BruinsFanSince94
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I'd worry if Toronto got AP by moving out some of their depth players. Or moving Nylander.
I feel like he'd fix the biggest problem that team has.
They’d finally have a respectable defensive core.
I'd worry if Toronto got AP by moving out some of their depth players. Or moving Nylander.
I feel like he'd fix the biggest problem that team has.
They’d finally have a respectable defensive core.
True how about Bergy thenVegas isn’t trading two of their young studs for anything short of a stud back.
This should work well with keeping Hall’s contract in controll.
Can’t pay Hall more than Pietro and Skinner got 9M on last summers market
8x7y for Hall
No way giving Hall over 5 years
Why do we hate talent?
True how about Bergy then
Because we hate talent that can't play anymore being a block to prospects and a drain on cap space even worse.
“Anymore” is really throwing me off with this post. I get the concern with Hall and injuries so I do understand that point. Obviously committing to him is a cap affect so need to spend wisely. The on ice talent is worth it. The fact he has injury issues is not.
Because we hate talent that can't play anymore being a block to prospects and a drain on cap space even worse.
Don’t know who you are talking of
But sure let’s keep the Kase/Ritchie/Backes/Beleskey theme going and add nothing real
Questioning adding a guy who has red flags(Attitude/chemistry, injuries, consistency, playing defense) for term at high cost is not hating talent. It's risk/cost assessment.
That is a fair take and one I am sure the Bruins would consider if they were to look at making Hall an offer. One thing in favor of the guy aside from his massive talent, is that as of right now, the Bruins have no one in the system that is anywhere close to a Hall level in terms of skill. If you have a term that is really long, that could change if they draft a later round gem or make a trade to get a top tier prospect, but as it stands Hall, at least for the next 2-3 years if not more would not be blocking anyone.
Your right, he would not be blocking anyone.
But would Hall want to sign with a team at the end of their cup window rather than someone else in the midst? I seriously see Sweeney rebuilding after the next year or two.
Would Hall want to do that?
If Sweeney wants to sign Hall he first has to add to the team enough to prove they are going for it next year seriously. Hall would be much more inclined to sign.
This is ignoring the fact that there are reasons they should not. Especially since two Bruins have played with him and can tell Don the skinny on him.
To me, that alone nixes any deal. But I've seen stranger things happen.
I wonder- didn't we hear that John Moore said something about Hall from his NJ days? Well, the Bruins have not been linked by any real source to the guy has he? Or are we just doing an HF thing and speculating about something that isn't even on the team's radar? Unlike you, I don't see a rebuild in the near future at all. Basically Chara is done, whatever he actually ends up doing this season, and outside of him the D corps is young and good. Forward-wise, we are really talking about 2 guys (3 if you count Brad but that guy is not slowing down or showing any sign of it yet) in Krejci and Bergeron. Rask is a separate issue but if he continues playing and the Bruins extend him, goalies have a long shelf-life. He's just 33 now.
All I see them NEEDING in the next 2 years is another center. Hall would have the scoring wing covered for a few seasons. Perhaps an upgrade on LD might be required, too, but that is pretty far from a rebuild scenario.
I absolutely want him but as we have seen with Lecavalier and Kovalchuk at 34 and 35 they can fall off face of earth ~ 5 years works wellWhy do we hate talent?
The more I think about it the more I pass on OEL. My target is AP.
He and MacAvoy would be 1a and 1b
You have to give up assets to take on OEL's bad contract and he is already showing signs of decline.
Meanwhile AP costs nothing but cap hit , he is clearly a leader showing no signs of decline and could certainly fill the Spot Krug vacates.
Then you turn around and trade Carlo for either a 1st round draft pick + or a top 6 winger.
Win, win. Boom!!!
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