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I think Blidh will get sent down when Lazar comes off IR.
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LouJersey
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Cassidy mentioned possible surgery for Lazar but nothing is decided
Nothing wrong w/ Studnicka starting in Providence. I'd rather him play top line down there versus sitting here
LouJersey
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Lazar is no big loss. Would love Steen to get the chance, not sure what Kuhlman did to become Butch's bff.
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Lazar is the same as Wagner for me. Kuhlman? Maybe he shuts everyone up
Kuhlman's earned his spot with steady play, hard work and what he does off the ice with leadership ect. He's better than Blidh and Wagner and right now, Steen.
We will see Steen up at some point.
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They also sat down for coffee and found "common ground"
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Danton Heinen, Jake DeBrusk. I would have liked Michael McCarron from waivers
Dude sucks but he forechecks harder than 3/4 of our forward group put together and that alone is enough for me.
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Debrusk and Heinen are in a different world. I can’t believe anyone who watches the same games as me think kuhlman is more effective then either one of these guys.
I see much more out of Lazar. I think Lazar is hard to play against, in that he is tenacious on the puck and well positioned. He also seems competent if not productive in the offensive zone. A strong Kuraly might give Lazar a run for his money but Wagner has not lit my fire the past couple seasons.
If Lazar is out longterm, I would like someone other then Blidh as the 13th forward. If Lazar is out short term, Blidh seems like a good option and Kuhlman presumably moves there with a healthy lineup.
If the debate on Lazar's surgery has anything to do with getting him back sooner, I hope they opt for the long term results and I would rotate guys like Studnicka, Steen, Senyshyn, Hughes, Lauko or possibly Froden getting chances as the 13th forward but on the gameday roster for a stretch on the 3rd or 4th line for a different look if needed. Guys like Frederic, Kuhlman, or Debrusk could be candidates for a break at some point.
If the debate on Lazar's surgery has anything to do with getting him back sooner, I hope they opt for the long term results and I would rotate guys like Studnicka, Steen, Senyshyn, Hughes, Lauko or possibly Froden getting chances as the 13th forward but on the gameday roster for a stretch on the 3rd or 4th line for a different look if needed. Guys like Frederic, Kuhlman, or Debrusk could be candidates for a break at some point.
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When Lazar came over, he injected new life into a pretty stagnant 4th line. He didn't finish the season as strong, but no one in the bottom 6 did either. I think he brings more than Kuraly or Wagner were bringing, which is sad to say because those two guys were good soldiers and good 4th liners for several years, but they just seemed to hit their expiration date somehow.
I'm hoping a 4th line configured around Nosek and Lazar can bring back some respect to that line – with whoever the 3rd player may be. Personally, I'd prefer to give Studs the job while Lazar is out, but I'm happy to see what Kuhlman can do, though I don't expect much. If he was a bit bigger with the same speed and tenacity, I'd be a little happier to see Kuhlman on the 4th line.
I'm hoping a 4th line configured around Nosek and Lazar can bring back some respect to that line – with whoever the 3rd player may be. Personally, I'd prefer to give Studs the job while Lazar is out, but I'm happy to see what Kuhlman can do, though I don't expect much. If he was a bit bigger with the same speed and tenacity, I'd be a little happier to see Kuhlman on the 4th line.
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Somebody just please give Kuhlman a different number so I can stop thinking he's Marchand every time
Can we trade Karson Kuhlman for Ross Johnston please? Gives us someone on our 4th line who can actually fight and is one mean SOB who can step up against the Wilson, Reeves, etc of the world.
https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/1...ck-studnicka-chris-wagner-sent-to-providence/
Steve Conroy with the Bruins Notebook yesterday.
Steve Conroy with the Bruins Notebook yesterday.
Frederic did just fine against Wilson last year.
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Drove him nuts, well, more nuts.
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Chicken/egg.
Why waste offensive zone starts with a line that has the collective offensive acumen of a sack of cabbages?
Agree not sure what they see in Blidh, he is just another Wagner.
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Kuraly had put up two straight 20+ point seasons as a fourth liner so I don’t know if I really agree with that. Had much more to do with the bruins 3rd line being completely incompetent defensively and whatever line ritchie was bouncing around on being bad defensively too. Which resulted in the fourth line having to get those extra shifts defensively.
Kuraly and Wagner were both top 5 in the entire NHL last year in defensive zone starts. The 4th line was never given the opportunity in the offensive zone from game 1 of the regular season.
A cheaper Wagner? I agree that is all I have seen. Maybe a bit quicker. Maybe a slightly higher ceiling defensively. I was thinking a lower ceiling offensively, but Wagner's 12 goals and 19 points in 2018 now appear to be an outlier more then anything else.
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