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Post by SeaBass on Jan 2, 2020 9:41:56 GMT -5
Please keep the content in this thread Jake related.
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Post by SeaBass on Jan 2, 2020 9:59:54 GMT -5
Kind of fed up with his game right now. He is soft as butter. His only play out of our own end is to bang the puck off the boards, mostly because he doesn't want to get hit. Most of his goals are the tip in variety when someone makes a perfect pass to him. He needs someone to do all the work for him as he rarely creates anything on his own.
He needs to use his speed more. Some games he is flying out there and others he is in quicksand. Maybe if he and Krejci had a big right winger on their line that may make him a better player.
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Post by kjc2 on Jan 2, 2020 14:21:28 GMT -5
Kind of fed up with his game right now. He is soft as butter. His only play out of our own end is to bang the puck off the boards, mostly because he doesn't want to get hit. Most of his goals are the tip in variety when someone makes a perfect pass to him. He needs someone to do all the work for him as he rarely creates anything on his own. He needs to use his speed more. Some games he is flying out there and others he is in quicksand. Maybe if he and Krejci had a big right winger on their line that may make him a better player. I can’t add anything to this, so bang on. He’s a huge disappointment, seems like he’s regressed. Weirdly Butch hasn’t sent him to the press box at all.
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Post by SeaBass on Jan 3, 2020 10:06:01 GMT -5
More bad plays last night. Couldn't get the puck out of the zone to save his life. He is good when he uses his speed like when he got tripped.
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Post by fforr on Jan 3, 2020 11:56:38 GMT -5
Think he should have proven his worth on the bottom 6 and worked his way up. Would do well to get away from DK.
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Post by chesterbear on Jan 19, 2020 15:27:12 GMT -5
Trade his ass ,I have seen enough of him,anyone who doesnt fall down every time he is touched
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Post by madmarx on Jan 19, 2020 16:13:55 GMT -5
Wouldn’t trade him but I would sit his ass for a call up to get him hungry
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Post by kjc2 on Jan 19, 2020 20:28:23 GMT -5
I would shop him while some teams may still be interested. Eventually he’ll fall even more out of favour and his value will become less and less. I wouldn’t just take anything though, he could fetch a different project that needs a change of scenery.
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Post by orym on Jan 20, 2020 9:45:13 GMT -5
Put me in the "don't give up on him yet" camp. I agree with madmarx. Maybe sit his ass down and humble him a little bit. They have done that a few times with Heinen and I've felt like it was really an eye opener for him.
I really think that Debrusk has all the pieces there to be a top six forward for us for a long time. I don't think you will get proper value in a trade but I could certainly be proven wrong on that.
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Post by kjc2 on Jan 20, 2020 15:33:57 GMT -5
Put me in the "don't give up on him yet" camp. I agree with madmarx. Maybe sit his ass down and humble him a little bit. They have done that a few times with Heinen and I've felt like it was really an eye opener for him. I really think that Debrusk has all the pieces there to be a top six forward for us for a long time. I don't think you will get proper value in a trade but I could certainly be proven wrong on that. It is a tough decision to make for sure. The risk is Debrusk turning into a star elsewhere vs his value going down and eventually having no value on the trade market. He skates and he works but he seems to accomplish nothing. He’s horrible at winning pucks in both zones, seems like a hockey IQ issue and he doesn’t engage physically. Maybe he’s just not strong enough, he gets shrugged off so easily by opposing players.
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Post by SeaBass on Jan 21, 2020 7:12:25 GMT -5
Put me in the "don't give up on him yet" camp. I agree with madmarx. Maybe sit his ass down and humble him a little bit. They have done that a few times with Heinen and I've felt like it was really an eye opener for him. I really think that Debrusk has all the pieces there to be a top six forward for us for a long time. I don't think you will get proper value in a trade but I could certainly be proven wrong on that. It is a tough decision to make for sure. The risk is Debrusk turning into a star elsewhere vs his value going down and eventually having no value on the trade market. He skates and he works but he seems to accomplish nothing. He’s horrible at winning pucks in both zones, seems like a hockey IQ issue and he doesn’t engage physically. Maybe he’s just not strong enough, he gets shrugged off so easily by opposing players. To me ever since he got concussed last year he has gotten worse. He used to fight for pucks where now he just chickens out. He also can't get the puck out of his own end because of that.
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Post by madmarx on Jan 21, 2020 8:42:46 GMT -5
It is a tough decision to make for sure. The risk is Debrusk turning into a star elsewhere vs his value going down and eventually having no value on the trade market. He skates and he works but he seems to accomplish nothing. He’s horrible at winning pucks in both zones, seems like a hockey IQ issue and he doesn’t engage physically. Maybe he’s just not strong enough, he gets shrugged off so easily by opposing players. To me ever since he got concussed last year he has gotten worse. He used to fight for pucks where now he just chickens out. He also can't get the puck out of his own end because of that. Similar to Bjork when he came back after getting leveled by Matt Martin a few years back ..
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Post by DonnyBrook on Jan 21, 2020 8:50:48 GMT -5
i like jake. if bjork keeps getting better then maybe you could shop jake around..i personally would not give up on him yet.
bruin do have other prospects that need to be looked at too. they need to handle that with care.
i think jake is an excellent 3rd liner. the current line he is on with bjork and coyle makes the most sense. if they had a second line that was better than that line and close to the first line then the bruins would have a great team.
hope they figure out what to do to get more competitive.
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Post by SeaBass on Feb 5, 2020 12:50:06 GMT -5
He has looked better in the last few games but man he is still soft on the boards.
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Post by Losing my mind on Feb 6, 2020 9:16:02 GMT -5
He has looked better in the last few games but man he is still soft on the boards. Is he soft or just not strong enough? He's 23, so he should have his 'Man' body now, maybe he needs more weight room time?
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Post by RascalHoudi on Feb 6, 2020 9:54:01 GMT -5
but what a sweet feed to Chuckie for the OT winner! Those were Krejci hands on display.
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Post by SeaBass on Feb 6, 2020 11:57:07 GMT -5
He has looked better in the last few games but man he is still soft on the boards. Is he soft or just not strong enough? He's 23, so he should have his 'Man' body now, maybe he needs more weight room time? He seems to back off contact so I would go with soft. Sweet pass for sure.
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Post by orym on Feb 6, 2020 12:10:20 GMT -5
Is he soft or just not strong enough? He's 23, so he should have his 'Man' body now, maybe he needs more weight room time? He seems to back off contact so I would go with soft. Sweet pass for sure. Out front he seems to battle a little more in my opinion but yeah along the boards, I'm right with you guys saying he is pretty soft. 21 hits this year total for a massive 0.4 hits per game! That's a pretty sad stat. Is this rec hockey???
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Post by kjc2 on Feb 6, 2020 13:32:13 GMT -5
I’ve been crapping on him and ready to shop him for at least a month now so I have to give credit where credit is due. He’s had a good stretch of games, he’s had more jump in his step and getting more opportunities.
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Post by KSJ08 on Feb 6, 2020 17:47:22 GMT -5
I am for keeping Jake. He's only 23 & will hopefully beef up not too much but get tougher along the boards!
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Post by nfld77 on Feb 20, 2020 1:10:48 GMT -5
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Post by fforr on Apr 29, 2020 9:21:26 GMT -5
2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 74 19 30 49 11 30 | PLAYOFFS 17 6 3 9 3 4 2017-18 Boston BruinsBoston Bruins NHL 70 16 27 43 13 19 | PLAYOFFS 12 6 2 8 -1 8 2018-19 Boston BruinsBoston Bruins NHL 68 27 15 42 2 18 | PLAYOFFS 24 4 7 11 4 10 2019-20 Boston BruinsBoston Bruins NHL 65 19 16 35 -1 14 |
I’m hearing numbers north of 3 mill/per for Jake. Can’t say I see that with these stats, not much of a factor in post season last year. Do like his speed and skill, has some size could use it more. Don’t think he’s in the best position to play hardball.
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Post by SeaBass on Apr 29, 2020 10:10:47 GMT -5
2016-17 Providence Bruins AHL 74 19 30 49 11 30 | PLAYOFFS 17 6 3 9 3 4 2017-18 Boston BruinsBoston Bruins NHL 70 16 27 43 13 19 | PLAYOFFS 12 6 2 8 -1 8 2018-19 Boston BruinsBoston Bruins NHL 68 27 15 42 2 18 | PLAYOFFS 24 4 7 11 4 10 2019-20 Boston BruinsBoston Bruins NHL 65 19 16 35 -1 14 | I’m hearing numbers north of 3 mill/per for Jake. Can’t say I see that with these stats, not much of a factor in post season last year. Do like his speed and skill, has some size could use it more. Don’t think he’s in the best position to play hardball. He is consistently inconsistent. When he is on he is a 3 million per year player. When he is off he is a bottle of gatorade player. Needs to be better more of the time.
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Post by madmarx on Sept 9, 2020 11:08:15 GMT -5
In @theathletic Fluto suggested that DeBrusk is going to be looking for around $5m per year offseason, spitballs the idea of a Hanifin [or similar] for DeBrusk swap. He doesn't see Krug returning to Boston and doesn't think the B's will be active at the top of free agency.
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Post by crafar01 on Sept 9, 2020 11:46:46 GMT -5
In @theathletic Fluto suggested that DeBrusk is going to be looking for around $5m per year offseason, spitballs the idea of a Hanifin [or similar] for DeBrusk swap. He doesn't see Krug returning to Boston and doesn't think the B's will be active at the top of free agency. Has he been hanging out with Haggs too often? Why the hell would we swap DeBrusk for yet another dman, of which we have a plethora of? And at the cost of our already anemic secondary scoring? I get it, Hanifin would (mostly) replace Krug, but he's making around $5M per which, according to Fluto, is about what DeBrusk may be asking for. I am not the biggest DeBrusk fan, but this seems quite counterproductive especially if the Bruins aren't going to be active in the FA market. I also understand that he's spit balling, but sometimes I wonder if these guys even stop to think about what they're saying before they post/print it.
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Post by madmarx on Sept 9, 2020 16:21:02 GMT -5
In @theathletic Fluto suggested that DeBrusk is going to be looking for around $5m per year offseason, spitballs the idea of a Hanifin [or similar] for DeBrusk swap. He doesn't see Krug returning to Boston and doesn't think the B's will be active at the top of free agency. Has he been hanging out with Haggs too often? Why the hell would we swap DeBrusk for yet another dman, of which we have a plethora of? And at the cost of our already anemic secondary scoring? I get it, Hanifin would (mostly) replace Krug, but he's making around $5M per which, according to Fluto, is about what DeBrusk may be asking for. I am not the biggest DeBrusk fan, but this seems quite counterproductive especially if the Bruins aren't going to be active in the FA market. I also understand that he's spit balling, but sometimes I wonder if these guys even stop to think about what they're saying before they post/print it. I think sometimes the Players agent calls the press to get the ball rolling?
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Post by crafar01 on Sept 10, 2020 5:40:42 GMT -5
Has he been hanging out with Haggs too often? Why the hell would we swap DeBrusk for yet another dman, of which we have a plethora of? And at the cost of our already anemic secondary scoring? I get it, Hanifin would (mostly) replace Krug, but he's making around $5M per which, according to Fluto, is about what DeBrusk may be asking for. I am not the biggest DeBrusk fan, but this seems quite counterproductive especially if the Bruins aren't going to be active in the FA market. I also understand that he's spit balling, but sometimes I wonder if these guys even stop to think about what they're saying before they post/print it. I think sometimes the Players agent calls the press to get the ball rolling? You may be right. If that is the case and I was part of the press, I'd pick and choose rumors from them a lot more carefully. We, as fans, know how much trust should be put in agents, you'd think these guys even more so.
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Post by kjc2 on Sept 10, 2020 8:35:12 GMT -5
I actually wouldn’t be opposed to a Debrusk, Hanifin swap. Hanifin would be coming home, he’s just under 5 million until 2025 and he’s big. I’d actually try to pry a pic out of the Flames though just in case Debrusk catches fire in his own backyard. Kind of ironic picking up Hanifin, we did try to trade our 3 first round pics to move up in the draft to pic Hanifin or at least rumour has it.
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Post by bruinsnorth on Oct 27, 2020 17:42:10 GMT -5
Saw that T. Bertuzzi got 3.5m in Arbitration today. I think that is the number that the DeBrusk camp will have to settle foron a short term deal.
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Post by fforr on Oct 27, 2020 18:48:28 GMT -5
Saw that T. Bertuzzi got 3.5m in Arbitration today. I think that is the number that the DeBrusk camp will have to settle foron a short term deal. Yeh don’t think he’s gonna break the bank, maybe more of just if he is in good graces.
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