Proposal: Bruins Trade Proposal IX- Mod in OP

[rocketdan9]

Zykov is 6’1”, 225 pounds and a RH shot.

So pretty much not like Donato at all.

Whats the deal with Zykov? I haven't seen him play much

reading scouting report that is only an adequate skater

I guess this is another thing comparable to Donato

 

[MillerTime86]

Is Smith in Providence?? I thought that the Bruins would have to expose him to waivers to send him down?!

They did ... And he cleared.

I thought for sure Dallas would want him back.

 

[rocketdan9]

Is Smith in Providence?? I thought that the Bruins would have to expose him to waivers to send him down?!

yes he is

he has a goal and assist in 3 games

yes he was exposed. But nobody claimed him

 

[rocketdan9]

I’d rather give a player in Providence a chance.

goodluck with that. Unless string of injuries occur, they are not the defensive/200 foot players Cassidy likes

 

[missingchicklet]

yes he is

he has a goal and assist in 3 games

yes he was exposed. But nobody claimed him

Bs 3-0 with Gemel in the lineup, including a pasting of Toronto. I know, I know, the wins might have had more to do with JFK in the lineup, and scoring in two of the three games. Good thing they haven't been seen in a while. Bs obviously much better without them.

 

[Mainehockey33]

goodluck with that. Unless string of injuries occur, they are not the defensive/200 foot players Cassidy likes

I don’t know anything about him but it sounds like Zykov isn’t either. Cehlarik and Bjork are decent defensively and probably better than Zykov.

 

[bp13]

What happens first:

Sweeney makes a trade to help the top six?

Bruins fall out of a playoff spot?

Islanders are four points behind with three games in hand.

This is a tough question because I think the answer doesn't come until some future season.

I think the Bruins can hang onto the playoff spot as it, I really do. I also don't think Sweeney will do anything impactful for the top 6. He may add some guy at the deadline who who 'can' play top 6, but a meaningful upgrade of a real top 6 forward? I don't see it.

 

[rocketdan9]

What happens first:

Sweeney makes a trade to help the top six?

Bruins fall out of a playoff spot?

Islanders are four points behind with three games in hand.

I hope Bruins don't fall out of a playoff spot....but IF this happened, you can be sure drastic moves/building towards future will be plan A

How come Sweeney or Neely never come on the radio to answer some tough questions? Ainge/Wyc come on frequently and express their opinions....so that fans know where the team stands

I want to know if Sweeney/Neely are serious to want to chase the cup this season. OR how far away they think the team is from being a legit contender

 

[Son of Donegal]

Cheers to you too but your logic in your post, I highly disagree with.

1)Boston right now is in a wild card but barely 1 pt ahead of the Canadiens and the Habs have a game in hand and the Islanders have 3 . I wouldn't say their comfortably in a playoff position.

2)The Islanders also have the NYR twice,STL twice,Chi twice, as well as Ottawa,the Devils,Carolina and the Ducks without Gibson in their next 14 games. All very winnable.

3) I think it is Tick-Tock, the clock is ticking other teams are in the rear-view mirror and climbing fast, the longer Sweeney waits to make a move he could be losing valuable points in the standings. He waits to long he'll be the one in the mirror.

4) Really? Still evaluating, no ones available right now??

I never said they are comfortably in a wild card spot and I definitely don't think they can afford to lose games like they did in the last two. But in order to get bumped, they need to take a nose dive while NYI and, especially FLA need to go on a streak. The Bruins tend to win after they lose...so there is that. More to the point, it's December 28th and the Bruins are in a wild card spot, even if it is a precarious spot. Last I checked, the trade deadline is 2/25 and the last game of the season is 4/6.

As for trades, I listen to Sportsnet Hockey at Noon with Jeff Marek, Doug McLean and Nick Kypreos. It's a daily podcast. They know their stuff. According to those dudes, the phones aren't ringing right now. I am sure players are available, but it appears most teams are just doing their thing. Can you blame Sweeney? The Bruins overachieved without their two captains. He wants to see what the team can do with them back before making a roster altering trade. Keep in mind....Sweeney hasn't exactly been a master of getting fair value in trades.

 

[RussellmaniaKW]

Sens don't trade within conference

Hoffman was acquired from San Jose. by the Panthers. In the East.

 

[RussellmaniaKW]

Yup

if they have two 4th lines then how does upgrading just one player fix that?

 

[LouJersey]

It seems that other teams 3rd line players are better than ours. Then I see their stats.

Where did you look?

Vesey-howden-namestnikov
Burakovsky-eller-connolly
Brown-Kadri-Nylander
Killorn-Cirelli-Miller
Pearson-Brassard-Kessel
Boedker-Tierney-Ryan
Bjorkstand-Jenner-Anderson
Sheary-Middlestedt-Okposo

those are from a quick search of our conference

 

[ORR2Sanderson2ORR]

Is Smith in Providence?? I thought that the Bruins would have to expose him to waivers to send him down?!

Went unclaimed

 

[Alberta_OReilly_Fan]

He only played 5 games and averaged 7 mins of ice time in those 5 games. Kind of hard to make much judgement based on that.

judgement was made in practice... in the first shift or two of a game

on the career

obviously these guys have certain skills that one hopes will translate to performance. when a guy has certain skills he will get more chances. but if he cant/wont put effort into performance on the ice... do what is coached to be the necessary things to do... play through the pain of getting to the scoring areas...

learn to make smart plays when preasured…

then you cant play these guys more than 7 mins a night

some guys are a net negative on the ice. you hope he will change and become better. but if he plays 7 mins and accomplishes nothing while exposing your team to danger... then you really cant play him more

hes been on waivers twice... he might get claimed again because people see skill. someone else might feel they can turn this guy around. my prediction?

he will be on waivers again within a few weeks if anyone puts a claim on him now

 

[Alberta_OReilly_Fan]

Where did you look?

Vesey-howden-namestnikov
Burakovsky-eller-connolly
Brown-Kadri-Nylander
Killorn-Cirelli-Miller
Pearson-Brassard-Kessel
Boedker-Tierney-Ryan
Bjorkstand-Jenner-Anderson
Sheary-Middlestedt-Okposo

those are from a quick search of our conference

how many do you take on our team? factor in performace for the buck

say that backes/kuraly/Nordstrom are our defacto 3rd line... how many of those other lines do we trade 3-for-3

is there 10 in the league?

are our guys in the top 1/3?

would our guys hold their own against most lines? factor in defense with offense...

could we expect our 3rd line to play 14 mins a game and come out tied 0-0 or 1-1 or be down 0-1 or up 1-0 99% of the time?

I think our 3rd line could be improved but we have a limited budget to spend and as a result we ask the 3rd line to focus on defense since their offense isn't enough to run and gun

 

[wintersej]

Proposal 1
To Islanders: Donato, Cehlarik, Backes, 2nd round pick (mainly to eat Backes contract)
To Bruins: Eberle, Filppula

Proposal 2
To Flyers: Blidh, Bjork, Nordstrom
To Bruins: Simmonds


Lineup after trade
Marchand Bergeron Pasta
Debrusk Krejci Eberle
Simmonds Filppula Heinen
Wagner Acciari Kuraly

Chara McAvoy
Grz Carlo
Krug Miller/Moore

Halak
Rask


Good? Not easy to give up on Donato and Bjork but in return getting back Eberle, Simmons, Filppula would be big. This lineup would have a shot to reach ECF/Finals. Filppula and Simmonds have played together in the past and Eberle is the kind of player (similar style to Marchand) that would complete that 2nd line.

Flyers will do better than Bjork and nothing.

Dumping Backes now instead of 7/1 makes zero sense. Especially given Backes FULL NMC right now, never mind his salary and bonus bits.

 

[wintersej]

I hope Bruins don't fall out of a playoff spot....but IF this happened, you can be sure drastic moves/building towards future will be plan A

How come Sweeney or Neely never come on the radio to answer some tough questions? Ainge/Wyc come on frequently and express their opinions....so that fans know where the team stands

I want to know if Sweeney/Neely are serious to want to chase the cup this season. OR how far away they think the team is from being a legit contender

Bruins need a move with Ainge's balls. Too many just awful games from this team the last few weeks.

 

[Gordoff]

if they have two 4th lines then how does upgrading just one player fix that?

It's a start anyway.

Eeevaluating!

 

[Gordoff]

Boring day at the office as I wait for puck drop tonight. So here's an idea.

I don't see the Anaheim Ducks success lasting much longer after the New Year. Their goal differential tells the real story, I think. They have lost their last 3 games heading into the holiday as well. In the meantime, despite recent struggles, Edmonton has looked better under Hitchcock. Dallas will probably find their game and even Arizona is playing much worse than they really are...they were the hottest team in the NHL at the end of the season last year. In short, I could see Anaheim getting bumped ahead of the deadline.

They have a great goalie and some dynamic defense, but man are they old up front.

Jakob Silfverberg is a UFA making less than $4m this year. He's only 28 and having a tough year but has been pretty dang consistent as a smart two-way winger throughout his career. He's a natural RH winger and has had some clutch performances in the post-season.

Pat Maroon went to NJD for a 3rd and a C prospect. Grabner went for a 2nd round pick and a B prospect. I figure Silfverberg is more valuable than both those guys, but not by a wide margin.

To ANA: JFK, 3rd round pick and Chris Wagner
To BOS: Jakob Silfverberg

I like JFK and think he will hit the 40-45pt level as a 3C, however, I don't think he is ever going to play the aggressive, determined game that the Bruins coaching staff want to see from him. Leave that job to Frederic, Studnicka and Steen when they are ready.

As for Silfverberg, the Bruins already have their superstars in the top six. Silfverberg plays extremely well as a complimentary forward alongside skilled guys, can play the PK and come up big in the clutch. He has also shutdown players like Crosby, McDavid and other superstars in his career. He would certainly be welcomed in a role shutting down some of those hyper skilled Leafs or Lightning guys. I could see him thriving alongside Bergeron and Marchand.


Marchand - Bergeron - Silfverberg
DeBrusk - Krejci - Pastrnak

With a modest cap hit for Silfverberg, the Bruins would still be able to make a move for a quality 3C.

Makes too much sense!

Bruins should be at the point that they know enough about which guys to keep and which to try and move you would think.

They would have "depth" lists I would think.

Defensively, I would think Vaak and Lauzon have leapfrogged Zboril. Upfront, they seem to like Frederic and Studnicka a lot....Lauko is a guy I'm sure they are impressed with...Senny is a guy they hold...JFK could maybe go....Bjork maybe... Donato will be here.

My prospects to move in the right deal would be Zboril, JFK and Bjork. Would NOT be for rentals however.

Bruins have three top four forwards locked up for a long time in Marchand, Pasta and JDB (controllable). Krejci and Bergeron are here for a couple more minimum.

Leaves one top 6 spot. Heinen and Donato are going to be bottom 6 here for bit I feel as well.

So that's what 7 top 9 spots? Leaves a huge amount of players to fight for a couple of meaningful spots. Deal now while they all have value, just guess right.

Slow, deliberate........evaluating..................................yawn!

Zykov is 6’1”, 225 pounds and a RH shot.

So pretty much not like Donato at all.

Gets his nose dirty. Since Sweeneely aren't going to do anything anytime soon and they need an offensive injection, if available he should be tried!

Bs 3-0 with Gemel in the lineup, including a pasting of Toronto. I know, I know, the wins might have had more to do with JFK in the lineup, and scoring in two of the three games. Good thing they haven't been seen in a while. Bs obviously much better without them.

LOL, yeah right!

 

[Oates2Neely]

This is a tough question because I think the answer doesn't come until some future season.

I think the Bruins can hang onto the playoff spot as it, I really do. I also don't think Sweeney will do anything impactful for the top 6. He may add some guy at the deadline who who 'can' play top 6, but a meaningful upgrade of a real top 6 forward? I don't see it.

I don’t see it happening either. I think Sweeney adds a veteran at the deadline on an expiring contract. I don’t think Bjork/ JFK/ Senyshyn/ Zboril/ Chelarik have much value. I think Sweeney may potentially be concerned he’ll make a mistake and trade the wrong kid away.

 

[Oates2Neely]

Jamie Benn would be a good solution for the 2nd line wing void.

Fallen Stars: CEO shreds 'terrible' Benn, Seguin

 

[TCB]

Jamie Benn would be a good solution for the 2nd line wing void.

Fallen Stars: CEO shreds 'terrible' Benn, Seguin

Benn the guy who wasn't picked until Bostons 5th round pick (Adam McQuaid) because scouts thought he didn't have any Desire/ambition/motivation for hockey to succeed.

 

[easton117]

Jamie Benn would be a good solution for the 2nd line wing void.

Fallen Stars: CEO shreds 'terrible' Benn, Seguin

Lol was just thinking of those two.

They should take a selfie, lying out in the sun by the pool together. Hashtag it ‘will be here longer than the Stars CEO’.

As for the Bruins, this season is looking like a write off. Ive wanted Sweeney to pick a direction. Either go all in or start looking at moving some of the older guys before they start breaking down even more.

Tough with all the injuries and inconsistent play from the youth though.

 

[Gee Wally]

Jamie Benn would be a good solution for the 2nd line wing void.

Fallen Stars: CEO shreds 'terrible' Benn, Seguin

Never happen.

Hes owed about 40 million in bonuses. Lockout protected.
Thats a lot of dough.

Full NMC forcver and a 9.5 Cap hit.

 

[Oates2Neely]

Never happen.

Hes owed about 40 million in bonuses. Lockout protected.
Thats a lot of dough.

Full NMC forcver and a 9.5 Cap hit.

I was half kidding. Benn is paid top dollar.
I don’t understand why that Stars team can’t ever win in the playoffs.