Providence Bruins General Discussion II

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Randell needs to have an offensive aspect, in addition to being an enforcer, and he'd have a better shot of staying.....

Shawn Thornton ring any bells, folks, the "staged fighting" is obsolete, and there are now better prospects now in the system, at Providence, etc... that the club wants to see, whether Randell has now been passed by those prospects is why he never got a chance this year, the philosophy didn't change until Cassidy took over, and by then, it was likely too late to bring Randell up, or Sweeney knows already what they have in TR.

 

[patty59]

Just watched a video on YouTube entitled "12 minutes of Matt Tkachuk pissing people off". Instead of Randell, why don't the B's get a guy that can fight AND play. The two aren't mutually exclusive.

That's a terrific idea

 

[Sharp Shooting Neely]

That's a terrific idea

Perhaps they already have in Jesse Gabrielle. His role in Providence next season should provide some interesting insight.

 

[BruinsHockey]

Randell needs to have an offensive aspect, in addition to being an enforcer, and he'd have a better shot of staying.....

Shawn Thornton ring any bells, folks, the "staged fighting" is obsolete, and there are now better prospects now in the system, at Providence, etc... that the club wants to see, whether Randell has now been passed by those prospects is why he never got a chance this year, the philosophy didn't change until Cassidy took over, and by then, it was likely too late to bring Randell up, or Sweeney knows already what they have in TR.

Randell coming up the system was 1000 percent better than this year Randall. End of the season, he was only in lineup when the other team had a fighter in the lineup. If you look at Mark Divver's Game 1 tweets Randell was not in the lineup until sesito was.

 

[PacificNWBruin]

it`s now just not about him improving his skating but improving his all around game and forcing the hand of the coach and management and convincing them that he is the better option than those who asserted themselves very well this year and moving forward

I don`t know, I appreciated his game when he got his chance but wasn`t nearly as "sold" on him as many here were. I love the fisticuffs, love the physical game and him having a ridiculous shooting percentage would never have been maintained but what I also saw was a player who struggled to keep up with the play or have the foot speed on the fore check to force an opponent to make a play too quickly so that physical side he can bring was pretty much eliminated

This. That's why he never really got another shot.

 

[KnightofBoston]

Going to the game next Friday with my girlfriend , Mom, sister - in liue of going to commencement the next morning, we are doing a joint Mother's Day/graduation celebration the right way, with some playoff hockey

 

[ODAAT]

Going to the game next Friday with my girlfriend , Mom, sister - in liue of going to commencement the next morning, we are doing a joint Mother's Day/graduation celebration the right way, with some playoff hockey

Congrats on the graduation

 

[Gee Wally]

Going to the game next Friday with my girlfriend , Mom, sister - in liue of going to commencement the next morning, we are doing a joint Mother's Day/graduation celebration the right way, with some playoff hockey

Congrats !

 

[Sharp Shooting Neely]

Going to the game next Friday with my girlfriend , Mom, sister - in liue of going to commencement the next morning, we are doing a joint Mother's Day/graduation celebration the right way, with some playoff hockey

Awesome! Congratulations on your graduation and good luck with your next steps in life following school. Not a better way to celebrate than with your family, especially for your mom. Always appreciated that so many schools hold commencement on or around Mother's Day. Just seems so fitting.

Enjoy the game K of B!

 

[bruins repeat time]

As far as Randell goes I love him , love a tough team and love a guy who can fight anyone ex ryan reaves . This does bring a certain value to the team. In all honesty though the nhl has very very few of these guys these days . If it was 2010 he would be on the team . His scoring in the nhl was kind of a fluke stat and he was constantly behind the play . Here are his ahl stats this yr..... 59 1 9 10 81 -6 ///// As for you guys saying lets get guys that can play and fight well they fight in a different league than Randell and don't add the one thing randell could add.

If you are confused whether I am for or against him being on the team I don't blame you lol. Basically I would be fine with him on the team but I understand he really isn't good enough hockey wise .

 

[ODAAT]

As far as Randell goes I love him , love a tough team and love a guy who can fight anyone ex ryan reaves . This does bring a certain value to the team. In all honesty though the nhl has very very few of these guys these days . If it was 2010 he would be on the team . His scoring in the nhl was kind of a fluke stat and he was constantly behind the play . Here are his ahl stats this yr..... 59 1 9 10 81 -6 ///// As for you guys saying lets get guys that can play and fight well they fight in a different league than Randell and don't add the one thing randell could add.

If you are confused whether I am for or against him being on the team I don't blame you lol. Basically I would be fine with him on the team but I understand he really isn't good enough hockey wise .

These days, I`m far more interested and intrigued at the possibilities of true prospects like DeBrusk/Heinen, the latter who quietly appears to have had a nice season, few ups and downs but looks like is having a very strong playoff.

DeBrusk seems to get the ink here (and rightly so) but I feel Heinen will also be a very key piece to the puzzle moving forward, there were things he did in the 8-9 games with the B`s that I loved, the offense wasn`t there but there were other areas I was pleasantly surprised to watch, loved his intelligent positioning, took excellent angles when attacking the puck etc...I know, not sexy, he still needed to develop and may very well need even a bit more time next year but I really liked what I saw.

Many here seemed to be really down on him, not this fan

 

[PB37]

DeBrusk: 28 points in his last 31 games. Great to see his hard work paying off with production

 

[pisele]

DeBrusk: 28 points in his last 31 games. Great to see his hard work paying off with production

Some here have argued that DeBrusk is merely a bottom 6 Winger. I am not so sure? His AHL production in the second half of the season says otherwise. He may be playing on Krejci's wing next year.

https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/providence-notebook-debrusk-riding-high/c-289272204

 

[Gee Wally]

NORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. — The Bruins have numerous holes in their lineup. One is at left wing. This summer, general manager Don Sweeney will have various methods at his disposal to plug the holes. He could make a trade. He could go the expensive free agency route.

But there are a couple of young players in Providence who surely hope Sweeney finds his guy — or guys — in-house. And right now, they’re putting their best feet forward toward earning a good, long look in training camp.

Jake DeBrusk and Danton Heinen followed up strong debut pro seasons with good first-round playoff performances for the AHL Bruins. They both get more chances to impress the Bruins brass when they open a best-of-seven series against the Hershey Bears tomorrow.

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/...urce=bostonherald&utm_medium=trending_stories

 

[slim399]

I would love to see these two in the top 9 next year.

Marchand-Bergeron-Bjork
Debrusk-Krejci-Pastrnak
Vatrano-Backes-Heinen

If they do decided to sign a ufa free agent something like this could be good too.

Marchand-Bergeron-Pastrnak
Debrusk-Krejci-Oshie
Vatrano-Backes-Heinen

Also like the idea of an all kid 4th line Blidh-Kuraly-Accairi/Cehlarik

NORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. — The Bruins have numerous holes in their lineup. One is at left wing. This summer, general manager Don Sweeney will have various methods at his disposal to plug the holes. He could make a trade. He could go the expensive free agency route.

But there are a couple of young players in Providence who surely hope Sweeney finds his guy — or guys — in-house. And right now, they’re putting their best feet forward toward earning a good, long look in training camp.

Jake DeBrusk and Danton Heinen followed up strong debut pro seasons with good first-round playoff performances for the AHL Bruins. They both get more chances to impress the Bruins brass when they open a best-of-seven series against the Hershey Bears tomorrow.

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/...urce=bostonherald&utm_medium=trending_stories

 

[ODAAT]

just a random question but will Butch, DS be taking in the series? I`m guessing one of them for sure will be there keeping a close eye on things?

 

[08SeaBass08]

just a random question but will Butch, DS be taking in the series? I`m guessing one of them for sure will be there keeping a close eye on things?

Most assuredly.

RB77 will also likely be in the house at least once or twice.

 

[chizzler]

just a random question but will Butch, DS be taking in the series? I`m guessing one of them for sure will be there keeping a close eye on things?

I'm sure there will be a lot more than two of them.

 

[Ratty]

just a random question but will Butch, DS be taking in the series? I`m guessing one of them for sure will be there keeping a close eye on things?

I see no reason why they can't both be there. In Sweeney's case, it's his job to evaluate and form opinions on next year's roster. Butch has had a couple of weeks off after the playoffs, exit interviews and staff evaluations. I used to see Claude at MiL games when Boston wasn't playing.

Besides, the golf courses are waterlogged and unplayable now!

 

[ODAAT]

Most assuredly.

RB77 will also likely be in the house at least once or twice.

Bourque takes in PB games? Nice

I assumed there would be some eyes from the big club there, I also suspect there are at least one set of eyes at the World Championships right now too

 

[chizzler]

Bourque takes in PB games? Nice

I assumed there would be some eyes from the big club there, I also suspect there are at least one set of eyes at the World Championships right now too

Since his kid plays for Hershey, he'll be there for at least two games.

 

[ODAAT]

Since his kid plays for Hershey, he'll be there for at least two games.

ah got ya, didn`t realize that

 

[KnightofBoston]

Awesome! Congratulations on your graduation and good luck with your next steps in life following school. Not a better way to celebrate than with your family, especially for your mom. Always appreciated that so many schools hold commencement on or around Mother's Day. Just seems so fitting.

Enjoy the game K of B!

Thanks Wally and O,

I agree, and this will actually be a graduate degree and I never got to see her much through my first years so celebrating the time since then and the positive climbs familially will be something else, hoping for a win!

 

[Fonzerelli]

Some here have argued that DeBrusk is merely a bottom 6 Winger. I am not so sure? His AHL production in the second half of the season says otherwise. He may be playing on Krejci's wing next year.

https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/providence-notebook-debrusk-riding-high/c-289272204

DeBrusk was projecting as a bottom 6 winger in the first half of the season. His late surge definitely changes his projection to the positive. He's looking more bottom 9 than bottom 6 right now

 

[BruinsHockey]

Something I love about being an AHL fan, especially rookies.

DeBrusk took ALOT of shots and not many points, than it clicked and has been a great forward.

Heinen had a OK year long stretches without many goals. Than in the playoffs could be said he is the best forward. (Bettter than Czarnik, who I hope shows up soon 1A last series)