Confirmed with Link: Bruins sign Miami (OH) center Austin Czarnik

[BergyDGD]

http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/nch...s-nhl-contract-elc-free-agent-rico-blasi-nchc

Small guy but had a successful 4 year run with the Red Hawks. As a college hockey fan he was a very fun player to watch. Not sure how he'll translate to the NHL.

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[Colt.45Orr]

We brought in a small forward? Shocker. Hope he turns out, he looked OK the few times i caught them on TV. At 5'9 he has his work cut out for him in the pro game.

 

[mislysBB]

He looks like he has potential. Hopefully we got another "Krug-esque" steal in signing him.

 

[Over the volcano]

With the big contracts coming up chia will need to back full the roster with inexpensive kids. Like seeing him being in these free agent prospects to fill out the pipeline

 

[Ace0813]

I don't remember where I heard it, but wasn't a member of the Bruins brass commenting about how this years collegiate FA class wasn't anything special?

And now we've signed like three of them?

 

[Kegs]

An undersized play maker. Meh. Doesnt matter tho. These kind of signings have no risk. He is apparently a very skilled play maker. Could pan out who knows. I still say its a good signing just cause no risk with potential upside. He probably wasnt drafted cause he is tiny

 

[Shaun]

yannick riendeau part 2?

 

[PlaceboFan]

Smarts and talent trump size every time. This kid seems to posses both of those.

 

[chizzler]

Another small kid. Becoming the Canadiens.

 

[Beesfan]

Literally zero downside to this move. Nice job by Chiarelli. Sometimes these kids pan out.

 

[JOKER 192]

I don't remember where I heard it, but wasn't a member of the Bruins brass commenting about how this years collegiate FA class wasn't anything special?

And now we've signed like three of them?

That is just to get the other GM's disinterested

 

[Grasshopperking]

Another small kid. Becoming the Canadiens.

Ignorance at its finest.

 

[chizzler]

Ignorance at its finest.

It's not ignorance, it's an observation.

 

[SPLBRUIN]

Tyler Johnson turned out pretty well for Tampa so you never know.

 

[Shoebottom]

yannick riendeau part 2?

Wasn't his downfall his lack of speed & skating? Seems like this kid is totally opposite.

 

[PB37]

Probably to replace Spooner in Providence.

 

[rcduthie77]

Pumped for this signing, Czarnik is highly thought of and was being heavily pursued so seeing him sign with the Bruins means he chose to come here!

All this kid has done is put up numbers, crafty, smart, speedy, and uber skilled.

Nice work by our Front Office.

 

[BruinInPhilly]

Like it. Low risk, high reward.

 

[tnt410]

Hargrove, Hickman, Connolly and Carey were all brought in in the past month and are all at least 6'.

John Buccigross ‏@Buccigross 9m9 minutes ago

Austin Czarnik now a @NHLBruins officially. Small but fearless. Good hands & plays with anger. Teamed with B's @reillysmith18 at Miami #yoga

 

[22Brad Park]

Wait and see.

 

[DoubleAAAA]

Posted in Prospects thread as well but relevant from Pronman:

Corey Pronman ‏@coreypronman 21m21 minutes ago
With BOS getting NCAA FA Czarnik, IMO he becomes a top 10 prospect in their system. Skilled, smart, hard working player even if small.
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[Danton Heineken]

Tyler Johnson turned out pretty well for Tampa so you never know.

If Boston had signed him, the usual suspects would have spat out their usual tired, ignorant rhetoric. And then when he had the success he's had, they'd have tried to brush their old stance under the rug.

 

[Fenian24]

It's not ignorance, it's an observation.

And a correct one, only problem is the Habs are getting bigger and tougher while the Bruins become smaller and softer.

 

[mikelvl]

And a correct one, only problem is the Habs are getting bigger and tougher while the Bruins become smaller and softer.

The 'smaller' team won last year, just sayin'

 

[Shaun]

Posted in Prospects thread as well but relevant from Pronman:

Corey Pronman ‏@coreypronman 21m21 minutes ago
With BOS getting NCAA FA Czarnik, IMO he becomes a top 10 prospect in their system. Skilled, smart, hard working player even if small.
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surprised he has time to tweet about hockey with all the twitter policing he does