Management Don Sweeney III

[Dennis Bonvie]

Holiday roster freeze I believe.

But he went 18 games not dressing while LA made it known he was not coming back. That pretty much says offer us anything for him, we'll take it.

 

[Dr Hook]

But he went 18 games not dressing while LA made it known he was not coming back. That pretty much says offer us anything for him, we'll take it.

Yes but that would have come with the cap hit and bonus to be paid as well. No one was understandably offering even a used skate sharpener to take on those things. Now that he costs only what a team agrees to pay him at time of signing, it is a lot more appealing.

 

[Gee Wally]

But he went 18 games not dressing while LA made it known he was not coming back. That pretty much says offer us anything for him, we'll take it.

Why offer anything when you can get him for free as well as not get any of his 6 million cap hit?

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Why offer anything when you can get him for free as well as not get any of his 6 million cap hit?

Got it.

Do you think the Bruins really have any interest in Kovalchuk?

 

[Gee Wally]

Got it.

Do you think the Bruins really have any interest in Kovalchuk?

I believe they kicked the tires.

 

[Dr Hook]

I believe they kicked the tires.

And then kicked Ilya to the curb

 

[Benstheman]

Will Krug be inked to an extension or does he go full money mode on the UFA market??

 

[Fenway]

Bruins GM Don Sweeney joins Judd and Bob to talk about the state of the team at the halfway point

 

[Blowfish]

Only 2 black spots on his resume. Unfortunately pretty big ones. Backes and 2015 draft. Other than that rock solid. Love Coyle and mojo trades and value in Nords and Wagner. Pasta contract.

had he gone with the majority of scouts including folk in here the bruins would be rolling in the riches of youth / skill from that 2015 draft.

 

[The don godfather]

The Coyle trade and Halak signing is Donny best deals so far. Best draft pick up was Carlo in the second round.

 

[22Brad Park]

Bruins GM Don Sweeney joins Judd and Bob to talk about the state of the team at the halfway point

Nice listen but still needs fix top 6 if Sweeney really want's to put them in solid position for run at Cup.Coyle needs to centre 3rd line and leave Kuraly on 4th in my humble opinion to keep depth.The team is in a great position though and Donnie deserves some credit.

 

[Blowfish]

In the last 3 years I hope Don learned the following:

- never reach for a prospect when you're in the top 15 draft

- never trade a promising prospect and first for declining, injury prone, unproven playoff performer

- never sign a declining over-age player to a massive contract

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Only 2 black spots on his resume. Unfortunately pretty big ones. Backes and 2015 draft. Other than that rock solid. Love Coyle and mojo trades and value in Nords and Wagner. Pasta contract.

had he gone with the majority of scouts including folk in here the bruins would be rolling in the riches of youth / skill from that 2015 draft.

Beleskey
Hayes

 

[DKH]

Beleskey
Hayes

Needs to be fired

lot of great candidates on twitter & message boards

do it JJ

 

[ON3M4N]

Beleskey
Hayes

McAvoy
Carlo
DeBrusk
Coyle
Halak
Lauzon
Mojo
Vaak
Studnicka
Kuraly
Wagner
Khulman
Acciari

Of course then there are the Marchand and Pastrnak deals.

 

[Blowfish]

Beleskey
Hayes

Crap yes. Them too.

 

[PB37]

Beleskey
Hayes

Hard to blame him for the Beleskey signing. He was good his first year here ( setting a career high in points), then he ate himself full of North End food in the offseason, his play suffered and got hurt. His career never recovered. You can't really predict when a player all of a sudden decides to go the full Mo Vaughn.

 

[LouJersey]

He's had more good moments then bad and is one of the best GM's in sports IMO, but his 9 mil of dead space is a huge issue right now and if he's unable to upgrade for another cup run and they bow out early he will be to blame IMO.

 

[rocketdan9]

What kind of grade would you give Sweeney for this season?

 

[The don godfather]

Donny is my man hes A.

 

[rocketdan9]

Donny is my man hes A.

You might be the most optimistic Bruin fan I have come across

 

[LouJersey]

He's had more good moments then bad and is one of the best GM's in sports IMO, but his 9 mil of dead space is a huge issue right now and if he's unable to upgrade for another cup run and they bow out early he will be to blame IMO.

This, from January.

 

[The don godfather]

You might be the most optimistic Bruin fan I have come across

Whynot we went to finals last year almost won and won presidents trophy this year. How many teams have done that? There are teams in their existence havent even done that yet. We always in the mix and I bet my left ... we will be in the mix again next year cause in donny I trust. Overall a fantastic job.

 

[Fenian24]

What kind of grade would you give Sweeney for this season?

C- only because he unloaded Heinen.
He should have seen they were not big enough or tough enough after last years finals, in an attempt to fix this he added two Ritchies instead of a Maroon as an FA or Miles Wood. He is incapable of addressing the lack of size and grit on this team and it continues to cost them. A good regular season team built on speed, lack of size, lack of heart and lack of grit isn't winning in the playoffs.

He STILL has not gotten a second line RW continually using the excuse of filling from within or with AHL level talent. This by itself should get him fired.

He had drafted averagely after 2015 which was a disaster but there is no top end talent in the prospect pool.

He does a great job on contracts for the most part, he badly overpaid Heinen and Backes but fixed it, even though it cost them a first round pick.

He is mediocre at best and hopefully this playoff failure will be his end here

 

[BruinDust]

What kind of grade would you give Sweeney for this season?

I'd give him a B.

The good

Backes/Kase trade. Seriously we didn't get a chance to see the best of Kase, but the chances of getting a comparable player who would be an NHL player AND entering his prime at age 24-25 with the 27th overall pick in this years draft is pretty low really. He's just as good as Kapanen and Pitts just gave up a mid-round 1st and a nice prospect picked in the 2nd round. AND he got rid of most of Backes contract, which we now know with a flat cap, is going to be even more important than it was at the time.

Extended Coyle, Wagner, Bjork, Lauzon and Halak all to reasonable extensions.

The bad

The Ritchie/Heinen trade. Heinen had lost his place in the line-up by the time the deal was made, but after seeing Ritchie in a Bruins uniform (can't say I seen much of him in Anaheim), he didn't get fair value for a player like Heinen. Granted Ritchie isn't old and CAN improve. I said in another thread I believe he was playing at over 250 lbs when he came back in the RTP, far too heavy for him. He needs to get a least down to the 220 range, even 215. Endurance was an issue for him to keep up to the playoff pace.

And he needs to seriously work on his skating. He was a better skater in junior than he is now. Lacks a good first step, edge work is questionable at times.

Does he have enough time between now and the start of next season to pull it together? Because Cassidy has no time for him on his 4th line of defensive specialists. So where does he fit? Sad to say but if I was a betting man I'd say he falls out of favor next year, winds up in the same apartment in Providence his brother Brett occupied this year, and simply isn't tendered a qualifying offer next summer.