GDT: 2020 NHL Free Agent Frenzy III

[Coach Parker]

I just think Hall-Krejci-Pastrnak would be Gold.

Same.

 

[ranold26]

Something has to be up... way too fishy.
Donnie delaying
AP delaying
Hall delaying

If the Bruins wanted Dadonov, Hoffman or Smith, it would have been done by now. seriously.
And to walk away from Krug 1LD like that.... plus other teams signing other D....

 

[Root]

I'll take it but I'm never optimistic on Boston being able to get a top pairing LHD for Ritchie, are you?

for Ritchie, No.

For our 2021 1st plus Vaak, Bjork or other picks and prospects they should be able to get something done.

 

[finchster]

The Bruins have had no problems smearing players who have left. I am fine with Krug doing it.

 

[Coach Parker]

for Ritchie, No.

For our 2021 1st plus Vaak, Bjork or other picks and prospects they should be able to get something done.

Agreed. I'm just not very optimistic with regards to this management making that move. For some reason or other 2020 has drained all optimism from me.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

I highly doubt it.

Idk. Not really understanding the need to talk about the contract negotiations. It reads as sour. And there’s reports that they offered him 6.5 and stood firm. He says they haven’t talked in a year then pulled the offer. No one knows when the offer was pulled.

this is shit that should have been kept between the player and team but he’s made it public and nothing lines up. Someone is lying and it’s stupid.

 

[Fenian24]

Come on if we had won game 7 last year you would have donny picture hanging on wall. Be honest

I can be honest about Donnie, I hated him as a player and if they had won against St. Louis I would have given him credit for it, but his team (especially the D) was too small and too soft and St. Louis wore them down. A tweak or two and they win, Sweeney saw those problems (secondary scoring, grit) and did not fix them. It was this cores last chance and Sweeney blew it.

Now they are a tweener team with aging stars and no replacements in sight for Bergeron, Rask or Krejci. But thanks to Donnie's great drafting we have Zboril, Senyshyn and whoever the kid taken this week is who was so far down draft lists the networks didn't even know who he was or had highlights of him, nevermind he is an over age player

Oh and I think Sweeney is an arrogant p**** who hasn't earned the right to be one.

 

[Dr Hook]

for Ritchie, No.

For our 2021 1st plus Vaak, Bjork or other picks and prospects they should be able to get something done.

Now you are back to what AZ wanted for OEL, but that cap hit . . . I doubt Sweeney pays that unless AZ caves and agrees to retain something. Who else is there. I guess Hanifin could be a target, not the same class as OEL, but we wouldn't necessarily need him to be.

 

[Coach Parker]

Idk. Not really understanding the need to talk about the contract negotiations. It reads as sour. And there’s reports that they offered him 6.5 and stood firm. He says they haven’t talked in a year then pulled the offer. No one knows when the offer was pulled.

this is shit that should have been kept between the player and team but he’s made it public and nothing lines up. Someone is lying and it’s stupid.

Why is it any time something like this happens and a Bruin player leaves, it goes sour like this? Really feels greasy as a Bruins fan that we pitchfork players and within a day their name is dragged through the mud.

 

[Fenian24]

At least you could wipe your ass with a banner in a pinch

Had to keep up with the Celtics world championship banners

 

[Gator Mike]

 

[member 96824]

Why is it any time something like this happens and a Bruin player leaves, it goes sour like this? Really feels greasy as a Bruins fan that we pitchfork players and within a day their name is dragged through the mud.

It’s a trained condition that we fall for every time

 

[wintersej]

They pulled their offer for a reason guys. Gotta be a reason. They have someone locked in for big money and are waiting to have the player confirm.

I'm happy they were confidant enough to pull their offer to Krug because of a bigger fish.

f*** I spend all day getting ready to see if “FireSweeney2” is available as a username and then they suck me back in.

 

[member 96824]

Idk. Not really understanding the need to talk about the contract negotiations. It reads as sour. And there’s reports that they offered him 6.5 and stood firm. He says they haven’t talked in a year then pulled the offer. No one knows when the offer was pulled.

this is shit that should have been kept between the player and team but he’s made it public and nothing lines up. Someone is lying and it’s stupid.

No one is lying. The Bruins never made a better offer to Torey Krug. They came back to the table with the same offer over and over.

They let him walk over the 2027 cap sheet.

 

[DiggityDog]

I hate when players and media do this after a player leaves. It didn’t work out. Just say

“I enjoyed my time in Boston, and now I’m ready for the next chapter”

It’s that simple. Players depart teams all the time.

 

[SAVEBYTHOMAS]

I hope we sign an upgrade for a Krug replacement.

If not, would you rather have Krug at that contract or stick with letting him walk but with no further addition to the D.

 

[Dr Quincy]

They tried to and he turned his nose up at them.

You mean "They didn't make a competitive offer."

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

You mean "They didn't make a competitive offer."

6.5M for 6 years isn’t a competitive offer?

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Chia did a great job at first, then he went downhill fast mostly giving out too much money and term to the bottom 6 type players. The Sequin trade was awful though.

Coincidentally his down turn started when Cam took power

 

[Dr Quincy]

No, they very clearly did not.

They tried as hard as Alexei Kovalev tried to shake off that "slash" in the playoffs that time.

 

[Gonzothe7thDman]

The Bruins have had no problems smearing players who have left. I am fine with Krug doing it.

Couldn't agree more.

Team has done it plenty of times regardless of who the GM is.

 

[SanDogBrewin]

6.5M for 6 years isn’t a competitive offer?

One year less than what he took to become a Blue correct ?

 

[Dr Quincy]

6.5M for 6 years isn’t a competitive offer?

Obviously not since it was bested.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

It’s a trained condition that we fall for every time

It always has to be "them against us".

This time I can't find fault with them or us. It's unfortunate the cap froze due to Covid or he very well might have been a Bruin going forward. It is what it is.

 

[Mick Riddleton]

I think we can only afford Hall as the big ticket and Hanifin as a secondary name = 13 million
Move out Bjork and Moore.

Marshy - Bergy - Stud
Hall - Krech - Pasta
Jake - Coyle - Kase
Kuraly - Frederic - Wags
Seny/Lindholm

Hanifin - Mac
Grizz - Carlo
Lauzon - Cliffy
Miller/Kampfer

Rask
Halak