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[bruinmann77]

Think they young guys will need to step up and also stay healthy

 

[inactive user]

Domi, a C with a 72pt season recently, is getting shopped out of the dumpster fire that is Columbus. Move Jake Debrusk (plus) for him and have the centre position sewn up. Easy.

Domi isn’t that good. Wouldn’t be a solution imo.

 

[TCB]

Domi, a C with a 72pt season recently, is getting shopped out of the dumpster fire that is Columbus. Move Jake Debrusk (plus) for him and have the centre position sewn up. Easy.

I wouldn't mind Domi plus he's a UFA at the end of the season but the guy Id really like from the Jackests is Roslovic but a young center like him who could use a change of scenery just doesn't become available.

 

[BruinsFanMike82]

So, why not... before the Krejci news broke, I posted my potential LD targets:

As of right now, I have a 4 player shortlist of potential LD targets. I don't think any would come cheap, some obviously more expensive than others and who knows if any of them are actually available.

I have my doubts that this area of need can be addressed this off-season, and am leaning towards February as being more likely.. Hopefully it's not next off-season.
Anyway, here's my shortlist:

• Mattias Ekholm (Predators) - 31yrs ; 6'4" 215 lbs ; $3.75M 1yr
  
• Hampus Lindholm (Ducks) - 27yrs ; 6'3" 208 lbs ; ~$5.2M 1yr
  
• Brian Dumoulin (Penguins) - 29yrs ; 6'4" 207lbs ; $4.1M 2yrs
  
• *Brady Skjei (Hurricanes) - 27yrs ; 6'3" 210 lbs ; $5.25M 3yrs

*The Hurricanes currently have $18.3M allocated to five NHL Left Shot Defensemen signed for the upcoming season.

I won't be holding my breath.

I may as well add my Center targets.
Firstly, I've previously mentioned that I like Tomas Hertl:

An intriguing name of a guy with a year remaining on his deal playing for a team that'll most likely miss the playoffs? Tomas Hertl. If he can make a full recovery from his knee injury, I'd be very interested. Then again - so would the Sharks, among other teams, I'm sure.

I've limited my list to guys under 29 yrs old who have less than 2 yrs remaining on their current deals. Two of the names have recently been rumored to be available. While one guy, in particular, is certainly a pipe dream. Stats are combined over the last two seasons including playoffs. Here's my shortlist - however unobtainable:
(Krejci and Coyle included for comparison's sake)

	Age	Contract	Time on Ice/GP	On-ice GF/60	On-ice GA/60	On-ice G +/- per 60
Ryan Strome	28	1yr $4.5M	18:58	4.46	2.97	+1.5
Aleksander Barkov	25	1yr $5.9M	20:31	4.34	3.09	+1.25
Mika Zibanejad	28	1yr $5.35M	20:56	4.28	3.34	+0.94
Bo Horvat	26	2yr $5.5M	19:54	3.82	2.95	+0.87
Sean Couturier	28	1yr $~4.33M	19:35	3.87	3.18	+0.69
Tomas Hertl	27	1yr $~5.63M	18:45	3.43	3.72	-0.29
Charlie Coyle	29	5yr $5.25M	16:44	2.6	2.57	+0.03
David Krejci	35	X	17:42	3.79	1.62	+2.17

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[TCB]

So, why not... before the Krejci news broke, I posted my potential LD targets:



I may as well add my Center targets.
Firstly, I've previously mentioned that I like Tomas Hertl:



I've limited my list to guys under 29 yrs old who have less than 2 yrs remaining on their current deals. Two of the names have recently been rumored to be available. While one guy, in particular, is certainly a pipe dream. Stats are combined over the last two seasons including playoffs. Here's my shortlist - however unobtainable:
(Krejci and Coyle included for comparison's sake)

	Age	Contract	Time on Ice/GP	On-ice GF/60	On-ice GA/60	On-ice G +/- per 60
Ryan Strome	28	1yr $4.5M	18:58	4.46	2.97	+1.5
Aleksander Barkov	25	1yr $5.9M	20:31	4.34	3.09	+1.25
Mika Zibanejad	28	1yr $5.35M	20:56	4.28	3.34	+0.94
Bo Horvat	26	2yr $5.5M	19:54	3.82	2.95	+0.87
Sean Couturier	28	1yr $~4.33M	19:35	3.87	3.18	+0.69
Tomas Hertl	27	1yr $~5.63M	18:45	3.43	3.72	-0.29
Charlie Coyle	29	5yr $5.25M	16:44	2.6	2.57	+0.03
David Krejci	35	X	17:42	3.79	1.62	+2.17

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Is that the same Ryan Strome who Jeff Gorton traded Ryan Spooner for ?

Its a real nice list but realistically the only guy I could see being moved is Strome, but San Jose apparently are open for business.

 

[GordonHowe]

Oh Frederic should TOTALLY be Krejci's replacement.

See? We're in great shape!

They're good at some things -- I like the pick ups and recent draft (!) -- but once again they can't do basic things like ice an NHL defense or fill 2C. It seems we have two new versions of the second line left wing problem.

At this point I'm beginning to wonder whether Sweeney and Neely might actually be on a relatively tight leash.

If the old man doesn't get his playoff gate, maybe that will be enough to finally kick them to the curb.

 

[analyser]

Frederic will be lucky to be Ritchie’s replacement.

I agree not convinced he has a lot to contribute.

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

They're good at some things -- I like the pick ups and recent draft (!) -- but once again they can't do basic things like ice an NHL defense or fill 2C. It seems we have two new versions of the second line left wing problem.

At this point I'm beginning to wonder whether Sweeney and Neely might actually be on a relatively tight leash.

If the old man doesn't get his playoff gate, maybe that will be enough to finally kick them to the curb.

Hey there's some positivity!

In my book, that's what you call a win/win!

 

[PoweredByRICE]

What's Jumbo Joe doing nowadays

 

[trenton1]

debrusk + moore for Domi

That adds a more interesting angle. I'd love to move Moore but I just don't like Domi.

 

[trenton1]

I just saw the Ryan Murray contract and, at first blush, it just looked better than the Forbort deal. Murray's injury prone, but you get that 18-20 minute veteran lefty defenseman a lot cheaper in the long run.
Studnicka and a player to be named later on defense have to absolutely bust out for the Bruins to contend this year.

I love the Nosek and Haula signings. I'm worried about the others.

 

[TCB]

I dont see Sweeney doing anything just don't see it. He would have to move out salary in a go for it all attempt, a do or die type of move, but what the hell you never know as it seems like he has more lives here than one could rightfully justify.

 

[BruinsFanMike82]

Is that the same Ryan Strome who Jeff Gorton traded Ryan Spooner for ?

Its a real nice list but realistically the only guy I could see being moved is Strome, but San Jose apparently are open for business.

Yep. Chiarelli traded Strome for Spooner straight up. One of PC's more underrated boneheaded trades. After the trade, Spooner had 7 points in 36 games. Strome has 143 points in 192 games since.

 

[TCB]

Yep. Chiarelli traded Strome for Spooner straight up. One of PC's more underrated boneheaded trades. After the trade, Spooner had 7 points in 36 games. Strome has 143 points in 192 games since.

Yep but previously Gorton took Sweeney to the wood-shed as Sweeney Traded Spooner, Lindgren and a first (Miller ) for Rick Nash

 

[stungun54]

Debrusk and Moore and a 2nd to Anaheim for Terry

 

[The don godfather]

Give zona debrusk and 2nd round pick for Dvorak and call it a day.

 

[inactive user]

Debrusk and Moore and a 2nd to Anaheim for Terry

Hell no.

 

[Aussie Bruin]

So, why not... before the Krejci news broke, I posted my potential LD targets:



I may as well add my Center targets.
Firstly, I've previously mentioned that I like Tomas Hertl:



I've limited my list to guys under 29 yrs old who have less than 2 yrs remaining on their current deals. Two of the names have recently been rumored to be available. While one guy, in particular, is certainly a pipe dream. Stats are combined over the last two seasons including playoffs. Here's my shortlist - however unobtainable:
(Krejci and Coyle included for comparison's sake)

	Age	Contract	Time on Ice/GP	On-ice GF/60	On-ice GA/60	On-ice G +/- per 60
Ryan Strome	28	1yr $4.5M	18:58	4.46	2.97	+1.5
Aleksander Barkov	25	1yr $5.9M	20:31	4.34	3.09	+1.25
Mika Zibanejad	28	1yr $5.35M	20:56	4.28	3.34	+0.94
Bo Horvat	26	2yr $5.5M	19:54	3.82	2.95	+0.87
Sean Couturier	28	1yr $~4.33M	19:35	3.87	3.18	+0.69
Tomas Hertl	27	1yr $~5.63M	18:45	3.43	3.72	-0.29
Charlie Coyle	29	5yr $5.25M	16:44	2.6	2.57	+0.03
David Krejci	35	X	17:42	3.79	1.62	+2.17

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Genuine top 6 centers are so damn hard to land. They're probably the most precious commodity in hockey, which is why GMs are incredibly reluctant to let the good ones get away. If you look at all the recent Cup winners, in the vast majority of cases their top centers were originally drafted by those teams. The Blues are the anomaly in the fact that they brought in both O'Reilly and Schenn from elsewhere, but then they are easily the weakest (at least on paper) Cup winning team in years.

So whatever money the Bruins have to play with, getting someone good is still going to be very difficult. All the guys in this list are good players, but Hertl and Strome are the only two I see as possibly becoming available, and if they do they'll be in demand and Strome is arguably the weakest guy on the list. Sweeney's going to need to work some magic, of a kind well beyond what he's demonstrated to date, or he's going to have to hope that Studnicka takes a massive leap forward in the next 6-12 months. Otherwise the Bruins could be looking pretty bleak down the middle for quite awhile. Selecting only Stud, JFK and a player they already knew had a bottom 6 ceiling in Frederic as high pick centers in the drafts prior to 2019 was so so stupid and costly.

 

[bbfan419]

If there is at all a bidding war, which I'm guessing there will be, it starts at a 1st. Every big rental last season returned a first (with salary retained), except for Hall, which we all know why.

Don't think Donny is dealing anymore first round picks, unless a young star like Eichel is being brought in.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

Kessell wants to be traded. Maybe can get him cheap.

They don’t have a 2nd line center. There’s no point trading for Kessel.

 

[BB88]

What I don’t get is this.

People(rightfully so) praise about on what steal contracts their franchise guys are. No one is even close to making super star money.

How is it then possible to have a lineup with so many holes/ question marks in it and you are against the cap?

You can argue they are in a neef of quality 2C, quality 2Rw& have no real top pair LD and absolutely no cap space

 

[CDJ]

I really don’t see this need for a 2RW that people keep clamoring about

2C big time. 2D big time. 2RW isn’t sniffing those other two needs in terms of importance IMO. I’m perfectly fine rolling Craig Smith out there if a solid 2C is acquired

 

[Dizzay]

Beacher + Lysell +Gryz +Debrusk +Moore +Wagner for Eichel

Marshy-Bergy-Pasta
Hall-Eichel-Smith
Haula-Coyle-Foligno
Nosek-Frederic-Studnicka

Vaak-McAvoy
Forbort-Carlo
Reilly-Clifton

 

[Gee Wally]

What's Jumbo Joe doing nowadays

taking his grandkids to Storyland in NH.

 

[JerseyBruin]

Kessell wants to be traded. Maybe can get him cheap.

But who has to buy the donuts us or Arz