Yeah...nah. They really swung for the fences in the draft. So, they have some BIG prospects withy bigger upside. That's exciting! They got the guys they wanted in FA. And they want to be in Boston. These guys solve other problems from last year. They needed to help the Charlies...pair Mac with Zadorov and let CC post up more points between 2/3. That fixes more than just adding two players. Oh, and the size thing? Yeah, they have a big team now and the depth guys finish their checks and play a 200-foot game. Don't sweat not having a $8M+ guy at every position in your top 6. That's just silly! The Bruins are offering ice time (read it, again: ICE TIME) to the one that steps up and makes it so. How inspiring is that for players?!? And injuries happen. The depth guys they got are big and can play. (Sorry they don't all get 100 points per year.) The Bruins improved now and for the future. And don't forget to check in with BC Hockey and see how Dean is doing. Cheers!
Can we stop with the whole "I don't know about the money" crap. Meanwhile the NBA being the fraudulent money grab of a league is committing 100's of millions to individual players in contracts while no one says a word about how absolutely ridiculous that is.
Basketball and hockey is ALMOST apples to oranges....(nba has only 15 roster spots per team and is a star driven league.....and hockey has 4 offensive lines/3 defensive lines 2 goalies and a true HARD cap a team can't go over....nba has a 2nd apron that makes it severely cost prohibitive (but an owner CAN say "do it" if they have a championship roster)....great drafting & developing really gives you a leg up in hockey in building out a roster whereas in basketball, those draft picks can go toward the next star player in a trade (Rudy Gobert/Mikal Bridges) while filling out the rest with minimum contracts with good veteran players (if your roster is well constructed)...
@markcurtis8653 yes ....money matters and money matters MORE in the nba than it used to be (new CBA implementing 1st & 2nd aprons making it much harder to keep more and more star & high dollar players on 1 roster) makes it kinda like apples & oranges (but less so than it used to be whereas in hockey, you HAVE to be salary cap compliant by the beginning of the season)
Unless I am mistaken, weren't the Bruins ALREADY at the top of their Conference? They only relinquished the #1 spot to FL in the final games of the season.
@@acousticshadow4032 and I can see you’re an expert with typing. Oh wait, sorry, you aren’t. See, the bruins got a point for each game they went into overtime and lost. They had fifteen overtime losses. The only other team to make the playoffs with more was the islanders, who barely made it. They only won 43 games in regulation and overtime, while Florida won 49. So yes, you’re mistaken
@@jaymewillett1675 wrong. We paid what the market predicted and we instantly got a guy who can defend and knock guys into next week which takes players off their game. The guy is feared as he literally hunts down opposing scorers. Who's your team? lets hear how perfect they did signing players. If your here listening you obviously have some intreat in the signings. Probably because we are going to dominate teams physically including yours.
Not filling the empty Top-6 wing slot before signing another D-man like Zadorov is hugely detrimental to this team in my opinion. Our D was not the problem in the post season, it was putting the puck in the net.
McAvoy couldn't handle Florida, Zadorov will change that dynamic completely. I don't see Toronto hanging with us for 7 games with the D tightened up. Lindholm should complement Pasta well so his numbers will improve next playoffs.
@@frederickorcutt9112 I also think the Max Jones signing has (appropriately) flown under the radar. Big winger with some very sneaky good upside. Could be a great underrated piece for this team.
So taking the cup winner to 6 games without a top six in the 2nd round is choking? Lmao they did better than the lightning and rags did against the panthers
Closer?? Nah they’re further away! Losing a vezina level tandem and a top six scoring winger who’s solid defensively. Added a decent upgrade @ LD. And someone who’s gonna have a terrible contract in a few years, lindholm is extremely overrated and at best a 2C. So they actually got worse.
No way dude they definitely got better. Looking how they played against Florida and seeing how the rest of the league did. Tells me we were the second best team in the league. If this team went up against Florida in the playoffs, I feel like we would win. I’m not disrespecting Florida because they were the best team. I just feel like we are better today.
I'm on the fence. Debrusk is a hard sell on the contract he got but when healthy is a great player. We didn't replace him so I hope there is some cash left over after Sway signs that we can make another move. Lindholm's contract is going to bite, hopefully he doesn't have a NMC and we don't have to ride out the last 2 years of it. I lost my mind with the Ullmark move, 100% terrible. We needed at least 1 pick up defensively and got a great fit. Time will tell but I see us cruising through Toronto, possibly in 5 games as well as putting up a better fight against Florida next year.
All depends on how the season goes and when they make the playoffs, that’s when all your questions will be answered. Personally, I think they got much better. Plus tougher. Since Chara left, they have not been a tough team like they have always been known for.