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Post by madmarx on Apr 12, 2024 8:25:46 GMT -5
Keegan Bradley’s Caddie Scot Vail (Oshawa born ) went to high school with what former Bruin ?
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Post by kjc2 on Apr 12, 2024 11:09:25 GMT -5
Wayne, Teemu, Phil, Brett, Mario and Jari….Matthews Those are all correct but there are three more Alexander.
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Post by orym on Apr 12, 2024 11:18:00 GMT -5
Keegan Bradley’s Caddie Scot Vail (Oshawa born ) went to high school with what former Bruin ? First former Bruin from Oshawa coming to my mind is Shawn Thornton.
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Post by orym on Apr 12, 2024 11:20:09 GMT -5
Those are all correct but there are three more Alexander. Bossy.
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Post by madmarx on Apr 12, 2024 12:00:35 GMT -5
Those are all correct but there are three more Alexander. ✅
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Post by madmarx on Apr 12, 2024 12:01:03 GMT -5
Keegan Bradley’s Caddie Scot Vail (Oshawa born ) went to high school with what former Bruin ? First former Bruin from Oshawa coming to my mind is Shawn Thornton. ✅
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Post by madmarx on Apr 12, 2024 12:01:25 GMT -5
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Post by madmarx on Apr 12, 2024 14:40:38 GMT -5
One More He was a King
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Post by orym on Apr 12, 2024 15:05:48 GMT -5
I looked up the last one...I would have never got it!
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Post by madmarx on Apr 12, 2024 16:03:45 GMT -5
Powerplay Opportunities this season for playoff teams:
Colorado 272 Predators 262 Panthers 259 Penguins 254 Canucks 249 Rangers 242 Golden Knights 241 Lightning 241 Hurricanes 238 Bruins 238 Kings 236 Oilers 236
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Post by chesterbear on Apr 12, 2024 16:08:53 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Apr 12, 2024 16:15:11 GMT -5
Robitaille? Nichols?
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Post by madmarx on Apr 12, 2024 16:20:29 GMT -5
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Post by madmarx on Apr 13, 2024 15:38:44 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Apr 15, 2024 6:09:43 GMT -5
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Post by crafar01 on Apr 15, 2024 7:10:23 GMT -5
As much flack as myself and others give DS, you also have to give the guy credit. He cleaned up the post Cup Chiarelli contract mess, drafted some decent players (2015 we won't discuss), made mostly beneficial trades and kept this team relevant for a long time. My main criticism of him would be the trading away of tons of picks, but that too is a direct result of a being perennial contender. His true test will be the next 3-5 years and if he can pull of this soft rebuild he's got going with very little draft capital available. Given the amount of cap space it looks like we'll have next year, he may very well pull it off.
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Post by SeaBass on Apr 15, 2024 8:00:52 GMT -5
Bruins D'men in their final season under Bruce Cassidy: 31-119--150
Bruins D'men this morning, with 2 games remaining: 31-119--150
Last season: 39-166--205
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Post by madmarx on Apr 15, 2024 8:32:51 GMT -5
As much flack as myself and others give DS, you also have to give the guy credit. He cleaned up the post Cup Chiarelli contract mess, drafted some decent players (2015 we won't discuss), made mostly beneficial trades and kept this team relevant for a long time. My main criticism of him would be the trading away of tons of picks, but that too is a direct result of a being perennial contender. His true test will be the next 3-5 years and if he can pull of this soft rebuild he's got going with very little draft capital available. Given the amount of cap space it looks like we'll have next year, he may very well pull it off. Chiarelli made the fatal mistake of falling in love with his Players, unlike other Stanley Cup winning GM’s there has to be a certain amount of turnover. Chiarelli did have the recipe to build a Cup winning team though, Sweeney’s is a softer version not sure that works time will tell .
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Post by KSJ08 on Apr 15, 2024 9:09:14 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Apr 15, 2024 9:41:51 GMT -5
The funny thing is Maroon tried to get him with his stick from the bench too but just missed.
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Post by crafar01 on Apr 15, 2024 11:17:01 GMT -5
As much flack as myself and others give DS, you also have to give the guy credit. He cleaned up the post Cup Chiarelli contract mess, drafted some decent players (2015 we won't discuss), made mostly beneficial trades and kept this team relevant for a long time. My main criticism of him would be the trading away of tons of picks, but that too is a direct result of a being perennial contender. His true test will be the next 3-5 years and if he can pull of this soft rebuild he's got going with very little draft capital available. Given the amount of cap space it looks like we'll have next year, he may very well pull it off. Chiarelli made the fatal mistake of falling in love with his Players, unlike other Stanley Cup winning GM’s there has to be a certain amount of turnover. Chiarelli did have the recipe to build a Cup winning team though, Sweeney’s is a softer version not sure that works time will tell . Not disagreeing with your assessment at all. I think DS has made some serious blunders in his term as GM and is responsible for the further erosion of assets by trading them away at annual kicks at the can. That being said, although Chiarelli did have a better vision on how to build a winner, he also hamstrung the franchise for years with those falling in love with players styled contracts that you mentioned. Whomever came in after him was going to have a mess to clean up and it was going to take awhile to fix. For me, DS's biggest problem has been the one we've all been complaining about for years - the inability to recognize and add the elements of grit and toughness required to build another true contender. To be fair, I really had very low expectations for this year's squad and am surprised they've been as good as they have given the off season losses. Next year is going to be a huge one for him with no draft picks and many of the same question marks I mentioned before. The reality of it is that GMs, just like coaches, are hired to be fired and if he drops the ball this off season, there may be changes coming.
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Post by madmarx on Apr 15, 2024 11:48:23 GMT -5
Chiarelli made the fatal mistake of falling in love with his Players, unlike other Stanley Cup winning GM’s there has to be a certain amount of turnover. Chiarelli did have the recipe to build a Cup winning team though, Sweeney’s is a softer version not sure that works time will tell . Not disagreeing with your assessment at all. I think DS has made some serious blunders in his term as GM and is responsible for the further erosion of assets by trading them away at annual kicks at the can. That being said, although Chiarelli did have a better vision on how to build a winner, he also hamstrung the franchise for years with those falling in love with players styled contracts that you mentioned. Whomever came in after him was going to have a mess to clean up and it was going to take awhile to fix. For me, DS's biggest problem has been the one we've all been complaining about for years - the inability to recognize and add the elements of grit and toughness required to build another true contender. To be fair, I really had very low expectations for this year's squad and am surprised they've been as good as they have given the off season losses. Next year is going to be a huge one for him with no draft picks and many of the same question marks I mentioned before. The reality of it is that GMs, just like coaches, are hired to be fired and if he drops the ball this off season, there may be changes coming. Neely like Shanahan in Toronto both know what kinda team it takes to Win the Cup but both sit on there hands and watch there teams get slapped around post season I don’t get it .
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Post by crafar01 on Apr 15, 2024 13:22:51 GMT -5
Not disagreeing with your assessment at all. I think DS has made some serious blunders in his term as GM and is responsible for the further erosion of assets by trading them away at annual kicks at the can. That being said, although Chiarelli did have a better vision on how to build a winner, he also hamstrung the franchise for years with those falling in love with players styled contracts that you mentioned. Whomever came in after him was going to have a mess to clean up and it was going to take awhile to fix. For me, DS's biggest problem has been the one we've all been complaining about for years - the inability to recognize and add the elements of grit and toughness required to build another true contender. To be fair, I really had very low expectations for this year's squad and am surprised they've been as good as they have given the off season losses. Next year is going to be a huge one for him with no draft picks and many of the same question marks I mentioned before. The reality of it is that GMs, just like coaches, are hired to be fired and if he drops the ball this off season, there may be changes coming. Neely like Shanahan in Toronto both know what kinda team it takes to Win the Cup but both sit on there hands and watch there teams get slapped around post season I don’t get it . I will say the Neely factor in this equation is quite mystifying. There's no way he's not thinking the same thing many of us are.
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Post by nfld77 on Apr 15, 2024 13:33:47 GMT -5
Chiarelli made the fatal mistake of falling in love with his Players, unlike other Stanley Cup winning GM’s there has to be a certain amount of turnover. Chiarelli did have the recipe to build a Cup winning team though, Sweeney’s is a softer version not sure that works time will tell . Not disagreeing with your assessment at all. I think DS has made some serious blunders in his term as GM and is responsible for the further erosion of assets by trading them away at annual kicks at the can. That being said, although Chiarelli did have a better vision on how to build a winner, he also hamstrung the franchise for years with those falling in love with players styled contracts that you mentioned. Whomever came in after him was going to have a mess to clean up and it was going to take awhile to fix. For me, DS's biggest problem has been the one we've all been complaining about for years - the inability to recognize and add the elements of grit and toughness required to build another true contender. To be fair, I really had very low expectations for this year's squad and am surprised they've been as good as they have given the off season losses. Next year is going to be a huge one for him with no draft picks and many of the same question marks I mentioned before. The reality of it is that GMs, just like coaches, are hired to be fired and if he drops the ball this off season, there may be changes coming. Dont take me wrong, agree with your 2 above posts but Sweeney had zero choice in 2023 and before losing all those picks in order to make Bruins stronger going into playoffs..As for the picks we lost, we still have a damn good team down in Providence, players that will get their chances in the next 2 seasons.Sweeney has 21 million plus to play with this summer, find that true #1 centre maybe.. We have all been a little spoiled with Bruins being Cup Contenders for a very long time. Yes we only got one cup to show for it, this season will make TWO..I personally believe Donny is on solid ground for the forseeable future and to be honest, I'm fine with that..He done a tremendous job last summer, well except for Patrick Brown who signed a 2 yr deal..I mean, here we are close to the top again and rearing for a long playoff run..I give Donny a ton of credit and congrats on being named GM of the Canadian Team..
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Post by orym on Apr 15, 2024 13:49:56 GMT -5
Not disagreeing with your assessment at all. I think DS has made some serious blunders in his term as GM and is responsible for the further erosion of assets by trading them away at annual kicks at the can. That being said, although Chiarelli did have a better vision on how to build a winner, he also hamstrung the franchise for years with those falling in love with players styled contracts that you mentioned. Whomever came in after him was going to have a mess to clean up and it was going to take awhile to fix. For me, DS's biggest problem has been the one we've all been complaining about for years - the inability to recognize and add the elements of grit and toughness required to build another true contender. To be fair, I really had very low expectations for this year's squad and am surprised they've been as good as they have given the off season losses. Next year is going to be a huge one for him with no draft picks and many of the same question marks I mentioned before. The reality of it is that GMs, just like coaches, are hired to be fired and if he drops the ball this off season, there may be changes coming. Dont take me wrong, agree with your 2 above posts but Sweeney had zero choice in 2023 and before losing all those picks in order to make Bruins stronger going into playoffs..As for the picks we lost, we still have a damn good team down in Providence, players that will get their chances in the next 2 seasons.Sweeney has 21 million plus to play with this summer, find that true #1 centre maybe.. We have all been a little spoiled with Bruins being Cup Contenders for a very long time. Yes we only got one cup to show for it, this season will make TWO..I personally believe Donny is on solid ground for the forseeable future and to be honest, I'm fine with that..He done a tremendous job last summer, well except for Patrick Brown who signed a 2 yr deal..I mean, here we are close to the top again and rearing for a long playoff run..I give Donny a ton of credit and congrats on being named GM of the Canadian Team.. Love the optimism brother! Hope you're right! I do think DS did try to address some of the grit issues (Lucic, now Maroon being brought in). I still don't think it's enough but an attempt or two has been made haha!
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Post by kjc2 on Apr 15, 2024 14:06:57 GMT -5
Sweeney’s cap management is way ahead of Chiarelli’s but I think Donny is only finally getting around to the idea that big and nasty wins playoff rounds and he still has work to do in that department. Chiarelli had that right away, he knew what he wanted and he got it. Sadly he couldn’t keep his cap in order so he was in a position of weakness trading Boychuk and Seguin thus being bent over on both.
I don’t think we get past Tampa this year, they’re better on paper plus they’ve ramped up their game in the last month. Plus I think Jon Cooper will coach circles around Monte in round 1. Of course I do hope for the best but if we lose Donny will need to make a hard decision.
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Post by madmarx on Apr 15, 2024 14:48:15 GMT -5
Sweeney’s cap management is way ahead of Chiarelli’s but I think Donny is only finally getting around to the idea that big and nasty wins playoff rounds and he still has work to do in that department. Chiarelli had that right away, he knew what he wanted and he got it. Sadly he couldn’t keep his cap in order so he was in a position of weakness trading Boychuk and Seguin thus being bent over on both. I don’t think we get past Tampa this year, they’re better on paper plus they’ve ramped up their game in the last month. Plus I think Jon Cooper will coach circles around Monte in round 1. Of course I do hope for the best but if we lose Donny will need to make a hard decision. While other teams are Tonya Harding there Players to get more Cap we’re stuck playing tidley winks 😉
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Post by nfld77 on Apr 15, 2024 15:01:03 GMT -5
Sweeney’s cap management is way ahead of Chiarelli’s but I think Donny is only finally getting around to the idea that big and nasty wins playoff rounds and he still has work to do in that department. Chiarelli had that right away, he knew what he wanted and he got it. Sadly he couldn’t keep his cap in order so he was in a position of weakness trading Boychuk and Seguin thus being bent over on both. I don’t think we get past Tampa this year, they’re better on paper plus they’ve ramped up their game in the last month. Plus I think Jon Cooper will coach circles around Monte in round 1. Of course I do hope for the best but if we lose Donny will need to make a hard decision. While other teams are Tonya Harding there Players to get more Cap we’re stuck playing tidley winks 😉 I totally agree
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Post by nfld77 on Apr 15, 2024 15:11:17 GMT -5
Sweeney’s cap management is way ahead of Chiarelli’s but I think Donny is only finally getting around to the idea that big and nasty wins playoff rounds and he still has work to do in that department. Chiarelli had that right away, he knew what he wanted and he got it. Sadly he couldn’t keep his cap in order so he was in a position of weakness trading Boychuk and Seguin thus being bent over on both. I don’t think we get past Tampa this year, they’re better on paper plus they’ve ramped up their game in the last month. Plus I think Jon Cooper will coach circles around Monte in round 1. Of course I do hope for the best but if we lose Donny will need to make a hard decision. This is precisely why I did not want Tampa 1st round BUT if we can beat them 1st round, no other team will beat us..Against Tampa, we either beat them quickly in 4 or 5 games OR they win if its a long series so I predict we take them in 5 after Vasilevskiy has a poor playoff round and is outdueled by BOTH Ully and SWAY..Yea might be a pipe dream of mine but I'm sticking to it IF we play TB...I FIRMLY believe our goaltending will be lead by Ullmark as he's been so good of late.. Still diffeent scenerios that can easily play out..We lose last 2 and Florida beats Leafs last game of their season, we play Leafs but I wouldnt want Leafs thinking we were aiming to play them cause Bruins proved they are not by beating Pens.. Bruins win last 2 games and Rangers lose to Ottawa tonight, Bruins play whoever finishes 8th..
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Post by nfld77 on Apr 15, 2024 15:27:23 GMT -5
Goaltending comparisns
Andrei Vasilevskiy--30-19-2 record 2.88 GAA .900 Save% [past 10 games gave up 25 goals]
Linus Ullmark-------22-9-7 record 2.59 GAA .916 Save% [past 10 games gave up 20 goals]
Jeremy Swayman------25-9-8 record 2.56 GAA .915 Save% [past 10 games gave up 28 goals]
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