Management Sweeney, Neely II

[Mr. Make-Believe]

So, Cassidy was told to fire Dean. Then gets fired himself.

Get someone to do your dirty work and then can them.

Brilliant.

I guess out of respect the fact is the coaches job to hire and fire assistants. But still.

Brilliant.

Good f***ing lord.

What dickbags. I think we’re officially in a Sindenesque era of management once again.

 

[rocketdan9]

- friction between Dean and Cassidy. Again it was weird to send an assistant to the 9th floor
- DS wants the new head coach to hold vets also accountable(highest standard). Sounds like there was a double standard game
- DS takes the mildest "some blame is on me"

Hopefully the Bruins can find the Ime Udoka of hockey coaches.

 

[BB88]

& some are thinking what a great plan(vision).

Next summer going to hit hard

 

[Patdud]

Should have been Neely giving this presser, he sets the direction of the team and it should be his responsibility to explain what that is.

Biggest coward in the org right now, hilarious considering him as a player

 

[NDiesel]

- friction between Dean and Cassidy. Again it was weird to send an assistant to the 9th floor
- DS wants the new head coach to hold vets also accountable(highest standard). Sounds like there was a double standard game
- DS takes the mildest "some blame is on me"

Hopefully the Bruins can find the Ime Udoka of hockey coaches.

Of course just some blame is on him, not like it's his job to build a roster with more than one line....

God I was so much less frustrated 2 weeks ago, wish Sweeney would have just shut his mouth rather than giving us this bull shit presser

& some are thinking what a great plan(vision).

Next summer going to hit hard

I mean for one year it's an alright plan, but we all know that all it does is push the rebuild back a year.

 

[ON3M4N]

Everyone ripping on Sweeney right now but getting Ullmark is looking like a stroke of genius.

The goalie market is going to be insane this summer. So many teams desperate for even average goaltending and the Bruins have two guys who can get the job done.

The trades for Hall and Lindholm were brilliant as well.

Dumping Cassidy was a tough decision. The easy one was to roll with him but he took the less-popular road. I really hope he has someone in mind who can generate some more offense.

Now list the bad moves he's made

 

[BB88]

Of course just some blame is on him, not like it's his job to build a roster with more than one line....

God I was so much less frustrated 2 weeks ago, wish Sweeney would have just shut his mouth rather than giving us this bull shit presser


I mean for one year it's an alright plan, but we all know that all it does is push the rebuild back a year.

I mean that’s a total all out move.
Have your 3 best leave at the same time with nothing in the system to replace them with

I don’t think they are good enough to compete for the Cup anymore, round wins yes but tonthe end, just can’t see it.

They’d be 2 years older than last time we saw them as the 1- 2 duo in the playoffs

 

[DominicT]

- friction between Dean and Cassidy. Again it was weird to send an assistant to the 9th floor
- DS wants the new head coach to hold vets also accountable(highest standard). Sounds like there was a double standard game
- DS takes the mildest "some blame is on me"

Hopefully the Bruins can find the Ime Udoka of hockey coaches.

Again, I spoke to @Gee Wally about this long before it became public. Dean was upset he was sent to the 9th floor, yes. But they mended fences.

You're in charge of a business.

Which one would you fire?

 

[maxl7]

I think people are just reacting to the realization that the window is closed. The Bruins have been able to limp along with their core but a rebuild has been in the cards. Bruce was never going to be able to out-coach the flawed rosters delivered to him. So yes, you can think he's a good coach, shouldn't have been fired, etc. all this decision does is bring us closer to the very necessary rebuild. Should Sweeney and Neely be overseeing that? I don't think so but if we're talking about Bruce he wasn't going to be able to do anything except keep this team in the purgatory of being too good to get good draft picks, too bad to make waves in the playoffs. This was simply the first domino to fall before the eventual Sweeney dismissal.

 

[Gee Wally]

 

[McGarnagle]

Again, I spoke to @Gee Wally about this long before it became public. Dean was upset he was sent to the 9th floor, yes. But they mended fences.

You're in charge of a business.

Which one would you fire?

Sweeney's press conference implied that Dean's contract expired and wasn't renewed, as opposed to Kelly and Sacco who remain under contract. Is that correct? He wasn't technically fired per se, but he wasn't asked back?

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Think I'll wait to see what actually happens this off-season before burying Sweeney & Neely.

 

[GordonHowe]

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Confused? Pissed off?

You should be.

This thing has been a slow motion train wreck for nearly SEVEN years. To quote Bowie, "Where Are We Now?"

Do you know? Do they know?

I now have zero respect for Sweeney and Neely.

They've proven themselves poor managers and disappointing human beings.

I used to esteem both players, and revered Cam. Not only as a player, but as a person.

Those days are gone.

I have harped repeatedly, annoyingly, about "Sinden/OC Redux." I apologize for that, but look at this honestly, and tell me you see something -- anything -- worthy of endorsement here.

I call them the Stockholm Twins for a reason.

Filling the regular season stands, which may prove difficult next season, and round one gate are all that ultimately matter. I think everyone understands why.

Over & Out for the moment, to the relief of many, I'm sure.

 

[quietbruinfan]

Things and people I hate in descending order

Liver
The infected cyst I once had
Neely and Sweeney

The more I think of it, that infected cyst is the perfect metaphor for Neely and Sweeney. They spew puss and blood and should be lanced and removed immediately.

Fire that piece of garbage right now. Screw it.

 

[Pia8988]

A good GM learns from their mistake. Don and Cam think they have never made one

 

[EverettMike]

If next season ends with Pastrnak on another team but Sweeney still the GM I'm probably going to be at my breaking point with this organization.

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

If next season ends with Pastrnak on another team but Sweeney still the GM I'm probably going to be at my breaking point with this organization.

I thought you said you were there three years ago? Sorry I can’t keep up.

 

[chrisab123]

Now list the bad moves he's made

Everyone lists Hall as a master stroke but he forced his way to Boston. Any poster here could have made that deal since Hall only wanted Boston. That being said I guess that part doesn't matter since Buffalo had a more valuable player from the area try to force his way to Boston only for the team to pass on him so Vegas could swoop in for a steal. But again Boston is apparently deep at center and definitely doesn't need a guy like Jack Eichel. Lindholm was a good move. He outbid everyone for him and got the player. I'll give him some credit for that one.

 

[Blitzkrug]

Of course he won't. Pasta has gone on record multiple times saying his top priority is winning. Won't be doing much of that when his 36 year old linemate says enough and with these two chucklef***s in charge.


David Pastrnak is the greatest goal scorer i've got to watch with the Bruins. (keep in mind i was like, a toddler during the tail end of Neely's career) Failing to keep him in the fold would be a organizational failure the likes of which we haven't seen in a long time.

 

[Pia8988]

If next season ends with Pastrnak on another team but Sweeney still the GM I'm probably going to be at my breaking point with this organization.

Vegas only gets snow every 5 or so years.

 

[BAD BOY]

He’ll be trade for two prospects that will be busts. They’ll be badmouthing him on the way out Lol.

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

Anyone who takes Fluto and his sources as gospel - especially when he had zero on Cassidy - deserves what comes to him. His source is probably Jimmy Murphy. And I’m not exaggerating

 

[MattFromFranklin]

Anyone who takes Fluto and his sources as gospel - especially when he had zero on Cassidy - deserves what comes to him. His source is probably Jimmy Murphy. And I’m not exaggerating

I mean, he was proven to have been correct when he said over a year ago that Sweeney wouldn't trade his binky (DeBrusk) because he was afraid to do so.

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

I mean, he was proven to have been correct when he said over a year ago that Sweeney wouldn't trade his binky (DeBrusk) because he was afraid to do so.

He has opinions that are generally correct sometimes. That’s different than having sources. When’s the last time Fluto broke a story?

 

[MattFromFranklin]

He has opinions that are generally correct sometimes. That’s different than having sources. When’s the last time Fluto broke a story?

He broke that story and went as far to say that Sweeney and company were scared to trade him.