Player Discussion Derek Forbort

[UncleRico]

When are we going to talk about how our free agent signing are trash and YA BOY @UncleRico nailed it while the vast majority of you guys had shiny new toy syndrome and thought they’d be electric.

A lot of you TRASHED me for saying these were marginal signings. Straight name calling and they are still garbage.

 

[inactive user]

When are we going to talk about how our free agent signing are trash and YA BOY @UncleRico nailed it while the vast majority of you guys had shiny new toy syndrome and thought they’d be electric.

A lot of you TRASHED me for saying these were marginal signings. Straight name calling and they are still garbage.

The vast majority didn’t like the signing either, including me. At least some of us were willing to give him a chance. I’m not going to completely give up on him but he definitely shouldn’t be on the top pairing with McAvoy.

 

[PlayMakers]

Lol at the Forbort stinks victory lap.

 

[inactive user]

Lol at the Forbort stinks victory lap.

It's like some people just love to root against this team.

 

[BostonBob]

When are we going to talk about how our free agent signing are trash and YA BOY @UncleRico nailed it while the vast majority of you guys had shiny new toy syndrome and thought they’d be electric.

Nice job.

 

[elMatador]

Giving NTC to Forbort must be the biggest lol for quite a long time.

Sweeney's plan to bring in the offseason a top pair LHD went quickly downhill as one by one Martinez, Ekholm, Oleksiak all have signed their new contracts. Sweeney had no balls to offersheet Pelech either.
In a pure desperation move Sweeney looks to the leftovers and decides to bring in a fake top pair LHD whos last contract was a 1year for $1m . To sell it to a fanbase he signes Forbort for 3 years, triples his salary with a cherry on the top NTC. Just wonder if anybody told Derek what he was up to.
Sweeney is a pure genius

 

[inactive user]

Sweeney's plan to bring in the offseason a top pair LHD went quickly downhill as one by one Martinez, Ekholm, Oleksiak all have signed their new contracts.

None of these players were available to get besides maybe Ekholm who ended up extending with NSH. Martinez and Oleksiak never hit FA.

Sweeney had no balls to offersheet Pelech either.

Offer sheets are rarely ever successful. Who’s to say Pelech would even sign an offersheet? Not as easy as you may think it is.

 

[Banded Peak]

When are we going to talk about how our free agent signing are trash and YA BOY @UncleRico nailed it while the vast majority of you guys had shiny new toy syndrome and thought they’d be electric.

A lot of you TRASHED me for saying these were marginal signings. Straight name calling and they are still garbage.

What a bizarre strawman post. Electric? They were depth signings. No one thought otherwise.

 

[DKH]

I am grateful for many things today including that HF Boards posters have a bottom 6 defenseman to put all their energy and time and overreaction into.

 

[Flannelman]

I think it is less that any one player is junk, or that (largely) posters are actively rooting against a player, it’s more the “alternative use of capital” aspect of this and that most of the dollars are allocated to situational minutes and that puts more pressure on the guys who can consistently play.

They’ve got about 12.5M invested in their left side (including Moore). Could that have been allocated more prudently?

not sure I see any changes coming tho; two new deals, a guy who could have been had for free on waivers, and Gryz.

 

[BruinDust]

Lots of panic about Forbort but he's not the first D-man to arrive in Boston and have a harder time adjusting to the Bruins defensive system. Give him some time I think he will be fine.

 

[Bruinfanatic]

Is he really any better than Tinordi.

 

[The National]

Is he really any better than Tinordi.

Yes.

 

[Bruinfanatic]

Yes.

Not much that I have seen especially for the money difference.

 

[The National]

Not much that I have seen especially for the money difference.

He’s not 3x better no.

 

[BruinDust]

Is he really any better than Tinordi.

I caught a glimpse of the Flames-Rangers game earlier on replay and Tinordi was down low in his own zone protecting the puck and that exact same thought (Is Tinordi just as good as Forbort?) went through my head.

While they are similar, they are also different. Tinordi is heavier and tougher, while Forbort is the better player with the puck on his stick. Both are big guys who can move well for their size.

 

[Bruinfanatic]

I caught a glimpse of the Flames-Rangers game earlier on replay and Tinordi was down low in his own zone protecting the puck and that exact same thought (Is Tinordi just as good as Forbort?) went through my head.

While they are similar, they are also different. Tinordi is heavier and tougher, while Forbort is the better player with the puck on his stick. Both are big guys who can move well for their size.

I think Tinordi plays a safer game in his own end ,and really neither should be in the top 4 ,so for a 5th or 6th parrying D they would have saved quite a bit of cap space with Tinordi,I guess is really only my point.

 

[Kalus]

He is a fine #6 on a bad contract.

 

[BruinDust]

I think Tinordi plays a safer game in his own end ,and really neither should be in the top 4 ,so for a 5th or 6th parrying D they would have saved quite a bit of cap space with Tinordi,I guess is really only my point.

Ultimately Forbort has a longer track record than Tinordi at playing in the NHL, he's the more proven commodity. Tinordi is a bit of a late bloomer to a certain degree and has never really been a regular everyday NHL player. Would of saved some cap, but also would of been more of a gamble. I can see why Sweeney went the route he did.

 

[The National]

I caught a glimpse of the Flames-Rangers game earlier on replay and Tinordi was down low in his own zone protecting the puck and that exact same thought (Is Tinordi just as good as Forbort?) went through my head.

While they are similar, they are also different. Tinordi is heavier and tougher, while Forbort is the better player with the puck on his stick. Both are big guys who can move well for their size.

I think Forbort has slightly better skating ability which keeps him from being just a depth defensemen. Tinordi isn’t a realistic every game defenseman imo.

 

[KnightofBoston]

im not sure the bruins would be in a worse situation team wise had they just exposed reilly, not signed forbort, and let lauzon and zboril take over.



like, we would be objectively in a better situation cap wise. or how about keeping reilly and exposing moore? (was that not an option? forgive me if so)

either way it just seems like sweeney keeps trying to do things half way. Can't trust the youth HE drafted yet keeps making similar draft decisions year after year. Then keeps dumping a dollar here, a dollar there, on players we end up waiving or being not any better than the kids in terms of actual on ice performance. Lot's of wasted money on these guys when he could use it to go for guys like Hertle at the deadline or Eichel in general.

 

[EverettMike]

Look, I hated this signing. I also think his ceiling is a #6 defenseman on a bad contract. But c'mon, let's at least give him a few months to possibly get comfortable* before declaring this a total disaster. It's a whole new system for him. If he's still anywhere this bad when February rolls around I will be at the front of the line with my pitchfork.

*Please just let him do that far away as possible from McAvoy.

 

[ODAAT]

as others have stated, he`s a 5-6, can`t force feed a guy like him top 2 or 4 minutes and expect great results. The B`s D were owned by the Leafs physically which is embarrassing, when Mitchy Marner is winning a board battle , your in trouble

 

[BruinsJoe]

Waive him and no one will claim him

 

[Lobster57]

It's like some people just love to root against this team.

and others think guys are going to become better than they are just because they have a B on the front of the jersey. Being realistic about a player isn't rooting against the team.