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Back up goalie again. We are not taken seriously by these teams.

Interesting you have Bear at 6. That's substantially higher than most rankings I see BUT, oddly, he's a guy I think the Sabres could really use and so I would have said I'd be willing to go out of order and draft him higher than he's ranked. So we agree on something. The top guys are the top and we aren't getting them unless we win the lottery (which we won't) so my top 3 are Desnoyers, Bear, McQueen in that order and I'm happy if we get any one of those three. The back is a concern but maybe it's also over played. I don't know enough to say. They need to do their homework. I know Sweeney was out travelling and watching him. Not sure if Adams leaves his house.

The pissy part of this deal for Canadians is they will still get to sell off pieces so TSN can have some again and then Amazon and anybody else they want to sell bits to so you won't get all the games in one service. Not a fan friendly arrangement to say the least.

Gretzky sitting with Kash Patel while Putin's national hero becomes the league's top goal scorer makes me think reality has taken a holiday. I feel really bad for Dom.

This is just a late season look see. Not unusual for teams to do this. Evaluate exactly where his progress is. I think it likely he needs another year in Rochester.

OMG did they ever. Just look into the Derek Sanderson story. If he hadn't been a party animal a lot of people think he could have been one of the top players in the league. There were others that indulged heavily as well. They didn't have the discipline and drive of some of those Montreal teams that's for sure.

Eichel to Boston in another year is a thing that could happen. Now all homeboys go home though. They said Hannifin was going to sign in Boston too and he went Vegas all the way. Eichel could easily stay in Vegas. However this does bring in the question of whether they are planning a one year (this year) tank or a two year tank for McKenna and then maybe signing Eichel and a rapid rebuild. What they do this off season might be interesting to watch. They've certainly pulled a rapid about face that's for sure.

This is why it's been over for a long time though. We are winning a lot of games and still 11 points out (1 game in hand). You just don't make up ground all that fast at this time of year. It just doesn't happen. Too many teams and only a couple of them have to go on a run to stay far ahead.

Ya, they won the first 2 games after the deadline and both guys looked fast (everything's relative) and Bruins fans went what is this madness? Are they good? Reality has set in and now they are saying do not sign or keep. Mixed on Jokiharju maybe but Mittelstadt is being hated on along with his game completely falling apart. Constant give aways. Worse than Cozens the other day. Their tank is strong. The question is are they tanking just for this year or is this a continued tank for McKenna too? The current roster is certainly capable of dead last next year.

Kind of a moot point since your tickets are on your phone (unless you are some sort of luddite) so you're going to have it with you regardless. I never record anything, I'm an in the moment kind of person.

Funny and true. So it could have been worse. If I am not mistaken this year or next is the last but they are still paying Bryzgalov.

Well he certainly hasn't advocated for Flyers style hockey here that's for sure.

This off season is certainly a strange one for them. I can see a scenario where they get right back in it quickly but like with most teams a lot of things would have to go right. Number one Swayman has to get his mojo back. If he doesn't they will be in the McKenna lottery. Sadly this is quite possible.

Well yes, this has been the same for every year. He has a wealth of picks and prospects and could make deals but he hasn't. he also wants to "win" trades and that is unnecessary if you are actually trying to win now. As long as you get what you want/need it is okay to overpay sometimes. Especially when you have that wealth. He's not in a "don't want to trade away the future" scenario, there's actually too many prospects and unless things change we will just end up giving people away cheap like Jokiharju for a 4th or losing them on waivers. There's only so many roster spots.

It has become well known that Montgomery wanted to be in St. Louis. This is part of why he got fired in Boston. He didn't want to re-sign and commit. He would not have come to a team like Buffalo.

I've never denied they are my second team and have carried me through dark Sabres times. I told my full story on this site. SFW? I am merely relaying things from the Bruins forum that I thought might amuse. For the first time in over a decade they are cheering losing/tanking. It's quite funny to me. Want to hear something else funny? They are starting to hate on Mittelstadt.

Given that the current on ice roster seems to have found some chemistry and Quinn has shown signs of actually being useful my new thought is to trade Norris in the off season. He's a big trade chip and could get a potential return. imo we have enough offense as is (and we have offensive prospects). What we need for real lasting success is a proven NHL goalie and a top 4 defensive D man. Add those 2 ingredients at any cost and we might actually have something. I'd try to upgrade Lafferty as well but that's a minor issue and not game changing to say the least.

I do not think a plan of UPL and Levi is a good idea for next year. It could be the decision that makes us fail again. I wouldn't take the gamble. I would find a decent proven NHL goalie to handle half the load (roughly) and trade for him asap.

Bruins fans are very grateful 🙂 So we will end up picking around 8th. What a shock.

I'm not going to buy into the "if' scenarios. A lot of things can go wrong fast too. Things just are what they are. What I will say though is it is way past time for Adams (presumably) to stop having faith in what's happening and stop waiting for more prospects to develop and make the moves now needed to get over the hump. He should have got on this when we missed by 1 point before and he definitely should have gotten on this when they hired Ruff and started this season but if he doesn't make the big necessary moves now he's just shooting the whole thing in the foot. This team, as is, looking pretty good, so there's your immediate trade chip. TRADE NORRIS. TRADE THE TOP PICK. get that veteran goalie and that top 4 defensive D man. We have the assets to get it done. GET IT DONE.

I've heard several "insider" types say he's not really interested in the NHL as he loves being what he is and he has already turned down teams like Philly. Having said that, there are no guarantees college success translates to NHL. I'm actually fine if Ruff comes back but I wasn't happy with the assistants this year and really would like to see changes there as I'm sure many of you would.

Cozens just forgot what team he was playing for. Perfect pass to Krebs. Tape to tape. That's mad skills. We looked like a real hockey team so where was this earlier? All it's going to do is get us into picking around 8th again and convincing management and owner we are on the right track. Boston fans thank you.

They seem to have Ottawa's number this year so no reason to think that can't continue. Top 5 pick soon handed over to the Bruins at this rate.

I agree that how you play matters quite a bit. The way the rules have changed for example there's a lot of slim young kids who haven't learned to protect themselves along the wall. They turn and face the boards as if they are invulnerable and if they get a shot from behind (which might be a penalty but still happens) they are done. In the old days you wouldn't do that. You'd be coached from doing it. Lots of other things but I never said it was about size. It's more about strength and conditioning. It's just that the big guys are usually stronger and have more upper body strength. I have no idea why Greenway is out so much. I see nothing on ice that would be taking hits or doing something that would result in it. He just seems injury prone. As for Norris, he is quite light looking, as is Quinn. Looking at them they don't look like guys who have a lot of upper body strength. Benson's small but he has a broader looking build for his size despite his age so I think he will be okay even going into those tight areas. Norris I worry about. Not sure if those shoulders could handle playoff hockey at all should we ever get there. A guy like Bennett could end him game 1.

idk what we inherited with Norris but he's had several major shoulder surgeries so I'd say he's potentially fragile. Why a big guy like Greenway keeps missing games is anybody's guess.