Providence Bruins General Discussion thread XVIII

[dugg133]

Finally caught up on this weekends action and to state the obvious, Richard and Boquist are red hot,Lysell is starting to make the case for a call up and the most interesting? shocking ? Stat
Alec Regula is +25 in 30 games

Is he someone that could end up being a third pair option for the big club?

 

[Saxon Eric]

Is he someone that could end up being a third pair option for the big club?

Not sure, he doesn't stand out to me which is probably good, they seem to be grooming him and Callahan for bigger and better things down the road
He could be rounding into an NHL Dman and we're just starting to see the potential or ....
He's just a decent AHL defenseman that's had favorable match-ups and luck
But he's clearly doing something right

 

[Saxon Eric]

 

[Saxon Eric]

 

[PB37]

23 goals/61 points in 82 career pro games for Lysell. Not bad for a soon to be 21 year old.

 

[CellyHard]

Not sure, he doesn't stand out to me which is probably good, they seem to be grooming him and Callahan for bigger and better things down the road
He could be rounding into an NHL Dman and we're just starting to see the potential or ....
He's just a decent AHL defenseman that's had favorable match-ups and luck
But he's clearly doing something right

Would lean to your observations above anything else but I feel like you have to rule out luck at this point…he leads the entire league with a +25

Renouf is next with a +18 and then it trickles down from there but that’s a pretty sizable difference

10 points in 30 games is also solid production

 

[BronxBruin]

Would lean to your observations above anything else but I feel like you have to rule out luck at this point…he leads the entire league with a +25

Renouf is next with a +18 and then it trickles down from there but that’s a pretty sizable difference

10 points in 30 games is also solid production

I agree with Eric. While I tend to focus more on what players do with the puck on their stick vs. their defensive play, Regula hasn't really struck me as a guy who has been completely locking down the opponent this season. The Bruins have allowed the 5th most goals in the entire league and have the third worst PK %. Considering they have two very good goalies, I would expect those numbers to be a lot better if they had one of the best defensive d-men in the league logging big minutes. This is another situation where I would like to see what the advanced metrics say but I tend to agree his +/- is more of an anomaly as opposed to evidence of "defensive domination" as Dom recently posted.

 

[TCB]

 

[Saxon Eric]

 

[Dangleittus13]

Finally!!! What on earth where they waiting for?!?! Better to burying him in Maine than in the stands. Well done Prov!

Question - with Canada losing, will Poitras come back to Boston, or will they send him to OHL? Asking for selfish reasons…would much prefer to see Merkulov stay up and get a handful more games under his belt as I truly believe he’s a better prospect than Poitras, albeit older.

 

[HustleB]

Finally!!! What on earth where they waiting for?!?! Better to burying him in Maine than in the stands. Well done Prov!

Question - with Canada losing, will Poitras come back to Boston, or will they send him to OHL? Asking for selfish reasons…would much prefer to see Merkulov stay up and get a handful more games under his belt as I truly believe he’s a better prospect than Poitras, albeit older.

I like Merk a lot. What about him do you like over Poitras? Is it primarily his shot?

I just think Poitras’ ceiling is uncapped. I’m not saying he’s a sure fire 1st liner but I’m definitely not ruling it out. In theory I could say the same for Merkulov but the 3 year difference seals the deal for me.

 

[Saxon Eric]

 

[Saxon Eric]

Lohrei and Merkulov sent back

 

[Saxon Eric]

Game Day!
705 vs Springfield

 

[Saxon Eric]

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

Lohrei and Merkulov sent back

Fake news!

 

[Saxon Eric]

Fake news!

Paper Transaction!

 

[Saxon Eric]

 

[Saxon Eric]

 

[The National]

I’m sure Merk is gonna come back with loads of confidence from his exciting first NHL call up

 

[Saxon Eric]

I’m sure Merk is gonna come back with loads of confidence from his exciting first NHL call up

Hope he counts his money in front of Lysell

 

[Saxon Eric]

Lysell from Merkulov and Walsh
Harrison from Abate and Dangerous Dan
Red Hot Richard from Mitchell and Megna
3-2 Providence end of 2

 

[BlackFrancis]

Boquist should be wearing a Tampa jersey on this shift.

 

[The National]

I only caught the shootout, is it worth a rewatch?

 

[eightspokedb]

I only caught the shootout, is it worth a rewatch?

Yes..just finished watching it on replay...

It was fun....