The Bruins have 4 1st line players. Is it time to make them into pairs at least at even strength? Simple yes or no, not trying to make a competing lines thread.
Agree, but what do we do about it now?Would have been much better going out and bringing in a legit 2nd line playmaking center so a healthy Coyle could dominate on the 3rd line. Instead Sweeney went out and spent $8.5m on three bottom six LW/C who have combined for three goals nearly 1/3 of the way through the season.
Agree, but what do we do about it now?
Become sellers at the deadline and rebuild
Playoffs teams don’t sell at deadline. They add. That’s what the Bruins will do.
Yes, yes, yes, yes and "power forward'?Yes, for so many reasons....
1) Pasta hasn't been playing great on the first line. It seems like he's relying on Marchand to do a lot of the play driving, but when he played with Hall he went back to trying to create his own shots and scoring chances for his line.
2) Hall needs a high-end talent to ride shotgun with him. A focused Pasta elevates the 2nd line to elite. The Hall-Pasta pair probably had a half dozen 2on1's in those 3 games they played together, and they each had a couple breakaways too.
3) Marchand and Bergeron can produce with with anyone, they even score shorthanded. Mix and match RW's on this line for now, use that spot to get guys going or try out some rookies, then focus on getting a power forward at the deadline.
4) A power forward on the top line makes us a better playoff team. It gives us the size to play against big defenses. It helps us get inside and get more shots/tips/screens from the front of the net, which is something we're lacking.
Yes, for so many reasons....
1) Pasta hasn't been playing great on the first line. It seems like he's relying on Marchand to do a lot of the play driving, but when he played with Hall he went back to trying to create his own shots and scoring chances for his line.
2) Hall needs a high-end talent to ride shotgun with him. A focused Pasta elevates the 2nd line to elite. The Hall-Pasta pair probably had a half dozen 2on1's in those 3 games they played together, and they each had a couple breakaways too.
3) Marchand and Bergeron can produce with with anyone, they even score shorthanded. Mix and match RW's on this line for now, use that spot to get guys going or try out some rookies, then focus on getting a power forward at the deadline.
4) A power forward on the top line makes us a better playoff team. It gives us the size to play against big defenses. It helps us get inside and get more shots/tips/screens from the front of the net, which is something we're lacking.
I voted yes but down deep I think its just rearranging the deck chairs.
Pretty pathetic isn’t it.Would have been much better going out and bringing in a legit 2nd line playmaking center so a healthy Coyle could dominate on the 3rd line. Instead Sweeney went out and spent $8.5m on three bottom six LW/C who have combined for three goals nearly 1/3 of the way through the season.
This .. but I would swap Nosek and Coyle!Marchand-Bergeron-Smith
Hall-Coyle-Pastrnak
Nosek-Haula-Steen
Foligno-Frederic-Lazar