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McQueen is going to be a great Bruin.

Interested to see if the new lines can get people out of their funks. Cozens on the wing should work imo. I assume Islanders play that same plodding dull hockey they've always played so skate and use your speed. That's about it. No reason not to win this.

You would hope. First you bump down the line up (3rd line now) and then right out of the line up and you get back in if you show the right attitude in practice and earn it. Coach has to do that if they are serious when they talk about accountability.

Ya, time for Adams to pounce on that team and steal a piece or two we could use. It's not Swayman's fault. He hasn't been spectacular (not worth his money) but he's been fine and Korpisalo has actually been good. Just about everything else is going wrong for them though. There are so many things wrong with that Bruins team right now it's not worth listing them all. My money is on Monty being fired tomorrow. Watching them right now is about the same as it was watching the Sabres under Krueger.

I agree. When a team's got issues all over a panic trade won't help but we all can clearly see this team has potential but there's one extreme hole that could be fixed on that 2nd line. Adding a player without subtracting from the roster would be the way to go and the sooner the better before things slip away.

Our goaltending has been average but has not cost us any games. Your Boston comment is uninformed. Their goaltending is not their problem. Korpisalo was actually their best player against Philly and made numerous big saves or it would have been a blow out. It's not the goalies fault on either team.

I suspect he goes back to Rochester when Benson is healthy. Not sure about that 3rd line, but I like the idea of what he is trying to do here.

Boston is in free fall and looking desperate to add some speed and skill. Perfect team (even though they are in the division) to offer picks or prospects that might fit that bill for a solid winger/forward. I have no idea if he could make this happen but I would pay higher than value to get Trent Frederic. I'm totally serious here, I think a line of Benson-Frederic-Cozens could be dominant. If not him, somebody similar. A big strong center or winger with adequate speed to fit in. That's what we need and we need it soon to make the leap this year.

As I said much earlier he looks "weak". Is a strong, physical Quinn who drives the net and plays through traffic ideal? Of course it is. BUT, since he's not that (at least not that now) you either get him out of the line up or you try to build a line with him on it that will open up ice for him and allow him to use his other skills. To the Tuch point, I am always about making lines that function as units, with complimentary pieces. Not just all skill or speed. You need players that bring out the best in each other based on what they individually do best (or don't do). Few players are the whole package. Tuch is a complimentary piece for sure, and so it works. What I see in Ruff's current line juggle seems to echo this idea as well. He's trying, but he's really one player short and if you can believe twitter Adams is apparently out there trying to add a piece.

Unlike you I can admit I am wrong when I am. You'll never admit when I was right though, that's obvious. This is tiresome, you just won't admit that this time you were wrong about Quinn when we "argued" before. So whatever. I hope Ruff can fix him eventually.

Well I don't really want to keeping beating this to death, but the things you are talking about are not new to me. I saw those things in Quinn's game before. They were tendencies and, although his play was inconsistent and sometimes better (sometimes worse), those issues are not suddenly new. I think you and others just missed seeing them because he'd pop in a goal or two or make a nice shot when he had open ice or was set up well, His skill blinded you to the detailed flaws. He's struggling with the more detailed and disciplined play Ruff demands. It's just that simple. To me he's a perfect example of why we do Rochester wrong. Down there they should be playing a tight defensively oriented 2 way style that stresses defense and details so that when they come up they are ready to have their skill unleashed and the good habits are ingrained. We always do it backwards and say be free, run wild, we will teach you defense later. Ruff is now teaching "later" and a few of them are confused so to speak.

A center would work as well. I think Cozens would be better on the wing but a big winger would open up space for him as well. Either way but I don't see that guy on the roster.

My own view is that if Karmanos was a Pegula consideration for GM he'd already be GM. I think Pegula has placed Forton in the go to successor spot if Adams fails by whatever deadline Terry has in his mind. Speculatively - I firmly believe that Pegula will always want a yes man in that role and will always meddle as a de facto GM and Karmanos isn't as much of a yes man and thus has a quieter back room role where he analyzes and makes recommendations and so forth. Talking more to the GM then the owner. That's just a guess though.

No, and if you'd paid attention to what I'd said back then instead of mocking it I told you there were flaws in his game that needed work. That's why going in to this season I said it was a question mark and I had to see what he was on the ice. Now you see it too. There's no question he has speed and skill like many young players and high draft picks but he needed to get stronger and he needed to learn to go into traffic (to put it in simplest terms). Lots of players can come in and score a bunch of goals. Doesn't mean it'll last or make them complete players. VO scored a ton of goals too. Quinn only succeeds in open ice games. So far. It's always possible Ruff can still fix him but he needs a lot of fixing.

Don't say "we". I got a lot of flack, laughter and eye rolls saying I just didn't see what you were all saying about Quinn. The line imo needs a really big physical presence on it to open up the ice for Cozens and Quinn and also create havoc in front so they can shoot more effectively and play bigger. I think Ruff sees it that way too which is why he wanted to try Aube-kubel with them. That's my only thought on sticking with it. If that doesn't work it won't work so he sits, but Kulich isn't ready to be a savior yet either. Because Quinn is sucking (and weak) we are most definitely one winger short from being a much better team.

I definitely think it's the right moment for a trade. Not a roster subtraction trade, but a prospects for a veteran winger trade for sure. There is a moment to be seized here but we have to find a way to be a little better than we are. In this division, only Florida is a dominant team. Everybody else has issues or is not that much better than us. Tampa and Toronto are arguably better but can be beat. Boston is horrible, Montreal is still in transition, Detroit and Ottawa are different to us but not better right now. A second line fix and this team can make the playoffs. We need a rugged winger to open up space for Cozens and Quinn.

We used to say he's "dead weight" with those connotations.

I've been saying Byram's been bad for quite a while but I still think Quinn is worst (at this time). Unfortunately a bad D man impacts your game more than a bad forward does.

The good news for making the playoffs. Unless things change drastically I do not see the current Bruins team even getting close to making the playoffs this year. The bad news for making the playoffs. Ottawa looks like they are putting it together. Unlike ours, their PP is deadly. They play fast AND physical. They want to be Florida, that seems to be their design.

I remember that so I guess we take it as truth but these days I don't believe much from agents and/or managers in these type of things. The bottom line for me is although Mitts is no superstar, the trade was bad for this team and what it needed/needs.

There's logic to that, but you can't win too many hockey games with only 2 lines. You can get away with 3 working and limit the ice time of the 4th but 2 good lines and 2 bad ones isn't a winning formula. Cozens plays smaller than he is. Quinn can't seem to play through traffic at all. That line desperately needs a rugged physical winger. We don't really have that guy though so Lindy tinkers around.

I remember reading that too, but it's had zero impact. I've noticed several times in games he's been in the right spot and he puts a "hit" on the opposing player but with no effect. The opponent doesn't even budge. Cozens "hit" was nothing. So he might have put on weight or muscle but he's certainly not playing like he's any stronger.

"Byrum" might be very good, I haven't seen him play, but Byram is a defensive liability. He's our worst or 2nd worst D man. The Mitts trade was a mistake (unless he wasn't going to sign for reasonable money and Adams knew and we don't). It's funny though how differently people can see some players.

Unlikely. If Adams makes a deal for a top 6 winger maybe.

Well they lost to a very good hockey team, took some dumb penalties and lost too many one on one puck battles but overall they had some good moments. Florida is fearless and passes the puck very well in traffic. They're physical, they're balanced, they are a cup winner. We are nowhere near that yet. However, I will say that the 2nd period was probably the most entertaining period of Sabres hockey I've seen in I don't know how long, maybe a decade. That's how they have to bring it all the time.