Vladar, Vaakanainen, Blidh are on the ice this morning, leaving Frederic, Pasta and Kase as the only absentees. I’m assuming Frederic is a covid case. They‘ve said Pasta and Kase have international travel quarantine guidelines to follow.
What I worry about with Pasta is his maturity level. There's a lot of rumors about him off the ice about him that aren't particularly. He did not come back to Boston post-pandemic until the very last minute and reports are he and Kase(among other Bruins players) were seen out in the North End which is delaying them practicing with the team. For as much natural ability he has(and it's a metric ton), if he is to become what he think he can be as a player he needs to clean up some things.The silver lining with respect to Pasta is that at this point he could roll out of bed after a winter of hibernation and the perfection line could still rack up points. It's a serious advantage in the early going of any restart in my mind.
Pastrnak and Kase thought that he was ok to skate with groups of people ahead of training camp. They skated a couple of times with some college guys over at the rink in Malden. They also played some roller hockey in Charlestown on Wednesday night which is what set off some red flags with the league. He didn’t think he was doing anything wrong, which is why I believe that Cassidy was adamant in saying that he’s not being disciplined. Full disclosure, I didn’t skate with them on Wednesday (mostly because I thought my buddy was full of shit when he said Pasternak was coming down) but several guys that I play with did.What I worry about with Pasta is his maturity level. There's a lot of rumors about him off the ice about him that aren't particularly. He did not come back to Boston post-pandemic until the very last minute and reports are he and Kase(among other Bruins players) were seen out in the North End which is delaying them practicing with the team. For as much natural ability he has(and it's a metric ton), if he is to become what he think he can be as a player he needs to clean up some things.
Are we post pandemic? If I was in Europe and saw all the news coming out of America, I would wait till the last second as well. I haven't heard anything negative about his maturity off the ice.What I worry about with Pasta is his maturity level. There's a lot of rumors about him off the ice about him that aren't particularly. He did not come back to Boston post-pandemic until the very last minute and reports are he and Kase(among other Bruins players) were seen out in the North End which is delaying them practicing with the team. For as much natural ability he has(and it's a metric ton), if he is to become what he think he can be as a player he needs to clean up some things.
https://www.pressherald.com/2020/07/19/bruins-list-of-unfit-players-keeps-growing/In addition to David Pastrnak and Ondrej Kase, who missed their third straight practice Saturday, the Boston Bruins were without seven other players at Saturday’s practice. Tuukka Rask, Torey Krug, David Krejci, Charlie Coyle, Chris Wagner, Sean Kuraly and Nick Ritchie all missed the session for unspecified reasons.
It's crazy how a seemingly innocuous activity like golf could have potentially screwed up their chances at winning a Cup.We'll see what today brings, but 5 of the 9 players that missed Saturday's practiced returned to the ice yesterday. Coyle's agent said Coyle was held out on Saturday due to an inconclusive test. The remaining 4 guys still out are Pastrnak and Kase, who we already knew about. Pastrnak is a contact tracing issue and he tested negative last week. No official word on Kase but I'm assuming he's in the same boat as Pastrnak because they appear to have been traveling together.
Our resident Wagner insider says that Wagner is hopefully a false positive and should be back today pending a 3rd consecutive negative test.. He had played golf with McAvoy and others which could be explain some of the other absences.
For just getting to go to the hub city I think you have to have 3 negative tests in the 7 days before you leave.So is the rule that you can't play unless your test was negative for that day?
If so, the whole league is going to be plagued with this issue.
My angle was best goal scorer in the league this season also on the best team should have gotten him into the top 3 at least over Panarin. I get all 3 deserve to be there. Just disappointed Pasta got snubbed.Eh, who are you bumping? I think the 3 finalist are the right call. Draisaitl is having a monster year and kept Edmonton afloat when McDavid was out. MacKinnon carrying an injury decimated Avs team to a top seed in the West. Panarin was single handily dragging a lousy Rangers team to the playoffs. I don't really think Pasta has much of an argument over these 3. No biggie, Pasta takes home a share of the Rocket and the Conn Smythe.
Anyways, here was today's practice lineup:
Marchand - Bergeron - Bjork/Studnicka
DeBrusk - Krjeci - Kuhlman/Blidh
Kuraly - Coyle - Ritchie/Senyshyn
Frederic/Carey - Lindholm - Wagner
Chara - Clifton/Vaakanainen
Krug - Carlo
Grzelyck - Lauzon
Moore - Zboril
Wagner returned after missing 2. Nordstrom was a new absentee, joining Pastrnak, Kase and McAvoy.
Tomorrow is a maintenance day so nothing to be alarmed at when a bunch of guys are missing. Cassidy says they're aiming to have the full group on Thursday, assuming all testing comes back negative and protocols are met.
What's the joke I'm missing here?How did Nichushkin not make the cut? He's better than that Draisaitl guy.
As long as Brick slid over to the peacock, I’d agree.Dream come true would be no NESN.
A bit concerning that still no practice for PastaNeely’s best guess is Pasta and Kase don’t practice until Toronto.
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I don't think so. Once he's "unfit" due to potential exposure he needs to test negative 3 times (72 hours apart) before he can go back. We're at 8 days today and they go to Toronto Sunday. Sounds like he's likely got 2 negatives, waiting on that third. I wish Kase's agent was as forthcoming.A bit concerning that still no practice for Pasta
Ok, that does not sound as bad then.I don't think so. Once he's "unfit" due to potential exposure he needs to test negative 3 times (72 hours apart) before he can go back. We're at 8 days today and they go to Toronto Sunday. Sounds like he's likely got 2 negatives, waiting on that third. I wish Kase's agent was as forthcoming.
To be honest, I'm not that worried about Pasta. He apparently tested negative but is in quarantine due to being close to someone who tested positive. If he can get a week of work in up in Toronto, he'll be fine. I don't think it'll take much time for to get back into a rhythm with Bergy and Marchand. Kase is a much bigger concern for me. For starters, we don't really know why he's being held out. I assume it's the same reason as Pasta since they appear to have been traveling together, but for all we know Kase was the positive that Pasta was in contact with. On ice, Kase needs to be assimilated into the group. He only got 6 games prior to the shut down and didn't develop any chemistry with anyone. This camp was an opportunity to figure out where he is comfortable and fits best. Cassidy admitted yesterday that it's possible that Kase doesn't play right out of the gate now.A bit concerning that still no practice for Pasta
I've watched a few minutes of this. They're scrimmaging and I don't know who's who. When someone scores, it's bittersweet.Today’s practice is airing on NESN. 3 pm.
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Hopefully they keep Bjork and Studnicka on the rosterKase may not travel to Toronto with the team. That’s obviously not good. He’d have to quarantine upon arriving in Toronto if he’s not on the team charter.
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Also, 2 F’s need to be cut.