Confirmed Signing with Link: David Krejci returning to the Czech Republic

[TD Charlie]

oh man, If i was a bruins fan reading that

Accurate.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Really underrated player and will be a tough loss for the Bs. One of my personal favourites, not a ton of guys had his ability to make one move at the blueline and open up a ton of ice.

Good luck home in Czechia Krejc!

 

[TD Charlie]

big lost for the bruins

Sweeney already announced the 2nd line center last night, you may have heard of him before his name is "Center by committee."

Yeah, they're f***ed. We know.

 

[terranraida]

f*** your team :S

 

[Stuzchuk]

Tough look when the only excitement you get is from other teams losing players

thx for the laugh!!

 

[Voight]

Takes a lot to do this. Turning down millions & its not often players "go home" while they re still playing at a high level.

 

[kerrabria]

I remember I always used my 3rd round pick on him when I was kid playing franchise/season mode on NHL 2k11.
Wouldn't be surprised if he helped Czechia medal at the 2022 Olympics. He'll probably be the best center there.

Good luck, David.

 

[rams]

What a great player, he will be missed.

 

[Gee Wally]

I think they would if they know he wouldn't report

not in a million years. If you are a team heading into the playoffs are you going to gift the Bruins a two time playoff points leader.
You block it and tell him fine. Buy a ticket if you want to be there.

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

Sounds like Boston could use a 2C whats your offer for Monahan? Assuming Jake and Moore are involved for cap reasons.

 

[vanarchy]

What? He was still dominant. Sad news i guess, but good for him

A lot of the euro players seem to know when to hang it up. Or you end up looking like Jumbo Joe.

 

[WhalerTurnedBruin55]

Sounds like Boston could use a 2C whats your offer for Monahan? Assuming Jake and Moore are involved for cap reasons.

What's your ask? Maybe we can meet in the middle somewhere.

 

[MBH]

Is the Taylor Hall signing the kiss of death for the Bruins?

 

[Skelen]

As a leafs fan: Lucic, Chara, Krejci gone.

bergeron and Marchand are next

Cant wait to watch Matthews walk when that awful contract is up. Good luck in the first round

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

What's your ask? Maybe we can meet in the middle somewhere.

add a 1st and Beecher? We would be flipping it all to Buffalo along with more for Eichel

 

[frederixx]

A lot of the euro players seem to know when to hang it up. Or you end up looking like Jumbo Joe.

To be fair, most Euro players can go back to their country and play many more years.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

As a leafs fan: Lucic, Chara, Krejci gone.

bergeron and Marchand are next

the problem is Marchand just keeps getting better every year into his 30s lol . By the time he's 40 he's gonna be scoring 200 per season

 

[Habsrule]

Good for Krejci. I always had a lot of respect for him as a Habs fan.

 

[1specter]

Boston was having the perfect offseason until this happened. Guess Haula will be 2C now?

 

[BostonBob]

After looking at Boston's cap situation, how were they expecting to pay Krejci anyway? only 1m left in cap space tells me the team knew full well this was happening before the start of FA.

If Krejci wanted to return there were a few ways to get some more cap room:

- trading some player(s) like Debrusk, Grzelcyk, Wagner, Moore, etc for picks
- sending Wagner to the minors


To be honest - I do agree with you that Bruins management might have known before today that Krejci was not coming back which explains why they spent so much on Wednesday.

 

[burstnbloom]

As a leafs fan: Lucic, Chara, Krejci gone.

bergeron and Marchand are next

Brad will be with the Bruins longer than Auston will be in Toronto.

 

[burstnbloom]

Didn't Hall look good (or "good") with Boston this past season though just because he played with Krejci? And now Krejci's gone. I remember specifically a goal against the Sabres where Krejci dangled Dahlin & Jokiharju up the stands, to serve Hall for an easy tally. I don't think you should trust Hall to carry his own line to any great heights in the upcoming years.

Hall was in the 90th percentile in the NHL generating high danger chances on his own IN BUFFALO last year. He's the biggest reason why I'm not as worried about this from an on the ice perspective. It's not idea, but at least there is a play driver on the second line already.

but my heart. My heart is sad. Love you Krejci.

 

[burstnbloom]

Sounds like Boston could use a 2C whats your offer for Monahan? Assuming Jake and Moore are involved for cap reasons.

Thats literally all we have.

 

[Kent Nilsson]

Legend

 

[BostonBob]

Boston was having the perfect offseason until this happened. Guess Haula will be 2C now?

I think Coyle will get the first shot. I would like to see how he would do with some good wingers and playing healthy. If Coyle fails then Haula will likely get the next shot. Some Bruin fans are calling for Studnicka for the #2C spot but I would prefer he gets at least one full NHL season as the #3C or even the #4C.