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Post by kjc2 on Sept 7, 2021 20:44:17 GMT -5
Not a vacation but I’m up in Waterloo Ontario getting my daughter setup for first year university. No offence to anyone but I like my slower laid back life in Nova Scotia 😀 Going across that stretch of the 401 is a wall of Trucks stay safe , totally agree on the laid back part I try to avoid noise where possible 🤷♂️ I went through on Sunday, I thought it was crazy but I got a feeling there’s a whole other level of crazy mid week. I’m heading back home tomorrow. 😅
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Post by kjc2 on Sept 7, 2021 20:53:03 GMT -5
Not a vacation but I’m up in Waterloo Ontario getting my daughter setup for first year university. No offence to anyone but I like my slower laid back life in Nova Scotia 😀 Which of the two universities? I went to Waterloo in the early 90's and I believe you would have liked it there much better then. Way more laid back and smaller city. It has freakin ballooned since then and I do not like the area at all anymore. I dropped my son off at Niagara College and visited my parents in Burlington. Way way too many people and in general I find folks there very rude falling to the "I am more important and better then you" kind of folks. I know generalization but compared to the Ottawa area it is true. She’s going to Waterloo, it’s wall to wall people. She moved into a new building yesterday and so did everyone else. Absolute cluster f@#k. I always expect the worst in those situations so I wasn’t disappointed.😀
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Post by kjc2 on Sept 7, 2021 21:09:25 GMT -5
Which of the two universities? I went to Waterloo in the early 90's and I believe you would have liked it there much better then. Way more laid back and smaller city. It has freakin ballooned since then and I do not like the area at all anymore. I dropped my son off at Niagara College and visited my parents in Burlington. Way way too many people and in general I find folks there very rude falling to the "I am more important and better then you" kind of folks. I know generalization but compared to the Ottawa area it is true. I have been in Burlington thirty years not a better place on the planet to bring up your Kids , but it seems times are changing. I grew up in Mississauga you couldn’t pay me to live there now . I got a buddy that keeps telling me that Canada needs more people, I want to hit him over the head. I have nothing against any groups of people but I am a believer that the planet is beyond maxed out with people. All these overpopulated countries need to get a grip on there growth.
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Post by nfld77 on Sept 8, 2021 17:53:52 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 9, 2021 9:28:59 GMT -5
PLYMOUTH — Courtesy, that of being a teammate and friend, prompted David Krejci to alert Patrice Bergeron that his heart was pulling him home. Krejci’s Czech Republic relocation for the 2021-22 season, then, did not surprise the Bruins captain.
“You have to respect that,” Bergeron said on Wednesday at Pine Hills Golf Club prior to the Boston Bruins Foundation’s annual golf tournament. “Krech has done so much for this organization. I always say that family always has to come first. He thought about making sure his kids would learn the language that his (parents) speak. They cannot speak English. It was a hard decision for him. At the same time, we respect that decision and wish him all the best. We’re going to be in contact. Hopefully we’ll see him back. But at the same time, we can’t control anything more than his decision and wish him all the best.”
Krejci’s decision foreshadows one that may come next July. It is when Bergeron’s eight-year, $55 million deal will expire.
No one is ready to consider a Black-and-Gold future without Bergeron, including No. 37 himself. He intends to address his intentions — be they re-signing, retiring or moving on — only upon the conclusion of 2021-22.
“I want to concentrate on this year,” said Bergeron. “I have a year left on my contract. It’d be useless to think about the future. I want to create something special. We want to work toward winning a Stanley Cup.”
For now, pending a Krejci re-entry following his Czech season, Bergeron is the last center standing from a generational two-pivot partnership. Since 2007-08, Bergeron and Krejci formed a combination as reliable as salt and pepper, interrupted only by their respective injuries.
On one shift, Bergeron would suffocate opponents with his airtight defending, then ignite the attack with Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak. On the following shift, Krejci, at times just as exact on defense as Bergeron, would pick enemies apart with his offensive creativity.
“They come in waves,” said Nick Foligno, recalling the 2019 second-round series in which the Bruins overwhelmed the Blue Jackets. “They just consistently play the right way. We just didn’t have the understanding as a group of how to do that on a nightly basis. It’s almost like they got stronger as they felt that. That’s what it was like playing against them. Ask anybody. They have their top line. But then those other lines they have — Krejci’s line, the third line, would come out and play the exact same way.”
Krejci’s exit and Bergeron’s staredown with time leave the Bruins the most compromised they’ve been at center in this era. Bergeron is 36. Charlie Coyle, first in line to ask for Krejci’s keys, is coming off a six-goal season. Jack Studnicka may have second-line speed and skill, but the 22-year-old is short on battle-tested experience. The rest of the wannabes, be they Foligno or Erik Haula or Tomas Nosek, fall well shy of Krejci’s 730 career points.
The formula that worked so well for so long, then, requires rewriting. The Bruins will have to find other ways to win instead of waiting for Bergeron and Krejci to do their thing. It means, among other things, more pop from the third line, greater accountability from the fourth line and less blue-line skittishness — all while introducing a new goalie tandem in Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark.
“If we’re going to try and be as good a team as we expect to be, then everybody’s got to slot in and find their role,” Foligno said. “The teams that find it early enough usually have that success sustained all year long. I’m another cog in the wheel of trying to find that.”
It may be that Coyle settles in between Taylor Hall and Craig Smith. He should have good health on his side.
Coyle played through discomfort in his left knee for the last two or three seasons. Offseason surgery fixed an avulsion fracture in his left kneecap and a small tear of the patellar tendon.
Coyle’s rehab is going well. He is likely to practice caution during training camp. But the 29-year-old expects to be 100 percent for the Oct. 16 opener against Dallas.
“There’s a number of guys who are going to be fighting for that spot,” said Coyle of the second-line vacancy. “Internally, it’s going to make our team better. I think internal competition is going to be great for us. It’s going to be a great spot to earn. It’s a big responsibility. But I think a number of guys are up for that challenge and up to do that. I’m going to do my part and work as I can to be the best player I can be for the team and best in that position and take full advantage of it.”
Durability, a shift toward offense with flammable wingmen and a lightening of his penalty-killing responsibility have extended Bergeron’s career of excellence. But it is not lost on the captain that sunlight is fading on the Bruins’ Cup-winning core. Krejci’s goodbye is the latest proof.
“It’s part of life, I guess,” said Bergeron. “Everything matures and kind of changes. You go along and try to ride that wave. We have some players that have been around for a while that are getting older. Also, some younger players that are taking a bigger role, whether it’s on the ice, off the ice, in the locker room. You want to have those guys and make them understand it’s going to become their team at some point soon.”
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 9, 2021 9:30:02 GMT -5
I wonder if other teams are in on every available player like the Bruins are?
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Post by KSJ08 on Sept 9, 2021 11:25:01 GMT -5
I wonder if other teams are in on every available player like the Bruins are? Depends on the teams beat writer :-0
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Post by nfld77 on Sept 10, 2021 0:53:46 GMT -5
I wonder if other teams are in on every available player like the Bruins are? I know what you mean..Man it's a joke!! Half the stuff I just read for a laugh cause I know what's coming..All after we get Eichel, Crosby and Malkin..
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Post by skemack on Sept 10, 2021 10:53:20 GMT -5
Which of the two universities? I went to Waterloo in the early 90's and I believe you would have liked it there much better then. Way more laid back and smaller city. It has freakin ballooned since then and I do not like the area at all anymore. I dropped my son off at Niagara College and visited my parents in Burlington. Way way too many people and in general I find folks there very rude falling to the "I am more important and better then you" kind of folks. I know generalization but compared to the Ottawa area it is true. I have been in Burlington thirty years not a better place on the planet to bring up your Kids , but it seems times are changing. I grew up in Mississauga you couldn’t pay me to live there now . I would have agreed with Burlington and that whole area being a good place in the past but that area has ballooned with people and I no longer feel it is a good place. At the end of the day to each their own but I truly now do not like the GTA area what so ever. I am and always will be a small town/country person.
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Post by skemack on Sept 10, 2021 10:54:38 GMT -5
Which of the two universities? I went to Waterloo in the early 90's and I believe you would have liked it there much better then. Way more laid back and smaller city. It has freakin ballooned since then and I do not like the area at all anymore. I dropped my son off at Niagara College and visited my parents in Burlington. Way way too many people and in general I find folks there very rude falling to the "I am more important and better then you" kind of folks. I know generalization but compared to the Ottawa area it is true. She’s going to Waterloo, it’s wall to wall people. She moved into a new building yesterday and so did everyone else. Absolute cluster f@#k. I always expect the worst in those situations so I wasn’t disappointed.😀 The QEW Niagara was bumper to bumper from Burlington to Niagara on the lake, frustrating the amount of traffic that is there now. This was on a Saturday at 11:30am too when we went.
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Post by RascalHoudi on Sept 10, 2021 13:05:16 GMT -5
She’s going to Waterloo, it’s wall to wall people. She moved into a new building yesterday and so did everyone else. Absolute cluster f@#k. I always expect the worst in those situations so I wasn’t disappointed.😀 The QEW Niagara was bumper to bumper from Burlington to Niagara on the lake, frustrating the amount of traffic that is there now. This was on a Saturday at 11:30am too when we went. I lived in Burlington for half of grade 9... It wasn't bad, but I have never missed it. I'm tucked away on my few acres and work from home- I do not miss that commute into Scarborough at all! GTA sucks for driving.
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 10, 2021 13:42:47 GMT -5
She’s going to Waterloo, it’s wall to wall people. She moved into a new building yesterday and so did everyone else. Absolute cluster f@#k. I always expect the worst in those situations so I wasn’t disappointed.😀 The QEW Niagara was bumper to bumper from Burlington to Niagara on the lake, frustrating the amount of traffic that is there now. This was on a Saturday at 11:30am too when we went. Ya’ll should try driving in Boston.
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 10, 2021 13:46:47 GMT -5
The QEW Niagara was bumper to bumper from Burlington to Niagara on the lake, frustrating the amount of traffic that is there now. This was on a Saturday at 11:30am too when we went. Ya’ll should try driving in Boston.
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Post by kjc2 on Sept 10, 2021 21:02:00 GMT -5
Lol, I made it back home to my little town of Elmsdale NS and found myself complaining about the traffic. It took me a couple of extra minutes to get to the grocery store. It’s all about perspective I guess.
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Post by madmarx on Sept 11, 2021 14:27:52 GMT -5
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Post by KSJ08 on Sept 12, 2021 10:07:04 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 13, 2021 8:24:23 GMT -5
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Post by kjc2 on Sept 13, 2021 8:36:26 GMT -5
Never heard of Jesper Froden but he better be ultra skilled at 5’9” 165 lbs, right shot. I wouldn’t want him in the bottom six at that size and it’s unlikely he pushes Smith out of the top six.
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Post by kjc2 on Sept 13, 2021 8:37:35 GMT -5
I am looking forward to seeing what Lysell can do.
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Post by fforr on Sept 13, 2021 12:25:31 GMT -5
Never heard of Jesper Froden but he better be ultra skilled at 5’9” 165 lbs, right shot. I wouldn’t want him in the bottom six at that size and it’s unlikely he pushes Smith out of the top six. Here’s some consolation, he’s listed as 5’10” 176lbs on Cap Friendly and the team site.(PBM) Possible binky material. 🙂
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Post by nfld77 on Sept 13, 2021 15:23:07 GMT -5
Never heard of Jesper Froden but he better be ultra skilled at 5’9” 165 lbs, right shot. I wouldn’t want him in the bottom six at that size and it’s unlikely he pushes Smith out of the top six. Here’s some consolation, he’s listed as 5’10” 176lbs on Cap Friendly and the team site.(PBM) Possible binky material. 🙂 Par Lindholm had even better numbers than Froden in Sweden and he was barely a 4th liner..
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Post by kjc2 on Sept 13, 2021 16:04:35 GMT -5
Never heard of Jesper Froden but he better be ultra skilled at 5’9” 165 lbs, right shot. I wouldn’t want him in the bottom six at that size and it’s unlikely he pushes Smith out of the top six. Here’s some consolation, he’s listed as 5’10” 176lbs on Cap Friendly and the team site.(PBM) Possible binky material. 🙂 I got my info from hockey DB, maybe they haven’t updated it in awhile, From 18 to 22 years old I know I went from 180 to 220 lbs, 20 lbs from just filling out and 20 lbs from my beer intake. 😳
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 14, 2021 7:02:36 GMT -5
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Post by nfld77 on Sept 14, 2021 10:02:36 GMT -5
Here’s some consolation, he’s listed as 5’10” 176lbs on Cap Friendly and the team site.(PBM) Possible binky material. 🙂 I got my info from hockey DB, maybe they haven’t updated it in awhile, From 18 to 22 years old I know I went from 180 to 220 lbs, 20 lbs from just filling out and 20 lbs from my beer intake. 😳 OHHH, So THAT's where I lost 20lb...damn
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Post by kjc2 on Sept 14, 2021 11:52:32 GMT -5
Keyser seems to be a bit of a forgotten guy around here. I think it's most likely because how Swayman came on last year. Anything can happen, when NHL teams get a book on Swayman we'll know a lot more about what Swayman is made of. Keyser has looked good, I believe he had an injury set back along the way but he's still just 22. I hope he kicks ass in Providence this year.
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Post by KSJ08 on Sept 14, 2021 17:37:47 GMT -5
Keyser seems to be a bit of a forgotten guy around here. I think it's most likely because how Swayman came on last year. Anything can happen, when NHL teams get a book on Swayman we'll know a lot more about what Swayman is made of. Keyser has looked good, I believe he had an injury set back along the way but he's still just 22. I hope he kicks ass in Providence this year. I agree, but there may NOT be a Book on Swayman ,IF he's the real deal too. You can't get a book on pure talent, if you're a "flash in the pan" (which we've all seen on many teams goalies) they get the book(Andrew Raycroft). I try to follow Bruins Prospect goalies & I am KNOW way a Pro Scout, but from all I have access to, JS has what it takes. Keyser seems too also ,but just not as early/explosives as JS so FAR!! That is a great thing for the Bruins going fwd too!!! Let's Go Bruins!!!!!!
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Post by kjc2 on Sept 14, 2021 19:48:34 GMT -5
Keyser seems to be a bit of a forgotten guy around here. I think it's most likely because how Swayman came on last year. Anything can happen, when NHL teams get a book on Swayman we'll know a lot more about what Swayman is made of. Keyser has looked good, I believe he had an injury set back along the way but he's still just 22. I hope he kicks ass in Providence this year. I agree, but there may NOT be a Book on Swayman ,IF he's the real deal too. You can't get a book on pure talent, if you're a "flash in the pan" (which we've all seen on many teams goalies) they get the book(Andrew Raycroft). I try to follow Bruins Prospect goalies & I am KNOW way a Pro Scout, but from all I have access to, JS has what it takes. Keyser seems too also ,but just not as early/explosives as JS so FAR!! That is a great thing for the Bruins going fwd too!!! Let's Go Bruins!!!!!! I wasn’t suggesting that Swayman was going to be an easy guy to figure out, I really like what I see in him as well. I’m still waiting for that cold spell which no goalie can avoid, just to see how he handles it. Back to Keyser, I think he may have the goods as well.
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 15, 2021 6:31:47 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 15, 2021 6:32:05 GMT -5
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Post by KSJ08 on Sept 15, 2021 11:06:50 GMT -5
I agree, but there may NOT be a Book on Swayman ,IF he's the real deal too. You can't get a book on pure talent, if you're a "flash in the pan" (which we've all seen on many teams goalies) they get the book(Andrew Raycroft). I try to follow Bruins Prospect goalies & I am KNOW way a Pro Scout, but from all I have access to, JS has what it takes. Keyser seems too also ,but just not as early/explosives as JS so FAR!! That is a great thing for the Bruins going fwd too!!! Let's Go Bruins!!!!!! I wasn’t suggesting that Swayman was going to be an easy guy to figure out, I really like what I see in him as well. I’m still waiting for that cold spell which no goalie can avoid, just to see how he handles it. Back to Keyser, I think he may have the goods as well. Oh I wasn't implying you were, just that only time will tell.
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