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Eichel for Crosby. Wow. That's a good one. Sure give Pittsburgh another decade.

No need to act like a dick Terry.

Nope. Disagree 100 percent. On all of it. Every single word.

I don't think so. He didn't do much for Phoenix in their attempt before and he busted here too and they will consider that. There will be some "but it's Buffalo" talk in the negotiations but I think his reputation is shot. Doubt anybody rolls the dice on him with a huge deal. Remember there were not a ton of suitors at that high level when he signed here. Bruins might offer him a deal but it'll be at a 2nd line level so 4 million, maybe 5 at the most but with less term. Anybody who pays him more than that is nuts.

Anybody but the Cheaters, but they will probably win. One would assume it'll be Vegas and Tampa fairly easily but those two mucking hard work teams have gotten this far so who knows. With Cheaterov the Tamp PP is lethal but then again those NYSaints don't take many penalties so with great goaltending they have a chance. A longshot, but a chance.

You have this assbackwards Terry (or are you Kim?) . These guys you list off with their broken spirits are supposed to be the leaders. the very guys who define the team attitude. They're simply the wrong guys. If we'd just named ROR captain and not worshipped Jack and Sam until they earned it (in the playoffs) this might have all gone differently............

Jack this Jack that. Jack isn't Jack is.................I'm not a fan of the Buffalo Jacks but the Sabres. I personally just don't want to hear about Jack any more and want to move on...........just like that divorce metaphor.

One day when Vegas has a crap team their fans won't know how to handle losing:) Damn team has been winning since they came into existence. Built from the bottom up with a strong culture and strong goaltending.............just sayin'. Add the talent AFTER you build the base properly.

Well it does look like he wants out of Philly. https://www.phillyvoice.com/nhl-trade-rumors-flyers-nolan-patrick-changed-agent-chuck-fletcher-restricted-free-agent/

Personally I wouldn't be surprised if the Bruins went with Vlader and Swayman next year. Rask might sign with somebody like Toronto, but I think he might also retire. I actually think Ullmark might sign here as he will get a bunch of 2nd string type offers (and the accompanying money) but we will be one of the only ones offering him starting money and term. Not sure it'll be a great idea, I'm 50/50 on it, but I think he will be signed by Buffalo. But who knows.

Oh come on, you can see it on the bench. Eichel smashes his sticks sulks, hangs his head. Reinhart just sits there like he's elsewhere. You don't see them encouraging, interacting, talking to the new guys, etc. You watched them. You see how the good teams behave. It's damn obvious they are not leaders. Risto will hit some people or play hard and he's fine actually, it's just psychologically I think he's a little broken. Exaggerated expectations, years of losing, it's just time. I think he tried his best, he's just not that #1 guy he was told he was. Skinner? He's just a useless piece of *****. No comments on him.

lol, we can, but history says otherwise. I think they might even walk away from Rask leaving themselves with a boatload of cash and cap room to try a different second line.

It's the way the pieces fit together (or don't fit in this case) and how the TEAM plays as a while and interacts with each other. the lack of identity, pride, etc. That has to be fixed. Current core can't lead and this is already proven.

Here's the thing though, it's not a rebuild. We haven't built anything in the last decade so there's no "re". It's just been a bunch of people standing around a round hole trying to fit square pegs into it from different angles. Time to dig a new hole and pour a foundation into it.

I'm with you. People keep saying we tried this and comparing it to tanking, but it's not the same thing at all. With the tank the cupboard was bare and the starting point was Eichel with a side order of Reinhart. We have a different youthful group that can be brought along together as a team of equals. We just need to find a goalie, draft Power and build out with what we have and what we get for the big 3. I once again tell the doubters to consider the Islanders as an example of what you can do removing your centerpiece star and building with a good goalie and a solid NHL coach. Remember too they got absolutely nothing for Tavares. We will get stuff for Eichel/Reinhart/Risto. Follow the model though. Do that.

Another bunch of St. Louis cast offs? I don't think I want any of the aged players. This is just a guess, but I don't think ROR would be happy if they brought in Eichel. I really believe he was not very happy with Eichel being named captain and him being #2 and although he is captain there, he wouldn't want to be #2 again to the same guy. Just a guess. Really St. Louis has nothing much of interest. They are a fading team that had their moment.

Must really haunt Sweeney since he could have drafted him 🙂 Bruins aren't going to sign him to more than the members of the so called perfection line. If he wants more than Marchand they will say thank you for your time enjoy your next team.

he did seem to come alive in this series. The Palmeri add really helped them and I thought Nelson really stepped up after Anders Lee went down. Pageau of course, true playoff performer. They've had some smart pick ups last few years. Still don't think they stand a chance against the Tampa Bay Cheaters though. Swayman seemed to come out of nowhere. It would be like if Portillo suddenly became our #1 next year.

I don't think so. They're good in goal. Swayman seemed pretty good when he filed in earlier in the year and the young D is pretty strong but their forwards are all like Kuhlman. 3rd or 4th line types with limited offensive skills. No big scorers or offensive guys coming that I can think of. But I don't follow them that closely.

Krejci and some of the other Bruins showing their age a little in this one. Seemed worn out. They might finally be a little over the hill with this core. Ultimately I think this one came down to 2 things. Rask wasn't great, he was just okay and not himself (in his prime) while Varlamov was excellent. The other is the injuries to Carlo and Miller (and maybe also Zboril) led to the Bruins D wearing down, and they are built around the D. That's half the D that started the season. Islanders lesson for us. They lost their big star Tavares and got sweet nuthin' for him but hired a good coach, got a good goalie and built a solid team structure around what they had. So we will get more than nuthin' for Eichel.............you see where I'm going there........... Tampa will beat them though, but still, good run. Hall was trying, but he failed and dried up against the the checking. Wonder if he will get signed there or not? This round might make the Bruins think twice. and really, we all know the main reason Bruins lost was the Lazar injury 🙂

I'm not scrolling back, did you comment on Palmeri elbowing McAvoy in the head with no penalty? 🙂

Not sure about that. Martin, Clutterbuck, they may try to goad Marchand or somebody. That could lead to an issue. Being up a game they might play looser and throw some hits around. The home ice thing don't mean much to two teams that play all games like road games.

Yes, and all that goes back to the Bergevin quote: "there are players that get you to the playoffs and different players that carry you through the playoffs." The question is do you build top down or bottom up. We have gone top down. Toronto is top down. Bottom up is Montreal, NYI. It will take you further sooner imo and is the better way to build a strong foundation. Again, goaltending should be a primary consideration, not an afterthought as this team has done in recent years.

Yup. As they often do. Once again, this is the model we should be following. Not what we're doing so far.

or Skinner.