TSN: Keith Gretzky leaving Bruins to become Oilers AGM

[bp13]

I'll respond to that the same way I did on twitter...heck I'll just post the tweet

Hey anybody Cam Neely would fire is alright in my book.

 

[DKH]

Did I miss all these productive, young NHL'ers that Gretzky has brought into the fold?

The jury is still out, nobody knows if he was good or not yet.. He certainly was handed a bounty of picks by his GM, so there is strength in numbers I would think. His overall track record long term was not great in Phoenix.

They were just drafted most prospects take 3-5 years which is why Sweeney and his group will get according to my source 3-5 years to see if their labor bares fruit. Although Pastrnak leads all his draft class in goals from forward position. So they are off to great start

 

[Ratty]

I'm surprised Chiarelli didn't appoint his "scout" brother to the AGM position. Did he follow Peter to the organization?

 

[Era of Sanity]

I'm surprised Chiarelli didn't appoint his "scout" brother to the AGM position. Did he follow Peter to the organization?

Yup he did. NHL front offices are as nepotistic as mom and pop shops in their hiring practices.

 

[MattFromFranklin]

It's pretty simple, IMO. Look at who the right hand man is of the Head Scouts of the Ducks and Kings, arguably the 2 best drafting teams over the last few years, and make him our new Head Scout. However, I doubt that the morons we have running the team will have the mental capacity to at least inquire about members of the scouting staff of those teams.

 

[Burt Reynolds]

It's pretty simple, IMO. Look at who the right hand man is of the Head Scouts of the Ducks and Kings, arguably the 2 best drafting teams over the last few years, and make him our new Head Scout. However, I doubt that the morons we have running the team will have the mental capacity to at least inquire about members of the scouting staff of those teams.

Boy why don't you tell us how you really feel

 

[Zac Rinaldo*]

It's pretty simple, IMO. Look at who the right hand man is of the Head Scouts of the Ducks and Kings, arguably the 2 best drafting teams over the last few years, and make him our new Head Scout. However, I doubt that the morons we have running the team will have the mental capacity to at least inquire about members of the scouting staff of those teams.

the relationship between a scouting staff and a management staff has a lot to do with familiarity and trust

 

[TwineTickler]

Bruins will be fine. I trust Sweens to bring in a capable replacement

 

[Greek_physique]

Sweeney will just do both jobs...he's 'THAT' good!

 

[KrejciMVP]

Sweeney will just do both jobs...he's 'THAT' good!

I like Sweeney but I'd like to see some success before I crown him a great GM.

 

[mikelvl]

I like Sweeney but I'd like to see some success before I crown him a great GM.

Crown his ass!!

 

[EverettMike]

#AdvantageChiarelli

JUST A SILLY JOKE DO NOT ATTACK I REPEAT DO NOT ATTACK

 

[Burt Reynolds]

Crown his ass!!

Ready to rumble reference??

 

[Saxon Eric]

Offer sheet one of their players

 

[Short Side High]

Last 3 drafts have the Bruins making a fast turnaround and likely having 93 points their rock bottom

100+ points
Playoff spot losing in 7 games first round
Very likeable team
2017 Cup winners

 

[Fenway]

 

[mikelvl]

Ready to rumble reference??

I was thinking more the late Dennis Green: 'Now if you want to crown them, then crown their ass!!' 'They are we thought they were!'

 

[DKH]

Hey are you making fun of me

Just don't dig up my meltdown we passed on Latendresse for Patrice Cleary

 

[mikelvl]

Hmmm, Bradley was absolutely at the forefront of the trade Seguin crowd. Not sure about who he was hands on in drafting but I think he's been there through the good years and the bad years. But how responsible was he for both?

 

[Fenway]

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/b...ky-edmonton/OoDj4KYm5ungcz0lRTqIFI/story.html

In 2014, the first year Gretzky oversaw their draft, the Bruins picked David Pastrnak with the No. 25 selection. The team is hopeful that Pastrnak can have a high-impact third NHL season after injuries and inconsistency set him back in 2015-16. The Bruins took Danton Heinen in the fourth round of 2014. The skilled winger will be a full-time professional in 2016-17 after compiling 93 points in two college seasons at Denver.

In 2015, the Bruins had six of the draft’s first 52 picks, taking Jakub Zboril, Jake DeBrusk, and Zach Senyshyn in the first round, and Brandon Carlo, Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson, and Jeremy Lauzon in the second round. DeBrusk and Carlo are expected to start their pro careers in Providence this fall. Forsbacka Karlsson will be a Boston University sophomore. Zboril, Senyshyn, and Lauzon are not old enough to play full-time in the AHL in 2016-17.

This past June, the Bruins drafted Charlie McAvoy, Trent Frederic, and Ryan Lindgren — all graduates of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program — in the first two rounds. McAvoy will be a classmate of Forsbacka Karlsson. Frederic and Lindgren will be freshmen at Wisconsin and Minnesota.

It’s unknown whether the Bruins will look externally to fill Gretzky’s position. Scott Fitzgerald is their assistant director of amateur scouting, a title he’s held for the last five seasons.

 

[ashnathan]

Guh. 'Hes just not a Bruins type player" i wanted to punch him in the face through youtube when I was watching that, we all know what im talking about too!

 

[Burt Reynolds]

I was thinking more the late Dennis Green: 'Now if you want to crown them, then crown their ass!!' 'They are we thought they were!'

Ahhh classic. RIP Denny. Good coach, better guy. Too sad.

 

[Zac Rinaldo*]

advantage Chiarelli

 

[rocketdan9]

Son of a .......

 

[Era of Sanity]

I am not minding this development at all. If they shift Scott Bradley more to the amateur side of things that is good news, that is where he was prior to Wayne Smith, back when the Bruins actually drafted well. I am not going to base my entire opinion of a hockey executive on one canned quote from behind the b.

It also is an opportunity to bring in a good hockey mind external which I think they need. If Sweeney can recruit somebody good they are better off than before imo.