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Post by SeaBass on Jan 2, 2020 9:49:57 GMT -5
Please keep the content in this thread Chuckie related.
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Post by kjc2 on Jan 3, 2020 6:53:34 GMT -5
Massive talent but he still goes through the stretches of youthful mistakes and bad decision making.
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Post by fforr on Jan 3, 2020 11:43:04 GMT -5
Would like to see him off the top pairing and in more favorable matchups.
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Post by SeaBass on Jan 3, 2020 11:46:10 GMT -5
Would like to see him off the top pairing and in more favorable matchups. I agree. Could switch him with Carlo.
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Post by orym on Jan 4, 2020 9:08:18 GMT -5
Still very young. I think he will really start to shine in the coming years. I agree about the change of pairing. I think it would do him a lot of good.
Like to see him on the top PP as well and actually show us something there. I haven't been overly impressed with his PP prowess lately.
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Post by SeaBass on Jan 4, 2020 15:31:12 GMT -5
I think he could use some lessons from Bourque on how to get every shot on net. Every time he shoots it is nothing but a thud on the boards behind the net.
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Post by orym on Jan 6, 2020 14:18:19 GMT -5
I think he could use some lessons from Bourque on how to get every shot on net. Every time he shoots it is nothing but a thud on the boards behind the net. I like when the announcer says "OH and he shoots it intentionally wide" every single time a player misses the net. Some players just can't hit the net! Quit covering for them! Charlie's offensive side of the game has a long way to go yet and I think we will see it get there but it will take some time.
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Post by fforr on Jan 19, 2020 19:15:04 GMT -5
They’re making him play and do more and more when he needs some slack.
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Post by SeaBass on Jan 20, 2020 7:13:43 GMT -5
They’re making him play and do more and more when he needs some slack. He missed the net 10 times yesterday. He needs to aim for the center of the goalies chest. So when he misses it will be closer to the posts.
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Post by kjc2 on Jan 20, 2020 15:36:28 GMT -5
They’re making him play and do more and more when he needs some slack. He missed the net 10 times yesterday. He needs to aim for the center of the goalies chest. So when he misses it will be closer to the posts. He has to be really gripping the stick like crazy right now.
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Post by SeaBass on Jan 29, 2020 13:02:52 GMT -5
Sure would like to see young Chucky score a few goals in the second half.
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Post by kjc2 on Jan 29, 2020 13:21:15 GMT -5
Sure would like to see young Chucky score a few goals in the second half. He needs to get one really quickly and just put an end to it. Easy for me to say but the law of average says this can’t go on much longer.
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Post by SeaBass on Jan 29, 2020 13:28:13 GMT -5
Sure would like to see young Chucky score a few goals in the second half. He needs to get one really quickly and just put an end to it. Easy for me to say but the law of average says this can’t go on much longer. Right now most of his friggen shots would miss a soccer net....ok, maybe not that bad but damn.
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Post by kjc2 on Jan 29, 2020 13:41:22 GMT -5
He needs to get one really quickly and just put an end to it. Easy for me to say but the law of average says this can’t go on much longer. Right now most of his friggen shots would miss a soccer net....ok, maybe not that bad but damn. He’s definitely gripping the stick like it’s a hand grenade.
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Post by nfld77 on Jan 29, 2020 15:40:20 GMT -5
Yet Lauzon scores in 1st game after call up, go figure..Maybe he's stressing too much about it.
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Post by fforr on Jan 29, 2020 16:32:34 GMT -5
Have to say it is odd Charlie hasn’t scored yet.He does have more 5on5 points than Krug. He leads the team with over 23 minutes a game and over 1100 total minutes played this year. He’s 2nd on the team in hits and in the middle of the pack with a respectable +9. Think this is more of a glass half full situation here.
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Post by orym on Jan 29, 2020 17:03:35 GMT -5
Have to say it is odd Charlie hasn’t scored yet.He does have more 5on5 points than Krug. He leads the team with over 23 minutes a game and over 1100 total minutes played this year. He’s 2nd on the team in hits and in the middle of the pack with a respectable +9. Think this is more of a glass half full situation here. He is saving the goals for April - June
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Post by madmarx on Feb 6, 2020 10:04:23 GMT -5
Hopefully this gets the monkey off his back ..
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Post by orym on Feb 6, 2020 10:33:12 GMT -5
I turned to my wife in the third period and said "Will McAvoy ever get a goal?" and sure enough the rest is history!
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Post by RascalHoudi on Feb 6, 2020 12:13:56 GMT -5
He's a bum.
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Post by KSJ08 on Feb 6, 2020 17:48:15 GMT -5
Not as of OT last Night eh!
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Post by SeaBass on May 19, 2021 10:06:04 GMT -5
Few people on this planet know what it takes to be an elite-level defenseman better than Ray Bourque.
And he sees an elite-level defenseman in Charlie McAvoy.
The Boston Bruins blueliner has been a budding star pretty much since he broke into the NHL during the 2017 postseason. He’s since established himself as a true top-pairing guy, one who likely will be in the Norris Trophy conversation for years to come.
Bourque thinks the sky is the limit for the 23-year-old.
“I mean, it’s unlimited in terms of how good this kid can be,” Bourque said Wednesday on WEEI. “He’s got it all. He’s got the size, the speed, the offensive skills, he’s very solid defensively, he plays very physical. So he’s an all-around player. I think it’s just a matter of time before you see Charlie being one of the Norris contenders year in, year out. His progression is coming along. It’s a great time to be at your best during the playoffs where everybody’s watching.”
McAvoy is off to a sharp start this postseason against the Washington Capitals and will have his next opportunity to continue taking the NHL by storm Wednesday night. Puck drop for Bruins-Capitals Game 3 is set for 6:30 p.m. ET on NESN, with pregame coverage beginning at 5:30.
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Post by KSJ08 on May 19, 2021 11:16:41 GMT -5
He's got a mean streak in him too!! Wish some of that would rub off on Brandon C.!!
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Post by SeaBass on Nov 3, 2022 13:34:20 GMT -5
NEW YORK -- Boston Bruins star defenseman Charlie McAvoy is hopeful to return to their lineup soon as he works back from a complex shoulder injury that required offseason surgery.
McAvoy returned to practice last week and was on the ice for a lengthy skating session at Madison Square Garden on Thursday, ahead of Boston's game with the New York Rangers.
"This is his first week getting back into a rhythm with us," Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said. "We're just hopeful with him. No updated timeline. We have an internal process with him. He's ahead of that Dec. 1 date, but we don't know exactly. There are boxes to be checked."
McAvoy, 24, is considered one of the NHL's top defensemen. He had 56 points in 70 games last season, leading the Bruins with 24:38 average ice time per game.
McAvoy said he has reached the point of full contact in practice, as he and team doctors check the boxes for his eventual return to the lineup.
"Now we're in the phase of strengthening. That's the biggest thing. It's about supporting those muscles around [the shoulder] and getting to a spot where you feel like you can give and take contact for long periods of times," he said.
McAvoy underwent a left shoulder arthroscopic stabilization on June 3. The expected recovery time was approximately six months.
McAvoy suffered the injury in Game 6 of the first-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes. He was checked against the boards and his arm went numb. He played in Game 7, but it lingered after the Bruins' loss. McAvoy underwent an MRI, was advised to get the surgery done and said he "wasn't thrilled" to hear the shoulder injury was a complex one.
"I played, you know? We kind of threw the kitchen sink at it to get it to feel good. So you play, get through it, and I was like, 'Oh, you know what? Must be fine.' Like, I felt strong and I did everything," he said. "Then you get the imaging done, and I really didn't have much of a choice, [considering] longevity and quality of life with an injury. I had to just get it fixed."
McAvoy said he reached out to other players who underwent the surgery.
"[They told me] it freaking sucks," he said. "The overall theme that everyone's told me is to be patient. It's a weird injury. Mine was pretty complex and it's not a one-size-fits all, like some injuries. This one really is different for everybody. So sometimes you need extra time. Not fun to deal with, but I'm lucky about the people that I work with."
Both McAvoy and star winger Brad Marchand missed the first few weeks of the regular season with injury, but Boston didn't suffer without them. The Bruins' 9-1-0 record is the best start in franchise history through 10 games.
Besides sharing in those victories, McAvoy said he has missed the chance to bond with Montgomery, the new coach. The two spoke during the offseason and attended a Red Sox game with their families. But McAvoy has been away from the Bruins' main group at practice until recently.
"A lot of people are like, 'Hey, how's Coach?' Like, he's doing a hell of a job, so he must be great," said McAvoy, laughing. "But, you know, it stinks. I've just been on my own for a while. But all the coaches, him included, do a really good job of keeping you involved, checking up on you."
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Post by SeaBass on Mar 29, 2023 18:47:43 GMT -5
Charlie McAvoy was sobbing. He was letting it all out. He might have made the wrong decision. Or the right one. He didn’t know. He was 19. The weight of his choice — he had signed an amateur tryout agreement with the Bruins, leaving Boston University for good — was smacking him in the face. “I remember how final it was,” McAvoy said, sitting at his stall in the Bruins’ dressing room at Warrior Ice Arena following Tuesday’s morning skate. “As soon as the pen touches the paper, that’s it.” Six years ago Wednesday, and four days after the Terriers were eliminated in the NCAA West Regional final in Fargo, N.D., McAvoy departed his dorm at BU for the last time. He stopped by Bruins general manager Don Sweeney’s office, a few streets away in Brighton. Members of the equipment staff handed him his Providence gear and former travel coordinator Whitney Delorey gave him his paperwork.
McAvoy and his now-fiancee, Kiley Sullivan, made a heavy-hearted drive from Brighton to Providence. They laugh about it now, but there wasn’t much she could tell him, he recalled, as he was “crying like a baby” on the hour-long trip.
“There weren’t many assurances,” McAvoy said. “I was betting on myself to go down there and play well, and get a chance the following year.”
The defenseman’s stay wasn’t long at the Regency hotel in Providence, where he was essentially in another dorm, with Dan Vladar and another new signee, Ryan Fitzgerald. McAvoy played more games of NBA 2K on XBox (with Malcolm Subban, Rob O’Gara, and Jake DeBrusk) than he did games for the Providence Bruins (four).
His two-week stint in the minors ended when Torey Krug and Brandon Carlo were hurt. From the day he was called up for practice, on April 10, McAvoy shattered the learning curve. He made a seamless NHL debut in Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs against the Senators. He logged 24:11 and was on the ice when Brad Marchand scored the winning goal with 2:33 remaining.
“I remember not knowing if it was the right decision,” he said. “Obviously, it was. It was unfortunate with guys getting hurt. It was crazy. I remember that day, the pit in my stomach, was I doing the right thing?
“My conviction wasn’t 1,000 percent. I was obviously more than 50, so that’s why I did it. Quinny [then-BU coach David Quinn] gave me a lot of confidence. He was like, ‘You’re ready, it’s your time to go.’ He was kind of the deciding factor, him believing in me and knowing I can do it.”
Another college sophomore is in McAvoy’s shoes. Ohio State’s season is over, and 22-year-old Mason Lohrei, the Bruins’ best defensive prospect, could sign an amateur tryout agreement this week. Like McAvoy in 2017, Lohrei is a top player on a tight-knit college team who has shown his readiness for the pros. His call will be just as tough.
McAvoy, like those around him six years ago, couldn’t offer Lohrei much advice.
“It’s a tough one,” McAvoy said. “When I came in, I felt there was room for me to poke my head in and see if I could stick around. Obviously we’ve had a crazy year, with a lot of established guys. In that regard, I’m not really sure what that looks like. Maybe it means he has more time than he thinks to make a decision.
“I did it, and I had times I wished I didn’t do it, and it was a little hurdle there for a month. Then all of a sudden, I’m playing in the NHL.”
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Post by SeaBass on Nov 14, 2023 8:42:05 GMT -5
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Post by nfld77 on Nov 14, 2023 15:27:55 GMT -5
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