Former Bruins “Wish we had this guy 4 years ago”

[smithformeragent]

There’s a great scene in Major League when the Indians’ players are arriving to spring training.

For those not familiar with the film, the context is such: The team owner wishes to relocate the club, and purposely fills the roster with washed up players.

Jake Taylor, played by Tom Berenger shows up and the coaches exchange quips.

“He was an all star in Boston.”

“I wish we had this guy two years ago.”

“We did.”

“Four years ago, then.”

This got me thinking. With the signings of van Riemsdyk and Lucic, the Bruins have added a couple of former stars who are past their prime.

Who are some of the guys that come to mind when it comes to players the Bruins have brought in at the end of their careers?

Which ones petered out?

Which ones contributed something of value?

Which ones overachieved?

This is supposed to be a fun, light hearted activity, so let’s have some laughs and reminisce.

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[DiggityDog]

Mark Recchi, he uh, well he worked out

 

[dugg133]

Foligno for sure. If he had played here in his prime he would've been absolutely beloved.

 

[sarge88]

Rex was good.

These guys weren’t.

Leetch
Stevens
(Was Coffey here for a, well, cup of coffee —-or am I misremembering?)
Nilan was a disgrace.

 

[CDJ]

End of career Jason York was awful, middle of career York was an ok defenseman!

 

[GatorMike]

 

[blurbruin]

Rex was good.

These guys weren’t.

Leetch
Stevens
(Was Coffey here for a, well, cup of coffee —-or am I misremembering?)
Nilan was a disgrace.

Oh Coffey was here, and the record with him in the lineup vs out was amazingly awful. He immediately came to my mind in this thread.

 

[BostonBob]

Going waaaaaaaay back to the 1983-84 season how about these 2 guys ????

Guy Lapointe

Jim Schoenfeld

Here's a pic of our D-corps for that 83-84 season - looks pretty darn good.

Top Row: Milbury, Kluzak, Doak( Coach ), Hillier and Schoenfeld
Bottom Row: O'Connell, Bourque and Lapointe

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

Let's see thinking back. (I was born in 90' so kinda dark)

Recchi is the only player that instantly comes to mind.
Still searching within.

 

[McGarnagle]

If this season is like Major League, will they rally together with a cardboard cutout of Jeremy Jacobs that they strip a piece off of every time they win a game?

 

[BostonBob]

Other names that come to mind - Brian Propp, Charlie Simmer, Reed Larson, Jacques Plante, Felix Potvin, Simon Gagne and Jaromir Jagr.

 

[Sheppy]

Rick Nash sticks out like a sore thumb to me. Mind you, 4 years earlier he was essentially unavailable.

Nash was remarkably talented.

 

[Seidenbergy]

The David backes signing still frustrates me.

 

[Over the volcano]

 

[Orr Fourever]

IIRC.

Rick Toccet
Dave Poulin
Iggy.

 

[BruinDust]

Brian Rolston in 2012. 4 years earlier he was a 30 goal/60 pt. player.

 

[Gee Wally]

There’s a great scene in Major League when the Indians’ players are arriving to spring training.

For those not familiar with the film, the context is such: The team owner wishes to relocate the club, and purposely fills the roster with washed up players.

Jake Taylor, played by Tom Berenger shows up and the coaches exchange quips.

“He was an all star in Boston.”

“I wish we had this guy two years ago.”

“We did.”

“Four years ago, then.”

This got me thinking. With the signings of van Riemsdyk and Lucic, the Bruins have added a couple of former stars who are past their prime.

Who are some of the guys that come to mind when it comes to players the Bruins have brought in at the end of their careers?

Which ones petered out?

Which ones contributed something of value?

Which ones overachieved?

This is supposed to be a fun, light hearted activity, so let’s have some laughs and reminisce.

I was there to see it.

 

[dafoomie]

That's Harry Sinden's entire body of work.

 

[NeelyDan]

Jim Schoenfield was the original unheralded tough as shit guy

 

[Montecristo]

Miro satan, sergei gonchar

 

[KnightofBoston]

Do the bruins win the cup in 2019 with Lucic on their roster instead of Backes (or kuhlman for that matter) ?

Do they lose to the cats this past year?

Something to think about

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Rex was good.

These guys weren’t.

Leetch
Stevens
(Was Coffey here for a, well, cup of coffee —-or am I misremembering?)
Nilan was a disgrace.

Yes, and he was horrible.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Jim Schoenfield was the original unheralded tough as shit guy

He was all banged up when the Bruins got him.

Still, in 39 games he was a +17. He got hurt and the team faded.

Going waaaaaaaay back to the 1983-84 season how about these 2 guys ????

Guy Lapointe

Jim Schoenfeld

Here's a pic of our D-corps for that 83-84 season - looks pretty darn good.

Top Row: Milbury, Kluzak, Doak( Coach ), Hillier and Schoenfeld
Bottom Row: O'Connell, Bourque and Lapointe

Guy was all done at that point.

Other names that come to mind - Brian Propp, Charlie Simmer, Reed Larson, Jacques Plante, Felix Potvin, Simon Gagne and Jaromir Jagr.

Simmer and Larson were still very good.

 

[13Hockey]

Almost the whole 05-06 team

Czerkawski
McEachern
Leetch
Murrary
Zhamnov

 

[dafoomie]

Reed Larson
Al Iafrate
Mats Naslund
Alexei Kasatonov
Kevin Stevens
Rick Tocchet
Joey Mullen
Tim Cheveldae
Dave Andreychuk
Marty McSorley
Paul Coffey
Brian Leetch