Former Bruins Taylor Hall II

[Over the volcano]

If I'm Sweeney I have Clifton coming back - he loves it here, plays bigger than most on our back end and could fill Grzelcyk's spot to save dough..

Not going to let game 6 color all he can do for the club.

 

[NDiesel]

If I'm Sweeney I have Clifton coming back - he loves it here, plays bigger than most on our back end and could fill Grzelcyk's spot to save dough..

Not going to let game 6 color all he can do for the club.

More about what price is he coming back at. Unless it's near minimum I'm not sure you can afford to bring him back without sacrificing else where.

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

More about what price is he coming back at. Unless it's near minimum I'm not sure you can afford to bring him back without sacrificing else where.

And he's not worth what he will be asking.

 

[Over the volcano]

More about what price is he coming back at. Unless it's near minimum I'm not sure you can afford to bring him back without sacrificing else where.

I wonder how other teams see him. They can't count on pts from him, or pk, or pp. He's 28 and not exactly the kind of stable veteran leadership teams pay for.

If he can be had at a reasonable $ think he's worth more to Boston than he would be around the league

 

[NDiesel]

I wonder how other teams see him. They can't count on pts from him, or pk, or pp. He's 28 and not exactly the kind of stable veteran leadership teams pay for.

If he can be had at a reasonable $ think he's worth more to Boston than he would be around the league

He is a very tough one for me to value. Was looking like he'd get a pay day during the regular season but may have brought his value down with the playoffs.

I just dont want to pay another 3rd pair guy Forbort numbers, I think thats a spot you try to fill with a guy under 2 mil this season...not sure Clifton comes in that low.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

He is a very tough one for me to value. Was looking like he'd get a pay day during the regular season but may have brought his value down with the playoffs.

I just dont want to pay another 3rd pair guy Forbort numbers, I think thats a spot you try to fill with a guy under 2 mil this season...not sure Clifton comes in that low.

Zboril is under 2 mil.

 

[Over the volcano]

Zboril is under 2 mil.

He's also an under NHL level player.

 

[CDJ]

He's also an under NHL level player.

Thought he looked pretty good when he played down the stretch. We have to remember he looked good before the injury too. Knees can take some time to regain form from. I’d have no problems with Zboril on the bottom pair

 

[The Hajj]

IDK what DS has in mind for the future roster, but watching these playoffs makes one thing very obvious: physical play at both ends of the ice is a necessity. Teams are beating the heck out of each other and guys are practically tackling players without any calls from the officials. The Bruins have to bring some toughness in and get rid of some weakness.

I don’t think Hall has the ability to play physical and the Bruins have enough guys that simply skate away from contact. If he scored like Pasta, we wouldn’t be having this discussion.

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

And he's not worth what he will be asking.

And its not like i really dislike him as a player, but you know he's gonna want like 3m+.

 

[chizzler]

IDK what DS has in mind for the future roster, but watching these playoffs makes one thing very obvious: physical play at both ends of the ice is a necessity. Teams are beating the heck out of each other and guys are practically tackling players without any calls from the officials. The Bruins have to bring some toughness in and get rid of some weakness.

I don’t think Hall has the ability to play physical and the Bruins have enough guys that simply skate away from contact. If he scored like Pasta, we wouldn’t be having this discussion.

Many of us have been saying this for a long time. Finally some have realized this now. It’s too late now. On to the next wave.

 

[Oates2Neely]

IDK what DS has in mind for the future roster, but watching these playoffs makes one thing very obvious: physical play at both ends of the ice is a necessity. Teams are beating the heck out of each other and guys are practically tackling players without any calls from the officials. The Bruins have to bring some toughness in and get rid of some weakness.

I don’t think Hall has the ability to play physical and the Bruins have enough guys that simply skate away from contact. If he scored like Pasta, we wouldn’t be having this discussion.

Hall did outscore Pastrnak in the playoffs against a very physical Panthers team. So there’s that. Maybe you find a way to keep them both, preferably on the same line imo.

 

[Healthy Wrap]

He's also an under NHL level player.

Yup. Turnover machine

 

[SPLBRUIN]

IDK what DS has in mind for the future roster, but watching these playoffs makes one thing very obvious: physical play at both ends of the ice is a necessity. Teams are beating the heck out of each other and guys are practically tackling players without any calls from the officials. The Bruins have to bring some toughness in and get rid of some weakness.

I don’t think Hall has the ability to play physical and the Bruins have enough guys that simply skate away from contact. If he scored like Pasta, we wouldn’t be having this discussion.

Hall's not the problem, like I have said before, he loves being in the black and gold, excelled in the playoffs against a physical Panthers team, probably at far from 100% and has sacrificed personal stats by playing on our 3rd line. We need more guys like him, I don't want him going anwhere but Boston.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Many of us have been saying this for a long time. Finally some have realized this now. It’s too late now. On to the next wave.

Weren't Orlov, Bertuzzi and Hathaway physical players?

 

[TCB]

He's also an under NHL level player.

Id like to see Zboril in the lineup on a more consistent basis. He has the tools, but he's only played 76 career games and that's not many to try to accurately judge an NHL defenseman. I say let him play this year and see what he becomes.

 

[BruinDust]

Id like to seem in the lineup on a more consistent basis. He has the tools, but he's only played 76 career games and that's not many to try to accurately judge an NHL defenseman. I say let him play this year and see what he becomes.

He has the tools, but he's never had the toolbox, and at 26-years old, he never will.

If he wasn't already signed at a small cap number I'd be moving on from him. As it stands, they'll need a pile of depth guys next year making peanuts just to ice a full roster. So I guess he gets a job by default.

This has been an 8-year development project that has failed.

 

[Over the volcano]

Id like to seem in the lineup on a more consistent basis. He has the tools, but he's only played 76 career games and that's not many to try to accurately judge an NHL defenseman. I say let him play this year and see what he becomes.

He's pushing 250 professional games between Boston and Providence. Hope springs eternal but he's got to make the most of his chances, the clocks been ticking.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

He's also an under NHL level player.

That's what you get for under 2 mil.

Median NHL salary is $2.35 mil

 

[whitetape]

Id like to seem in the lineup on a more consistent basis. He has the tools, but he's only played 76 career games and that's not many to try to accurately judge an NHL defenseman. I say let him play this year and see what he becomes.

I wish in discussions like this the name of the player (Zboril) could be repeated so we can see who is being talked about without having to hunt around for past comments.

 

[Over the volcano]

That's what you get for under 2 mil.

Median NHL salary is $2.35 mil

I didn't mean under the median, I meant under the NHL all together.

Guy played 22 games last year - what is that 90k/game?


Move on from Grzelyck and Zboril. Sign Clifton at 1.75 and save roughly 3 mil against the cap.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

I didn't mean under the median, I meant under the NHL all together.

Guy played 22 games last year - what is that 90k/game?


Move on from Grzelyck and Zboril. Sign Clifton at 1.75 and save roughly 3 mil against the cap.

So they should play Zboril more to get their money's worth.

Would Clifton sign for that?

 

[TCB]

I wish in discussions like this the name of the player (Zboril) could be repeated so we can see who is being talked about without having to hunt around for past comments.

Id like to see Zboril in the lineup on a more consistent basis. He has the tools, but he's only played 76 career games and that's not many to try to accurately judge an NHL defenseman. I say let him play this year and see what he becomes.

Just for you

 

[chizzler]

Weren't Orlov, Bertuzzi and Hathaway physical players?

Were.

 

[Over the volcano]

So they should play Zboril more to get their money's worth.

Would Clifton sign for that?

Dunno, but don't think he'd get much more elsewhere. Before this year's 23 pts he topped out at 10 for a season. Doesn't kill penalties, doesn't factor on the PP. Doesn't ooze reliable veteran leadership.

Weren't Orlov, Bertuzzi and Hathaway physical players?

Hathaway - man when they signed him thought I couldn't like him less. Total ghost for Boston