Proposal: What Should the Bruins do this Summer ?

[BamBamCam]

If Brodin is the target and you get him, then Krug should be traded for the forward you need.
PS most of the posters here has the 5.25 million powerplay special on the 3rd pairing.

 

[DKH]

If Brodin is the target and you get him, then Krug should be traded for the forward you need.
PS most of the posters here has the 5.25 million powerplay special on the 3rd pairing.

werent you the guy who ragged on Krug, then he got hot as hell and you disappeared till today

who are most of the posters here- name them for me

 

[BamBamCam]

werent you the guy who ragged on Krug, then he got hot as hell and you disappeared till today

who are most of the posters here- name them for me

Go back and read this thread 80% percent have him on the third pair with McQuaid.
And not counting countless other threads.

 

[DKH]

Go back and read this thread 80% percent have him on the third pair with McQuaid.
And not counting countless other threads.

I did I don't see it

Bruins fans aren't that stupid

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Go back and read this thread 80% percent have him on the third pair with McQuaid.
And not counting countless other threads.

I completely disagree. I believe it is 78.476% of them do.

 

[BadBruins]

If Brodin is the target and you get him, then Krug should be traded for the forward you need.
PS most of the posters here has the 5.25 million powerplay special on the 3rd pairing.

I mean the guy plays almost 18 minutes a game at ES. 2nd on the team in TOI/G. More shifts/game than even Chara. He was the by most accounts the #2 D last season. The PP specialist stuff is nonsense. He should be a blueline building block along with McAvoy and Carlo IMO.

Honestly, I think the proposals to deal Carlo are mostly awful. You have potentially two expansion exempt top-4 D (Carlo/McAvoy). Use that 3rd protection spot to your advantage. Do whatever it takes to enter the season with 5 top-4 D. That will more than make up for any possible rookie walls (McAvoy/Carlo), injury's, or declines (Chara).

 

[DKH]

I completely disagree. I believe it is 78.476% of them do.

Krug a third pair

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Krug a third pair

We must of not been in those countless other threads.

 

[Ratty]

werent you the guy who ragged on Krug, then he got hot as hell and you disappeared till today

who are most of the posters here- name them for me

I know one......can't name him, but his initials are don.

 

[Oates2Neely]

Go back and read this thread 80% percent have him on the third pair with McQuaid.
And not counting countless other threads.

Krug is a talented top-4 dman who puts up solid points. Not to mention Chara is slowing down & aging. Trading Krug is a stupid suggestion. He's a keeper. He oozes heart & offensive ability

 

[Gordoff]

Do not trade Krug, or Carlo, or McAvoy.
Let the defense build, make mistakes and grow.
In regards to getting a legit top 6 wing or another proven 23-26 year old top 2/3
defensmen use the first, use the prospects, use whatever the heck
it takes to get what you need but for the love of all things that are holy
let the defense grow into a strength. A great defense and (as GD/Joe said)
and a strong center "spine" and you've got the makings of a true contender.
Of course Rask is a good/great goaltender but we NEED much better secondary
goaltending and to fill the holes on the third line wings and with the fresh/new approach that Butch has taken with these guys and now you've got something to
write home about.

 

[Pia8988]

After all the time of people crying how Sweeney HAS to add a top 4 D, some people want to move them out.

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

If Brodin is the target and you get him, then Krug should be traded for the forward you need.
PS most of the posters here has the 5.25 million powerplay special on the 3rd pairing.

Zero interest in trading Krug for anything less than robbery for the Bruins. And couldn't disagree more with this lousy assessment of Krug's position.

We're fortunate to have him at $5.25M/yr. A top four defenceman on any team in the NHL and a top two defenceman in Boston.

 

[Pia8988]

Zero interest in trading Krug for anything less than robbery for the Bruins. And couldn't disagree more with this lousy assessment of Krug's position.

We're fortunate to have him at $5.25M/yr. A top four defenceman on any team in the NHL and a top two defenceman in Boston.

The trade Krug schtick will never die. Thankfully it seems like Sweeney and company love him. Climbs in scoring every year, still a 3rd pairing PP specialist. He can't even gets most of his points on the PP like Shattenkirk for example. What a horrible PP specialist.

 

[bruinmann77]

After all the time of people crying how Sweeney HAS to add a top 4 D, some people want to move them out.

you are so spot on

 

[WestCoastBruinsFan]

Krug is a talented top-4 dman who puts up solid points. Not to mention Chara is slowing down & aging. Trading Krug is a stupid suggestion. He's a keeper. He oozes heart & offensive ability

Exactly. You don't get rid of heart and caracter players like Krug or you end up being a bottom dweller.

 

[PB37]

Looks like Haggs has been reading HFboards again.

 

[JoeIsAStud]

If Brodin is the target and you get him, then Krug should be traded for the forward you need.
PS most of the posters here has the 5.25 million powerplay special on the 3rd pairing.

If you deal Krug, then you have almost no offense at all fro your defensive units. McAvoy is forced to be the QB for the #1 PP unit, with probably a 4 forward lineup, because there is no one else on the roster with PP skills

And then you still end up with Rob O'Gara having to play 16-18 minutes a night (ok, this one doesn't bother me as much as it must bother othere)

 

[DKH]

The Krug talk is silly

The 80/20 rule applies but a post a few back had it backwards

80% realize he's a top 4 not the other way around

 

[BruinLVGA]

I have been a fan of Krug from day one and since then, he only keeps on getting better and better. Lucky to have him & at 5.25m too.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

The Krug talk is silly

The 80/20 rule applies but a post a few back had it backwards

80% realize he's a top 4 not the other way around

I am a huge Krug guy, but did suggest that if the B's were to add a Fowler or Brodin, he might have to be the "third pair" this year, until Chara is gone (next year I hope).

However, the more I think about it, I'm not sure how this would all work? I realize that the B's need to find a replacement for Chara, and I don't think he can still be a Top 4 in the 2/3 years it would probably take to develop a prospect like Lauzon or Zboril. The question is, does he believe he can still be a Top 4 in 2/3 years, and do the B's?

Right now the B's Top 4 for next season looks like:

Chara-McAvoy
Krug-Carlo

I'm actually OK with those 4 if that's what it turns out to be. I understand that having McAvoy in that spot is a little risky, but based on what I saw of him in the PO's, he can handle it, and I expect him to be better than Carlo was in that spot this year.

The two things to consider going forward (in my mind) are:

How long can Chara continue to log top pair minutes and be effective?

Can Krug take the next step and handle top pair minutes if he's paired with a strong defensive partner on the right?


If the Bruins believe that Krug can be a 1/2 guy, then it opens up a lot of options for that 2nd pair LHD. They can hang onto Chara for another year after 2017/18 and slowly lessen his minutes, or they can go out and get a legit Top 4 guy (Brodin), but not have to break the bank for a Top 2, (or maybe do both depending on what role Chara is willing to accept, and how the LHD prospects are coming along).

The wild card in all of this is the Expansion draft. It's going to force teams to deal players that they would not consider moving under normal circumstances. The couple of weeks after the SC Finals will likely be more interesting than the games themselves.

 

[Blowfish]

I remember hearing in TSN allot of rumoured names on the trade block will surprise many. Big name players. Going to be an interesting time indeed. My gut tells me we could see a Krug Krejci Chara other moving.

 

[Fenian24]

I remember hearing in TSN allot of rumoured names on the trade block will surprise many. Big name players. Going to be an interesting time indeed. My gut tells me we could see a Krug Krejci Chara other moving.

Two of those three have no movement clauses. Kreji's contract hinders any type of solid return for him.

I expect all three here in September and Chara signed to at least a one year extension.

Most of those rumored names probably have Krecji like contracts or worse, they may be available but who is going to take them. I'm sure Nugent-Hopkins is being talked about by Chiapet but his contract and production make him tough to move, Gaborik, Hossa, Dustin Brown would be considered big names by TSN but that doesn't make them attractive trade options.

 

[Pia8988]

I remember hearing in TSN allot of rumoured names on the trade block will surprise many. Big name players. Going to be an interesting time indeed. My gut tells me we could see a Krug Krejci Chara other moving.

Highly doubt any of those names are moving. Chara is the captain, they love Krug, Krejci loves Boston.

More likely a Spooner, Hayes, Beleskey, McQuaid, Millers, or prospects are moved out.

 

[ODAAT]

Highly doubt any of those names are moving. Chara is the captain, they love Krug, Krejci loves Boston.

More likely a Spooner, Hayes, Beleskey, McQuaid, Millers, or prospects are moved out.

agreed, and another point on Krug, looking back at the posts here during the Sens series, the overwhelming majority of fans here, myself included, posted about how noticeable and painful it was to have a back end with no Krug vs a pure trap team

Krug has leader written all over him, he`s going nowhere IMO