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Post by kjc2 on May 4, 2020 11:13:12 GMT -5
I really don’t want to lose either one of Cliffy, Lauzon or Frederic.
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Post by fforr on May 4, 2020 11:44:11 GMT -5
I really don’t want to lose either one of Cliffy, Lauzon or Frederic. Keep Lauzon at all costs. Might be better than Gryz now.
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Post by nfld77 on May 4, 2020 12:31:57 GMT -5
I really don’t want to lose either one of Cliffy, Lauzon or Frederic. Keep Lauzon at all costs. Might be better than Gryz now. IF we somehow{WE haha, cant help it} manage to sign Torey, I cant see them keeping Grz..
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Post by SeaBass on May 4, 2020 13:22:19 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on May 6, 2020 7:29:46 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on May 6, 2020 7:45:06 GMT -5
The architect of the Boston Bruins is 87 years old. He’s been with the organization for more than 50 years.
There’s very little that gets past Harry Sinden.
So when he sees someone who has the kind of attitude that will allow them to succeed in a tough town like Boston, he takes note of it right away. And he saw that immediately in Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy.
Sinden first met Cassidy when the younger man coached the Bruins’ affiliate in Providence before his elevation to Boston, and the two have formed a bond that not many other Bruins coaches can say they’ve had with Sinden. They talk hockey often and Cassidy is always willing to heed any advice Sinden wants to give.
“I thought we had a gem here,” Sinden said of Cassidy’s coaching ability. “His relationship with players is what you want. It’s ‘I’m in charge, but I’ll help you out and I’ll make you a better player. Just always remember I’m in charge of this business this year.’ He knows what he’s doing. He was an excellent player.”
Sinden pays attention to everything that’s said or written about the Bruins. It didn’t take him long to figure out how genuine and honest of a coach Cassidy is with his players and the fans.
“He makes you feel like he’s treating you properly,” Sinden said. “He treats the players the same way. They think he’s treating them properly and that’s a big step in coaching a team. He knows the game and I can’t say enough about him.”
Cassidy replaced Claude Julien in February 2017. Sinden was quick to point out the direction the team was going at the time — it wasn’t good. Cassidy turned it around, and Sinden knows how impressive a feat that is.
“We weren’t out mathematically, but we were heading out (of the playoff structure),” Sinden said. “We were definitely heading out when he came aboard, but we ended up making (the postseason). He didn’t take over a Gretzky-led, or Bobby Orr-type team, but (Cassidy’s) record isn’t to be reckoned with – really. It’s pretty damn good.”
Under Cassidy’s guidance, the Bruins have enjoyed three consecutive 100-point seasons, and are once again considered a Stanley Cup favorite.
Cassidy, for his part, has been eager to lean on Sinden for advice.
“We talk hockey and I respect his opinion,” Cassidy said. “He never oversteps his bounds and always answers the phone when I call. It’s been good. Because he’s coached I like talking to him. You talk about coaching a coach, there’s a guy in a roundabout way who has helped me since I’ve been here.”
Cassidy knows how indebted he is to Sinden, who helped create the Bruins culture five decades ago that persists to this day. The team is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1969-70 Sinden-led Stanley Cup team this week with a series of virtual events since the NHL is on hiatus due to COVID-19.
Sinden helmed that rough-and-tumble Stanley Cup squad and was later general manager of the other big, bad Bruins teams of the 1970s. The attitudes pioneered on those groups remained a part of the team culture even after the initial players had moved on, through the presence of players such as Terry O’Reilly, on to Cam Neely, and eventually down to today thanks to the efforts of Zdeno Chara & Co. Sinden sees it as one long continuum, the story of a strong organization that understands and continues to live its history.
“Every year I can remember of the 50 years we’re talking about was an absolute thrill to me,” Sinden said. “If you don’t win 50 Stanley Cups, and only win 49, you’re disappointed, so we didn’t win enough Cups, but we were a tremendous contending team with the players we had through the years.”
Sinden was the coach of the Bruins from 1966 to 1970, and again for two brief stints in 1979-80 and 1984-85, but he may be most remembered for his 28 years as general manager and his 18 as team president. He understands the intense scrutiny that comes with working in Boston. In order to function in that environment, a team needs a strong work ethic and a badass attitude.
That’s Sinden’s philosophy for a winning team.
Sinden said he used to live in fear that the personality, attitude and style of those Bruins, specifically the 1970 team, would go away once some of the key players were gone.
“That didn’t happen,” Sinden said. “It carried over. We had many teams that played with the same spirit and the same idea as (the 1970) team.”
Sinden spoke with the local media for 43 minutes Monday as part of the 50th-anniversary celebration, and it was a time stockpiled with Bruins history and funny stories. There’s an old hockey term, “playing guilty” which basically meant players were too hung over for certain practices and games, so they went above and beyond after the fact to make up for their earlier miscues.
That Bruins team, like most, would play on Saturdays, have Sundays off and be back on the ice for practice on Monday. So, Saturday nights and all day Sunday were definitely for the boys. Acknowledging that team was a cast of characters, Sinden also said, however, that those players could separate the partying and business aspects of the game.
“Our Monday practices were brutal,” Sinden said with a laugh. “They knew it was going to be brutal.”
It’s been a long time since Sinden has run a practice, but he is still keeping close tabs on everything that’s happening in the organization. When asked how he would describe his five-plus decades with the Bruins organization, Sinden said he could only think of one word: “Wonderful.”
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Post by madmarx on May 6, 2020 14:59:06 GMT -5
Good Article ^^^
I find it funny now that the Player’s were rumoured not to like Butch in Providence , the Guy have been the best Coach In the league by a landslide for more than a few years now ..
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Post by nfld77 on May 6, 2020 16:07:12 GMT -5
Good Article ^^^ I find it funny now that the Player’s were rumoured not to like Butch in Providence , the Guy have been the best Coach In the league by a landslide for more than a few years now .. Yep and I cant believe he hasnt won coach of the year honours yet
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Post by KSJ08 on May 6, 2020 18:44:04 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on May 7, 2020 13:11:52 GMT -5
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Post by madmarx on May 7, 2020 15:12:07 GMT -5
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Post by orym on May 8, 2020 11:14:38 GMT -5
I am getting really sick of Canadian sports media pushing the 24 team playoff format so they can get the Habs in there. Any Stanley Cup won under some bullshit format like that would forever have an asterisk next to it. The Habs don't deserve to make it! Start the playoffs on a shortened schedule maybe but keep the proper format for goodness sake!
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Post by madmarx on May 8, 2020 12:14:42 GMT -5
The Washington Capitals have placed Brendan Leipsic on unconditional waivers for purposes of terminating his contract. Dumb remarks on social media strikes again..
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Post by nfld77 on May 8, 2020 16:01:19 GMT -5
The Washington Capitals have placed Brendan Leipsic on unconditional waivers for purposes of terminating his contract. Dumb remarks on social media strikes again.. I know nothing about this player MM..Is he worth a look??
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Post by madmarx on May 8, 2020 18:31:55 GMT -5
The Washington Capitals have placed Brendan Leipsic on unconditional waivers for purposes of terminating his contract. Dumb remarks on social media strikes again.. I know nothing about this player MM..Is he worth a look?? No five teams in five years something is not right..
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Post by kjc2 on May 9, 2020 15:35:26 GMT -5
The more I read on the logistics of trying to finish out the season and playoffs safely the more I find it very unlikely to happen. I think Bettman is waiting for the NBA to blink first. His ego couldn’t deal with cancelling the season and risking the NBA making it work. I think both leagues may cave soon even though I hope not.
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Post by madmarx on May 9, 2020 18:37:08 GMT -5
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Post by kjc2 on May 9, 2020 20:24:31 GMT -5
I’m 55 like the Golden drunken Brett, he needs to change with the times. Their are different ways to go out and party, just have to be smart and pick your spots. The game is still great IMO. I haven’t read what Brendan Leipsic has said but nothing is totally private once it goes on the internet, he should smarten up. A private conversation doesn’t happen electronically.
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Post by madmarx on May 10, 2020 16:57:30 GMT -5
I’m 55 like the Golden drunken Brett, he needs to change with the times. Their are different ways to go out and party, just have to be smart and pick your spots. The game is still great IMO. I haven’t read what Brendan Leipsic has said but nothing is totally private once it goes on the internet, he should smarten up. A private conversation doesn’t happen electronically. He made derogatory remarks about another Players Wife , I would think Brett would know better given his Dads history..🤬
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Post by madmarx on May 10, 2020 19:10:45 GMT -5
Canadian Media doing a special on the 50th Anniversary of the Bruins Cup win 👌
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Post by SeaBass on May 11, 2020 6:17:37 GMT -5
Canadian Media doing a special on the 50th Anniversary of the Bruins Cup win 👌 I watched the show on the NHL Network. Well done.
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Post by kjc2 on May 11, 2020 6:18:39 GMT -5
Canadian Media doing a special on the 50th Anniversary of the Bruins Cup win 👌 I watched it, really good. That team should have had more than two cups for sure. Nice to see the old boys sitting around the table reminiscing about it. People like to compare players from different eras but the real comparison is how you compare with the league you’re in. Orr was so far a head of everybody else in his time and oh so humble. Gretzky was way a head of his peers, Lemieux was up there but I don’t put Ovechkin, Crosby or McDavid in that kind of class.
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Post by SeaBass on May 11, 2020 6:23:20 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on May 11, 2020 6:24:23 GMT -5
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Post by crafar01 on May 11, 2020 9:15:03 GMT -5
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Post by crafar01 on May 11, 2020 9:30:59 GMT -5
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Post by fforr on May 11, 2020 10:08:27 GMT -5
A classy quality human being who had a distinguished career. To say he had trouble with negotiations with the Blues is being polite. They gave him the heave ho, didn’t want him. A bad signing of a player going in one direction while the game was going in the other. Given all that wanted him to play in game 7.
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Post by crafar01 on May 11, 2020 10:28:02 GMT -5
A classy quality human being who had a distinguished career. To say he had trouble with negotiations with the Blues is being polite. They gave him the heave ho, didn’t want him. A bad signing of a player going in one direction while the game was going in the other. Given all that wanted him to play in game 7. Yup, always liked him as a player and person, just bad timing for both parties. Right out of the gate, he had diverticulitis and then multiple concussions, just awful luck more than anything. Combine that with his less than desirable foot speed, the writing was on the wall. And, to be fair, I am not sure that the Bruins really did him dirty, just shit luck across the board for both player and team. When it came time to part ways, it seemed like the Bruins treated him well and he felt the same.
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Post by SeaBass on May 11, 2020 12:41:54 GMT -5
A classy quality human being who had a distinguished career. To say he had trouble with negotiations with the Blues is being polite. They gave him the heave ho, didn’t want him. A bad signing of a player going in one direction while the game was going in the other. Given all that wanted him to play in game 7. Yup, always liked him as a player and person, just bad timing for both parties. Right out of the gate, he had diverticulitis and then multiple concussions, just awful luck more than anything. Combine that with his less than desirable foot speed, the writing was on the wall. And, to be fair, I am not sure that the Bruins really did him dirty, just shit luck across the board for both player and team. When it came time to part ways, it seemed like the Bruins treated him well and he felt the same. Right. When he said he wasn't going to play for Providence the Bruins could have suspended him without pay.
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Post by kjc2 on May 11, 2020 16:03:15 GMT -5
I’d like it this way, only slightly different...not arguing better but how I like it. First line stays the same Bucyk/Espo/Niffy Second line Marchand/Bergeron/Pasta Third line. Lucic/Krejci/Neely Fourth line Cashman/Schmidt/O’Reilly I can’t change the D or goaltending but honourable mention to Krug and Tim Thomas.
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