Player Discussion Jack Studnicka

[Mick Riddleton]

Coyle was injured last year and at times had uninterested wingers like Jake and slow as hell Ritchie. With Hall and Smith he will be better. Nowhere near as good as Krech but that boat has sailed, thanks but lets turn the page.

Stud should take over the 3rd line, he needs too apprentice and watch Bergy game in and a game out and pick his brain in practice. Remember the last 2 years there was not many practices and team bonding opportunities. Give Stud a year, he has nothing to learn in the AHL, sink or swim but its time to find out or move him out.

PS - I would love to get Dvorak but the price for him will be very very high, they do not want to trade him.

 

[Colt.45Orr]

No he isn’t.

You are very, very wrong on this one. Stand down, sir, and save yourself the embarrassment of doubling down.

 

[Kegs]

With krecji leaving id say the roster spot is his to lose. If he is good enough he will be an nhl regular. I wasn’t super impressed with his limited time. A couple really good shifts here and there tho. I think he has potential.

 

[Dr Hook]

Coyle was injured last year and at times had uninterested wingers like Jake and slow as hell Ritchie. With Hall and Smith he will be better. Nowhere near as good as Krech but that boat has sailed, thanks but lets turn the page.

Stud should take over the 3rd line, he needs too apprentice and watch Bergy game in and a game out and pick his brain in practice. Remember the last 2 years there was not many practices and team bonding opportunities. Give Stud a year, he has nothing to learn in the AHL, sink or swim but its time to find out or move him out.

PS - I would love to get Dvorak but the price for him will be very very high, they do not want to trade him.

I feel like Haula was signed for the 3rd line center role. I want to see Stud, but not sure where he fits in Bruce's economy. Bergy-Coyle-Haula- Federic/Stud/Lazar is how I think Bruce sees the center depth he has. Unless you shift Coyle to RW, or perhaps Stud goes there again.

 

[RussellmaniaKW]

You are very, very wrong on this one. Stand down, sir, and save yourself the embarrassment of doubling down.

come on, man. I asked you the other day to make the case for why he's so good when he has never topped 40 points. You seem totally convinced he's better than his numbers would indicate. This kind of "he's good because I say so" argument isn't productive. If he's really a target for the Bruins I'd love to know what makes him so good and why I should think he has the potential to be a legit 2nd line C for us.

 

[RoccoF14]

come on, man. I asked you the other day to make the case for why he's so good when he has never topped 40 points. You seem totally convinced he's better than his numbers would indicate. This kind of "he's good because I say so" argument isn't productive. If he's really a target for the Bruins I'd love to know what makes him so good and why I should think he has the potential to be a legit 2nd line C for us.

Don't hold your breath for an answer......

I like Dvorak, he's a hard working, mild mannered kid who plays a 200ft game. Not flashy or exciting, but dependable. He also has experience playing with Taylor Hall in Arizona. Solid player, but to say he's a clear cut better option than a healthy Charlie Coyle at 2C is a reach. I'd rather keep the trade capital and let Studnicka have a shot at it, or Coyle/Haula.

If Nick Schmaltz' knee is 100%, he's the Arizona center I'd have interest in. That kid has always reminded me of a poor man's Jonathan Toews...

 

[PlayMakers]

I think they have to start Studnicka at RW. Sweeney has already said they plan to play Frederic in the middle. You can’t have two young guys at C. At least not until they show some confidence.

Start Studnicka on the wing, let him get comfortable and then reevaluate at the midway point.

 

[The don godfather]

I think they have to start Studnicka at RW. Sweeney has already said they plan to play Frederic in the middle. You can’t have two young guys at C. At least not until they show some confidence.

Start Studnicka on the wing, let him get comfortable and then reevaluate at the midway point.

I just want him in the lineup full time. What a waste of talent to keep him in the ahl rotting away.

 

[UncleRico]

Coyle was injured last year and at times had uninterested wingers like Jake and slow as hell Ritchie. With Hall and Smith he will be better. Nowhere near as good as Krech but that boat has sailed, thanks but lets turn the page.

Stud should take over the 3rd line, he needs too apprentice and watch Bergy game in and a game out and pick his brain in practice. Remember the last 2 years there was not many practices and team bonding opportunities. Give Stud a year, he has nothing to learn in the AHL, sink or swim but its time to find out or move him out.

PS - I would love to get Dvorak but the price for him will be very very high, they do not want to trade him.

Do we know when coyles injury happened? Was it before the season or during the season because he was pretty bad at the beginning of the year with smith as well.

 

[RoccoF14]

I think they have to start Studnicka at RW. Sweeney has already said they plan to play Frederic in the middle. You can’t have two young guys at C. At least not until they show some confidence.

Start Studnicka on the wing, let him get comfortable and then reevaluate at the midway point.

I disagree with you on that. He's a center and he needs to get his reps at that position if we are ever going to find out what we have with him.

I remember a young David Krejci taking his lumps at center as well and he worked his way into a cornerstone player for this franchise. But early on, it was ugly at times. I think Studnicka can do the same.

 

[PlayMakers]

I disagree with you on that. He's a center and he needs to get his reps at that position if we are ever going to find out what we have with him.

I remember a young David Krejci taking his lumps at center as well and he worked his way into a cornerstone player for this franchise. But early on, it was ugly at times. I think Studnicka can do the same.

I remember Bergeron and Seguin learning the ropes on the wing.

I don’t think Cassidy will trust two lines to rookie/inexperienced centers.

 

[RoccoF14]

I remember Bergeron and Seguin learning the ropes on the wing.

I don’t think Cassidy will trust two lines to rookie/inexperienced centers.

Fair enough...Either way it'll be interesting to see what they end up doing with him. I'm still not convinced Frederick makes this roster coming out of camp, and I don't see him centering the 4th line. I know that they want to get him there eventually, but I'm not convinced he's an NHL center yet.

I'd take a chance on Studnicka in the middle, before Frederick.

 

[Baddkarma]

The Studnicka conundrum is real for several reasons.

Bruins need a creative force with Hall and Smith
Bruins need some youth on cheap contracts to fill these holes
Bruins need to slot the 2 or 3 center properly

My issue with Studnicka is that he showed nothing so far that would indicate he is ready for the responsibility of either the 2 or 3 center duties.

I hope the reports about him this summer are true and he is now physically ready to show his stuff at the NHL level. His skill has not flashed yet in his very limited duty. His character and work ethic is by all reports off the charts. So of course I hope it all comes together for him.

 

[Mainehockey33]

With Krejci gone and no suitable replacement in site I think the cup window is closed unless something unexpected happens. I don’t mind trying Studnicka in the middle 6 because I don’t think they’re going to win a cup unless they really hit on some of these prospects. They would have to trade for Eichel to make me believe there’s a shot at the cup in the next 2 seasons. Let’s see what he can do, nothing to lose now.

 

[JerseyBruin]

Do we know when coyles injury happened? Was it before the season or during the season because he was pretty bad at the beginning of the year with smith as well.

Someone had stated here it happened early in the season and he spent all year trying different approaches to mitigate pain and going through PT.

 

[JerseyBruin]

The Studnicka conundrum is real for several reasons.

Bruins need a creative force with Hall and Smith
Bruins need some youth on cheap contracts to fill these holes
Bruins need to slot the 2 or 3 center properly

My issue with Studnicka is that he showed nothing so far that would indicate he is ready for the responsibility of either the 2 or 3 center duties.

I hope the reports about him this summer are true and he is now physically ready to show his stuff at the NHL level. His skill has not flashed yet in his very limited duty. His character and work ethic is by all reports off the charts. So of course I hope it all comes together for him.

I disagree with that , I feel he acquitted himself pretty well in that aspect of the game. Its in the offensive production and strength categories where he struggled. Of course the one or two times he lapsed defensively he got benched by Butch .

 

[Colt.45Orr]

come on, man. I asked you the other day to make the case for why he's so good when he has never topped 40 points. You seem totally convinced he's better than his numbers would indicate. This kind of "he's good because I say so" argument isn't productive. If he's really a target for the Bruins I'd love to know what makes him so good and why I should think he has the potential to be a legit 2nd line C for us.

Fair. I watch every Bruins games and about 10 Coyotes games a year but I also drafted Dvorak in my keeper League a few weeks after the Coyotes drafted him so I have been following him closely ever since.

He plays like a poor man's Patrice Bergeron whereas I find Debrusk is a poor man's Phil Kessel.

His numbers last year pro-rate to 45pts over 82, which isn't exceptional, but he gets stuck in every game rather than JDB who floats and disengages (to the point of vets talking to him and then getting scratched).

Amazing contract and I think that 45 becomes 55-65 in Boston as Arizona is a tire fire.

I have more to say other topic but that is just my first 2 cents on the subject.

 

[neelynugs]

jack studnicka IMO is the only player in this organization that can be a legit 2C. the issue is that
there's no reason to believe he can be that 2C right now. coyle and haula are best suited as 3rd line
players. nosek is a great 4th line C. assuming they trade debrusk and studnicka shows up to camp
as ready as ever, i'd probably put him between haula and foligno and see how it goes.

 

[The don godfather]

With Krejci gone and no suitable replacement in site I think the cup window is closed unless something unexpected happens. I don’t mind trying Studnicka in the middle 6 because I don’t think they’re going to win a cup unless they really hit on some of these prospects. They would have to trade for Eichel to make me believe there’s a shot at the cup in the next 2 seasons. Let’s see what he can do, nothing to lose now.

Play stud and add on deadline. Donny always does this. We know the formula.

 

[Over the volcano]

Fair. I watch every Bruins games and about 10 Coyotes games a year but I also drafted Dvorak in my keeper League a few weeks after the Coyotes drafted him so I have been following him closely ever since.

He plays like a poor man's Patrice Bergeron whereas I find Debrusk is a poor man's Phil Kessel.

His numbers last year pro-rate to 45pts over 82, which isn't exceptional, but he gets stuck in every game rather than JDB who floats and disengages (to the point of vets talking to him and then getting scratched).

Amazing contract and I think that 45 becomes 55-65 in Boston as Arizona is a tire fire.

I have more to say other topic but that is just my first 2 cents on the subject.

Think Dvorak’s best play came with Hall too... and Garland on the other wing (who’s game so closest to Smith in Boston). Think that 2nd line would burn through the league.

 

[RussellmaniaKW]

jack studnicka IMO is the only player in this organization that can be a legit 2C. the issue is that
there's no reason to believe he can be that 2C right now. coyle and haula are best suited as 3rd line
players. nosek is a great 4th line C. assuming they trade debrusk and studnicka shows up to camp
as ready as ever, i'd probably put him between haula and foligno and see how it goes.

when Savard went down we were really lucky to have Krejci ready to step in and be the guy. It would be awesome if we could get that lucky again & have Studnicka step up in the same way. The problem, however, is that Stud is at least a year behind where Krejci was when he took over as the #1 center for Savard. Ideally this would have been Krejci's last year and Stud could have had an 09 Krejci-like breakout year centering the 3rd line. That could still happen, but that means we're stuck with Haula or Coyle as the 2C for the time being.

 

[Colt.45Orr]

The problem is that Studnicka is an unknown, instead of having got enough games under a Kuhlman-loving Cassidy.

 

[chizzler]

They didn’t do themselves any favors with him.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

The problem is that Studnicka is an unknown, instead of having got enough games under a Kuhlman-loving Cassidy.

Looking back on this, 100%. Why the f*** were we playing this guy so much?

 

[The don godfather]

Play the tail off this kid on the 2nd line too if you really want him to learn and blossom or else we got another zboril senyshyn