This guy plays the game like a Boston Bruin. I love his intensity and his willingness to sacrifice his body for the team and the city. The hits he threw yesterday even had Eddie and Doc raving about him. To bring the physicality and fight he does for his size is so fun to watch.
Player Discussion Chris Wagner
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ODAAT
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he played, by far, his most complete game yesterday in a Bruins jersey
Bruinfanatic
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He is a physical presence on the forward line,something Bruins have very little of,Have absolutely know issues with him playing on the forth line regularly.
BiGBear8
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Tmac37
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Kuraly and Wagner make for a very good fourth line pair. Really love rooting for both; just honest 100% effort every shift. Physical.
Nordstrom is a fine complement, but think he might add more value on the third line given the options available on this roster. I'd love to see them try Blidh or Fitzgerald as the other 4W.
Nordstrom is a fine complement, but think he might add more value on the third line given the options available on this roster. I'd love to see them try Blidh or Fitzgerald as the other 4W.
BruinDust
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Much like Shawn Thornton's first season in Boston, it's taken Wagner a little while to find his way as a Bruin but he's fitting in nicely now.
Good put, very underrated but very important role to have a player like him.
A line of Wagner-Kuraly-Blidh would be absolutely infuriating to play against lol. Really would like to see that. I like Blidh a lot as far as a 4th liner goes. Plays on the edge, pisses ppl off, not a black hole on offense....put that with the sandpaper the other two bring plz
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Ok this guy’s not as bad as I thought. Pretty solid 4th liner.
DKH
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This was my target this off season
Didn’t realize he had as much offensive ability as shown
Great Bruins
Only downside is he upset Leafs fans with his beautiful clean hit in Riley
Didn’t realize he had as much offensive ability as shown
Great Bruins
Only downside is he upset Leafs fans with his beautiful clean hit in Riley
Bruins’ Chris Wagner Salutes Late Grandfather In Emotional Game Vs. Sabres
Saturday night’s game was an emotional one for Chris Wagner.The Boston winger had a goal disallowed before scoring the Bruins’ first goal in their 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at TD Garden. What fans didn’t know, however, was that the Walpole, Mass. native was skating with a lot on his mind. He revealed after the game his grandfather passed away Friday.Wagner spoke about him after the game and credited his grandfather for his strong performance to the Boston Sports Journal’s Conor Ryan.
Saturday night’s game was an emotional one for Chris Wagner.The Boston winger had a goal disallowed before scoring the Bruins’ first goal in their 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at TD Garden. What fans didn’t know, however, was that the Walpole, Mass. native was skating with a lot on his mind. He revealed after the game his grandfather passed away Friday.Wagner spoke about him after the game and credited his grandfather for his strong performance to the Boston Sports Journal’s Conor Ryan.
neelynugs
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indeed. i think that penguins game was when the light went on. he had like 8-9 SOG, and
has been really good since.
I’ve said it before but he was born to be a Bruin.
What he did last night was fantastic and a hell of a tribute to his grandfather. No doubt in my mind that his grandfather was with him the entire time last night.
What he did last night was fantastic and a hell of a tribute to his grandfather. No doubt in my mind that his grandfather was with him the entire time last night.
It seems like the adjustment for Wags has been made and he's settled in. I will say when he doesn't have to crush everyone he hits he has some pretty good offensive skills.
Alberta_OReilly_Fan
Bruin fan since 1975
Happy hes bringing it... still dont want him in our starting lineup when healthy
I want our top line... 3 spots
Wagner doesnt play with krejci so thats 6 spots
I want backes ahead of wagner... maybe with kuraly/nordstrom? Leaving just 3 spots
I want a kid line
Dont want wagner taking icetime from heinen/donato/bjork/federic/jfk
I like him as our 13th forward... but i think thats where hes at
I want our top line... 3 spots
Wagner doesnt play with krejci so thats 6 spots
I want backes ahead of wagner... maybe with kuraly/nordstrom? Leaving just 3 spots
I want a kid line
Dont want wagner taking icetime from heinen/donato/bjork/federic/jfk
I like him as our 13th forward... but i think thats where hes at
Makes absolutely no sense at all but thanks for chiming in.
Alberta_OReilly_Fan
Bruin fan since 1975
They dress 18 skaters for a game. 12 forwards. 6 dmen. If all 12 spots are filled with other players then you end up in the pressbox
Welcome aboard. You will pick this up in no time and if anything else is confusing just ask. We all had to learn it sometime
veganbruin
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Think you're on a ship all your own in regards to Wagner. Guy is perfect for the 4th line and have no problem with him taking ice time from anyone not glued to the top 2 lines. Dude brings it every night. The kids should be taking notes on how Wagner plays the game.
Alberta_OReilly_Fan
Bruin fan since 1975
I dont want to be on the train slagging bruin players... but lets be realistic
Hes 27 turning 28. Guys like this are gone by 30
He has 22 goals in 213 career games... 37 points
Stats dont always tell the whole story. Hes been on 4 teams in 5 years.
Hes a plug. If you got a hole in your lineup... you plug him in. He plays with energy
When you got someone better, you replace him and let him go. Some fans miss him because he did play with energy
He might have a couple good games... but if he had them regular he wouldnt be on a new team every year. His career stats wouldnt suck
Hes a good 13th forward plug
Hopefully we will get healthy enough we can ice a lineup with 12 better hockey players soon
DKH
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Alberta_OReilly_Fan
Bruin fan since 1975
You might remrmber i grabbed him in our sim league. Im not a hater. If he performs and his ratings go up i win
If anyone should be pulling for him and cave its me. I got cave too...
But realistically teams dont win with these guys in your lineup every day
We want bergeron/pastnak/marchand. So lets all agree they dont sit for wagner
Then we want krejci/debrusk/schenn right? Dont tell me you are sitting one of them
Now you are an even bigger fan of the kids than i am. Are you sitting any of heinen, donato, jfk? And if so does wagner fit here? Is he first to draw in ahead of bjork or federic? We want seconary scoring and we want development. Does wagner give us this?
So now we have 3 spots on our 'grit' line... if he plays this is where he plays
As a right shot... does he replace backes?
Or is he the center in place of kuraly?
Really?
So one spot left... lw... is he there instead of nordstrom?
Honestly... i wouldnt lose sleep. I like both players. I got wagner on my sim. If wagner ends up playing i won't scream and shout or let it all out
My betting money says hes our 13th forward if we get healthy... cave our 14th... and accari will see if he can clear waivers or not
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