Official 2015 Bruins Draft Thread

[Fire Sweeney]

There will be plenty of teams looking to trade down after MccDavid, Eichel and Marner are picked. That's where Sweeney needs to package Marchand and our 1st.

 

[ap3lovr]

There will be plenty of teams looking to trade down after MccDavid, Eichel and Marner are picked. That's where Sweeney needs to package Marchand and our 1st.

You don't trade Marchand for an unproven asset. He has warts, and if you could package him for a guy like ror I would love it. However if they trade him for a pick, I would be livid.

 

[don]

You don't trade Marchand for an unproven asset. He has warts, and if you could package him for a guy like ror I would love it. However if they trade him for a pick, I would be livid.

Either way it would create a big hole on the left side. For me, if we're going to trade someone it Krejci. And I'm not a Marchand fan.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

It is a done deal.

Not officially signed yet because as Mark Divver reported on twitter (I believe it was Mark) he stands to earn more money by signing on the day he becomes a UFA.

If he signs now his max would be

$900,000 + $90,000 signing bonus + $60,000 AHL salary

On July 1 his max would be (or whatever day he becomes UFA)

$925,000 + $92,500 signing bonus + $70,000 AHL salary.

To quote Wally "It's always about the money"

Not always, but mostly.

I'm just happy that ZM decided to stick with the B's instead of do the NCAA FA thing.

For that (and because he seems like a great guy), I wish him a long and successful career in Boston.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

There will be plenty of teams looking to trade down after MccDavid, Eichel and Marner are picked. That's where Sweeney needs to package Marchand and our 1st.

Fans clamoring for more speed, physicality, scoring, grit!

How do we bring guys like this here to Boston?

I know, let's deal Marchand, the one guy on the team right now that can do all of those things for a draft pick!

Yeah, let's do that...

 

[Fire Sweeney]

Fans clamoring for more speed, physicality, scoring, grit!

How do we bring guys like this here to Boston?

I know, let's deal Marchand, the one guy on the team right now that can do all of those things for a draft pick!

Yeah, let's do that...

Diving midget who hasn't scored a goal in his last 20 playoff games and takes stupid penalties. Clearly we need more of that.

 

[Estlin]

Either way it would create a big hole on the left side. For me, if we're going to trade someone it Krejci. And I'm not a Marchand fan.

If either Marchand (very unlikely) or Lucic (quite possibly) is dealt to get an extra pick/move up in the draft, then that still leaves one of them plus Eriksson and Smith on the left. Boston has no shortage of left-shooting LWers.

 

[JoeIsAStud]

There will be plenty of teams looking to trade down after MccDavid, Eichel and Marner are picked. That's where Sweeney needs to package Marchand and our 1st.

Honestly once Hanifin is off the board, I really don't believe the talent is there to justify a major trade up deal. I like some guys listed in the top 10, but I am not convinced they are going to end up being that much better than the guys who will be there at 14

And I consider a major trade up deal something that involves giving up a core player (and Marchand is certainly a core guy)

 

[ORR2Sanderson2ORR]

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[bruins4thecup65]

Diving midget who hasn't scored a goal in his last 20 playoff games and takes stupid penalties. Clearly we need more of that.

We have to make the playoffs first. Duh.

 

[bruins4thecup65]

Honestly once Hanifin is off the board, I really don't believe the talent is there to justify a major trade up deal. I like some guys listed in the top 10, but I am not convinced they are going to end up being that much better than the guys who will be there at 14

And I consider a major trade up deal something that involves giving up a core player (and Marchand is certainly a core guy)

Absolutley!

Trading Marchand would be a mistake I think.

We need to publicly make Looch available and field offers.
We need some cap space.

I would also field offers for potential all star Subban.

 

[ChargersRookie]

Diving midget who hasn't scored a goal in his last 20 playoff games and takes stupid penalties. Clearly we need more of that.

I would say GloryDaze is aware of what else Marchand does as I am too but I will speak for myself and say I will take Marchand's short coming to get the other stuff. Or I would be asking why employ Bergeron, Kelly and the rest of the PK units? When Marchand does get one you call on someone to do their job.

With some players we need to make do. In my opinion Marchand is the only Bruin able to snipe a shot like a 50 goal scorer.

Peace out.

 

[Mount Kramer Cameras]

Absolutley!

Trading Marchand would be a mistake I think.

We need to publicly make Looch available and field offers.
We need some cap space.

I would also field offers for potential all star Subban.

I don't think it's the right time to offer Subban. If he truly does have the goods then he needs to build up a reputation, a bit like Gibson. Then we can get a big return on either him or Rask

 

[GloryDaze4877]

Diving midget who hasn't scored a goal in his last 20 playoff games and takes stupid penalties. Clearly we need more of that.

As others have pointed out, but you fail to acknowledge simply because it doesn't fit your schtick or agenda is that Marchand has cut way back on the dumb penalties and had his "diving" penalties this year rescinded. Also, he's one of the only B's (along with Pasta) that can create his own offense, and actually has enough speed to make the opposing D respect it. Add in the PK ability and shot and he's not a player that you "throw into" a deal to move up a few spots.

I would bet good money that if Marchand played in a less defensively responsible system, he'd put up 30 annually.

 

[don]

If either Marchand (very unlikely) or Lucic (quite possibly) is dealt to get an extra pick/move up in the draft, then that still leaves one of them plus Eriksson and Smith on the left. Boston has no shortage of left-shooting LWers.

Sorry, but , IMO, Eriksson or Smith don't bring the things that Lucic does. Both are soft, if you can call any hockey player "soft", players and just don't bring the things Lucic does. Especially Smith. I like them both and both are/will be good players but Lucic bring an unmeasurable element.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

Sorry, but , IMO, Eriksson or Smith don't bring the things that Lucic does. Both are soft, if you can call any hockey player "soft", players and just don't bring the things Lucic does. Especially Smith. I like them both and both are/will be good players but Lucic bring an unmeasurable element.

Whatever he brought this year was certainly "unmeasurable".

I loved the Lucic from a few years ago, and if he can get back to that, great. However, when you add up the benefits of keeping him and having to give him a long term, big $$$ contract next year versus dealing him for a nice package that would address multiple team needs...I go with the latter.

 

[Man Rocket]

Sorry, but , IMO, Eriksson or Smith don't bring the things that Lucic does. Both are soft, if you can call any hockey player "soft", players and just don't bring the things Lucic does. Especially Smith. I like them both and both are/will be good players but Lucic bring an unmeasurable element.

90% of NHLers don't bring the physicality Lucic does. Most NHLers are "soft" by that definition. you cant ice 12 Lucic's/Simmonds etc

 

[Man Rocket]

My updated draft rankings at 14 (for those projected available)

1. Meier
2. Connor
3. Roy
4. Konecny
5. White
6. Zboril

 

[Mount Kramer Cameras]

Craig Button's final list has Konecny at 33

He's big on Meier though, has him at 8

http://www.tsn.ca/craig-s-list-final-ranking-1.294692

 

[Ratty]

Button is way over the top. I mean, Zacha at 24? Rantanen at 16? Hanafin at 12? One man's opinion, I know, but this is a radical departure from the consensus.

I'm sure Bradley would do cartwheels if Rantanen or Zacha were available at 14.

 

[MattFromFranklin]

Craig Button's final list has Konecny at 33

He's big on Meier though, has him at 8

http://www.tsn.ca/craig-s-list-final-ranking-1.294692

His lists are always way off, it's kinda funny.

 

[Man Rocket]

Craig Button's final list has Konecny at 33

He's big on Meier though, has him at 8

http://www.tsn.ca/craig-s-list-final-ranking-1.294692

I swear he just does it for the attention

 

[YNWABoston]

Button is way over the top. I mean, Zacha at 24? Rantanen at 16? Hanafin at 12? One man's opinion, I know, but this is a radical departure from the consensus.

I'm sure Bradley would do cartwheels if Rantanen or Zacha were available at 14.

Most draft lists or rankings that are put out (in any sport) on the internet are usually based on group think. However most teams internal rankings are vastly different than public ones. I just think back to the Flyers draft video from 2013 where they had Morin ranked like 6th ahead of Monahan. If we got to see all 30 team draft boards they'd be so different and we'd probably be shocked by some of them. While I don't agree with Button's ranks it's nice to see an original take.

 

[kman22]

I swear he just does it for the attention

He certainly gets people talking.

 

[TheBigZ]

Whats comical is the picture that TSN has up is Dylan Larkin, but underneath they say Noah Hanifin.