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Post by nfld77 on Aug 5, 2022 14:37:21 GMT -5
Hell, Crafar would have scored twice last year. Of course one would have been off his ass and the other off of his nose And both would have been with me laying on the ice...my skating skills are second to none! Haha well thats pretty much how Foligno got his 2 goals so if Crafar is willing to play for less than 3.8 million for one season, have at it brother, you already got a cheering section so you're already ahead of Foligno...
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Post by fforr on Aug 5, 2022 16:05:16 GMT -5
To say the least very interesting to find out that he was one of the loudest voices when it came to sounding off on Butch. And to think that his greatest attribute was what he supposedly would bring to the room. Think we might have been better off not knowing.
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Post by crafar01 on Aug 8, 2022 6:29:39 GMT -5
And both would have been with me laying on the ice...my skating skills are second to none! Haha well thats pretty much how Foligno got his 2 goals so if Crafar is willing to play for less than 3.8 million for one season, have at it brother, you already got a cheering section so you're already ahead of Foligno... League minimum and not a penny less!
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Post by nfld77 on Aug 8, 2022 11:54:29 GMT -5
Haha well thats pretty much how Foligno got his 2 goals so if Crafar is willing to play for less than 3.8 million for one season, have at it brother, you already got a cheering section so you're already ahead of Foligno... League minimum and not a penny less! A Doner sir!!!
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Post by blkngld on Aug 9, 2022 11:21:21 GMT -5
the biggest difference between Butch and Claude was Claude played the vets regardless of how well they were performing.. so Foligno would have fit well there but Butch says "show me" and the players who didn't sat.. Did I agree with everything Butch did? Hell no but playing the guys who were actually producing over guys who weren't wasn't one of them.. Jake gives half ass effort and he ended up in the press box..asks for trade.. Meets with Don and Butch.. plays on 4th line and shows some life.. gets bumped to third line still hustling.. then put on the 1st line and low and behold that new found effort results in goals and points.. must be magic lol
Foligno was never a great offensive player he scored 20g in Columbus by playing 18-20 mins a game with good players around him.. Butch tried him in the top 9 and said "hell fucking no!" and i think that's a fine example of why Butch is a better coach than Don is a GM
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Post by nfld77 on Aug 9, 2022 11:42:32 GMT -5
the biggest difference between Butch and Claude was Claude played the vets regardless of how well they were performing.. so Foligno would have fit well there but Butch says "show me" and the players who didn't sat.. Did I agree with everything Butch did? Hell no but playing the guys who were actually producing over guys who weren't wasn't one of them.. Jake gives half ass effort and he ended up in the press box..asks for trade.. Meets with Don and Butch.. plays on 4th line and shows some life.. gets bumped to third line still hustling.. then put on the 1st line and low and behold that new found effort results in goals and points.. must be magic lol Foligno was never a great offensive player he scored 20g in Columbus by playing 18-20 mins a game with good players around him.. Butch tried him in the top 9 and said "hell fucking no!" and i think that's a fine example of why Butch is a better coach than Don is a GM HOW can a GM look at those statistics of a player and easily see the decline in his play and THEN turn around and give him almost 4 million a season for 2 years??? So damn stun it baffles me!!! Easy to see how he declined SO much over the years.. www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=80212
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Post by kjc2 on Aug 9, 2022 11:55:10 GMT -5
NYI are in the same situation with Barzal as we are with Pasta, could we get a deal done there?
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Post by nfld77 on Aug 9, 2022 15:35:30 GMT -5
NYI are in the same situation with Barzal as we are with Pasta, could we get a deal done there? IF DS is forced to trade Pasta, I would rather he go to other conference..BUT wherever the best deal is I guess!!
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Post by KSJ08 on Aug 9, 2022 16:22:00 GMT -5
NYI are in the same situation with Barzal as we are with Pasta, could we get a deal done there? If NYI are in the same boat as us, how could we make it W/Barzil & not our own commodity?? I dunno??? Hey I'm just glad Bergy,Krejci & the Devil in coming are signed & WE have stuff to chat about until training camp & preseason!!!!!!
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Post by kjc2 on Aug 9, 2022 18:40:34 GMT -5
NYI are in the same situation with Barzal as we are with Pasta, could we get a deal done there? If NYI are in the same boat as us, how could we make it W/Barzil & not our own commodity?? I dunno??? Hey I'm just glad Bergy,Krejci & the Devil in coming are signed & WE have stuff to chat about until training camp & preseason!!!!!! I guess it would totally depend on what both players are asking for salary wise. Barzal as we know is a right shot center and not a sniper but he is an elite skater and high end talent, it would be great for him to spend time around Bergeron and Krejci this year and next year he’d be the #1 center that we will need so badly.
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Post by nfld77 on Aug 9, 2022 18:53:28 GMT -5
If NYI are in the same boat as us, how could we make it W/Barzil & not our own commodity?? I dunno??? Hey I'm just glad Bergy,Krejci & the Devil in coming are signed & WE have stuff to chat about until training camp & preseason!!!!!! I guess it would totally depend on what both players are asking for salary wise. Barzal as we know is a right shot center and not a sniper but he is an elite skater and high end talent, it would be great for him to spend time around Bergeron and Krejci this year and next year he’d be the #1 center that we will need so badly. This is a great debate and the thought of Bruins taking care of business post=Bergeron in getting a possible #1 centre is very intriging.. Barzel is only 25 and has 311 points in 362 career games..only downer is: he's never had a season where he went .500 in faceoff circle.. www.nhl.com/player/mathew-barzal-8478445
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Post by kjc2 on Aug 9, 2022 21:32:45 GMT -5
I guess it would totally depend on what both players are asking for salary wise. Barzal as we know is a right shot center and not a sniper but he is an elite skater and high end talent, it would be great for him to spend time around Bergeron and Krejci this year and next year he’d be the #1 center that we will need so badly. This is a great debate and the thought of Bruins taking care of business post=Bergeron in getting a possible #1 centre is very intriging.. Barzel is only 25 and has 311 points in 362 career games..only downer is: he's never had a season where he went .500 in faceoff circle.. www.nhl.com/player/mathew-barzal-8478445That’s where Bergie comes in, he could get Barzal’s face off % up to a respectable level.
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Post by crafar01 on Aug 10, 2022 9:50:52 GMT -5
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Post by fforr on Aug 10, 2022 11:33:34 GMT -5
Such a class guy. Back then most every team tried to run him out of the rink.
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Post by nfld77 on Aug 10, 2022 13:37:24 GMT -5
Lou Gehrigs Disease is terrible and Crafar, I'm so very sorry to hear of your friend having this dreaded disease..Salming was a great dman for the Leafs and I so fondly remember him playing...Remember who came accross with him?? Inge Hammarström
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Post by crafar01 on Aug 11, 2022 6:09:00 GMT -5
Lou Gehrigs Disease is terrible and Crafar, I'm so very sorry to hear of your friend having this dreaded disease..Salming was a great dman for the Leafs and I so fondly remember him playing...Remember who came accross with him?? Inge Hammarström Yeah, it is awful. With my friend, the only upside is that it is a slow moving variant, so he may have a bit longer than others. However, the truly sad part of it all is that he has 4 kids, the oldest 13 and youngest 3. He most likely won't get to see his 2 youngest graduate high school.
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Post by SeaBass on Aug 11, 2022 6:10:39 GMT -5
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Post by nfld77 on Aug 11, 2022 14:17:38 GMT -5
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Post by nfld77 on Aug 12, 2022 11:21:13 GMT -5
It’s unlikely that Chara would be open to a two-way deal, however. As a result of this, even if he signs a league-minimum contract, the Bruins would need to move out salary to sign him. Still, if it means bringing back one of the biggest faces in the team’s history, would it be worth it? Chara is still an extremely imposing figure and could work as a potential bottom pair option. In 72 games this past season with the Islanders, he had two goals, 14 points, and 85 penalty minutes. Honestly, those aren’t bad numbers from the now-45-year-old defensive defenseman.
If Chara does decide to retire, Sweeney still needs to sign him, but to a one-day contract. The future Hall of Famer has earned the right to end his career with the Bruins, one way or another.
Nevertheless, it will be intriguing to see if Sweeney decides to make any last-minute changes to the Bruins’ defense. All three of these options would be pretty nice to see end up in Boston for the 2022-23 campaign. Subban and Chara are the big names, but an underrated veteran like Stone wouldn’t be too bad, either.
Just wondering what you guys think of a Chara return..I just read above and figured I would paste it here to see what you guys are thinking..He WAS pretty decent last season and could he still help this team??
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Post by orym on Aug 12, 2022 12:14:11 GMT -5
It’s unlikely that Chara would be open to a two-way deal, however. As a result of this, even if he signs a league-minimum contract, the Bruins would need to move out salary to sign him. Still, if it means bringing back one of the biggest faces in the team’s history, would it be worth it? Chara is still an extremely imposing figure and could work as a potential bottom pair option. In 72 games this past season with the Islanders, he had two goals, 14 points, and 85 penalty minutes. Honestly, those aren’t bad numbers from the now-45-year-old defensive defenseman. If Chara does decide to retire, Sweeney still needs to sign him, but to a one-day contract. The future Hall of Famer has earned the right to end his career with the Bruins, one way or another. Nevertheless, it will be intriguing to see if Sweeney decides to make any last-minute changes to the Bruins’ defense. All three of these options would be pretty nice to see end up in Boston for the 2022-23 campaign. Subban and Chara are the big names, but an underrated veteran like Stone wouldn’t be too bad, either. Just wondering what you guys think of a Chara return..I just read above and figured I would paste it here to see what you guys are thinking..He WAS pretty decent last season and could he still help this team?? I think we have moved on past Chara. I would not bring him back. Very thankful for his service to the organization but just too old and too slow!
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Post by kjc2 on Aug 12, 2022 18:35:50 GMT -5
It’s unlikely that Chara would be open to a two-way deal, however. As a result of this, even if he signs a league-minimum contract, the Bruins would need to move out salary to sign him. Still, if it means bringing back one of the biggest faces in the team’s history, would it be worth it? Chara is still an extremely imposing figure and could work as a potential bottom pair option. In 72 games this past season with the Islanders, he had two goals, 14 points, and 85 penalty minutes. Honestly, those aren’t bad numbers from the now-45-year-old defensive defenseman. If Chara does decide to retire, Sweeney still needs to sign him, but to a one-day contract. The future Hall of Famer has earned the right to end his career with the Bruins, one way or another. Nevertheless, it will be intriguing to see if Sweeney decides to make any last-minute changes to the Bruins’ defense. All three of these options would be pretty nice to see end up in Boston for the 2022-23 campaign. Subban and Chara are the big names, but an underrated veteran like Stone wouldn’t be too bad, either. Just wondering what you guys think of a Chara return..I just read above and figured I would paste it here to see what you guys are thinking..He WAS pretty decent last season and could he still help this team?? I think we have moved on past Chara. I would not bring him back. Very thankful for his service to the organization but just too old and too slow! Same, I would bring him back for a day so he can retire a Bruin but that’s it. I’d definitely try to bring him into the organization in some capacity though.
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Post by KSJ08 on Aug 12, 2022 18:51:21 GMT -5
I think we have moved on past Chara. I would not bring him back. Very thankful for his service to the organization but just too old and too slow! Same, I would bring him back for a day so he can retire a Bruin but that’s it. I’d definitely try to bring him into the organization in some capacity though. +%100 with your post!!
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Post by KSJ08 on Aug 12, 2022 18:56:11 GMT -5
What has posted on other/many boards/forums. PLEASE turn UP the Question Mic.'s!!!!!! I hate that you can NOT her the question!!!!!
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Post by kjc2 on Aug 12, 2022 21:51:55 GMT -5
What has posted on other/many boards/forums. PLEASE turn UP the Question Mic.'s!!!!!! I hate that you can NOT her the question!!!!! I’ve been saying that a long time as well. Sure we can figure out half the questions by listening to the answer but half is not good enough. Media scrums during Covid over Teams or Zoom were perfect for the listener, we could always hear the question.
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Post by kjc2 on Aug 18, 2022 6:17:43 GMT -5
I felt bad for the US team last night. Luke Hughes is incredible and an absolute star and when he got injured in the first the whole game changed.
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Post by orym on Aug 18, 2022 9:10:15 GMT -5
I felt bad for the US team last night. Luke Hughes is incredible and an absolute star and when he got injured in the first the whole game changed. I am always rooting for a US/CAN gold medal tilt so it's definitely a shame to see the US exit early. This tournament really doesn't have the same feel as the others. I'll be happy when we can get back to the regular tournament dates later this year!
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Post by madmarx on Aug 21, 2022 14:28:19 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Aug 22, 2022 9:58:32 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Aug 22, 2022 9:58:45 GMT -5
Few takeaways from reading the article:
- Bruins will still play zone defense with some wrinkles as Monty put it
Makes sense and as Monty mentioned, if it ain't broke don't fix it. Bruins have been in this zone system going back to CJ's day and its been effective.
- Plan is for Pastrnak & Krejci to play together
Pastrnak isn't opposed to play with either Bergeron or Krejci and Monty mentioned they could see put 88 on the top line if a situation required it
- DeBrusk will resume his 1RW role with 37/63
No real shock here. I think many figured the top 6 would be the same from last year except Krejci replaces Haula.
- Monty mentioned both Frederic & DeBrusk as guys who could be ready to turn the corner
DeBrusk speaking with Monty said he wants to become an every night consistent player but an impact player. Monty also feels like Frederic could become an every night impactful player as well.
- Monty wants to see the defense get more aggressive in the o-zone even if it leads to more odd man rushes
Specifically mentioned guys like Reilly & Clifton being naturally aggressive. Also mentioned wanting Carlo to take more opportunities to get closer to the net and move around the blue line.
So far I like all the things Monty has been saying. With the return of 37 & 46 + the addition of a new voice in Monty, I'm excited for the season. IDK if they'll be cup contenders, but I think we see some young guys take some significant development steps this year.
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Post by nfld77 on Aug 22, 2022 13:53:23 GMT -5
Few takeaways from reading the article: - Bruins will still play zone defense with some wrinkles as Monty put it Makes sense and as Monty mentioned, if it ain't broke don't fix it. Bruins have been in this zone system going back to CJ's day and its been effective. - Plan is for Pastrnak & Krejci to play together Pastrnak isn't opposed to play with either Bergeron or Krejci and Monty mentioned they could see put 88 on the top line if a situation required it - DeBrusk will resume his 1RW role with 37/63 No real shock here. I think many figured the top 6 would be the same from last year except Krejci replaces Haula. - Monty mentioned both Frederic & DeBrusk as guys who could be ready to turn the corner DeBrusk speaking with Monty said he wants to become an every night consistent player but an impact player. Monty also feels like Frederic could become an every night impactful player as well. - Monty wants to see the defense get more aggressive in the o-zone even if it leads to more odd man rushes Specifically mentioned guys like Reilly & Clifton being naturally aggressive. Also mentioned wanting Carlo to take more opportunities to get closer to the net and move around the blue line. So far I like all the things Monty has been saying. With the return of 37 & 46 + the addition of a new voice in Monty, I'm excited for the season. IDK if they'll be cup contenders, but I think we see some young guys take some significant development steps this year. Sorta surprised theres no mention of Studnicka unless I missed it..
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