Therick67
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Chia couldn't sell Florida on Kelly at only 3 million? with all those bad deals they gave out yesterday, Kelly looks like a bargain.
Chia couldn't sell Florida on Kelly at only 3 million? with all those bad deals they gave out yesterday, Kelly looks like a bargain.
Chris Bourque has signed with the Boston Bruins.
The terms of the agreement weren't immediately available. Bourque had a goal and four points in 18 games with Boston in 2013. After that he spent a season in Europe, recording 13 points in 21 Swiss league games and another two points in 11 KHL contests.
Source: Blueshirts United
Jul 2 - 11:07 AM
Yeah....lets go back to the days when the Bruins wouldnt pay market value and even bring guys like Bourque to arbitration.
Yeah...them was the good old days ....they was.
Chia couldn't sell Florida on Kelly at only 3 million? with all those bad deals they gave out yesterday, Kelly looks like a bargain.
GW, the 'yutes round these parts have some kinda short memories... actually if i had only one brush to paint with, it would be the one with the color of "Bruins fans are all delusional" and have no idea about how the business end of this all works.
But since I am positive and not allowed to speak my opinion any more I won't say that.
How ya doing Wally?
Short memories. Or no memories at all.
If by Bruins you mean NY Rangers...
If PC can manage to move Kelly and McQuaid for picks and prospects.. and sign Smith and Krug for 2-2.5m to 1 year deals we could easily have some cap space left for the odds and ends needed during the season.. I don't expect any new additions to the Bruins roster.:
FORWARDS
Milan Lucic ($6.000m) / Patrice Bergeron ($6.500m) / Loui Eriksson ($4.250m)
Brad Marchand ($4.500m) / David Krejci ($5.250m) / Reilly Smith ($2.000m)
Matt Fraser ($0.750m) / Carl Soderberg ($1.008m) / Ryan Spooner ($0.760m)
Daniel Paille ($1.300m) / Gregory Campbell ($1.600m) / Matt Lindblad ($0.834m)
Justin Florek ($0.750m) / Jordan Caron ($0.550m) /
DEFENSEMEN
Zdeno Chara ($6.917m) / Dougie Hamilton ($0.894m)
Dennis Seidenberg ($4.000m) / Johnny Boychuk ($3.367m)
Torey Krug ($2.500m) / Kevan Miller ($0.800m)
Matt Bartkowski ($0.715m) /
GOALTENDERS
Tuukka Rask ($7.000m)
Niklas Svedberg ($0.600m)
LTIR
Marc Savard ($4.027m)
BONUS OVERAGE
$4,779,500
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(estimations for 2014-15)
SALARY CAP: $69,000,000; CAP PAYROLL: $67,624,083; BONUSES: $801,250
CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $1,375,917
Matt Fraser ($0.750m) / Carl Soderberg ($1.008m) / Ryan Spooner ($0.760m)
that line has the potential to be the bargain of the century!
It's early and Dustin Penner is still out there- but so far Peter Chiarelli by accident or planned has had a great day. Color me shocked at the money being spent and wait until the 4th, 5th, or 6th years of some of these guys kick in. There better be buyouts available in a few years or one very high Cap. Benoit Pouliot money has to come back to bite Edmonton some time? right? Today's yield was like food shopping hungry, stoned, and with wad of cash on you and then looking in the bag to find out you may have cleaned out the chip and snack aisle- and your wallet.
This is about Boston though and if Chiarelli can resist yard sales and 5 Below and stick to what he said in the paper about the kids he could be very happy in a few months. Save your money Peter, after seeing what Statsny got you know if Krejci ever gets out there he is looking at $8 M. You will probably have to give him your 'man's word NMC and likely 6 or more years so if that's the way to go resist and let the Wild and Blues and Tampa Bay Lightning, and Florida Panthers spend away.
As for Boston being ascending down to the rest of the league after what I saw today the only thing ascending down will be a few teams to join our boys in Cap Hell and likely sooner rather than later.
I wanted Iginla to stay and he got one of the few contracts I could stomach today. The term is probably a year to long for Iggy, but he's in great shape, a proven scorer, good teammate, and to any kid coming up a legend you get to play with. All accounts he's a very nice man. So, yah, I would take him back and be happy. However, if Chiarelli can stick to his statements and go with a few of the kids I'll be happy because there is one an maybe two who I think can put a big dent in Iginla production, make the team younger, faster, even spunkier- even if it modifies the Bruins blueprint the past 6 years.
It all starts on the fourth line. The merlot line is dead. Its time to spruce up that place and get some young'uns with a resume heavy on the offense down there; and that means going with whichever one of your best prospects you believe in at center. I'm all for retaining Gregory Campbell but I'd make him a wing, five on five if paired with either Spooner or Khokhlachev. Campell can still take draws, be the defensive presence, but he can chip in by playing hard down low and going to the net, helping whichever one he is paired with.
Here is the tricky part. This team aint big enough for both of them and Spooner is ready- even if his 200 foot game isn't, his skill is. The Bruins coaching staff can work with him and having Doug Jarvis around is invaluable. I watched his entire career and he was as smart, tough, talented as you would find on a bottom 6. I hated the Habs but really liked the way this guy clogged lanes, thought the game and appreciated his skill level. He's not big but he is the NHL game played Iron Man and has 4 Stanley Cup rings. (my favorite thing about Jarvis is he was drafted 24th by the Maple Leafs who immediately traded him to Montreal for a hockey nobody). I trust either Ryan or Koko makes this opening night roster by Christmas will be playing an acceptable if not moreso 200 foot game if this guy is in charge.
The fourth line recent years has been good for about 25-30 goals; you put either one of these kids there and a winger with some offense they should be able to add 50% to that.
Watching both of these two in Providence it is my opinion that both are much better centers than wingers- neither has played much of it; and in Koko's stab at it, he last less than 5 periods and was benched and stuck back at center. But that is fine. The center is the most important offensive position and each of these kids has exceptional offensive ability. Khokhlachev is more a scorer, more a hound, more active, he's all over the place and he looks to make things happen. Ryan can skate and pass, more a playmaker, but he can shoot the puck quite well, and that would be something I would demand he put in his arsenal.
Koko could always go down and be first man up; Ryan to me is best up here or somewhere else. He needs to get his career going. He can play fourth line but also in your top two on the power play; just like Campbell can play fourth line and be in your top two on the Penalty kill and be very good.
You win down the middle in sports- and with Rask, the defense led by Chara and Seidenberg, and the emerging Hamilton and Krug, the Bruins are top 5 easy; a center group of
Krejci
Bergeron
Soderberg
Khokhlachev/Spooner
is pretty dynamic
I would be more happy to hear Peter Chiarelli to walk out and have a press conference and announce Ryan or Koko will be the fourth line center than we just signed Benoit Pouliot for $5 M or gave a 5/25 NTC to Matt Moulson (going to love that 5 M in his late 30's)
DKH...you remain my hero!
Good post dude.
Later
How the hell does he hurt us off the ice?
Yeah....lets go back to the days when the Bruins wouldnt pay market value and even bring guys like Bourque to arbitration.
Yeah...them was the good old days ....they was.
Short memories. Or no memories at all.
You wouldn't find Sinden overpaying guys, by gum. Those were the best of times.
How soon people forget eh Wally?
Holy crap...if you're coming back, I'm coming back.
A breath of fresh air could do. This place smells like sheep poop and bull ****.
Why?
And you will not find an answer to that question.
You are correct sir
I will though
Wrong
...and if they won't take Chiarelli's word, here's the actual section of the CBA
"Players With Fewer Than Three Years of Professional Experience.
Any Player with fewer than the required years of professional experience set forth in Section 10.2 shall have no right to Free Agency except as provided in this section. Upon expiration of such a Player's SPC, the Club to whom the Player was last under SPC shall be entitled to make that Player a Qualifying Offer under the terms and conditions set forth in Section 10.2(a)(ii) above. A Club which makes this Qualifying Offer will have the exclusive right to negotiate with any such Player. In the event no such Qualifying Offer is made, the Player shall immediately become an Unrestricted Free Agent pursuant to Section 10.2(a)(iv)
above. "
Page 30, Section 10.2 (c) of the CBA http://cdn.agilitycms.com/nhlpacom/PDF/NHL_NHLPA_2013_CBA.pdf
It's early and Dustin Penner is still out there- but so far Peter Chiarelli by accident or planned has had a great day. Color me shocked at the money being spent and wait until the 4th, 5th, or 6th years of some of these guys kick in. There better be buyouts available in a few years or one very high Cap. Benoit Pouliot money has to come back to bite Edmonton some time? right? Today's yield was like food shopping hungry, stoned, and with wad of cash on you and then looking in the bag to find out you may have cleaned out the chip and snack aisle- and your wallet.
This is about Boston though and if Chiarelli can resist yard sales and 5 Below and stick to what he said in the paper about the kids he could be very happy in a few months. Save your money Peter, after seeing what Statsny got you know if Krejci ever gets out there he is looking at $8 M. You will probably have to give him your 'man's word NMC and likely 6 or more years so if that's the way to go resist and let the Wild and Blues and Tampa Bay Lightning, and Florida Panthers spend away.
As for Boston being ascending down to the rest of the league after what I saw today the only thing ascending down will be a few teams to join our boys in Cap Hell and likely sooner rather than later.
I wanted Iginla to stay and he got one of the few contracts I could stomach today. The term is probably a year to long for Iggy, but he's in great shape, a proven scorer, good teammate, and to any kid coming up a legend you get to play with. All accounts he's a very nice man. So, yah, I would take him back and be happy. However, if Chiarelli can stick to his statements and go with a few of the kids I'll be happy because there is one an maybe two who I think can put a big dent in Iginla production, make the team younger, faster, even spunkier- even if it modifies the Bruins blueprint the past 6 years.
It all starts on the fourth line. The merlot line is dead. Its time to spruce up that place and get some young'uns with a resume heavy on the offense down there; and that means going with whichever one of your best prospects you believe in at center. I'm all for retaining Gregory Campbell but I'd make him a wing, five on five if paired with either Spooner or Khokhlachev. Campell can still take draws, be the defensive presence, but he can chip in by playing hard down low and going to the net, helping whichever one he is paired with.
Here is the tricky part. This team aint big enough for both of them and Spooner is ready- even if his 200 foot game isn't, his skill is. The Bruins coaching staff can work with him and having Doug Jarvis around is invaluable. I watched his entire career and he was as smart, tough, talented as you would find on a bottom 6. I hated the Habs but really liked the way this guy clogged lanes, thought the game and appreciated his skill level. He's not big but he is the NHL game played Iron Man and has 4 Stanley Cup rings. (my favorite thing about Jarvis is he was drafted 24th by the Maple Leafs who immediately traded him to Montreal for a hockey nobody). I trust either Ryan or Koko makes this opening night roster by Christmas will be playing an acceptable if not moreso 200 foot game if this guy is in charge.
The fourth line recent years has been good for about 25-30 goals; you put either one of these kids there and a winger with some offense they should be able to add 50% to that.
Watching both of these two in Providence it is my opinion that both are much better centers than wingers- neither has played much of it; and in Koko's stab at it, he last less than 5 periods and was benched and stuck back at center. But that is fine. The center is the most important offensive position and each of these kids has exceptional offensive ability. Khokhlachev is more a scorer, more a hound, more active, he's all over the place and he looks to make things happen. Ryan can skate and pass, more a playmaker, but he can shoot the puck quite well, and that would be something I would demand he put in his arsenal.
Koko could always go down and be first man up; Ryan to me is best up here or somewhere else. He needs to get his career going. He can play fourth line but also in your top two on the power play; just like Campbell can play fourth line and be in your top two on the Penalty kill and be very good.
You win down the middle in sports- and with Rask, the defense led by Chara and Seidenberg, and the emerging Hamilton and Krug, the Bruins are top 5 easy; a center group of
Krejci
Bergeron
Soderberg
Khokhlachev/Spooner
is pretty dynamic
I would be more happy to hear Peter Chiarelli to walk out and have a press conference and announce Ryan or Koko will be the fourth line center than we just signed Benoit Pouliot for $5 M or gave a 5/25 NTC to Matt Moulson (going to love that 5 M in his late 30's)
Matt Fraser ($0.750m) / Carl Soderberg ($1.008m) / Ryan Spooner ($0.760m)
that line has the potential to be the bargain of the century!
Fraser showed some flashes in the playoffs last year. He's got size, but needs a better shot. I also hope Fraser puts on a few pounds over the offseason. Have him be the Lucic of the third line. He doesn't need to be a bull in a china shop, but he can muck along the boards, get the puck to Soderberg to create space and distribute to Spooner.
I'm not sold on Spooner, but a lot of people seem to think he's what this team needs. I'm hoping that this line can develop something. Two bigger guys in Soderberg and Fraser with a smaller quick guy in Spooner.
That line should be able to give us what the third did last year. Spooner on the third, I'm hoping, can match what Eriksson gave. Although we're losing a great piece on the first line, I can see Eriksson fitting right in with Lucic and DK on the first line.
Not everything is so bleak. We're not heading into the season with a slam dunk roster like last year, but you have to give the kids a shot sometime. No team is able to compete without developing their youth.
Also, I didn't know Smith was six foot. I thought he was a lot smaller.
Fraser showed some flashes in the playoffs last year. He's got size, but needs a better shot. I also hope Fraser puts on a few pounds over the offseason. Have him be the Lucic of the third line. He doesn't need to be a bull in a china shop, but he can muck along the boards, get the puck to Soderberg to create space and distribute to Spooner.
I'm not sold on Spooner, but a lot of people seem to think he's what this team needs. I'm hoping that this line can develop something. Two bigger guys in Soderberg and Fraser with a smaller quick guy in Spooner.
That line should be able to give us what the third did last year. Spooner on the third, I'm hoping, can match what Eriksson gave. Although we're losing a great piece on the first line, I can see Eriksson fitting right in with Lucic and DK on the first line.
Not everything is so bleak. We're not heading into the season with a slam dunk roster like last year, but you have to give the kids a shot sometime. No team is able to compete without developing their youth.
Also, I didn't know Smith was six foot. I thought he was a lot smaller.
are you watching the same Fraser as the rest of us? The best thing about him is that he has an NHL-quality shot. He needs to work on his skating, but his shot is terrific.
One has to take into consideration Florida's motivation for giving someone that money