Player Discussion Anders Bjork

[chizzler]

Well, he saw what it takes and had a little bit of time with the club. I hope he’s ready for training camp.

 

[ODAAT]

Well, he saw what it takes and had a little bit of time with the club. I hope he’s ready for training camp.

God knows he`ll be rested. I liked a ton of what I saw from the kid but still a work in progress and I`m not so sure he`ll be handed a spot, it`ll need to be earned. Terribly unfortunate the kid`s season cut way too short.

 

[ON3M4N]

Is it just me or has Bjork become the forgotten prospect? I see a lot of people putting him in deals for the off-season and I think that would be a huge mistake to ship him out. Be interested to get feedback from folks with some inside knowledge on where Bjork fits. IMO he's the B's best forward prospect.

 

[Alberta_OReilly_Fan]

Is it just me or has Bjork become the forgotten prospect? I see a lot of people putting him in deals for the off-season and I think that would be a huge mistake to ship him out. Be interested to get feedback from folks with some inside knowledge on where Bjork fits. IMO he's the B's best forward prospect.

Whether forgotten or not... dont sell low

Hes not the guy to trade unless someone else is begging for him

 

[Dr Hook]

Whether forgotten or not... dont sell low

Hes not the guy to trade unless someone else is begging for him

Begging for him and willing to give up something good!

 

[bruinmann77]

Yes he showed he can play in the NHL

 

[veganbruin]

Prior to last season I thought he was going to be the best of Debrusk, Heinen and Donato. I still feel that way even after the injury. Like I said before he carries the puck with speed unlike any players on our current roster.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

Prior to last season I thought he was going to be the best of Debrusk, Heinen and Donato. I still feel that way even after the injury. Like I said before he carries the puck with speed unlike any players on our current roster.

The issue I see with Bjork is that (so far) he appeared to carry the puck with speed, but with his head down? He doesn’t appear to be nearly aware of his on ice surroundings as Heinen and DeBrusk are.

If that doesn’t change, it could be an issue.

 

[LouJersey]

Prior to last season I thought he was going to be the best of Debrusk, Heinen and Donato. I still feel that way even after the injury. Like I said before he carries the puck with speed unlike any players on our current roster.

Funny, I said Donato would be the best and I still feel that way as well. I do think all four will be major contributors and raise the Cup here one day.

 

[LouJersey]

Is it just me or has Bjork become the forgotten prospect? I see a lot of people putting him in deals for the off-season and I think that would be a huge mistake to ship him out. Be interested to get feedback from folks with some inside knowledge on where Bjork fits. IMO he's the B's best forward prospect.

That's today's world, flavor du jour.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

Is it just me or has Bjork become the forgotten prospect? I see a lot of people putting him in deals for the off-season and I think that would be a huge mistake to ship him out. Be interested to get feedback from folks with some inside knowledge on where Bjork fits. IMO he's the B's best forward prospect.

Out of sight, out of mind.

I want the B’s to hold onto all four of these young players. They all have very different skill sets that should serve the B’s well going forward.

 

[chizzler]

The issue I see with Bjork is that (so far) he appeared to carry the puck with speed, but with his head down? He doesn’t appear to be nearly aware of his on ice surroundings as Heinen and DeBrusk are.

If that doesn’t change, it could be an issue.

DeBrusk does as well. Small sample.

 

[RussellmaniaKW]

No.

We value slow players with 'leadership' above all else. Its called Bruins. Backes won't ever move off the 3rd line RW spot unless its maybe to skate a few shifts with DK.

Hes still a decent player and can probably do well and hit 30+ points in that role. But hes very much an immovable object when it comes time to shuffle the lines around.

My biggest gripe isn't really with him its Cassidy for not playing him at center. He'd be better in the middle focusing on positioning rather than hitting dudes a full second after they pass the puck.

I like Bjork. IDK why my favorite prospects get no love on here. Bjork, Fitz, and Cehlarik are the guys I'm high on other than the obvious prospects who had success last year for us.

I mean Cassidy shuffled the bottom 6 just a few weeks ago in the playoffs so I don't know why you are spinning it like he wouldn't dare move Backes off that line if it wasn't working. We're not talking about Claude here. Cassidy has been fairly willing to change things up as needed.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

DeBrusk does as well. Small sample.

I disagree.

DeBrusk will put his head down and head for the net in certain instances, but I have never seen him get tagged the way Bjork did in open ice by Martin. In addition to that hit, there were several “near misses” for Bjork and he didn’t play that many games.

I think Bjork has very good skills and projects as a good 3 zone player, but he’s not the biggest guy and he needs to get that knack of knowing where he is on the ice and sensing danger. You don’t want him getting hit as much as he was this year.

 

[BigGoalBrad]

I mean Cassidy shuffled the bottom 6 just a few weeks ago in the playoffs so I don't know why you are spinning it like he wouldn't dare move Backes off that line if it wasn't working. We're not talking about Claude here. Cassidy has been fairly willing to change things up as needed.

Didn't do much good. We got zero from the bottom 2 lines vs Tampa.

It was clear Donato had no business playing in the playoffs. The only option to Cassidy was Wingels and Gionta. Shame we couldn't give a kid in our system with pro experience a shot instead we have a few guys that would have been interesting to see. We got less than nothing from the bottom 6 after the 3rd or 4th Toronto game.

 

[chizzler]

I disagree.

DeBrusk will put his head down and head for the net in certain instances, but I have never seen him get tagged the way Bjork did in open ice by Martin. In addition to that hit, there were several “near misses” for Bjork and he didn’t play that many games.

I think Bjork has very good skills and projects as a good 3 zone player, but he’s not the biggest guy and he needs to get that knack of knowing where he is on the ice and sensing danger. You don’t want him getting hit as much as he was this year.

It’s been so long I actually can’t rember him playing.

 

[Blowfish]

It’s been so long I actually can’t rember him playing.

I feel the same way. I do recall seeing some nice flashes. Nice to see bruins adding youth and speed. Far cry from Julien days.

 

[chizzler]

I feel the same way. I do recall seeing some nice flashes. Nice to see bruins adding youth and speed. Far cry from Julien days.

I think I remember him in the first game. He was flying out there.

 

[DKH]

Reminds me and others of Islanders star Bobby Bourne

I got a bud who sees a nice mix of the Courtnall brothers and have to agree

 

[neelynugs]

The issue I see with Bjork is that (so far) he appeared to carry the puck with speed, but with his head down? He doesn’t appear to be nearly aware of his on ice surroundings as Heinen and DeBrusk are.

If that doesn’t change, it could be an issue.

i think that's a fair assessment about the head down, but i'm not worried at all about his ice awareness.
to me it seemed more like something he got away with at lower levels but now he gets blasted by matt
martin...and i was pretty impressed with his view of what happened and how he needs to learn from it.
his hockey sense is very good (i think of 1 play right away against ottawa where he strips phaneuf from
behind and makes a silky pass - it was a high IQ play), and i expect he'll learn and tweak the issue.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

i think that's a fair assessment about the head down, but i'm not worried at all about his ice awareness.
to me it seemed more like something he got away with at lower levels but now he gets blasted by matt
martin...and i was pretty impressed with his view of what happened and how he needs to learn from it.
his hockey sense is very good (i think of 1 play right away against ottawa where he strips phaneuf from
behind and makes a silky pass - it was a high IQ play), and i expect he'll learn and tweak the issue.

Fair enough.

Bjork didn’t get as far as he as by not being able to adapt and overcome. I think you are correct that he probably just got away with that stuff at lower levels because of his speed. Hopefully, he adjusts and takes his game to another level.

 

[ODAAT]

The issue I see with Bjork is that (so far) he appeared to carry the puck with speed, but with his head down? He doesn’t appear to be nearly aware of his on ice surroundings as Heinen and DeBrusk are.

If that doesn’t change, it could be an issue.

Definitely an area he`ll need to improve upon, might be able to get away with that in the NCAA but not in the pro`s. I have to think the B`s will be working with him on this

But man o man did I see some really nice things from the kid. I was pleasantly surprised with his puck pursuit, not quite as good at it as say Heinen is but he surprised me, using his speed he forced the opponent often to move the puck too soon.

He`s not the finished product for sure but I`m really looking forward to seeing how he is come camp if he`s ready to go by then

 

[BruinDust]

i think that's a fair assessment about the head down, but i'm not worried at all about his ice awareness.
to me it seemed more like something he got away with at lower levels but now he gets blasted by matt
martin...and i was pretty impressed with his view of what happened and how he needs to learn from it.
his hockey sense is very good (i think of 1 play right away against ottawa where he strips phaneuf from
behind and makes a silky pass - it was a high IQ play), and i expect he'll learn and tweak the issue.

He also got flattened earlier in the season the same way against Minnesota.

But I agree with you, I think it's just one of those bad habits that in the NCAA you can get away with more often, but in the NHL guys will close on you much more quickly and something he needs to adjust to.

 

[JP Nolan]

Bobby Bourne......lol, thats funny.

What Bjork is and until he proves other wise is a kid with a nice hockey IQ and some soft hands who has proven only and this cant be disputed............... is that he is so far not strong enough, nor tough enough nor durable enough to make it in the NHL. Anyone who see's anything else is fooling themselves.
Lets see if we can get through training camp with the kid.

 

[JCRO]

I’m looking forward to his return.

Hate seeing young guys like him and Carlo miss out on valuable experience.