oh, I had open latarjet five+ years ago. Poitras is in for a ride that’s for damn sure.
Player Discussion Matthew Poitras II
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Shame for the kid, and you never want to see anyone get injured, but perhaps in one sense this is not the worst outcome. He was starting to struggle with the grind, and this way there doesn't have to be any umming and ahhing about whether to keep playing him and potentially risk burning him out even more. With the surgery it's just settled and he can focus on recovery and hopefully in time on building up his strength and endurance. Realistically I don't think he was going to be a part of the Bruins' playoff roster, or at least not a major one, so no real loss on that front, indeed it frees up a tiny bit of cap space.
Despite this unfortunate end, this has still been a huge year for Matt. Made the cut when no-one expected it, acquitted himself very well, got some valuable experience at the top level, gave the fans and management some hope that our future at center doesn't entirely lie outside the organization. He'll be better for all that in the long run. All the best to him in his recovery, look forward to seeing #51 back on the ice next season!
Despite this unfortunate end, this has still been a huge year for Matt. Made the cut when no-one expected it, acquitted himself very well, got some valuable experience at the top level, gave the fans and management some hope that our future at center doesn't entirely lie outside the organization. He'll be better for all that in the long run. All the best to him in his recovery, look forward to seeing #51 back on the ice next season!
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Does anyone know if he will be able to play in Providence when he recovers? I know there are age limits and that is why he couldn't be sent there to play. I think that also hurt him in the long run, without the option to play in the AHL at times.
Back when the NHL was a lot more exciting to watch, at least for me.
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Tough break for Poitras. His rookie year was about what I thought it would be. There would be some flashes and some growing pains, but overall I think it was a success for his development. From a production standpoint he was playing at a 13G/25A pace. That's a fringe 40pt season for a 19yr old in his rookie season, which I don't think anyone would be disappointed with.
Next year you hope to see him take the next step and I'm confident that he will.
Next year you hope to see him take the next step and I'm confident that he will.
Excited to see his growth in year 2. He had a lot of really good moments this season and things he can build/learn from moving forward.
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He won’t be playing anywhere till next season,pretty sure he would be able to play there next season.
Well....guess he can watch and learn from the press box, which could be ok, and better than being scratched to do the same
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He had two assists his first game back and then went cold. The injury seems to have come in the Arizona game when he tried to hit Sean Durzi. He seemed off after that and they shut him down a few games later.
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Guess this is a good example of why the league doesn't want 19 year-olds playing agianst pros.
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I think the Bruins made all of the right calls with Poitras. He was good enough in preseason to earn a tryout and he was one of our better forwards through 9 games at a position that we needed. Bottom line, he was a player that was helping the team win games so we kept him. He tailed off during the grind of the season, but he still managed 15 points in 33 games which is very good.
Shutting him down is also the right call. Geekie has progressed to the point where he is a better option at 3C than Poitras, even if he were healthy. Let's get the kid healthy for summer so he can be 100% and fully trained coming into camp next year.
Shutting him down is also the right call. Geekie has progressed to the point where he is a better option at 3C than Poitras, even if he were healthy. Let's get the kid healthy for summer so he can be 100% and fully trained coming into camp next year.
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tough way to end his first season but I still think a ton of value for the kid moving forward being exposed to NHL life, what it takes etc..
Oates2Neely
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Gives him some time to watch from upstairs, also get the feel for playoff hockey and preparation in locker room etc. If he can add 10 lbs of muscle in the offseason it’ll only help him going forward. Exciting young prospect
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If the shoulder heals totally, this could be good for the long term. He is going to have to do a lot of rehabbing in the next 5 months, which gives him time and opportunity to put some badly needed muscle on his frame to prevent this from happening again.
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.
Ahh, the glory days . . .
Edit: love seeing Thornton and McQuaid sitting on either side of Claude too
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When did a league representative ever say that, never mind establishing an official policy?
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I‘m pretty sure it started here and possibly got worse
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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.
