The Last Bruins Sniper

[Buckets and Gloves]

The answer is Phil Kessel.

Even if you're using 40 goals as your benchmark, Kessel had 42 goals in 81 games in 08/09 wearing a Bruins jersey.

 

[BostonBob]

The answer is Phil Kessel.

Even if you're using 40 goals as your benchmark, Kessel had 42 goals in 81 games in 08/09 wearing a Bruins jersey.

No he didn't - he scored 36 goals during the 2008-09 season which was his highest goal total as a Bruin.

 

[VanIsle]

Murray was the last one for me.

 

[TheBigBadB]

Kessel but he was more than a sniper. He could skate like the wind.

Murray is the last true sniper. Couldn't do anything well but one of the best shooters and one timers I have seen.

 

[Trap Jesus]

Marchand absolutely is a sniper; shocked he doesn't have many mentions here. He doesn't have a very quick release, but he's money when he's gets a little time, particularly when he's skating down the wing and fires a wrister. Unbelievably accurate shot. Since his sophomore year, only Stamkos has a better shooting percentage than him (minimum 750 shots since 2010/11). Some players finish highly in that stat because they get a lot of garbage goals, but that isn't the case with Marchand.

Example:



Jack knows, calling it a trademark. He's sniped like that a lot over the years.

I think we've had quite a few good shooters over the years, notably Kessel and Seguin. Ryder had a hell of a shot too, but he was very inconsistent.

 

[Fossy21]

Torey Krug (let's anti-jinx him even more), Zdeno Chara's wristers.

 

[C77]

Jordan Caron

And his twin brother Brett Connolly.

 

[jgatie]

Neely is the last Bruin to score 50 goals. Heck, he the last Bruin to score 40 goals.
The year he scored 50 on one knee in limited games there was just no stopping him. Truly amazing.

Billy Guerin says HI!

 

[BNHL]

The answer is Phil Kessel.

Even if you're using 40 goals as your benchmark, Kessel had 42 goals in 81 games in 08/09 wearing a Bruins jersey.

Including playoffs,42 goals in 81 games.

 

[BNHL]

No he didn't - he scored 36 goals during the 2008-09 season which was his highest goal total as a Bruin.

Including playoffs,42 goals in 81 games.

 

[LouJersey]

Phil Kessel. Scored 36 with one arm.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Glen Murray, Phil Kessel as legitimate snipers.

A bit sad.

 

[Barnum]

Including playoffs,42 goals in 81 games.

Thats not how the NHL tallies stats. Playoffs stats are separated from regular season stats. Kessel has never hit the 40 goal mark in a season. Never. If your claim was true, he would be referred to as a 40 goal guy, which he is not.

 

[Fossy21]

Thats not how the NHL tallies stats. Playoffs stats are separated from regular season stats. Kessel has never hit the 40 goal mark in a season. Never. If your claim was true, he would be referred to as a 40 goal guy, which he is not.

Of course it's not. That doesn't change the fact that he clearly has/had the potential to do so, especially since it's typically harder to rack up goals in the playoffs than regular season. You'd have to think he could have easily tallied four goals in 12 more regular season games. But he never was a 40 goal scorer in the literal sense, true.

 

[BNHL]

Thats not how the NHL tallies stats. Playoffs stats are separated from regular season stats. Kessel has never hit the 40 goal mark in a season. Never. If your claim was true, he would be referred to as a 40 goal guy, which he is not.

We know stats are separated,but in this case 81 games represents a full season and 42 goals was netted. I agree,he's not a 40 goal scorer til that's what the sheet says,but he's obviously capable,as is Seguin who hasn't done it either. Kessel is nearing the end of his prime while Seguin is just entering.

 

[BluesTraveler]

"Consistent Snipers" don't exist in the NHL anymore, minus Ovechkin. Saw a stat this year that Ovie is the only active player to never go more than 10 games without a goal.

Bruins fans moan every year about not having a sniper, but over the last three years, Marchand has the 12th most goals in the league. Bergeron is 27th. But fans still think there is some mythical player out there who will do nothing but score 30 goals a year.

Well, unless the Bruins are gonna pick up Ovie, Crosby, Tarasenko, or Pavelski, that guy does not exist in the NHL anymore.

 

[nmbr_24]

We know stats are separated,but in this case 81 games represents a full season and 42 goals was netted. I agree,he's not a 40 goal scorer til that's what the sheet says,but he's obviously capable,as is Seguin who hasn't done it either. Kessel is nearing the end of his prime while Seguin is just entering.

If I remember correctly Kessel scored 20 in his first 30 games and 16 in the rest of the season. he had a hot start and then leveled off to the 30+ goal scorer he has been. That 30 games had people talking about him being capable of scoring 60 goals. He has proven he can score 37 goals in a season a couple of times but each of those required a very hot start to the year that he has never been able to sustain. He's not a 42 goal scorer just like Marchand isn't a 40 goal scorer even though he scored at almost exactly a 40 goal pace last season.

 

[Barnum]

We know stats are separated,but in this case 81 games represents a full season and 42 goals was netted. I agree,he's not a 40 goal scorer til that's what the sheet says,but he's obviously capable,as is Seguin who hasn't done it either. Kessel is nearing the end of his prime while Seguin is just entering.

Still not a 40 goal guy no matter how you try to twist it. Lets add his 6 goals from the WC because that happened in the same calender year....


He never got to 40 and he probably never will. He's peaked and has been hitting 25 goals the last 2 seasons. Kessel = 30 goal guy.

 

[Boston Bruno]

Tyler Randell

 

[Caper Bruins fan]

Ryder .

 

[b in vancouver]

If you don't think the Bruins have had a sniper since Neely then ... I'd like to see a list of whom were snipers league wide since.

Muzz was a sniper. Dollar Bill. Despite missing that one-timer from his arsenal Kessel would be considered a sniper. Ryder had a great release and would be considered a sniper (lesser but still...)

Tyler Seguin?

I always thought Nathan Horton should've been as he had a heavy shot and put himself in great position - but just couldn't get the puck off his stick quick enough.

Brian Rolston is another one. Wasn't put in the position like other players in the league but had an amazing shot - getting 30 goals from the third line. (I think he got 30 4 or 5 times)

Vatrano is well on his way as is Pastrnak.

Truthfully - few teams have had a plethora of snipers. There's only so many Ovechkins and Stamkos and D. Sedins and Perrys out there.

 

[TP]

Dmitri Kvartalnov

 

[Baddkarma]

Neely is the last Bruin to score 50 goals. Heck, he the last Bruin to score 40 goals.
The year he scored 50 on one knee in limited games there was just no stopping him. Truly amazing.

If that is true that is both amazing and kind of discouraging...

 

[jgatie]

If that is true that is both amazing and kind of discouraging...

It's not true. He was the last to score 50, but Murray and Guerin both scored 40.

 

[BMC]

Glen Murray. Absolutely lethal shooting one timers from the slot on the right side of the net (goalie's left). Too bad that was about the only place from which he could score consistently.