Keep SIX of these Bruins for 23-24

[goldnblack]

I'm curious where you all land on this today. I think with the cap situation that only 6 of these could come back IF Sweeney wants to take one last go at the cup with some of the vets.

I'm assuming Hathaway, Foligno, Cliffy are definitely gone, and I don't care too much to split hairs over some lesser guys. I don't really think there's a chance for Orlov, but I listed him just the same.

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[UConn126]

I keep the goalies easily.

I definitely keep Hampus, he was a beast all year. His foot injury in the playoffs has to be worse than he was leading on.

I keep DeBrusk because his cap hit is way too good for what he brings. I look to extend him as well.

I keep Coyle because he's a solid center, great on the PK. Super valuable in a shutdown role.

Then I keep Bertuzzi because he shows up to play every night and is exciting to watch.


I'm totally fine losing Hall, he's been nice some nights but more underwhelming most of the time. I love Carlo but he probably has great trade value. He will be missed on the PK but hopefully he can bring back some quality futures.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Who voted to keep Forbort?

 

[NDiesel]

I let Gryz, Orlov, Forbort go for sure. I entertain offers on Linus, Hall and Debrusk, but ultimately try to keep and re-sign Debrusk. The rest are the guys I keep.

 

[DKH]

I love this concept - keep 6

@Ladyfan
@Saxon Eric

Who on here doesn’t show up during bad times after being MIA all year to tell us how they were right and/or just a human downer

I need 4

 

[BruinDust]

I said Ullmark, Swayman, Hall, Debrusk, Lindholm and Coyle.

They can't afford Orlov or Bertuzzi and I'd be very wary giving either a long-term contact that takes them to their mid-30s. Or in Orlov's case, late 30s.

If I never see one or any of Forbort, Gryz, or Carlo in a Bruins uniform again I'm am totally OK with that.

 

[goldnblack]

So far Forbort, Hall, Gryz, and Orlov are gone based on results.

The last cut is pretty close. Let's see how it evolves.

I said Ullmark, Swayman, Hall, Debrusk, Lindholm and Coyle.

They can't afford Orlov or Bertuzzi and I'd be very wary giving either a long-term contact that takes them to their mid-30s. Or in Orlov's case, late 30s.

If I never see one or any of Forbort, Gryz, or Carlo in a Bruins uniform again I'm am totally OK with that.

Actually disagree there. If there is a market for Linus or Hall or both, then they can. That's sort of the purpose of the thread. I agree with you entirely that if you keep Linus AND Hall, you cannot keep Bertuzzi. That's why the thread is fun...

 

[BruinDust]

So far Forbort, Hall, Gryz, and Orlov are gone based on results.

The last cut is pretty close. Let's see how it evolves.



Actually disagree there. If there is a market for Linus or Hall or both, then they can. That's sort of the purpose of the thread. I agree with you entirely that if you keep Linus AND Hall, you cannot keep Bertuzzi. That's why the thread is fun...

I should of said, they cannot keep Orlov and Bertuzzi and still keep the guys I think they should keep (Hall and Ullmark).

I've totally lost interest in Orlov. He can go back to Washington.

I said this in another thread but Bertuzzi isn't someone I'm confortable giving a long-term contract to, mostly because of average skating ability.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

So far Forbort, Hall, Gryz, and Orlov are gone based on results.

The last cut is pretty close. Let's see how it evolves.



Actually disagree there. If there is a market for Linus or Hall or both, then they can. That's sort of the purpose of the thread. I agree with you entirely that if you keep Linus AND Hall, you cannot keep Bertuzzi. That's why the thread is fun...

Pretty sure there is a market for the likely Vezina winner.

Not so sure about the Hall market, though.

 

[DKH]

I picked
Forbort
Bertuzzi
Grzelcyk
Coyle
DeBrusk
Foligno

Foligno great in room and Forbort excellent PK and love that rascal of a dog of his Darla

 

[goldnblack]

Pretty sure there is a market for the likely Vezina winner.

Not so sure about the Hall market, though.

I guess when I say market for, I mean with a return where Sweeney won't feel like a schmuck.

Goalie returns aren't typically great. Back to back playoff flops for Linus and GM's know Sweeney is in a tight spot with the cap. You might see a lot of guys offer a 3rd and cross their fingers. But depending on how committed Sweenius is, he may do it anyway (pending his master plan, of course).

 

[Fenian24]

I could only come up with 5

 

[goldnblack]

I picked
Forbort
Bertuzzi
Grzelcyk
Coyle
DeBrusk
Foligno

Foligno great in room and Forbort excellent PK and love that rascal of a dog of his Darla

I don't think you did pick that, haha. But if you did, you let both goalies go

 

[SPLBRUIN]

I keep Swayman, Carlo, Debrusk, Coyle, Hall and Lindholm. Having 2 strong starting goalies is a luxury the Bruins can't afford with their cap issues. Easy decision to retain Swayman over Ullmark as he is younger and dosen't fold in the playoffs like Ullmark.

 

[goldnblack]

I could only come up with 5

Ok that's something I did not expect to hear. Nice!

 

[Dr Hook]

Interesting exercise! I was torn about keeping Griz and Hall, I like both players, but since this was all about the hard choices, I had to go with Lindholm and Carlo.

 

[goldnblack]

So far Debrusk and Swayman are the most kept. Not too shocking there.

 

[ON3M4N]

Who voted to keep Forbort?

I accidently did lol

 

[Dr Hook]

I accidently did lol

So that leaves one- who did it? Stand up and be counted

 

[SonnyBoy]

I accidently did lol

Maybe Sweeney did so too.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

I guess when I say market for, I mean with a return where Sweeney won't feel like a schmuck.

Goalie returns aren't typically great. Back to back playoff flops for Linus and GM's know Sweeney is in a tight spot with the cap. You might see a lot of guys offer a 3rd and cross their fingers. But depending on how committed Sweenius is, he may do it anyway (pending his master plan, of course).

A 3rd round pick for Ullmark.

That's comical.

Interesting exercise! I was torn about keeping Griz and Hall, I like both players, but since this was all about the hard choices, I had to go with Lindholm and Carlo.

It really is.

So far results are very surprising to me.

 

[UncleRico]

If I can only keep six then I’m keeping the players I view fit the next core age wise.

Bertuzzi, Lindholm, swayman, debrusk, Gryz

Bertuzzi-Zacha-pasta
Debrusk-xxx-lysell
Xxx-xxx-xxx
Lauko-Beecher-Frederic/Steen

Lindholm-McAvoy
Lohrei-Carlo
Gryz-Xxx

Swayman
Bussi

If I’m Sweeney I go full 2015 maybe even beyond 2015 when they traded lucic, hamilton, reilly smith, soderberg and then flipped Martin Jones.

Trade as many of these players as possible; Marchand, Hall, Coyle, Gryz, Linus, Forbort etc. Anyone who you don’t see being part of the next core, just move on from and make the turn around faster.

Bruins should retain as much salary as possible to get better returns. Just see how many picks and/or prospects they can get. They can restock draft assets and fully channel their energy to supporting this younger group. they might be bad for a year or two, but at least if they are bad enough they recoop the 2024 pick sent to the red wings(top 10 protected) and have a lot of draft capital and cap space headed into 2024-2025 season.

 

[Bruinfanatic]

A 3rd round pick for Ullmark.

That's comical.



It really is.

So far results are very surprising to me.

It is but the part that Sweeney is in a tight spot with the Cap and other GM‘s offering maybe less he’s probably right about.

 

[AngryMilkcrates]

Its depressing that I came up with 3 to 4 and had to compromise to get to 6.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

It is but the part that Sweeney is in a tight spot with the Cap and other GM‘s offering maybe less he’s probably right about.

May as well see if they can get a 2nd rounder for Pasta.

That would help with the Cap even more.