Speculation: So what's Boston gonna do?

[Prairie Habs]

Sign Brock Boeser

Hasn't he been through enough? He doesn't deserve to go though years of no playoffs being called "Brauk Bessa"

 

[Dynamite Time]

Robertson would look good in a Bruins uniform… find a way to get him in a 3-way trade cause Stars need a RD and that’s not coming back from Boston.

 

[lanceuppercut75]

Let me look into my crystal ball...


They're going to draft 7th overall ( probably Brady Martin, Martone or Frondell ).

They're going to sign a middle 6 right winger (ideally a top 6 guy) in UFA to play on the 2nd or 3rd line. If Martone is the player drafted 7th overall, the middle 6 RW signed as a UFA will be a 3 year contract or shorter.

Zacha, Geekie or especially Mittelstadt could possibly be traded to try to bring in a top 6 center or winger who might be a better fit going forward. There is a small but real chance that this is a much bigger trade than one might expect... for example, 1 or 2 players and next year's 1st rounder for Elias Pettersson, or something like that. 7th overall wouldn't be included if Sweeney is smart.

Poitras or Minten will be given the 2C or 3C spot out of camp, whomever looks better in the preseason.

There will also be a RHD signed as a UFA free agent on a multi-year deal. The most ideal thing would be a 2nd pairing RHD, but realistically, a #5 guy or a 3rd pairing guy might be what's actually available and willing to sign in Boston.

 

[BostonBob]

Hasn't he been through enough? He doesn't deserve to go though years of no playoffs being called "Brauk Bessa"

Well he could sign with Montreal and then be known as " Broque Besseur ".

 

[Peter Griffin]

Pettersson talks will heat up now before the draft. Zacha talks aligning with that as well.

If Vancouver trades Pettersson for something based around Zacha then they might as well just give up and move Hughes as well. Unless something has changed, that doesn’t sound like their plan at all for this offseason.

 

[Coach Parker]

If Vancouver trades Pettersson for something based around Zacha then they might as well just give up and move Hughes as well. Unless something has changed, that doesn’t sound like their plan at all for this offseason.

I still think you are right that Pettersson stays (as we discussed before) but it's not going to stop the talk from heating back up.

Since I posted this, Sweeney talked to the Media to introduce Sturm and he brought up possibly moving the 7th overall...

..and sure enough, the media started talking Pettersson and articles and tweets started up again, lol.

I'm assuming talk will lead to nothing, but they need something to talk about between game 3-4 of the Finals.

Cheers!

 

[Coach Parker]

If Vancouver trades Pettersson for something based around Zacha then they might as well just give up and move Hughes as well. Unless something has changed, that doesn’t sound like their plan at all for this offseason.

Here:



It just fuels the talk. Just talk though at this point.

 

[MonkeysUncle]

Why would they do it after trading Geekie to Utah?

They should trade Geekie to LA, Marco Sturm knows who's who in LA and Ontario that can help Boston now and in the future

 

[Peter Griffin]

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It just fuels the talk. Just talk though at this point.

This seems more like wishful thinking from Boston media than anything. The word out of Vancouver is that they prefer to fix their “issue” with respect to Pettersson’s struggles rather than trade it.

 

[Coach Parker]

This seems more like wishful thinking from Boston media than anything. The word out of Vancouver is that they prefer to fix their “issue” with respect to Pettersson’s struggles rather than trade it.

Yeah, sounds like Foote is golfing with him and Hughes and trying to reset the culture. Again, the response to the OP was for me that 'now the EP40 talk is going to fire back up' not that it was going to happen.

 

[Peter Griffin]

Yeah, sounds like Foote is golfing with him and Hughes and trying to reset the culture. Again, the response to the OP was for me that 'now the EP40 talk is going to fire back up' not that it was going to happen.

Just seems like really low IQ reporting though considering it’s really not addressing Vancouver’s wants/needs at all but I suppose most reporting is.

 

[quietbruinfan]

They will not do too much, but will do the following. They will sign Boeser or failing that,some real scrub winger. They will overpay for Fabbro. They will draft Martin.
Sweeney and Neely are clueless putzes. Their blindness and tone-deafness knows no bounds.

 

[BostonBob]

They will draft Martin.

A lot of people think that's exactly what they should do.

 

[The don godfather]

They will trade the 7th overall pick for ep40. ( I'm really hoping because Donny has a knack of blowing the pick).

 

[quietbruinfan]

A lot of people think that's exactly what they should do.

I am not one of them.

 

[Schemp]

They should trade Geekie to LA, Marco Sturm knows who's who in LA and Ontario that can help Boston now and in the future

Morgan Geekie & 7thOA
FOR
Lawson Crouse & 4thOA

 

[lanceuppercut75]

Morgan Geekie & 7thOA
FOR
Lawson Crouse & 4thOA

Out of the draft kids in the 3 to 7 range :

GOOD FIT FOR UTAH
- Caleb Desnoyers
- Porter Martone
- Brady Martin

OKAY FIT FOR UTAH
- Anton Frondell

BAD FIT FOR UTAH
- James Hagens

Do you think Utah risks these kids all going 3 to 6 and being stuck drafting Hagens (or McQueen or O'Brien)? Do you think they're willing to lose all choice over which elite prospect they get, just to get Geekie for Crouse? That doesn't make sense.

Utah won't move that pick without a 2C coming back IMO, and even then, they might not. Boston is a bad fit trade partner here.

 

[Schemp]

Out of the draft kids in the 3 to 7 range :

GOOD FIT FOR UTAH
- Caleb Desnoyers
- Porter Martone
- Brady Martin

OKAY FIT FOR UTAH
- Anton Frondell

BAD FIT FOR UTAH
- James Hagens

Do you think Utah risks these kids all going 3 to 6 and being stuck drafting Hagens (or McQueen or O'Brien)? Do you think they're willing to lose all choice over which elite prospect they get, just to get Geekie for Crouse? That doesn't make sense.

Utah won't move that pick without a 2C coming back IMO, and even then, they might not. Boston is a bad fit trade partner here.

Geekie is what the Mammoth are looking for in a 2C and Crouse may need a change of scenery. I've thought about how it would go down by having Utah know who Boston wants at 4 and then Utah would have to decide if they would want that player anyways if Martin isn't there at 7th (they also took O'Brien out to dinner). And getting Morgan Geekie is a major part of the trade and Crouse needing a change of scenery is speculation by me. It also depends on what Geekie wants in his next contract.

 

[lanceuppercut75]

Geekie is what the Mammoth are looking for in a 2C and Crouse may need a change of scenery. I've thought about how it would go down by having Utah know who Boston wants at 4 and then Utah would have to decide if they would want that player anyways if Martin isn't there at 7th (they also took O'Brien out to dinner). And getting Morgan Geekie is a major part of the trade and Crouse needing a change of scenery is speculation by me. It also depends on what Geekie wants in his next contract.

They would have to value the kids they have ranked 4 5 6 7 all close to each other in terms of their long-term projections. Otherwise it doesn't make sense IMO.

With top 5 picks in the draft, you have to think about how moving the pick or moving down could negatively impact your team 7 and 8 years down the road.

If (hypothetically) Desnoyers is a great 2C, Martone is a 1st line RW, Hagens is a top 6 winger who can fill in at center, Frondell is same as Hagens basically but taller, and Martin is a 2C/3C, then in that case, trading down from 4th overall to 7th overall is unwise unless you're getting something better than what you're offering.

 

[ON3M4N]

Out of the draft kids in the 3 to 7 range :

GOOD FIT FOR UTAH
- Caleb Desnoyers
- Porter Martone
- Brady Martin

OKAY FIT FOR UTAH
- Anton Frondell

BAD FIT FOR UTAH
- James Hagens

Do you think Utah risks these kids all going 3 to 6 and being stuck drafting Hagens (or McQueen or O'Brien)? Do you think they're willing to lose all choice over which elite prospect they get, just to get Geekie for Crouse? That doesn't make sense.

Utah won't move that pick without a 2C coming back IMO, and even then, they might not. Boston is a bad fit trade partner here.

See to me, Pettersson makes sense to Utah with the #4 pick as the foundation of the deal. If they didn't want to do #4, they still have a load of young talent to offer Vancouver.

Geekie is what the Mammoth are looking for in a 2C and Crouse may need a change of scenery. I've thought about how it would go down by having Utah know who Boston wants at 4 and then Utah would have to decide if they would want that player anyways if Martin isn't there at 7th (they also took O'Brien out to dinner). And getting Morgan Geekie is a major part of the trade and Crouse needing a change of scenery is speculation by me. It also depends on what Geekie wants in his next contract.

Geekie isn't really a center though. Maybe he'd be better at center in a different system, but in Boston he's been a much better winger.

 

[M Ace]

Morgan Geekie & 7thOA
FOR
Lawson Crouse & 4thOA

 

[wintersej]

Out of the draft kids in the 3 to 7 range :

GOOD FIT FOR UTAH
- Caleb Desnoyers
- Porter Martone
- Brady Martin

OKAY FIT FOR UTAH
- Anton Frondell

BAD FIT FOR UTAH
- James Hagens

Do you think Utah risks these kids all going 3 to 6 and being stuck drafting Hagens (or McQueen or O'Brien)? Do you think they're willing to lose all choice over which elite prospect they get, just to get Geekie for Crouse? That doesn't make sense.

Utah won't move that pick without a 2C coming back IMO, and even then, they might not. Boston is a bad fit trade partner here.

I think many have O’Brien in that same group. Honestly, for Boston, don’t see the point of moving up unless it’s all the way to 2, which ain’t happening.

 

[Hookslide]

Elias Pettersson(center)
Vancouver 2025 1st(#15)

For

Boston 2025 1st(#7)
Lohrei(RFA)
Mittelstadt


?

No matter what your opinion is of the value of this proposal, before you totally commit ask this question, are you willing to pass on such a skillful and talented player like Petterson, or are willing to take the chance of a skillful and talented player like Petterson not showing some nights, and not playing to his the level he should be at. I also ask is the noise you hear of what went on in the Lockeroom, effect your thinking.

 

[BergyWho37]

They will trade the 7th overall pick for ep40. ( I'm really hoping because Donny has a knack of blowing the pick).

I don’t know why you keep putting this out there he’s never drafted below 10 in his career and the only time he bomb it was his first career year of being a GM in 2015 and since then he’s changed a decent amount of scouts and is drafting if at all around 25th slot since other then McAvoy in 2016 and many many people said Dante Fabbro should’ve been picked guess people only see what they want when it comes to his drafting.

 

[The don godfather]

I don’t know why you keep putting this out there he’s never drafted below 10 in his career and the only time he bomb it was his first career year of being a GM in 2015 and since then he’s changed a decent amount of scouts and is drafting if at all around 25th slot since other then McAvoy in 2016 and many many people said Dante Fabbro should’ve been picked guess people only see what they want when it comes to his drafting.

I still have nightmares of 2015 I guess hope your right.