BruinDust
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With IMO eleven of the thirteen forward spots locked up, we're down to two spots with 6 guys competing.
Which two would you pick and why?
Which two would you pick and why?
IMO Bjork is a must to much speed and skill to ignore.
Cehlarik has size and skill and it is time to see if he is ready or is it time to move on.
Donato and Frederic will play in the NHL just not ready yet.
Stempniak and Winnik do provide enough. to block our young players from gaining NHL experience
Id pick three personally Donato,Bjork and Cehlarik. They all deserve and have the talent to be there. but if its only 2 you can pick Donato and Bjork gets my vote but Cehlarik is NHL ready.
All three could essentially make it if the Bruins went with two healthy scratches each night.
Marchand Bergy Pasta
DeBrusk Krejci Donato
Heinen Kuraly Backes
Nordstrom Accari Wagner
Bjork/Cehlarik
Id personally tell Backes he's playing center rather its the 3rd or 4th line. Sit Accari and mix him in with Bjork and Cehlarik along with Wagner and Nordstrom. You have everyone fresh and getting NHL time in case injury s occur and may the best player/players win out in the end.
I would hate wasting Bjork/Cehlarik (or any potential young player) as the 13th forward when they could be continuing to develop in the AHL. Especially when Providence is 50 minutes down the highway. It's easy to make a call-up if needed.
if it was my decision. i go with donato and cehlarik ..
heinen krejci cehlarik..... 2nd line .. all play a similiar style and SPEED . not going to be the fastest line but i bet they can keep a solid possession game and all complement themselves offensively
donato kuraly backes.. i get it donato doesnt really seem to fit here.. but think about it. kuraly and backes defensively responsible.. and on the offensive side. kuraly your job is to muck in the corner ..backes, you help muck but on the edge, still has enough skill to know that you feed donato for shots majority of the game..
I pick Donato and Bjork.
If I was Cassidy, I didn't see enough out of Donato, Heinen, or Bjork to determine which line they play on. You can see neither Heinen nor Donato have truly laid claim to that 2nd RW job, based on the switch Cassidy made last pre-season game when he wasn't seeing much from Heinen.
Bjork obviously being hurt he didn't get much time to show what he could do, but he looked real good last pre-season game, and the fact he made this team a year ago helps his cause.
The No.1 line is intact.
I'd create 3 pairs on the other 3 lines.
Debrusk-Krejci
Kuraly-Backes
Wagner-Nordstrom
Then let the 3 young wingers battle it out as to which line they play on, let there play decide who gets the primo spot on line 2, and who gets to play alongside the two Ham-n-Eggers in Wagner and Nordstrom. Give it 10 games and see what they can do with the opportunity.
But this is Cassidy, and he loves himself some Noel Acciari, so there is zero chance of this happening.
IMO Bjork is a must to much speed and skill to ignore.
Cehlarik has size and skill and it is time to see if he is ready or is it time to move on.
Donato and Frederic will play in the NHL just not ready yet.
Stempniak and Winnik do not provide enough, to block our young players from gaining NHL experience
Practice lines today have Bjork and Nordstrom splitting time, so while agree Cassidy has his binky, I don’t think the PK specialist free agent pick is assured of being in the top 12.
Will be interesting to see which of Bjork or Nordstrom is in the line-up come Wednesday night.
We know it won't be Noel-talent Acciari sitting out, that's for sure.