Player Discussion Matthew Poitras II

[jgatie]

No one had to say it for the league to want it.

Seems like common sense to me to make it difficult for all but the truly elite teenagers to play pro.

So you made it up out of thin air. Good to know.

 

[trenton1]

Well, you know, the only bump in the road in Bergeron's rookie year was a shoulder injury. He got it trying to check a much bigger player. So there's that.

 

[Kalus]

I'll take the modern game with the highest scoring the league's seen since I was a toddler over the low scoring, trap heavy league of the 2000s/early 20-teens, but to each their own.


It was great to have Chara out there, but I feel like so many people here treat "lack of response" as a Bruins-only problem when the reality is the entire league has moved away from that kind of play. There's only a couple teams left that have a guy that will enforce on the roster, and if the team is competitive that guy is in the press box most nights.

The sweetspot for a bruins fan like me was 2008 to 2016 or so. Higher skilled game, but plenty of physicality, real rivalries, still some hatred, but very little of the stupid staged fights etc. A much more passionate game that was much more exciting than the European-style hockey NHL has become.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

So you made it up out of thin air. Good to know.

Made up what? My opinion?

 

[jgatie]

Made up what? My opinion?

"Guess this is a good example of why the league doesn't want 19 year-olds playing against pros"

The bolded is not an opinion, it is a definitive statement. One for which you have no objective proof. Also, it's quite absurd that a league which is made up of team owners wouldn't want to ice players under entry level contracts as much as possible in a salary cap world.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

"Guess this is a good example of why the league doesn't want 19 year-olds playing against pros"

The bolded is not an opinion, it is a definitive statement. One for which you have no objective proof. Also, it's quite absurd that a league which is made up of team owners wouldn't want to ice players under entry level contracts as much as possible in a salary cap world.

Sorry for my bad wording, making a definitive statment in place of an opinion.

Though it is still my opinion. And I'm not trying to prove anything.

 

[BruinsFanMike82]

 

[Bruinfanatic]

Good to hear he needs it although would think shoulder would impede working out ,although he can work on lower body strength,he gets mandhandled every game and even in the Juniors.

 

[NDiesel]

Good to hear he needs it although would think shoulder would impede working out ,although he can work on lower body strength,he gets mandhandled every game and even in the Juniors.

Probably beneficial for a smaller guy like him to work on lower body strength anyway, helps them use their center of gravity more effectively when giving/receiving hits

 

[Bruinfanatic]

Probably beneficial for a smaller guy like him to work on lower body strength anyway, helps them use their center of gravity more effectively when giving/receiving hits

Yeah Like Marchand ,he was next to impossible to knock off the puck,well not as much since the hip surgery.

 

[Ladyfan]

Probably beneficial for a smaller guy like him to work on lower body strength anyway, helps them use their center of gravity more effectively when giving/receiving hits

He should (probably already has) speak to Brad.

I said this in another thread . Matty P. is easy to like. He seems like a great kid.

 

[GordonHowe]

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/boston-bruins/latest-news/bruins-rookie-speaks-on-shoulder-surgery-

 

[nonoffensiveusername]

He should (probably already has) speak to Brad.

I said this in another thread . Matty P. is easy to like. He seems like a great kid.

Agreed, in all his interviews seems like a real good kid. And he's also a smart one. He actually answers questions thoughtfully and doesn't just give canned "hockey player responses."

 

[TCB]

 

[Ladyfan]

Agreed, in all his interviews seems like a real good kid. And he's also a smart one. He actually answers questions thoughtfully and doesn't just give canned "hockey player responses."

IN the only pre-season practice I went to (at Warriors Arena), Brad would pull Matty aside and coach him. It was fun to see.