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Post by SeaBass on Nov 15, 2022 7:40:23 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Nov 15, 2022 7:40:35 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Nov 15, 2022 7:40:55 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Nov 15, 2022 7:41:12 GMT -5
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Post by KSJ08 on Nov 15, 2022 7:42:50 GMT -5
I don't have time now to read complete article, will later. My question is he still PO'd at Bruins for trading him to the Rags?? He forgets Bruins traded for him & he became the player because OF the Bruins.
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Post by KSJ08 on Nov 15, 2022 7:44:42 GMT -5
Don't have time now to read the complete article. Is he still PO's @ Bruins for trading him to the Rags??
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Post by SeaBass on Nov 15, 2022 8:48:45 GMT -5
As much as any team in the NHL, the Bruins seem to have a grip on their surroundings β as possible as it is to have control in a sport where the puck skitters all over the ice
When they need a goal, they find a way. When itβs time to lock down, they shutter the doors. And when itβs time to rest, they take a load off.
Monday was another day without donning the skates for the NHLβs top-ranked club (14-2-0, 28 points), which is playing a busy game schedule. Sundayβs contest against Vancouver was the Bruinsβ 16th in 33 days. They are off until Thursday. Once they return, they will start a run of 17 games in 37 days that takes them up to the Christmas break.
Because of several factors, including the packed game calendar, the age of his team, and its performance, coach Jim Montgomery has canceled more practices than his predecessors did. Of late, he gave them Halloween weekend off, then opened the month of November with a week that featured as many off days (three) as game days (three), along with one practice. Morning skates, once a necessary part of a teamβs preparation, are often optional.
Montgomeryβs decision to rest his team has to do with βsoreness and injuries we may have within the lineup,β he said. βOur sports science department, I rely on heavily. Looking at how the players are doing, the output that theyβre doing, especially in practice, in relation to trying to get them to be their best for game time.
βI think our third periods show that weβre in real good condition, players are feeling really good with the way weβre able to play in the third period. I rely a lot on them. And then also communication with players and how theyβre feeling.β
The results are impossible to deny. The Bruinsβ third-period goal differential β plus-16 β is best in the league. As of Monday, they ranked No. 1 in both goals (4.0 per game) and goals against (2.19). Through 16 games, 20 different Bruins have scored goals.
David Pastrnak awoke Monday third in scoring (9-16β25), while Hampus Lindholm (4-13β17) was tied for third among defensemen. Linus Ullmark was first in wins (11), second in goals-against average (1.96), and third in save percentage (.936). He was named second star of the week by the NHL.
The NHL and NHLPAβs collective bargaining agreement mandates no less than four days off per month, one at least every seven days. Each team also has a bye week of not less than eight days between games, including the All-Star break.
This is vastly different from days of yore.
βWeβve got four games in seven days? If you get three wins, weβll give you a day off,β NESN analyst Andy Brickley said. βThatβs the way it was. There was no concern about work-to-rest ratio. That phrase didnβt exist.β
Brickley, whose 14-year pro career included four years with his hometown Bruins (1988-92), said coaches wouldnβt check in with player leadership about rest, as Montgomery does today.
βVery rarely did that happen,β he said. βEven the most senior and/or star player, it wasnβt in their makeup. It wasnβt in their mentality. It was a sign of weakness to go say you need a day off. Iβm going back decades now, but thatβs the way it was.β
When the Bruins had a break in their schedule, he said, theyβd have a mini-training camp. Sometimes, theyβd have double sessions, with 45-plus minutes of conditioning drills and another 45 of systems and special teams.
Todayβs players donβt need that. They work all summer, arriving for training camp all but ready for games. The exhibition season is more about evaluating prospects than tuning up veterans. Players who donβt train and fuel properly 12 months out of the year do not make the NHL, to say nothing of their longevity.
βPeople are realizing the importance of days off, nutrition, rest, recovery,β said longtime strength coach Mike Boyle, whose rΓ©sumΓ© includes time with the Bruins, Red Sox, and Boston University. βIt used to be they were worried about what guys would do if you gave them the day off. Guys will be out tearing up the town. I donβt think itβs that way anymore.β
Conditioning aside, players today do not need long practices to understand their duties. Their attention spans are shorter, their needs more immediate. Right after their shifts end, players can watch video on the bench, with clips cued up on tablets. They do not have to wait until the following dayβs practice.
This is one reason why Montgomeryβs morning skates often last 20-odd minutes. Another is the age of the team. The current roster, according to Elite Prospects, is the third-most experienced (11,863 combined NHL games) and tied for the second-oldest (average age 29) in the league.
Captain Patrice Bergeron, 37, does not need a refresher on the Bruinsβ systems before playing. Rest helps him more.
βI spend a lot of time in the gym, do some mobility work, and make sure I stay on top of my body and I feel good and it stays like that,β Bergeron said of the βmaintenance daysβ he takes. βWe know more about the recovery aspect of sports and how important it is. Weβre learning a lot more about it as well. Most of us do more of it.β
The Bruins also put in their work after games, once an activity reserved for little-used players who had to ride the stationary bike to log a full shift, or for fitness freaks like Zdeno Chara.
When the Bruins lost in Toronto Nov. 5, Brickley was visiting an old friend at Scotiabank Arena. He walked by the visiting teamβs workout area.
βA dozen guys are in there,β Brickley said. βThereβs Patrice Bergeron working on a weight machine with the trainer there with him. Times have changed. Weβd be sitting in our stall with a 16-ounce beer.
βTimes have changed β for the better.β
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Post by SeaBass on Nov 15, 2022 9:04:53 GMT -5
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Post by madmarx on Nov 15, 2022 18:41:24 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Nov 15, 2022 18:42:48 GMT -5
Statement re: Paul, Weiss' independent review of the Boston Bruins player vetting process
The Boston Bruins strive every day to live our values and meet the high standards our associates, fans and community have come to expect. This includes treating everyone inside and outside our organization with dignity and respect. We recently fell short of our high standards and disappointed both ourselves and many in our community. Moving forward, we are committed to ensuring that our values are reflected in everything we do as an organization, including our process for vetting future players.
As part of this commitment, the Boston Bruins have retained an experienced and respected team of professionals, led by former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch of the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, to conduct an independent review of our player-vetting process. This will help us ensure that our process going forward reflects our core values. The Bruins organization will fully cooperate with the independent review team and will publicly disclose the results of the review upon its completion.
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Post by SeaBass on Nov 16, 2022 8:10:32 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Nov 16, 2022 8:11:22 GMT -5
Statement re: Paul, Weiss' independent review of the Boston Bruins player vetting process The Boston Bruins strive every day to live our values and meet the high standards our associates, fans and community have come to expect. This includes treating everyone inside and outside our organization with dignity and respect. We recently fell short of our high standards and disappointed both ourselves and many in our community. Moving forward, we are committed to ensuring that our values are reflected in everything we do as an organization, including our process for vetting future players. As part of this commitment, the Boston Bruins have retained an experienced and respected team of professionals, led by former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch of the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, to conduct an independent review of our player-vetting process. This will help us ensure that our process going forward reflects our core values. The Bruins organization will fully cooperate with the independent review team and will publicly disclose the results of the review upon its completion. To me this is a waste of money. Was it really the vetting process what was to blame. Just investigate who said to sign the kid. Basically a delaying tactic to see if it will blow over.
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Post by crafar01 on Nov 16, 2022 8:24:25 GMT -5
Statement re: Paul, Weiss' independent review of the Boston Bruins player vetting process The Boston Bruins strive every day to live our values and meet the high standards our associates, fans and community have come to expect. This includes treating everyone inside and outside our organization with dignity and respect. We recently fell short of our high standards and disappointed both ourselves and many in our community. Moving forward, we are committed to ensuring that our values are reflected in everything we do as an organization, including our process for vetting future players. As part of this commitment, the Boston Bruins have retained an experienced and respected team of professionals, led by former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch of the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, to conduct an independent review of our player-vetting process. This will help us ensure that our process going forward reflects our core values. The Bruins organization will fully cooperate with the independent review team and will publicly disclose the results of the review upon its completion. To me this is a waste of money. Was it really the vetting process what was to blame. Just investigate who said to sign the kid. Basically a delaying tactic to see if it will blow over. I believe, at this point, it's all about optics.
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Post by kjc2 on Nov 16, 2022 8:38:21 GMT -5
Statement re: Paul, Weiss' independent review of the Boston Bruins player vetting process The Boston Bruins strive every day to live our values and meet the high standards our associates, fans and community have come to expect. This includes treating everyone inside and outside our organization with dignity and respect. We recently fell short of our high standards and disappointed both ourselves and many in our community. Moving forward, we are committed to ensuring that our values are reflected in everything we do as an organization, including our process for vetting future players. As part of this commitment, the Boston Bruins have retained an experienced and respected team of professionals, led by former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch of the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, to conduct an independent review of our player-vetting process. This will help us ensure that our process going forward reflects our core values. The Bruins organization will fully cooperate with the independent review team and will publicly disclose the results of the review upon its completion. To me this is a waste of money. Was it really the vetting process what was to blame. Just investigate who said to sign the kid. Basically a delaying tactic to see if it will blow over. I think itβs probably the way to go. People want a face to blame and firing some nameless person from the back office wonβt be enough to satisfy the masses. I think it either comes down to Neely or Sweeney. Neely is our HOFer with his number in the rafters and count me as someone who doesnβt want Neely fired with this mistake attached to his legacy. I donβt really think this one is on Sweeney at all, I donβt know that but his body language and comments during his initial presser looked like someone who didnβt believe in what he was doing. In fact if Neely fired Sweeney over this Iβd definitely feel like Sweeney was being used as a scapegoat. Honestly though if Sweeney doesnβt get Pasta signed or traded soon heβs going to write his own ticket out of town and then they can just let the media write the story.
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Post by fforr on Nov 16, 2022 15:21:45 GMT -5
To me this is a waste of money. Was it really the vetting process what was to blame. Just investigate who said to sign the kid. Basically a delaying tactic to see if it will blow over. I believe, at this point, it's all about optics. Yup hate to say it but just more virtue signaling by the Bβs to show how woke they are. After Gryz, Krug, Achan itβs just another smallish offensive dman with big numbers that their GM tends to fancy. Granted they got played by the agent, got the thumbs down from the core, but thought they had a green light from the league And try to quietly get it through late on a Friday afternoon.
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Post by nfld77 on Nov 16, 2022 16:07:56 GMT -5
Bergy is an unbelieveable person and as good as he is ON the ice, he's even better OFF the ice..What an Ambassodor for our sport!!
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Post by crafar01 on Nov 20, 2022 11:33:49 GMT -5
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Post by madmarx on Nov 20, 2022 15:48:17 GMT -5
Intent or not He will miss a ton of games
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Post by nfld77 on Nov 20, 2022 23:05:08 GMT -5
Yea agree for sure..Dont look like he tried it but still, gotta take responsibility for actions..Dont we all??
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Post by RascalHoudi on Nov 21, 2022 10:31:58 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Nov 21, 2022 14:42:58 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Nov 22, 2022 8:40:41 GMT -5
Winter Classic jersey has been leaked. Wish it had a little white it somewhere.
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Post by crafar01 on Nov 22, 2022 8:48:28 GMT -5
Winter Classic jersey has been leaked. Wish it had a little white it somewhere. It's not as awful as the Pooh jersey, but it's still an nah for me.
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Post by madmarx on Nov 22, 2022 13:26:35 GMT -5
Winter Classic jersey has been leaked. Wish it had a little white it somewhere. Like Meth Bear over Pooh
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Post by madmarx on Nov 22, 2022 13:27:42 GMT -5
Happy 60th Birthday to myself today Cheers π»
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Post by RascalHoudi on Nov 22, 2022 15:21:45 GMT -5
Happy 60th Birthday to myself today Cheers π» Happy Birthday young fella!
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Post by madmarx on Nov 22, 2022 16:30:55 GMT -5
Happy 60th Birthday to myself today Cheers π» Happy Birthday young fella! Cheers π»
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Post by fforr on Nov 22, 2022 16:33:39 GMT -5
Happy 60th Birthday to myself today Cheers π» Cheers πΊπΊ laddie!
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Post by madmarx on Nov 22, 2022 19:37:12 GMT -5
Happy 60th Birthday to myself today Cheers π» Cheers πΊπΊ laddie! Cheers π»
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Post by SeaBass on Nov 22, 2022 20:55:19 GMT -5
You donβt look a day over 59β¦.I thinkπ
Happy Birthday
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