Should Neely be fired?

Should Neely be fired?


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Ben Grimm

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Hell no! Obviously, he should have signed Swayman first, then traded Ullmark. They should give him a lifetime contract, because his presence in the Bs front office is such a huge advantage to all the other teams. I'm sure all the other teams would agree with this. Neely forever! :yo:
 
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Voight

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Entirely depends on how this plays out. If Swayman stays unsigned and the Bruins proceed to win a lot of games, then no. If he sits out the entire year and they still make the playoffs, also no.

Given hes a franchise legend and the team has been a consistent playoff team during his tenure, I think the only way he would be fired is if Swayman gets traded/sits out the whole year and the Bruins finish in the basement.
 

KevinRedkey

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Why Neely (President) and not Sweeney (GM)?

The Bruins should have traded Ullmark last year. They essentially had a Vezina-caliber backup every night, instead of a skilled skater that can contribute every night. They then traded Ullmark for a terrible return, and low-balled Swayman to the point where their offers have been insulting (2.000 last year and under 5.000 in July this year). It took them 3 months to offer something reasonable.

Sweeney should be fired. Not really sure about Neely.
 
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PanniniClaus

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It is probably fair to wonder if Neely ever should have been hired in the first place but teams seem to find places for their legends.

2015/ Current Goalie situation and I feel his worst moment was the signing of Mitch Miller. That needed Bergeron and the players to sort out.

It's possible he's just a figurehead at this point anyway so I really don't care. He's done nothing to suggest he deserves his position.
 

PB37

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Why Neely (President) and not Sweeney (GM)?

The Bruins should have traded Ullmark last year. They essentially had a Vezina-caliber backup every night, instead of a skilled skater that can contribute every night. They then traded Ullmark for a terrible return, and low-balled Swayman to the point where their offers have been insulting (2.000 last year and under 5.000 in July this year). It took them 3 months to offer something reasonable.

Sweeney should be fired. Not really sure about Neely.

Ullmark blocked a trade last year. It limited the Bruins options where to trade him to. Come the off season, the Bruins were in a time crunch to find another trading partner or risk Ullmark gaining the ability to block another trade before his clause kicked in ( and missing out on this year's draft ).

Bruins offered several multi year deals this off-season to Swayman, some were bridge deals, some long term. All the offers were reasonable when compared with recent goalies and what they got at his age and league status. There's a reason why it's taken so long and it's because Swayman and his agent are intent on skipping the typical third contract bridge a lot of these goaltenders sign who have yet to prove to be a full season #1 and splash big.
 

Evergreen

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I mean they ended up getting Swayman signed at a number that both sides can feel good about. Everything turned out fine. So no.
 

Clint Eastwood

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Over one comment? Nah

I gotta be honest, as a Bruins fan I don't know his sway as a president. I really don't know what he does. I've been generally happy with the Bruins front office though with Sweeney and Neely in charge. There's been some hiccups along the way but we've been a competitive team day in and day out since their hiring.
 

BB79

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Fired for what? If they watched both Ullmark and Swayman walk away and left the crease empty then there's something to talk about. He made one comment and they got Swayman signed a few days later.
 
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Coffees

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Entirely depends on how this plays out. If Swayman stays unsigned and the Bruins proceed to win a lot of games, then no. If he sits out the entire year and they still make the playoffs, also no.

Given hes a franchise legend and the team has been a consistent playoff team during his tenure, I think the only way he would be fired is if Swayman gets traded/sits out the whole year and the Bruins finish in the basement.
How bout now?
 

HockeyVirus

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I swear this guys always trying to stuff the Bruins every year only to have him eat his words at the end of the season

There is a valid argument you replace Sweeney with a competent GM and the Bruins have a Hawks level dynasty. First by not blowing 3 first round picks and actually drafting a star supporting cast.

If the core wanted to take discounts to keep winning, they could have fit them all in perfectly.

Not to get into political stuff, but there are some blunders like signing Mitchell Miller and getting walked over in the Swayman negotiations. He arguably squandered a dynasty by losing almost every big move he made.
 
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I Hate Philadelphia

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There is a valid argument you replace Sweeney with a competent GM and the Bruins have a Hawks level dynasty. First by not blowing 3 first round picks and actually drafting a star supporting cast.

If the core wanted to take discounts to keep winning, they could have fit them all in perfectly.

Not to get into political stuff, but there are some blunders like signing Mitchell Miller and getting walked over in the Swayman negotiations. He arguably squandered a dynasty by losing almost every big move he made.
Your obsession with the Bruins management as a Leafs fan is fascinating.

I swear you spend 16 hours a day posting on hfboards about managerial decisions made by the Boston Bruins, it's so strange.

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BadBruins

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From my POV, Neely expedited the Swayman negotiations. The other side was leaking tidbits to the media all summer about supposed contract talks in an attempt to put pressure on the Bruins front office..... It worked.... To their benefit? I'm not sure.

Neely put it all out there in a way that the Swayman/Gross camp weren't expecting. They had to acknowledge that the Bruins were negotiating in a fair window (as opposed to the BS media leaks of low balling and not returning phone calls etc.)
 

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