GDT: FREE AGENT FRENZY - 11 AM ESPN+ , TSN

[Bodit9]

I WANT A SHINY NEW TOY, DONNY!!!

 

[rocketdan9]

Getzlaf still unsigned?

Lots of names still available

 

[mar2kbos]

Bruins need to get bigger and stronger on the back end. Forbort 6'4" 220, blocks shots, plays tough in front of the net and along the board. Bruins blew it, Sweeney sucks, you aren't winning jack shit unless the big guy also has Hedman offensive skills. I am officially diagnosing this forum has having Borderline Personality Disorder.

Wouldnt call locking up your bottom two defenders for just over 6mil for 3 years a win. Sorry, not going to rose color glass this because he is now a bruin like some fans would.

 

[RussellmaniaKW]

Has to be a deal. There is no way any sane hockey people can think Gryz is a SC winning first pair defenseman. It just can’t be.

this is the D. They absolutely love Gryz obviously. Not endorsing it, just telling you how I see it.

They didn't just give Reilly or Forbort 3 mil to be a 7th guy. If they add another D it'll be a Tinordi replacement. If they do trade Gryz I'd expect it to be for an Ekholm type but I think they love Gryz and value him highly so I'd be surprised if that's the route they take.

 

[AngryMilkcrates]

New drinking game:

"We were in on XXX but it didn't work out"
"Trades are hard"
"The price was too high"
"We like our group"
"Internal competition"
"Depth addition"

 

[Gordoff]

Listening to 98.5 WBZ they are SOOO f***ing out of touch.

 

[Alicat]

 

[TwineTickler]

Bruins need to get bigger and stronger on the back end. Forbort 6'4" 220, blocks shots, plays tough in front of the net and along the board. Bruins blew it, Sweeney sucks, you aren't winning jack shit unless the big guy also has Hedman offensive skills. I am officially diagnosing this forum has having Borderline Personality Disorder.

Not quite the elusive all situations LD, but he checks a bunch of necessary boxes and Reilly sort of covers the ones he doesn't...

Kirk is on board, which reinforces my feelings on it.... that elusive all situations D can always be added through trade leading up to the deadline

Let's see what else Donnie does

 

[LouJersey]

Can Donnie throw me a bone and get me DK officially inked?

 

[22Brad Park]

I know but you can get somebody else or overpay Martinez

Sweeney doing what he thinks is right.All we can do is watch what he does

 

[EverettMike]

There isn't one single stat that suggest Forbort is anything but a disaster. Not one. And the people who have watched him play are laughing at this deal and thrilled to see him go.

But sure, he'll be great here.

 

[Dr Hook]

Forbort really isn't a "tough" player. He is simply big and has 20 ATOI over his career due to playing on weaker teams. He is a #5-6 here. As is Reilly. And Clifton. And Zboril. And Vaakanainen. And Tinordi if we bring him back.

So who would you rather have in front of your net on the PK or against a heavy team? Him or Reilly? Him or Gryz? Him or Krug? Him or Zboril? And we may have different ideas about tough. He plays tough defensively, not tough as in scrumming and dropping the mitts or going for massive hits.

 

[Greyhounds]

Hamilton not coming to Boston.He hated it it here and said as much by forcing his way out the 1st time .

From what I've seen, despite his skills, Hamilton's hockey IQ leaves something to be desired.

 

[Gordoff]

Listening to 98.5 WBZ they are SOOO f***ing out of touch.

Said "they should sign Eichel" paraphrasing but IMO they don't even know that he isn't a UFA and i didn't hear them mention his serious health problem.

 

[KnightofBoston]

To play where??? We already have 10 million invested down the left side almost evenly (Grizz makes just under 4 against the cap). There is no place for him to play on this team unless you want another John Moore sitting on money up in the press box?

I mean that’s just categorically not true, they’d just end up with Hanifin in and one of Gryzz/Reilly/forbort sitting m, a waste to be sure, but season after season we’re pulling up our 10th guy so it seems like stocking up on defense is the way to go. I personally would just like them to sign guys that are durable and willing to hit for a change. Miller was the later but injuries caught up to him

 

[SpitfireIX]

He also knows this place and knows that no matter what Sweeney does there will be a contingent that is unhappy.

So he thought Forbort and Reilly would make us happy?

 

[s3antana5757]

I watched Forebert alot living here in Calgary.He plays hard.He led his team last year in blocked shots.He says gross I am interested to hear why he thinks its gross .

Go read the Jets board. What’s the difference between him and John Moore or Zboril or Vaak or heck even Lohrei?

We need a stud not more mid or bottom pairing guys especially for money and more importantly term. If you wanted that guy, give up an asset to keep Lauzon.

$6 million gets you a really good player. Instead we have Reilly and Forbort

 

[Deal Law]

Hamilton not coming to Boston.He hated it it here and said as much by forcing his way out the 1st time .

Honest question: did he hate Boston, specifically, or was it just playing for Clode?

In any event, yeah, not coming here.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

The analysts and insiders call every deal a good one on Free Agency day. Hype, hype, hype for ratings.

 

[Gonzothe7thDman]

Yeah I'd much rather Forbort for his age 29-31 seasons than Ryan Suter for his age 36-39 seasons.

I'd put money on Suter being bought out again before his new deal is done.

Suter is a better player right now at 36 than Forbort ever has been or ever will be. I'd put money on the same thing being true the following season.

In the last 2 years of Suters deal it won't matter because the team isn't contending anyway.

 

[Blowfish]

Forbort comments from Jet fans...Meh comments...

Well, I just found out that Forbort is 6'4, not 6'1, and I watched him play all last season, so you will probably not love his physical game.

Last season I got the feeling he ran out of steam more than anything. $3M for early season Forbort isn't awful, though it's not good. He was dreadful later in the season though. He didn't look like an improvement over Sbisa.
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I think he is serviceable on the bottom pair, and he made some miracle blocks that were fun to see and seemed like a good locker room guy. Just not worth $3 million a year

he was asked to do way to much last year and I was happy with his play considering he only made 1 million but 3x3 is not good at all

We were quite happy with him during the first dozen games of the season or so, but he faded.​

 

[Mione134]

Pius Suter, Jamark, Cizikas, and Ullmark...

I take Suter and Cizikas.

 

[JRull86]

I don't hate the Forbort deal (don't love it either) but the Jets are a mess and have a dingus coach. Wouldn't put too much stock into performance/fan reaction there. Their system and structure is a disaster.

He'll be in a system that plays to his strengths. Doesn't need to be a 20+ guy a night. Block some shots, hit some people, and PK.


Perfectly adequate signing, even if it's a bit too high AAV.

 

[BAD BOY]

It’s a good contract hopefully the player plays good for them. He replaces Lauzon

 

[Alicat]

 

[Lord Ahriman]

Too many #5,6 D on this team. Not looking good: again.