Former Bruins Ryan Donato - II

[Bumper]

it makes zero sense to keep him on the team if you are not going to offset his awfulness with some awesomeness. it has to be MAR/BER/DON or AHL. this third line trash is killing the team.

 

[elMatador]

I still remember Jimmy Hayes's hattrick or Vatrano's hattrick not that long ago to jump on Donato's train.
I don't understand all this hype about him. Last season front office and coaches tried to convince themselves he was ready. He was not, he was completely non factor in the playoffs. This season again Cassidy and Sweeney are trying to convince themselves he is ready for a top6 spot. He is not, he will disappear in the post season if Bs make it that far.

 

[Over the volcano]

I still remember Jimmy Hayes's hattrick or Vatrano's hattrick not that long ago to jump on Donato's train.
I don't understand all this hype about him. Last season front office and coaches tried to convince themselves he was ready. He was not, he was completely non factor in the playoffs. This season again Cassidy and Sweeney are trying to convince themselves he is ready for a top6 spot. He is not, he will disappear in the post season if Bs make it that far.

No offense, but what a pile of shit.

The front office thought he was a better option in the playoffs than Tommy Wingles.

The front office gave him 3 games out of 11 in the playoffs.

He finished the season with 5 goals, in 12 games while commuting back and forth to finish school (that’s the pace Debrusk is on this year).

The kid hasn’t played a half season of NHL hockey yet so let’s roll back the shade. . . He’s going to be one heck of a player

 

[GoBs]

The longest leash in the NHL, Ryan Danato

 

[GoBs]

Now with all the limited playtime or I should say sheltered playingtime after next season he will be a RFA with limited exposure
What will he be worth? I guess it comes down to next season

 

[ON3M4N]

Posters on this board complain that CJ never gave young guys a chance...you read most of the threads for the kids and those same posters are already writing them off after as little as half a season of play.

 

[Trap Jesus]

Posters on this board complain that CJ never gave young guys a chance...you read most of the threads for the kids and those same posters are already writing them off after as little as half a season of play.

I think most would be good with the notion that the best players should play. It's pretty difficult to defend Donato's play this year.

 

[Blowfish]

Posters on this board complain that CJ never gave young guys a chance...you read most of the threads for the kids and those same posters are already writing them off after as little as half a season of play.

I love that Cassidy is giving the kids a look / development but if you use Koko and Spooner as an example it's not even close. CJ was horrible and always relied on his vets. I get what you're trying to say here but it's not the same thing at all.

 

[ON3M4N]

I think most would be good with the notion that the best players should play. It's pretty difficult to defend Donato's play this year.

Well there's not a lot of alternatives, so on the job training it is

 

[sarge88]

The longest leash in the NHL, Ryan Danato

Danton Heinen disagrees.

 

[chizzler]

Danton Heinen disagrees.

Heinen isn’t a defensive liability.

 

[sarge88]

Heinen isn’t a defensive liability.

And Donato isn’t an offensive black hole.

 

[chizzler]

And Donato isn’t an offensive black hole.

He isn’t? One has 4 goals and the other 5.

 

[GoBs]

You can afford only one one of these guys in the lineup.
At least they are not making Krejci money

 

[sarge88]

He isn’t? One has 4 goals and the other 5.

Yes, Donato has more goals in 11-12 less games.

Neither guy is Pastrnak right now, but IMO, at least Donato gives them a chance to score a goal a few times a game.

If the choice was him or Heinen being in the lineup, right now I'd go with Donato given the teams trouble scoring goals.

Perfect world....Donato becomes more reliable defensively and Heinen finds a way to contribute offensively. Absent that....I think this team has enough guys who can't score consistently that sitting Donato probably makes less sense than Heinen. (If that were the choice)

 

[whitetape]

He's got great hands, he goes all out every shift, he's more than willing to go into the tough areas to score. He's not super fast, but he's a strong skater and he's going to be fine in the long term. More upside potential than Heinen, JFK, Cave. Bjork's got more quickness, but not the grit (so far).

 

[weaponomega]

I love that Cassidy is giving the kids a look / development but if you use Koko and Spooner as an example it's not even close. CJ was horrible and always relied on his vets. I get what you're trying to say here but it's not the same thing at all.

Every coach relies on his vets. Not the coaches fault spooner and Koko are garbage players.

 

[Kazcram]

He isn’t? One has 4 goals and the other 5.

DH has played 11 more games and with better linemates

 

[chizzler]

DH has played 11 more games and with better linemates

Donato sees the PP. He’s had his share of the second line.

 

[GoBs]

Would it be best for Danato to go down an play 20 minutes a game in Providence

 

[Blowfish]

Would it be best for Danato to go down an play 20 minutes a game in Providence

He's hard to watch at times...Better options in Providence. Thinking FJK, Heinen and Donato are the trade chips why he/they stay in the line up.

 

[Dr Hook]

He's hard to watch at times...Better options in Providence. Thinking FJK, Heinen and Donato are the trade chips why he/they stay in the line up.

I'm with you on this one. I still think Donato has the potential to be a good player for the Bruins- he has Vatrano-like issues at the moment, but has more skill and smarts in the o-zone than Vatrano does. Right now, though, I am struggling to see what he is bringing to the team that couldn't be done better by another young player, or at least giving one of them a shot.

 

[Ratty]

Would it be best for Danato to go down an play 20 minutes a game in Providence

He’s already done the, though not twenty games. Nothing more to learn that he can’t get from Sacco, Cassidy, etc. Has two goals since his return including a game winner. Just a matter of time. The ability is there.

BTW, it’s DOnato

 

[BMC]

I'm with you on this one. I still think Donato has the potential to be a good player for the Bruins- he has Vatrano-like issues at the moment, but has more skill and smarts in the o-zone than Vatrano does. Right now, though, I am struggling to see what he is bringing to the team that couldn't be done better by another young player, or at least giving one of them a shot.

I have to agree with this- I had hopes his stint in Providence would spur him to improve his defense but I'm not seeing all that much growth there. Cassidy can't shelter him forever, Donato has got to do more to justify his regular ice time not to mention his PP time. If he can't do it give someone else a try.

 

[NDiesel]

I'm not high on him at all at this point. Average skater, really good hands and great shot. Not very strong on the puck or on his skates. He reminds me of Vatrano, except Vatrano seemed quicker and stronger. He needs to spend the full year in Providence and get stronger and quicker IMO.

EDIT: I guess I should've read above me before I gave my hot take