Boston Bruins 2021 Exit Day Zooms - 6/11/21

[LouJersey]

What the heck does that mean lol? Is he selling him a car?

 

[Alicat]

What the heck does that mean lol? Is he selling him a car?

Just posted another tweet clarifying.

Not a fan of the quote even with more info

 

[LouJersey]

 

[Alicat]

 

[Alicat]

 

[LouJersey]

Which is exactly why he won't sniff a cent over Marchand's AAV... Nice tactic used there by the coach!

 

[Alicat]

 

[Over the volcano]

Good advice for the whole team - who would have thought that of Marchand a couple years back?

 

[Saxon Eric]

What the heck does that mean lol? Is he selling him a car?

I was glad he said that as a sign he's taking some responsibility with a struggling player

 

[Bruinfanatic]

The problem with getting him the rest he needed may be fine for the regular season but doesn’t work come playoffs,unless they planned on using Swayman more which obviously they weren’t.

 

[Bruinfanatic]

From The Hockey Writers:

For several years, the blue line was the strongest part of the Bruins, and now it is a liability and there is no one to blame but the front office. Both Torey Krug and Zdeno Chara supposedly expressed interest in staying in Boston but Sweeney decided to move on from them to give young guys a shot. In that case, letting one of them go makes sense, but both?

Injuries are inevitable in this league. The Bruins dealt with it all season, especially on defense. The team was not built to withstand injuries this year, but this isn’t new. The Islanders have depth. The Lightning have depth. The Bruins have as talented of a core group as any team in this league, but their inability to build around that group keeps coming back to bite them in the playoffs.

Questions to Address in the Offseason
The window is closing on the Bruins’ core. Patrice Bergeron will be 36 when the 2021-22 season starts, Marchand 33. Even if they don’t play like their age, it will catch up to them at some point. David Krejci and Tuukka Rask are unrestricted free agents (UFA) this summer. Bergeron will hit UFA status next year.

 

[ODAAT]

What the heck does that mean lol? Is he selling him a car?

"Jake, I want to get you in this Spoked B jersey, all you have to do is play better and we can say we have reached common ground"

 

[LouJersey]

When do Neely and Sweeney go?

 

[Wiggleboom]

From The Hockey Writers:

For several years, the blue line was the strongest part of the Bruins, and now it is a liability and there is no one to blame but the front office. Both Torey Krug and Zdeno Chara supposedly expressed interest in staying in Boston but Sweeney decided to move on from them to give young guys a shot. In that case, letting one of them go makes sense, but both?

Injuries are inevitable in this league. The Bruins dealt with it all season, especially on defense. The team was not built to withstand injuries this year, but this isn’t new. The Islanders have depth. The Lightning have depth. The Bruins have as talented of a core group as any team in this league, but their inability to build around that group keeps coming back to bite them in the playoffs.

Questions to Address in the Offseason
The window is closing on the Bruins’ core. Patrice Bergeron will be 36 when the 2021-22 season starts, Marchand 33. Even if they don’t play like their age, it will catch up to them at some point. David Krejci and Tuukka Rask are unrestricted free agents (UFA) this summer. Bergeron will hit UFA status next year.

This is garbage. Krug is way overpaid and will continue to decline - glad they passed. They also had a cheaper replacement in Grzelcyk. Chara is a 7-8 D-man now and made no difference for the Caps this year - glad they passed. They obviously need a top pair LHD but Krug and Chara would not have filled that need.

 

[bp13]

This is garbage. Krug is way overpaid and will continue to decline - glad they passed. They also had a cheaper replacement in Grzelcyk. Chara is a 7-8 D-man now and made no difference for the Caps this year - glad they passed. They obviously need a top pair LHD but Krug and Chara would not have filled that need.

I agree. This is another narrative that needs to be stopped. In the days after they beat Washington folks talked about how old Chara looked, then as soon as we lose a few dmen to injury we hear that we should have kept him? Please.

And let's also not act like Krug didn't get as abused as Gryz in his own end every playoff. This team needed, and still needs, a guy like McDonagh on that 2nd pair. A real anchor of a dman.

 

[Bruinfanatic]

This is garbage. Krug is way overpaid and will continue to decline - glad they passed. They also had a cheaper replacement in Grzelcyk. Chara is a 7-8 D-man now and made no difference for the Caps this year - glad they passed. They obviously need a top pair LHD but Krug and Chara would not have filled that need.

I don’t know I think Chara would have helped with the penalty killing,if nothing else ,also don’t think his heart was in it for the Caps,as far as Grzelcyk he sucks ,hope Vegas takes him ,they shouldn’t protect him.

 

[bruinmann77]

If anyone knows about playoff issues it Bruce rather see Hall than Cassidy

 

[Tbaybruin]

This is garbage. Krug is way overpaid and will continue to decline - glad they passed. They also had a cheaper replacement in Grzelcyk. Chara is a 7-8 D-man now and made no difference for the Caps this year - glad they passed. They obviously need a top pair LHD but Krug and Chara would not have filled that need.

I think Krug was missed big time. Problem is the last 2 years of that deal