whether he's staying or not.

 

[mar2kbos]

Have a feeling they just aren’t going to say anything and let him play the 10th game and let that be the answer.

 

[KrejciMVP]

Edit: I dunno why my reply looks this way!

It's a valid argument, but....if he stays, I don't think it's because the Bruins are rushing him. I think it'll be because the kid has earned it.

sure but there is the rookie wall that many hit and then sending him down then hurts confidence and you waste that contract year. The odds of that scenrario happening are likely. no matter how much you try its hard to rush developmemt at that position

 

[danpantz]

 

[TCB]

Monty was just a little excited about it.

 

[FU Shoresy]

Seguin was a year younger

Situation is not really comparable. Sequin started as a 3rd line winger with no expectations, on a deep team. Poitras is playing minutes as a 2C with the expectation to produce. Little bit more under the microscope. But he deserves the chance. And so far has proven he has the mettle to do so. Futures looking good for this kid.

 

[DiggityDog]

Situation is not really comparable. Sequin started as a 3rd line winger with no expectations, on a deep team. Poitras is playing minutes as a 2C with the expectation to produce. Little bit more under the microscope. But he deserves the chance. And so far has proven he has the mettle to do so. Futures looking good for this kid.

Seguin, the number 2 overall pick, had no expectations?

 

[Bruinaura]

 

[FrankerC]

Now that he is full-time. Its time to tell yourself, “I will not overreact if he slumps mid-season”. Excited to see what a full year in the NHL will look like for Poitras. Lose the Spooner # first.

 

[Alicat]

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I was just going to post that he needs celebratory cookies.

Congrats Potsy!

 

[HumBucker]

like George Costanza, Matty is just gonna show up

"Who's this new player, this Penske kid?"

 

[FU Shoresy]

Seguin, the number 2 overall pick, had no expectations?

Sequin's production wasn't needed for that team to succeed. B's had the luxury of putting him on the 3rd line. To bring along slowly. Poitras is being thrust into the top of the lineup. His production will have a lot to say about how good of a year the B's will have. Big difference.

 

[danpantz]

Sequin's production wasn't needed for that team to succeed. B's had the luxury of putting him on the 3rd line. To bring along slowly. Poitras is being thrust into the top of the lineup. His production will have a lot to say about how good of a year the B's will have. Big difference.

They started him on the third. He worked his way up the lineup.

 

[HuskyBruinPride]

Situation is not really comparable. Sequin started as a 3rd line winger with no expectations, on a deep team. Poitras is playing minutes as a 2C with the expectation to produce. Little bit more under the microscope. But he deserves the chance. And so far has proven he has the mettle to do so. Futures looking good for this kid.

I know, I was just responding to the poster who was trying to compare the two. I don't think there's a good comparison to be made between the two.

 

[DiggityDog]

Sequin's production wasn't needed for that team to succeed. B's had the luxury of putting him on the 3rd line. To bring along slowly. Poitras is being thrust into the top of the lineup. His production will have a lot to say about how good of a year the B's will have. Big difference.

If his production wasn’t needed then why was he on the team? That is a contradiction.

Poitras started as the third line center and has been shuffled around.

I would argue Seguin had way more anticipation and expectations than Poitras.

 

[smithformeragent]

Splendid.

 

[PB37]

Great job kid! Stay hungry!

I wonder what all the secrecy was for. Maybe they didn't want him to be distracted and think it was in the bag?

 

[22Brad Park]

Congrats to Matthew on making NHL at 19.Looking forward to watching kids game grow over time.

It would be a really really bad choice to send him down

As someone else mentioned, whatever they save could be washed out by making the playoffs and the revenue from merch sales having a well liked exciting new player. He makes them better and they have no other good solution for center depth.

Keep the kid, let him work through issues of fatigue, he gets a new contract a bit sooner

Sending him down would show not only how out of touch they are with their fans but would display a worrying sense of the long term and what the team needs to be successful


Hoping his comments are more along the lines of trying to send a message to Poitras that it won’t be easy.

It was about burning a year not dollars, at least in my mind.

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

no point on the play but huge for the kid was him on the MaAvoy goal shifting into the middle to drive to the net taking that D man with him

That was a smart play by the kid, he gets it