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Post by SeaBass on Sept 19, 2024 9:20:07 GMT -5
Let's put preseason stuff in here.
Might as well use it for pre-season games too.
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 19, 2024 9:20:24 GMT -5
Group A lines:
Zacha-Lindholm-Pastrnak Koepke-Frederic-Poitras Tufte-Merkulov-Lettieri Viel/Abate-Nelson-Brown
Zadorov-McAvoy Wotherspoon-Mitchell Johansson-Sweezey Brunet-Bavaro
Korpisalo DiPietro Maier
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 19, 2024 9:43:49 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 19, 2024 10:02:33 GMT -5
Seems like he is moving fine to me!
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 19, 2024 10:35:22 GMT -5
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Post by orym on Sept 19, 2024 10:56:58 GMT -5
Group A lines: Zacha-Lindholm-Pastrnak Koepke-Frederic-Poitras Tufte-Merkulov-Lettieri Viel/Abate-Nelson-Brown Zadorov-McAvoy Wotherspoon-Mitchell Johansson-Sweezey Brunet-Bavaro Korpisalo DiPietro Maier Just a note on the 3rd goalie listed there - Nolan Maier. He is from Yorkton, Saskatchewan and played a few seasons with the Saskatoon Blades (WHL). I have seen him play many times. Definitely a decent young goalie! Not sure how I missed that he signed in P this July but nevertheless, another decent add in the goalie depth department!
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Post by kjc2 on Sept 19, 2024 11:13:10 GMT -5
Group A lines: Zacha-Lindholm-Pastrnak Koepke-Frederic-Poitras Tufte-Merkulov-Lettieri Viel/Abate-Nelson-Brown Zadorov-McAvoy Wotherspoon-Mitchell Johansson-Sweezey Brunet-Bavaro Korpisalo DiPietro Maier I watched the Devils- Bruins rookie game on YouTube a couple of days ago. Nothing much to write home about but I really liked Brunet’s skating, not sure how it’ll look against the big boys but he was above most of the other prospects on the ice.
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 19, 2024 11:56:08 GMT -5
Bruins' Matthew Poitras on playing right wing today: "I've played wing in the past and I'm comfortable there. Obviously it's a little bit less skating than center, so maybe preserve a bit more energy for playing offense or just playing pucks down low. Ready to play anywhere."
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 19, 2024 11:59:43 GMT -5
Bruins goalie Joonas Korpisalo on what he'd like to correct or improve in camp: "Maybe simplify my game. It all comes down to the little, little details, nothing major. We'll get to work with Bob. There's a couple slight things that I want to change, but nothing crazy."
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 19, 2024 12:05:06 GMT -5
Group B lines:
Johnson-Coyle-Lysell Jones-Geekie-Brazeau Beecher-Kastelic-Duran Harrison-Kuntar/Farinacci-McLaughlin
Lindholm-Carlo Lohrei-Peeke Callahan-Oesterle Millman-Mast
Bussi Kaskisuo Bischel
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Post by nfld77 on Sept 19, 2024 13:16:15 GMT -5
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Post by madmarx on Sept 19, 2024 14:37:00 GMT -5
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Post by orym on Sept 19, 2024 14:41:58 GMT -5
Really like his attitude. I think he is approaching this opportunity the right way.
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Post by nfld77 on Sept 19, 2024 14:51:07 GMT -5
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Post by nfld77 on Sept 19, 2024 20:45:45 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 20, 2024 10:25:52 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 20, 2024 10:27:17 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 20, 2024 10:46:51 GMT -5
Johnson-Coyle-Lysell Jones-Geekie-Brazeau Beecher-Kastelic-Duran Harrison-Kuntar/Farinacci-McLaughlin
Lindholm-Carlo Lohrei-Peeke Callahan-Oesterle Millman-Mast
Bussi Kaskisuo Bischel
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Post by nfld77 on Sept 20, 2024 11:31:18 GMT -5
I can picture Tyler Johnson making team and someone like Merkulov being sent down after a good camp..But there's no denying what Danton Heinen done last season and I expect TJ to have similar numbers if he makes team and gets the icetime Heinen got..It's a tough call when you have a vet that can help your team right away compared to a prospect who might take awhile to get acclaimed to life in the nhl..If TJ do indeed make team on a PTO, he'll take someones job but depth is a great thing to have also so hope it works out but I would love for Lysell and Merkulov to make team because they deserved it after a great camp, thats my hope right now..
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 23, 2024 6:12:56 GMT -5
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Post by madmarx on Sept 23, 2024 6:26:51 GMT -5
How did I miss this thread Yesterday 🤷‍♂️
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Post by kjc2 on Sept 23, 2024 8:04:54 GMT -5
I watched the NYR vs Bruins last night on the Ranger broadcast and during the regular season it’s not a problem but you got all these new guys, new numbers flying around, plus it’s a Rangers broadcast who talk about all things Rangers the entire time, it takes away a lot of the enjoyment. I watched nine minutes of highlights this morning with Brick and the new guy and it was a lot more informative and entertaining for a diehard like myself.
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 23, 2024 8:29:51 GMT -5
Kids, kids, and more kids took the stage late Sunday afternoon at the Garden for the Bruins. No one was kidding anyone, because the vast majority of those kids won’t be suited in varsity Black and Gold threads when the season opens for real Oct. 8 in Florida.
Cole Koepke, with the help of homegrown defenseman Billy Sweezey (Hanson, Nobles, Yale and undoubtedly the requisite Dunkins degree earned by all Bay Staters), scored the preseason-opening goal. Ex-BC Eagle Trevor Kuntar, a potential delightful pest, also potted one for the kids table.
But in the end, for whatever it matters, the kids, kids, and more kids who suited up for the Rangers carried the Broadway Blueshirts to a 3-2 victory before a crowd (eyeball estimate: 14,000) that remained remarkably engaged throughout the 60 minutes.
Sweezey, the 2020 Yale grad, looks like he could plug in on the backline if needed. He signed over the summer after three years in the Columbus system, logging nine games in the NHL in 2022-23. He had played in the Garden only once before, as a member of the Blue Jackets. He attended Bruins development camp as an 18-year-old before he began his college career with the Bulldogs.
“It’s been surreal,” he said, asked what it’s like to grow up here and finally wear the Spoked-B on Causeway St. “So hard to say I knew it was coming.”
The Bruins are likewise deep on D. He’s ahead of many of the kids who want to move up the food chain, but most likely he’ll be wearing a Spoked-P when the season starts. Numbers.
Sweezey, 28, graduated from Yale in 2020 with a degree in biomedical engineering. For degrees of difficulty, he rates next to ex-Bruin Joe Juneau, whose RPI degree was in aeronautical engineering.
Always good for kids to have options, right?
“Not a lot of crossover, no . . . maybe time management?” said Sweezey, asked if there were comparisons to biomedical engineering and a sport based on a chunk of vulcanized rubber. “A good four years [at Yale], I enjoyed it.”
And if the hockey thing weren’t to work out for Billy Sweezey of Hanson?
“I don’t know . . . probably go back to school,” he said. “Because I’ve been out a while. Just, you know, do some research and development — work in a lab coat, put a white coat on and be a nerd.”
Kids. They sometimes say the darndest things.
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 23, 2024 8:30:16 GMT -5
Some four-plus months since being early knockouts in the playoffs again (Round 2 vs. the Panthers), the Bruins this season will strive to be faster and stronger, particularly on the forecheck. Quick translation: they want to make life a little more miserable on their 31 opponents, especially when the Stanley Cup puck drops in April.
Kuntar, a sturdy 6 feet and 205 pounds, showed the kind of pluck that could keep him in camp for most, if not all, of the seven-game exhibition season. He looks capable of playing with a consistent grind factor and pushing back when pushed. That used to be a standard in the game, but’s become increasingly rare. He scored with a nifty short-range backhander, cashing in loose change left by a shot from Patrick Brown (a fellow BC alum).
“Hopefully, I’ll catch eyes by playing my style of hockey,” said Kuntar, pondering what it might take to court the coaching staff’s attention. “I think I have a unique playing style where I like to play on the edge and I also can score, too. I want to be the hardest worker on the ice, not lose any battles … finish my checks and play hard and be hard around the net. Hopefully that is what catches the eyes.”
Kuntar played in the rookie tournament last weekend in his hometown Buffalo (he grew up in Gronk’s Williamsville neighborhood). Before boarding the bus back to Boston, he heard Providence coach Ryan Mougenel tell the rooks to stick to their game once here in main camp. All the kids have heard exactly the same from Montgomery.
All good. But any kid with a dream to stick in the NHL, especially to earn a spot on a team with a chance to win the Cup, wants to bring more, do more, albeit without getting too far over those steel-capped toes.
“Of course, obviously I think everybody has roles,” said Kuntar. “I think me coming up [after last season at AHL Providence] and me coming to Boston … I just want to make sure I am doing my job, and my role, but also doing more if I can.”
Montgomery liked what he saw from Kuntar, the son of goalie Les Kuntar, who played pro for six seasons as a Canadiens prospect. Kuntar was drafted as a pivot. If he can survive camp, he most likely would line up where he did vs. the Rangers, at No. 4 left wing.
“He’s a feisty, energetic winger,” lauded Montgomery. “He plays with a lot of edge — we like that. Seems to be always around the puck, which hockey players tend to do.”
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Post by nfld77 on Sept 23, 2024 14:03:56 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 23, 2024 18:25:33 GMT -5
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Post by nfld77 on Sept 23, 2024 21:19:32 GMT -5
Love to see Potrais between Merkulov and Lysell..Last night was a very physical game and listening to NYR commentary, its so hard trying to follow our own guys. Game against Caps tomorrow night is on SN1 so game SHOULD be on NESN..
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 24, 2024 9:17:35 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 24, 2024 10:33:12 GMT -5
Swedish D-man prospect Loke Johansson has been cut from Bruins training camp and returned to Moncton in the Q for his junior season
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 24, 2024 10:43:07 GMT -5
AM lines:
Harrison-Frederic-Poitras Johnson-Merkulov-Brazeau Tufte-Nelson-Lysell Abate-Brown-McLaughlin
Lindholm-Carlo Callahan-Mitchell Oesterle-Sweezey
Korpisalo DiPietro
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