Bruins

[swiper]

Reach reach reach

[Ginger Vitis]

Yep..Zboril and Debrusk was a reach by 10 to 12 spots.. Senyshyn was a reach by a round and a half

[casdhf]

Today is Tanksgiving in Boston

[Crisis]

Isn't Spiked a Bruins fan? Wonder how he feels about them tanking.

I mean, I hope they're intentionally tanking because Don Sweeney is actually certifiably ******ed if these moves are anything but.

[JATMtheJATM]

bleacher report first wrote a scathing piece on the hamilton trade, then graded the bruins first round picks as a C-, D+, and a fat ole F.

what a day... maybe murray can fleece sweeney tomorrow or something.

[coastal]

I want to know what Patrice Bergeron thinks

[casdhf]

I'm surprised they couldn't dump Chara.

[coastal]

I'm surprised they couldn't dump Chara.

That's numero uno dump as far as I'm concerned for them.

hes done.

[Ginger Vitis]

They finally made a decent pick Brandon carlo 6'5 225 defensemen went around where he should have

[trapezeus]

Seems like one troll is going to gone for awhile

[swiper]

I want to know what Patrice Bergeron thinks

He says it worked for the Sabres, the tank can work for us too!

[BuffaloRedleg]

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Can't wait until we can say this about the Patriots. It's a long time coming but Boston sports is due for an arsfecking

[Meathead]

if i ever found alladins lamp i would wish that milan lucic gets fd in the a with tom bradys over inflated weiner

[The King]

First off, Hamilton wouldn't negotiate he was steadfast at 7M per season and wouldn't budge. And with him gone we resigned McQuaid and now have the money to pay Krug. So I don't hate that trade, we're in cap hell. Sweeney inherited that from Chiarelli. So his back was against the wall. The Lucic trade was way necessary and I was glad to see him part with someone that should've been moved last season. I thought he got a decent return on that deal.

Also, we had 3 mid-round first picks, there's no sure things in the mid-first round. So I don't really care what people were graded at.

The end result is we're going to be paying for that Tuukka contract for a long time.

We definitely didn't do anything to anything to get better but we took the right steps in my opinion.

[chernobylwraiths]

First off, Hamilton wouldn't negotiate he was steadfast at 7M per season and wouldn't budge. And with him gone we resigned McQuaid and now have the money to pay Krug. So I don't hate that trade, we're in cap hell. Sweeney inherited that from Chiarelli. So his back was against the wall. The Lucic trade was way necessary and I was glad to see him part with someone that should've been moved last season. I thought he got a decent return on that deal.

Also, we had 3 mid-round first picks, there's no sure things in the mid-first round. So I don't really care what people were graded at.

The end result is we're going to be paying for that Tuukka contract for a long time.

We definitely didn't do anything to anything to get better but we took the right steps in my opinion.

Not going to argue with you if you like the moves, but Hamilton is now your best defenseman (or was) especially going forward and he is still very young. You pay that for a number one defenseman. He seems to be considered league wide as a top defenseman. McQuaid is a second pair guy at best. The Lucic trade netted you a lot more than I thought it would.

I will agree that draft picks are what they are and you won't know if he did well for at least 2 and more likely three years.

Again, if you like the moves than that's fine, but as I see them, it almost looks like you are on the verge of a major rebuild. Getting rid of Tuuka would solidify that.

[ckg927]

I want to know what Patrice Bergeron thinks

To quote The Rock...."It doesn't MATTER what Patrice Bergeron thinks!"

[The King]

Not going to argue with you if you like the moves, but Hamilton is now your best defenseman (or was) especially going forward and he is still very young. You pay that for a number one defenseman. He seems to be considered league wide as a top defenseman. McQuaid is a second pair guy at best. The Lucic trade netted you a lot more than I thought it would.

I will agree that draft picks are what they are and you won't know if he did well for at least 2 and more likely three years.

Again, if you like the moves than that's fine, but as I see them, it almost looks like you are on the verge of a major rebuild. Getting rid of Tuuka would solidify that.

It's funny because getting rid of Tuukka would be my #1 priority if I were Sweeney but he's saying that's not in the plans.
Hamilton was -3 this season. He's a good offensive D-man but he struggles in his own zone. He's young so he's likely to improve there and he could become a star in this league. He wants to be paid that way now and the Bruins just don't have the room. It is what it is. I can't blame Sweeney for that.

So far we've lost Soderberg, Hamilton and Lucic. They've said they're not going to bring back Campbell or Paille.

So we've lost two 4th line Special Teamers, A top pair defenseman and a slow, stupid, arrogant power forward. Soderberg is the only player that leave me concerned. I think that Martin Jones is a major upgrade at the back-up goaltender spot and will give Rask the breaks they couldn't afford to give him this year. And I think Colin Miller will likely make the team as the Bruins 6th DMan. They also have 7M to spend in FA, they can bring in the left winger to replace Lucic and I think we're still a playoff caliber team. I am not counting on any of this years draft picks to make the team, but Patrnak has shown that the Bruins do still have the ability to find talent. And Julien (who I am glad was retained) knows how to teach defense. So I think we will be OK with Z, Seidenberg, McQuaid, Krug, Miller & Miller.

A lot of people don't realize what Chiarelli did to the Providence Bruins. He's been poaching assets for years to win now. With two cup appearances it wasn't all a loss but Sweeney had no money and very little up and coming talent. I think he hit a home run this weekend. I am probably in the minority.

[Meathead]

now that the sabres got their guy i suddenly think tanking is terrible

[JATMtheJATM]

It's funny because getting rid of Tuukka would be my #1 priority if I were Sweeney but he's saying that's not in the plans.
Hamilton was -3 this season. He's a good offensive D-man but he struggles in his own zone. He's young so he's likely to improve there and he could become a star in this league. He wants to be paid that way now and the Bruins just don't have the room. It is what it is. I can't blame Sweeney for that.

So far we've lost Soderberg, Hamilton and Lucic. They've said they're not going to bring back Campbell or Paille.

So we've lost two 4th line Special Teamers, A top pair defenseman and a slow, stupid, arrogant power forward. Soderberg is the only player that leave me concerned. I think that Martin Jones is a major upgrade at the back-up goaltender spot and will give Rask the breaks they couldn't afford to give him this year. And I think Colin Miller will likely make the team as the Bruins 6th DMan. They also have 7M to spend in FA, they can bring in the left winger to replace Lucic and I think we're still a playoff caliber team. I am not counting on any of this years draft picks to make the team, but Patrnak has shown that the Bruins do still have the ability to find talent. And Julien (who I am glad was retained) knows how to teach defense. So I think we will be OK with Z, Seidenberg, McQuaid, Krug, Miller & Miller.

A lot of people don't realize what Chiarelli did to the Providence Bruins. He's been poaching assets for years to win now. With two cup appearances it wasn't all a loss but Sweeney had no money and very little up and coming talent. I think he hit a home run this weekend. I am probably in the minority.

you are in the minority. hamilton is a future franchise d-man. if you cant find the money to sign him, then you offer out chara, or buy him out. chara is old, and isnt what he used to be. someone would take him though.

and the lucic deal was fine, until they had to use the picks. they didnt use them well. time will tell if these guys are good NHLers, theres potential there. but they left better prospects on the board.

all in all, yeah, the bruins had to make huge changes, but they didnt make the right ones. it was a bad day for the bruins.

[coastal]

It gets stranger...

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2...third-rounder/