Management Is it possible Sweeney will not be back as GM? No. Sweeney signs extension.

[finchster]

LOL, imagine if the Bruins had an interim GM at the draft? At least they wouldn't have 1st round pick(s) they are not prepared to make

 

[RustyBruins72]

This organization is so tight lipped and weird I wouldnt be at all surprised if DS has been extended and they just aren’t announcing it until a coach is selected too.

This is how I am leaning as well.

But a small part of me thinks they'll hand the keys to Trotz.

 

[quietbruinfan]

This organization is so tight lipped and weird I wouldnt be at all surprised if DS has been extended and they just aren’t announcing it until a coach is selected too.

Yes, they are weird, and they are bigger on the seemingly united front thing than most organizations too.

 

[Absurdity]

Will Sweeney be drafting on behalf of the new GM like Gorton/Chiarelli ?

 

[Jim]

This is the magical part of the early off-season: hope. Man, I hope the house gets cleaned out.

Come August, after we have drafted a couple 5’4” guys, and Bergeron hasn’t come back, and we somehow missed any decent ufa targets, but signed just enough bad contracts to not get a top 5 pick in ‘23……thems is the Dog Days of Summer.

 

[quietbruinfan]

I think they're waiting to bundle it with other "Good" news

That is certainly a possibility, but that would be incredibly pr-driven and stupid. That sounds like something the Red Sox would do, not the Bruins. It is, however, very possible.

 

[Gordoff]

It "feels" as though they're going to let him run the draft and free agent signings etc and then drop the hammer.
God forbid it's Neely who's going to be the GM but hey, maybe when the smoke clears it will be Bergeron?
Another off the wall speculation is Evan Gold runs the GM job (interim) and NEXT off season Bergeron retires and
becomes the General Manager?

 

[WhalerTurnedBruin55]

Draft in 15 days that tells me new coach has no input in the draft ............just shut up and sit in the corner ,you will coach the players we give and like it .

I get what you are saying... but to be fair... I don't think a new coach would have much feedback on selected players unless he had a connection with any of them.

 

[Gordoff]

So, never coached or played the game.

Perfect, LOL!

Neither did Julian BriseBois and he's done ok

But HE most likely grew up watching the game.

 

[ON3M4N]

Even by Bruins standards, the silence on Sweeney's status this late in June is uncharted territory. The 2022 NHL Draft is 15 days away so something is not right.

My hunch is the suits in Buffalo were caught off guard by the negative reaction to Cassidy being made the scapegoat followed by Vegas hiring him 8 days later.

If Sweeney is out there is only one way they can go this late in the process - Cam remains as President but also becomes the GM.

Cam Neely as President and GM? Well I for one.....

 

[TCB]

McFarland the man, their just waiting for the finals to end.

Maybe Darche but Im guessing McFarland

 

[Gordoff]

Something is happening here but I don't know what is.....

 

[Dreghorn2]

Something is happening here but I don't know what is.....

Hey man, what's that sound,
Everybody look, what's goin' down..

Oops, Gordoff beat me to it -- and with better delivery

 

[Dizzay]

My view: The Cassidy firing has got so much negative publicity around town plus take into account he's hired within 8 days of his firing. The backlash: everyone saying it was Sweeney and Neely. Ownership sees/hears this stuff and now is put in a tough spot. Do you re-up Sweeney only to fire him and have to pay out his contract or do you save face with the fan base and get rid of him now and hand the keys over to someone else? Smart business move is to get rid of Sweeney now. Will they do that? Who the hell knows.

 

[WhalerTurnedBruin55]

I don't know about that.

No Head Coach
Assistant Coaches let go.
Remaining Assistant Coaches in limbo.
Key players with major injury surgeries not set to return until December
Severely lacking prospect pool and no first rounder again this year.
#1 Center in limbo.
Questions about desires of a star RW due for new contract soon.
Rumors about an ex center who went to Czech Republic possibly returning.
GM reported by President to be re-upped within a few days still not nailed down 5 weeks later.
NHL draft in 15 days

I highly doubt anyone would look at this and automatically assume there a solid plan in place. This is a team that has regularly in the past made dramatic "watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat" moves that fall flat like a 650 lb guy doing a belly flop. Fool me once shame on you. Fool me four times (lockout, Thornton, Seguin, 2015 draft) shame on me.

Anyone assuming this group has a concrete plan but is just being tight lipped might be in for another disappointment. Either that or they are a masochist and are just waiting for the abuse.

Pure poetry

 

[Hookslide]

Don't think the Coach has time to scout players especially if your first pick isn't until the 50's

I did not mean he was running the draft , but I think he knows what type of system he would like to have and would have already evaluated his current roster................he might just like to have some idea what management is thinking .............

 

[Spooner st]

LOL, imagine if the Bruins had an interim GM at the draft? At least they wouldn't have 1st round pick(s) they are not prepared to make

Those clowns still manage to make us LOL.

 

[DominicT]

Maybe Neely axed a potential deal with Ottawa because I've been wondering why that hasn't happened yet

 

[missingchicklet]

Baffling situation. Based on what Cam said I would assume DS has already signed a deal and the Bs just haven't announced it. Possible that they wanted the furor over Cassidy's firing to die down before making an official announcement about DS. If that is not the case then I wonder what DS is thinking given Cam's statements? Kind of left dangling in the wind.

 

[Dr Hook]

Something is happening here but I don't know what is.....

Do you, Mr Jones?

 

[BruinDust]

LOL, imagine if the Bruins had an interim GM at the draft? At least they wouldn't have 1st round pick(s) they are not prepared to make

Let's be honest here.....if they fire Sweeney it'll probably be someone from within who gets his job.

We cannot expect someone who is already part of the current management group to be in any way ready for the upcoming draft. Wasn't that their excuse for Sweeney's 2015 draft performance? That he was new to the job?

Heaven forbid the Assistant GM from the previous 6 years have any notion about the draft.

 

[Dizzay]

Maybe Neely axed a potential deal with Ottawa because I've been wondering why that hasn't happened yet

...........and I'm assuming you can't divulge anymore?

 

[Fenian24]

So they could maybe, possibly be rid of Cassidy and Sweeney within a few weeks of each other? Win/win as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Midship]

 

[Fenian24]

...........and I'm assuming you can't divulge anymore?

If it's a Sweeney deal probably Frederic for Chris Tierney