Next Captain: Pasta or Mac?
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Patdud
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Mac seams to at this stage still have issues with giving himself too much responsibility and trying to do too much. Might be better for him to not have any letter tbh, and I used to think he was the logical next C. If Marchand isn't back its definitely Pasta for me, hell even if he is. idk
Colt.45Orr
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McAvoy will be the next C.
There is no question in my mind. Players have already said he is the leader.
I love Pasta for what he is, but he is all offense all the time and makes so many careless turnovers that are a terrible look for your leader.
It should/will be:
C: Mac
A: Pasta
A: Zaddy
There is no question in my mind. Players have already said he is the leader.
I love Pasta for what he is, but he is all offense all the time and makes so many careless turnovers that are a terrible look for your leader.
It should/will be:
C: Mac
A: Pasta
A: Zaddy
pucksindeep92
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Let Pasta and Mac show up to camp and both lead before naming the C. New system, new year, new attitudes.
I would give the C to David Pastrnak.
Just my opinion.
After he got a penalty against the Caps last night, anyone notice how he came flying outta the box after watching the country club pk and pp effort from both teams? He was on a mission and that's what I want to see in a Captain.
Just my opinion.
After he got a penalty against the Caps last night, anyone notice how he came flying outta the box after watching the country club pk and pp effort from both teams? He was on a mission and that's what I want to see in a Captain.
Until we have a new coach, and know who will be a Bruin next season . Picking a captain is not an option. It is safe to say next years team will look very different than the team we are watching now.
Over the volcano
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Looked guilt motivated more than a captain move.
IMO Pastrnak is already tasked with carrying too much for this club. Asking him to be captain on top of it is too much IMO. I'd go with three As Pastrnak, McAvoy and Zadorov.
IMO Zadorov needs to have a letter on his chest. He's the only guy I've seen this year send a message directly to an opposing team and have it carry any real weight. He's also shown he can be a stable force when everything is burning down.
Oates2Neely
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I’d go Pastrnak over McAvoy just for the fact that McAvoy unfortunately is injured for large spurts often in his young career.
This season has been one of the worst in quite a while BUT Pastrnak still stands out every night busting his a$$ and playing like the playoffs are within reach. Kid has shown lots of heart this season. He’s leading by example & his teammates seem to love him.
Pasta is tasked with too much because there are no other leaders at this time. Mac will wear an "A" when he returns.
NO way the "C" will ever be on Zaddy.
I really would love to see Brad back. If not IMO the "C" will go to Pasta.
22Brad Park
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I go Pasta because he is the better player by a mile and not out hurt all the time .David is the leader here no doubt about it .
Bruin4
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Curious on what part.
Many have said the same about McAvoy from Don Granato to his teammates. Or is it the comment about Pasta you disagree with ?
I think either would be great, but I agree with it more than likely being Mac and Pasta and Z with the A's.
Bruin4
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Better player shouldn't decide on who your Captain/leader is, should it?
I think their waiting and see how things fall this off season before a decision is made, after all Neely did say "anything is on the table'.
I think Brad might return and if he does will wear the "C". If not, IMO it should be Pasta (unless he doesn't want it). From where we sit Pasta is more of a leader than Mac.
Zaddy...I just don't see it but who knows. Bottom line IF there was another leader they would be wearing an "A " right now, but no one is. I have never seen them on the ice with only one letter on a player until now.
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I agree the better player isn't always a leader BUT from where I sit Pasta is the best leader on the Bs.
BruinDust
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It's David Pastrnak all day long. Even if Brad Marchand comes back. Time to move forward.
22Brad Park
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He is the best player and the leader to.They would be dead last not for him.Anyhow bigger fish to fry at the draft.
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Ozzy Osbourne
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Where is the vote thing? I want to select “other”. To me, we don’t have a real take charge kind of guy on the roster. The last thing I want is a member of The Country Club leading this team. I want 63 year old Chara back.
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River Meadow
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Not sure where to post this, but since the Bruins are now rebuilding it looks like, do they trade Pasta for futures?
Highly doubt it. He’s the only bonafide star they currently have and the Bruins historically never go full tank. They will do whatever they can yo claw their way back into the playoffs next year. For that they need him now.
NO . They are building the team around Pasta.
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Easier from up here
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David Pastrnak embraces the role of Bruins’ de facto captain - The Boston Globe
Despite the adversity, Pastrnak, the face of the franchise and one of the league’s elite point producers, has embraced the position of de facto captain
www.bostonglobe.com
The Bruins have been captain-less for nearly a month.
They have not been rudderless.
Brad Marchand was shipped to Florida March 7. The capper to a triumvirate of tremulous transactions that reshaped a roster that at the time still had playoff aspirations.
Those dreams have turned nightmarish during a current 10-game losing skid that has left Boston in the Eastern Conference cellar.
Marchand’s departure, along with those of longtime locker room leaders Brandon Carlo and Charlie Coyle and the absence of alternate captain Charlie McAvoy (shoulder injury/infection), left Boston with a large chunk of its leadership corps.
Left standing was David Pastrnak, who has worn the “A” since the start of last season. Despite the adversity, Pastrnak, the face of the franchise and one of the league’s elite point producers, has embraced the position of de facto captain.
When the calendar turned to 2025, Pastrnak caught fire. His torrid play, which included a 17-game point scoring streak, thrust him into the MVP race as the Bruins clung to a wild-card spot.
Following a tough loss to the Islanders on Feb. 27, Marchand even stumped for Pastrnak’s MVP candidacy.
“He should be very high in the MVP candidate race right now. He’s on another level and it’s impressive to watch him every night and the things that he does,” Marchand said. “He just creates so much for this group, and he is leading the charge right now. So, I mean we know we get to see it every day. We understand the talent that he is, but he’s rising to another level right now where he is one of the best in the league and it’s fun to watch.”
Pastrnak, who enters Saturday’s game with the Hurricanes with 37 goals and 89 points, hasn’t let his play dip despite the myriad changes.
He may not be in the Hart race any longer, but he has been the heart — and soul — of this team.
As the Bruins play out the string — they have a half dozen games remaining — president Cam Neely told the Globe last week he wanted to see his players “compete and have pride in your game as an individual and as a team ... I think everybody can compete hard and work hard and show some pride.”
Pastrnak has embodied those qualities.
“Well, no matter the position, we are still in the NHL, you’re playing the best league. There is no day you can take for granted in here,” Pastrnak said this week. “You’re wearing a Boston Bruins jersey. So, pride [and] compete has to be there every day, whether it’s practice day or game day. So, that’s kind of what the leaders before us built here and we’re going to look to keep it going. So, obviously we have [six] games left, so the compete level and the passion showing up every day to work has to be really, really high.”
Pastrnak’s production on the ice and his pilotage in the locker room puts him at the forefront to wear the “C” skating forward.
“I have not thought about it, honestly,” Pastrnak said last month about the possibility of succeeding Marchand. “I got the ‘A’ and I haven’t changed a bit. Obviously, changed a little bit. You lead more, but you just try to stay being yourself.”
For a team in transition, that’s all he needs to be.
