Might need him now that Chara looks like toast.Yeah for sure,hell against the Blues I think I would rather of had his father in the lineup.
Might need him now that Chara looks like toast.Yeah for sure,hell against the Blues I think I would rather of had his father in the lineup.
I think he should sit as wellA lot of people are saying If bruins go 7 d that it would be backes or acciari drawing out of the lineup. Am I crazy to think it should be debrusk (I might be actually). I just don’t think he’s brought anything for the majority of the playoffs this entire series. At least backes brings physicality experience and leadership. Acciari is a part of a good 4th line and brings toughness. What has debrusk brought? I know he has the upside to make an impact but I think he might benefit from a 1 game time out. Maybe sitting Game 5 would wake him up for 6 and 7. Where sitting backes or acciari doesn’t really have any potential positive impact long term. if they came back in they’d still just be backes and acciari out there
He has been a pretty big disappointment for me ,was really expecting a lot more from him,he really hasn’t looked right since the Kadri hit ,has the wheels still but the stick handling and shot has disappeared,but wouldn’t go as far as taking him out of line up.hes been a 40-50 point guy through his first 2 seasons
and hes almost at a 40 point pace in this years playoffs
I guess I wonder how much better were we expecting him to be? hope he might get hot... sure... maybe more goals/less assists... sure...
maybe look dangerous more... ok
but playoffs are hard... checking is tight... and hes not a front line guy... thats reality
a slight disappointment is fair to say... but calling for him to be sat seems crazy. his defense has been strong and weve been winning.
personally I have NEVER felt that krejci is the right center for debrusk… id like to see him with coyle next year
hes been a 40-50 point guy through his first 2 seasons
and hes almost at a 40 point pace in this years playoffs
I guess I wonder how much better were we expecting him to be? hope he might get hot... sure... maybe more goals/less assists... sure...
maybe look dangerous more... ok
but playoffs are hard... checking is tight... and hes not a front line guy... thats reality
a slight disappointment is fair to say... but calling for him to be sat seems crazy. his defense has been strong and weve been winning.
personally I have NEVER felt that krejci is the right center for debrusk… id like to see him with coyle next year
A lot of people are saying If bruins go 7 d that it would be backes or acciari drawing out of the lineup. Am I crazy to think it should be debrusk (I might be actually). I just don’t think he’s brought anything for the majority of the playoffs this entire series. At least backes brings physicality experience and leadership. Acciari is a part of a good 4th line and brings toughness. What has debrusk brought? I know he has the upside to make an impact but I think he might benefit from a 1 game time out. Maybe sitting Game 5 would wake him up for 6 and 7. Where sitting backes or acciari doesn’t really have any potential positive impact long term. if they came back in they’d still just be backes and acciari out there
I think 74 and 46 are carrying an anchor as much as I like Backes. They need to give them a skater....
A lot of people are saying If bruins go 7 d that it would be backes or acciari drawing out of the lineup. Am I crazy to think it should be debrusk (I might be actually). I just don’t think he’s brought anything for the majority of the playoffs this entire series. At least backes brings physicality experience and leadership. Acciari is a part of a good 4th line and brings toughness. What has debrusk brought? I know he has the upside to make an impact but I think he might benefit from a 1 game time out. Maybe sitting Game 5 would wake him up for 6 and 7. Where sitting backes or acciari doesn’t really have any potential positive impact long term. if they came back in they’d still just be backes and acciari out there
I actually had this conversation with some great hockey minds yesterday. The consensus was basically that if a forward is going to sit in favor of a defenceman, then DeBrusk should be that guy, especially if Chara can't go.
We're not a big believer that keeping muscle in the lineup is a deterrent (look what happened to Gryz).
But if both Chara and Backes are out of the lineup, then it's open season on the rest of the Bruins.
Both Chara and Backes were in the lineup when Grizz got pasted and when Schenn tried to take Pasta out (but missed).
I actually had this conversation with some great hockey minds yesterday. The consensus was basically that if a forward is going to sit in favor of a defenceman, then DeBrusk should be that guy, especially if Chara can't go.
We're not a big believer that keeping muscle in the lineup is a deterrent (look what happened to Gryz).
But if both Chara and Backes are out of the lineup, then it's open season on the rest of the Bruins.
Looking at it from the opposite perspective, wasn’t DeBrusk the guy who angrily chased Kadri around the ice? We are talking so much about what happens to our guys when the Blues run around on us, who on our team can run around at the other end? The only guy who seemingly tries is Backes but he couldn’t catch the goalie with a head start.
I say my big goal for DeBrusk right now isn’t to produce (though he’s long overdue), but how about to run a guy? How about we put a little heat on their defense?? DeBrusk would seem big and fast enough...let’s see him step up.
Anyway this is what I’m looking for the first 5 minutes tomorrow night...I want to see a Bruin forward or Dman to run a guy. Push back.
Krejci can play moodyhes been a 40-50 point guy through his first 2 seasons
and hes almost at a 40 point pace in this years playoffs
I guess I wonder how much better were we expecting him to be? hope he might get hot... sure... maybe more goals/less assists... sure...
maybe look dangerous more... ok
but playoffs are hard... checking is tight... and hes not a front line guy... thats reality
a slight disappointment is fair to say... but calling for him to be sat seems crazy. his defense has been strong and weve been winning.
personally I have NEVER felt that krejci is the right center for debrusk… id like to see him with coyle next year
He was much better last night. Not sure if it was just him getting his **** together or the “Kuhlman Effect” and having another guy on the line that can skate.
Jake DeBrusk can't be the centerpiece of a line but he can play anywhere from 2nd to 4th line and have a valid role. On a higher line he's the off wing grinder, like a more skilled version of PJ Axelsson. If you have more talent in the top line he can become a third line scorer or provide a ton of energy from either of the bottom 2 lines.
He's valuable. He's just not a core guy or a franchise centerpiece.