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That's not happening , more like 8 for 8
I have a feeling he’s going to have a monster playoffs so ya that’s definitely possible
That's not happening , more like 8 for 8
Sweeney should be fired if he gives him 6.
boston fan here 100% but little worried about upcoming playoffs. Here is my reasons :
1) do not want bruins to play Toronto in first round and it looks like a pretty much guarantee
2) think the bruins would have a better shot being a wild card seed ( first wild card position)
3) do not want to play Toronto because I think the bruins are peeking to early they are playing
there best hockey right now. Need to play there best hockey in april. Also think Cassidy and Sweeney
should start sitting players periodically here namely Bergeron, chara, krejci, marchand, McAvoy, krug,.
They need to be well rested facing the leafs.
4) on to the leafs they are facing some adversity now but lets dig deeper : last season there #3 and #4 centres
were Thomas pleckanic and domenic moore. They have added John Tavares, and Nic Petan who I think will
start with the Marlies and by time playoffs start will be the regular number 4 centre. that is an upgrade from
last season. Also added Muzzin on D which will upgrade there d core from last season with dermott being one
year older with experience under his belt.
5) remember last season the series went 7 games with kadri being suspended for 3 of the games.
6) this season with the additions of Tavares and muzzin and everything else being equal the leafs will beat the bruins
7) the bruins added Coyle and Johansson and have a healthy Carlo as opposed to last season, do not think that
will be enough to overcome what the leafs will throw at them.
8) Toronto's 4th line will consist of Petan, Nick Baptiste, and Trevor Moore come playoff time ( book it) they will be the
talk of the series.
Thank you mr. Sweeney for not trading Grizz. Can you imagine.
He has put the Bs in a better position to be successful than they were before the deadline. It is now up to the players and coaches to do their job. Regular season is nice and all, but the playoffs are what matter. Enough pieces are in place, but will they perform and/or be utilized properly? We shall see if the players and coaches have what it takes to progress over last season come playoff time. There is no reason they should not.
I think a really important piece to not overlook is having Coyle next year. Yes I hope they get it done this year... but the Coyle move is huge to buy this core a shot at the Cup this year and next. Bjork coming back healthy, Debrusk/Mac/Carlo/Heinen a year older/better stronger... and then maybe MoJo coming back or we add another piece. He's put them in a better position to be successful now and in the long term.. and that's what you want a GM to do.
Now we move Krug in the offseason (I hope). Terrified about them reupping him long term at big money. If Gryz got moved I would think it's far more likely that they reup Krug... so I'm hoping Donny is looking into moving Torey in the Summer... but agreed, very happy to still have Grizzy.
If krug is traded I would honestly rather tie backes to the deal rather than maximizing the return. Let Vaak slide into the open LHD spot. But moving krug and backes would free up just under 12 million in cap space next year.
Easier said than done... I think we will have Backes all next year and maybe we can get Seattle to take him in the expansion draft if Backes agrees to it which is unlikely. Far more likely scenario is move Krug and don't resign big Z (which will be a big discussion in a few months) which frees up over 10mil. That money will help with Carlo/McAvoy/Heinen extensions. Assuming you don't get a defender back you go into next year with.
Vaak-McAvoy
Gryz-Carlo
Moore-Miller
That's pretty ****ing good, as long as Vaak is ready. The mobility/skating of that D core would be top 3 in the NHL.
I doubt Seattle will take backes in the expansion draft when John Moore or gryz will be sitting there.
That's 2015 nhl draft was not that bad getting Carlo and debrusk.
Lots of teams in that draft blew it. Look at Dallas picking gurionov. We did pretty ok. Getting Carlo in the second round makes up the mistakes in the first.Not that bad, but could have been better.
Monster playoffs? Based on what?I have a feeling he’s going to have a monster playoffs so ya that’s definitely possible
Monster playoffs? Based on what?
Agreed and I hope you're right about the playoffs.I think he's been looking better with each passing game. And I truly think that will continue into the playoffs.
I doubt Seattle will take backes in the expansion draft when John Moore or gryz will be sitting there.
If krug is traded I would honestly rather tie backes to the deal rather than maximizing the return. Let Vaak slide into the open LHD spot. But moving krug and backes would free up just under 12 million in cap space next year.
Given that David Backes contract expires before Seattle Expansion draft, I think it is quite safe to say they will not take him.