BruinsFanSince94
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Can he play C at the NHL level?
I mean, he hasn't played any NHL game so who knows lol
Can he play C at the NHL level?
What's up with the 2 year ELC? I thought all ELCs had to be 3 years?
Hopefully when the Bruins enter the playoffs we will see:
Marchand Bergeron Pastrnak
DeBrusk Krecji Nash
Donato Nash Backes
Henien Kuraly Gionta
Schaller Wingels Acciari
Chara McAvoy
Holden Carlo
Krug Miller
Grzelcyk McQuaid
Rask
Kuhdobin
Some serious depth.
Assuming, as has been reported, the same rules as the past one... they'd have to keep Bergeron, Marchand, Krejci, Backes and Rask as they have No Trade/Movement Clauses. That leaves either 3 forward and 3 defensemen left to keep or 4 total skaters.
Assuming they'd opt to go 7 forwards, 3 D and Rask:
Marchand, Bergeron, Pastrnak, Krejci, Backes and 2 of DeBrusk/Bjork/Heinen/Donato
McAvoy, Carlo, Grzelcyk
You'd have to hope Krejci and Backes waive their clauses or give up an asset to get Seattle to take someone else. Their clauses are not full no move/trade clauses at that point so it wouldn't be impossible to move them
Debrusk and Samsonov look alike.Here's one of Ryan with Jumbo Joe and Samsonov.
I don’t see this lineup happening, but who knows?
As far as Donato goes, I see all these posts suggesting that he be on the first line or that they bump Heinen down for Donato. Personally, I don’t see it.
I would put him on the 4th line with two veteran players and try to get him matchups he can be successful against, not vs Top 6 veteran NHL players. You want the kid to gain confidence and succeed, not throw him in the deep end. Maybe that’s just me?
On D, I’m not a huge Holden fan. I like him on the PP, but not in his own end. I have both Krug and Grizz ahead of him on the left side when everyone is healthy.
The last thing I will say about Donato is that I’m happy the B’s signed him and am excited to see what he can do. However, I also don’t want to see the B’s bending over backwards for a kid that has not accomplished a single thing as a pro yet, if it’s going to alienate more proven guys already on the team. The B’s seem to professional a group for this to happen, but it’s a concern for me.
I’m reading about how Donato is going to continue to be a student at Harvard AND play for the Bruins. I’m not sure how he’s going to accomplish this, but if it means accommodations from the B’s, I’m not for it. If you want to be a Pro hockey player, be a pro hockey player. If you want to stay in school, stay in school.
Well, he did play C at Harvard this season. It would be great if he can handle the position at this level as the system is already solid with prospects on LW.Can he play C at the NHL level?
If he can swing school and hockey at the same time and has it worked out with the B's I'm all for it.
Likely most classes will be on line going forward from here, stretched out so he will be going well into the summer months. Krug finished his degree while playing for the Bruins. Do not see a problem here.What’s he going to do, only play in home games?
The Bruins are playing every other night for the next 3 weeks and then the playoffs start. The majority of their games are on the road. I prefer that the players be “all in”...or not.
What’s he going to do, only play in home games?
The Bruins are playing every other night for the next 3 weeks and then the playoffs start. The majority of their games are on the road. I prefer that the players be “all in”...or not.
Likely most classes will be on line going forward from here, stretched out so he will be going well into the summer months. Krug finished his degree while playing for the Bruins. Do not see a problem here.
I don’t agree. I think he’s the real deal and they wanted him in the NHL lineup ASAFP.I am sure Sweeney tried to do the ATO route, but Donato rejected it. Choice was burn a year or not sign him. Easy decision.
It’s due to his age in relation to the calendar year that he signed his contract, pursuant to the CBA - 2 years was the longest ELC he was eligible to sign.WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Why 2 years?
If you have watched Donato at Harvard this year, you saw him score goals but also play a weak example of a center per the Bruins standards. Their #2 center, Badini, plays an excellent 200' game as a center similar to Kuraly or Nash.
The Bruins structure defensively relies heavily upon the Centers coming down below their own goal line to help out the D. They might be the most disciplined, structured, and demanding of their centers league wide; it started with Julien and is continuing with Cassidy. It's why Spooner struggled for so long to make it at that position but the NYR have no problem with him there--though they have limited NHL options.
The Bruins have passed on a lot of high end centers since Koko in 2011. They are, however, picking ones like JFK, Frederic, Koppanen, and Studnika that play this demanding defensive style with varying degrees of offense.
In this video, Sweeney is a little more diplomatic about projecting Donato as a wing and in the pressers you will hear/read him praise offense explicitly but never calls out defense. It's a work in progress.
Fans all pumped but I wonder how them players in that room feel about this.Have not heard or read nothing yet from anyone other then Sweeney close to Bruins.
Buzz kill.His rookie season isn't even up yet.
People still talk about the Seguin disaster.
The problem with this is that Donato could have been a UFA within 30 days of turning pro due to his age. He basically holds all of the cards, and the B's have to meet his terms to keep him from becoming a UFA. He's a special talent who can be a difference-maker for a team that has Cup aspirations, you do what you can to get him in the fold.