Potential tin foil hat theory - they don’t make Zacha a QO, And this was just a creative way to offload salary to make room for Krejci/Bergeron.
My hope is there are like 6 dominos that all need to fall at once, and are just taking their time to line everything up. It’s not like they should have any competition for signing them, they don’t have to get it done immediately
As long as they don't play in another league, they can sign whenever. They just have to be signed by the trade deadline to be eligible for the playoffs. If they played in another league, they'd be subject to waivers.
He's not worthy of a thread but he's good vet AHL depth. He was a PPG player in Utica last year.
I don't feel uneasy about Bergeron. Poitras said he got a text from Bergeron and Montgomery spoke to him first. It feels unlikely that he'd be THAT engaged in organizational business without a firm understanding. Krejci is a bit more concerning to me. Especially the way they are talking about it.
I'm assuming the incentives will be a joke to reach(like Iginlas were). They'd hit them 100%, it's just a cap maneuver.
Those 3 add up to about $19.2 million in cap space. I think they could use some of it, but not a lot. They can't bank the LTIR space, so they need to realistically be able to activate those guys when healthy. I think they could use $1-$2 million of LTIR while they are out. It's a little easier to move that kind of money around via assignments/waovers/another LTIR injury in season then trying to clear $5-$10 million (see Golden Knights, Vegas).
I don't think that's very likely. There's just no trade movement in the NHL until the month or so before the deadline. Teams are capped out and won't be looking to add that early.
I just don't think they're comfortable doing that. I think it's more likely a forward goes. Hypothetically with 37 and 46 back, and including the injuuries, this is something approximating what they'll be looking at
I wonder if the Bruins are trying to install the Tampa-2 D system@NHLBruins
The #NHLBruins have named John Gruden as an assistant coach. Welcome back to Boston, John!
https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/john-gruden-named-an-assistant-coach-for-the-boston-bruins/c-335044058
played with Neely/Sweeney from 93-96.
asst coah with the Isles from 18-22, was fired in June
Weird, that could have been my absolute peak of watching the Bruins, and I have no recollection of that guy.
For real! I even had every hockey card from those teams and never heard of this guy.
Funny I thought the same exact thing.
OK. I feel better now. I was a big Bs fan then and I don’t recall Gruden at all (& I say this as someone who has very vivid memories of Greg Hawgood & Bob Beers)
That’s a loaded question. Personally, I think Bergeron & Krejci both play for the Bruins next season. It ultimately won’t be good enough to win the Stanley Cup, and we’ll be in pretty much the same place next summer.
I think Charlie and Marchand were also on that trip at some point. I'll take em all! (except not Lucic and Krug's contracts)
