The Atlantic Division

[nobody]

So you got wrecked by STL, VGK, BOS... Then Nashville laid siege to you guys recently to the point that Andersen had close to 50 shots... Seems about right that you say that the Leafs are in the same tier as Tampa and Boston. Not.

And the Bruins have pretty much the same pts%, 718 vs 704. By YOUR very own logic, the Bruins are a "top team in the league" then. Good for you, you got it.

I'm going to guess the mods edited your posts about my comprehension abilities. I never once claimed the Leafs are on the same tier as Tampa, I said Leafs and Bruins are on the same tier and neither are on the level of Tampa. Don't get that twisted.

Also, the Nashville siege you talk about is one of the games we won during our HIGH AND MIGHTY streak!! One where we have supposedly been world beaters, except we couldn't beat the 2018 cup champs Boston Bruins.

Your posts lack consistencies. Just saying. Bruins beat the Leafs, I'm not denying that but the win wasn't even remotely as impressive as you make it out to be. We've handled these Bruins for the last two seasons, I'm not afraid of these pretenders.

 

[Cor]

Whatever enjoy 3rd place in the Atlantic. I understand that's like your Superbowl.

Yeah, we will enjoy being 3rd in the East and 6th place overall.

 

[Cor]

You are going to be really sore after Reilly, Matthews, marner and nylander get paid lol

Edit: that's a good contract for reilly.

Thankfully, you guys gave us a perfect comparable with Pastrnak at 6M. Marner/Nylander should come in around similar

 

[nobody]

You are going to be really sore after Reilly, Matthews, marner and nylander get paid lol

Edit: that's a good contract for reilly.

Well Rielly is in year 2 of his new deal with 4 more seasons to go. Marner and Nylander should get about the same as Pasta (maybe a little less) and Auston is a world class talent and will be a top 3 player in the league in the near future. I don't mind him getting paid. We don't have morons like Pete Chirelli running the show in TO. Thankfully.

 

[BostonBruins11]

Boston has a loaded farm system - lllllloaded, they can build packages others can't. They have 4 LHD all trending very well taken in middle of first to middle of second

They got depth at wing and 3 young centers close to breaking in all high picks

Bergeron is 32 and Krejci 31 they are in a great transitional spot with these prospects

There problem is what to do with them all

The only other time I saw the Bruins with the glut of talent was early 1970's and unfortunately Leach & mcLeish couldn't break in and found there way to Philadelphia and 60 and 50 goal seasons each

i know right?

our roster is FULL of youth and it's rather annoying that other fans blindly post things like "the bruins are old"

 

[Razz]

And people call Leaf fans intolerable. Look at all this Bruin bravado.

In reality all 3 of the Atlantic teams are damn good hockey clubs that are capable of taking the east. I wouldn't bet against any one of them. The future is in the Atlantic ladies and gents. I can't wait for the playoffs.

 

[nobody]

i know right?

our roster is FULL of youth and it's rather annoying that other fans blindly post things like "the bruins are old"

I think people are talking about the Bruins core being old, not Bruins as a team being old. You're getting it confused.

Core:

Marchand - Bergeron - Pasta
Krejci

Chara - McAvoy

Rask

5 of the 7 guys are north of 30.

Compare that to the Leafs core.

Nylander - Matthews - Marner
Kadri

Rielly - Zaits

Andersen

Oldest guy is Andersen at 28.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Krejci in 2012-13 47 games 10-23-33p playing with Lucic and Horton
Krejci in 2017-18 36 games 10-17-27p playing with Spooner and Debrusk

It's not like Krejci is a shell of his former self. Few teams have a better 2c. Also, fun fact just to appreciate Dk. His 12-13 playoff run had him finish the playoffs with the 7th highest amount of ES points of all time. 3 of those better season were from Gretzky. Talk about underrated.

Krejci is a proven playoff warrior. I recall those playoffs, easily one of the Bruins best and most productive players in those cup run years. Like I said, if Bergy and Krejci are healthy. The Bruins will be a formidable opponent for anyone. As they have shown the last 3 months.

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

i know right?

our roster is FULL of youth and it's rather annoying that other fans blindly post things like "the bruins are old"

They certainly aren't young, the core is getting up there. What do you consider old?

 

[nobody]

Rielly is signed until 2022 at 5m

And Naz is signed for the same length at $4.5 mil. We're taking his prime (25-30 G, 50-60 P while playing shutdown 3C). Lou is a magician.

 

[BostonBruins11]

Thankfully, you guys gave us a perfect comparable with Pastrnak at 6M. Marner/Nylander should come in around similar

if both the leafs signs

Marner 6-7m
Nylander 6-7M
Matthews 10M
Kapanen?
Komorov?

i'm guessing Bozak/JVR will want a small raise.

your GM gonna have to be careful that's for sure

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

And Naz is signed for the same length at $4.5 mil. We're taking his prime (25-30 G, 50-60 P while playing shutdown 3C). Lou is a magician.

Brown and Hyman also have great contracts. I expect Nylander and Marner to sign for around the same as Pastrnak which is perfectly fine with me.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

if both the leafs signs

Marner 6-7m
Nylander 6-7M
Matthews 10M
Kapanen?
Komorov?

i'm guessing Bozak/JVR will want a small raise.

your GM gonna have to be careful that's for sure

Komarov and Bozak are pretty much done. I'd be shocked if we bring them back. Jvr I'd like to see as a leaf but I doubt our management wants to lock him up long term

 

[nobody]

Brown and Hyman also have great contracts. I expect Nylander and Marner to sign for around the same as Pastrnak which is perfectly fine with me.

I'm expecting Auston to sign near $10 million too. I think he'll take a hometown discount if he's serious about winning. He'll probably make $2-4 mil in sponsorship deals anyway.

 

[BostonBruins11]

They certainly aren't young, the core is getting up there. What do you consider old?

Only Bergeron/Krejci/Backes are getting somewhat Old

Marchand's only 29. Pastrnak, Debrusk, Heinen, , Bjork, Spooner , acciari, Schaller, Kuraly all young
on D they have young Carlo, McAvoy, Krug, Grzelcyk

 

[The Winter Soldier]

i know right?

our roster is FULL of youth and it's rather annoying that other fans blindly post things like "the bruins are old"

Ill informed is perhaps more accurate.

Pastranak 21
McAvoy 19
Carlo 20
Heinen 22
Debrusk 20
Spooner 25
Krug 26
Kuraly 24
Schaller 26

The only player that can be deemed old is the ageless wonder Chara at 40. The rest of the core are all between the ready to win now age of 28-32.

 

[nobody]

if both the leafs signs

Marner 6-7m
Nylander 6-7M
Matthews 10M
Kapanen?
Komorov?

i'm guessing Bozak/JVR will want a small raise.

your GM gonna have to be careful that's for sure

Kapanen isn't getting a dime more than 2 mil. Uncle Leo is in the same boat. He's getting a shaving in his salary if he wants to stay. We don't want Bozak/ JVR. Specially if they're not taking the same $ which I don't see either wanting to do (obviously). Leafs are in great shape cap wise, we haven't handed out any stupid deals so far and as long as management doesn't go full Pejorative Slur in the UFA market, we should be fine.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

I'm expecting Auston to sign near $10 million too. I think he'll take a hometown discount if he's serious about winning. He'll probably make $2-4 mil in sponsorship deals anyway.

Yeah I agree.

For what it's worth I'm glad Boston is also a good team and I hope they stay that way. It's fun to have a divisional rival to compete with.

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

Only Bergeron/Krejci/Backes are getting somewhat Old

Marchand's only 29. Pastrnak, Debrusk, Heinen, , Bjork, Spooner , acciari, Schaller, Kuraly all young
on D they have young Carlo, McAvoy, Krug, Grzelcyk

I'm not saying they are geriatrics but that core is getting older, especially in the new NHL. I think losing Chara will be the biggest impact and that time is coming sooner rather then later.

 

[nobody]

Ill informed is perhaps more accurate.

Pastranak 21
McAvoy 19
Carlo 20
Heinen 22
Debrusk 20
Spooner 25
Krug 26
Kuraly 24
Schaller 26

The only player that can be deemed old is the ageless wonder Chara at 40. The rest of the core are all between the ready to win now age of 28-32.

That is a lot of core players, damn. Impressive stuff Bruins.

 

[BostonBruins11]

While Chara will hurt imo their strength is at D

Krug, McAvoy, Carlo, Grzelcyk will be a solid top 4

And they have Zboril, O'Gara and Lauzon in the system.

O'Gara should be a NHL regular at this point

 

[BayStreetBully]

I'm not saying they are geriatrics but that core is getting older, especially in the new NHL. I think losing Chara will be the biggest impact and that time is coming sooner rather then later.

And by next year’s playoffs, Bergeron is 34, Krejci 33 and Marchand 31. All old for forwards, who are normally on the decline by then.

All the more reason to take advantage of what might unfortunately be their last hurrah this spring.

 

[nobody]

While Chara will hurt imo their strength is at D

Krug, McAvoy, Carlo, Grzelcyk will be a solid top 4

And they have Zboril, O'Gara and Lauzon in the system.

O'Gara should be a NHL regular at this point

I think all of those guys are going to get massively exposed once Chara isn't there to cover their butts. Chara and Bergeron to me give the Bruins their identity and they both cover up so many flaws the team has. Without the two of them in the lineup, the Bruins are not anywhere near as good.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

That is a lot of core players, damn. Impressive stuff Bruins.

Then you must not think much of the Pens chances either then since a lot of their core players are in the same exact age range of 28-32. Impressive stuff there indeed. ?

 

[nobody]

Then you must not think much of the Pens chances either then since a lot of their core players are in the same exact age range of 28-32. Impressive stuff there indeed. ?

Yeah, no. I don't think any team in the NHL has a core of 14+ player like the Bruins apparently do. Bruins 4 dynasty? I just don't see how any team can compete with a team like the Bruins and their 14+ player core. Most teams have maybe 5-6 core guys. Bruins are out-coring teams at a generational level.