Did he really have NHL upside? seemed like a real longshot.
Because Jack has the potential to be a defensively sound 3C? Just look at Bruins' fans reaction to this deal.
Bruins fan here. He can skate. He's got good IQ. But in all honesty he's never played a lot of games in a row in the NHL. Cassidy gave him limited minutes and the kid was always afraid to make a mistake cause he'd get benched. He looked good in training camp. He just needs time and opportunities.
Really, they need depth at both AHL and NHL. Likely doesn’t magically turn into a NHL player but it gives them some organizational depth which is fine. Dipietro needed out and saying Myrenberg is one of their best D prospects is more a statement about the quality of the prospect pool rather than quality of player I think.
Sounds like he's worth a gamble at this price then, no brainer mnove.
I always came away with the impression that he was an ugly skater when I watched him, but maybe my eyes played tricks on me. That’s good to hear. Thanks for the info.
So is he a good kid or great kid?
i am always skeptical when people say that stuff because 95% of players are described as - at minimum - "decent skaters" at lower levels
It’s about 5 months I think about the same as Pasternak and Kucherov timeframes when they suited back up. Much quicker than Seguin. Not sure it matters too much one or both hips (having gone through the rehab myself for that surgery last year I can’t think of anything that would hinder having both done at once except for the initial lack of weight bearing for a few weeks. Though unlike old, fat me who needed to not snap the femoral head a more slight elite athlete likely was able to get to weight bearing much quicker).
