Seidenberg has surgery, out 6-8 weeks
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Yep. I just got the alert from my Bruins app. The tracks are falling off the Panzer.
Colin Miller and someone moves up?
Colin Miller and someone moves up?
Most likely Irwin and Morrow.
Chara - Trotman
Krug - McQuaid
Irwin - C. Miller
Something like that.
Barf.
Chara - Trotman
Krug - McQuaid
Irwin - C. Miller
Something like that.
Barf.
Isn't that the same surgery that Shane Victorino had? If so, that's a tough one to come back from.
Guess that's why they were talking about carrying 8 d-men. Good times. Time to earn that contract McQuaid...
The upside is that it allows one of Morrow/C. Miller to make the roster. Krug will be pushed into a bigger role - something I'd really rather not see McQuaid do. My preference:
Chara - Trotman
Krug - C. Miller
Irwin - McQuaid
K. Miller
Chara - Trotman
Krug - C. Miller
Irwin - McQuaid
K. Miller
Seidenberg was better at the very end of last season but has not played up to his contract overall. Hopefully now the Bruins can look at their young defensemen longer and one of the #5/6 types can perform as a #4. Trotman, Morrow and C. Miller all have upside.
Defense going forward:
Chara - Miller
Trotman - Krug
Morrow - McQuaid
K Miller as the 7th D?
Defense going forward:
Chara - Miller
Trotman - Krug
Morrow - McQuaid
K Miller as the 7th D?
Not sure what the gameplan is for Dennis at this point with the two years left on his contract after this year. He was already becoming immobile, and this is not going to make things better. Got some great years out of him from 2010-2013, but that extension is not looking good through age 36 right now.
This extension was one of Chiarelli's biggest errors. (The others being selling low on Seguin and Savard's extension).
PedroSpecialK said:
McQuaid is going to get top 4 minutes no matter how much we lament about it. It will be Chara-Trotman, Krug-McQuaid, Flotsam-Jetsam for the final pair.
Big opportunity for Morrow now.
With the Volkswagen problems and now this, German engineering is not what it used to be.
TheRealness said:
Is it possible Seidenberg simply failed his emissions test and this is a cover?
Eddie Jurak said:
Really tough to call the Savard extension a big error, IMO. It was $525k per year in the final 2 years, so essentially a 5 year deal, and Savard was nearly made into a vegetable in year 1.
They currently have 7 guys on 1 way contracts; Chara, Krug, McQuaid, Irwin, Trotman, K Miller, and Seidenberg. Claude is on record as saying they'll possibly carry 8 Dmen, so this gives them the option to do some strategic pairings and in season auditions for the younger guys. Obviously, Morrow and Colin Miller are the front runners for the 7th and 8th spots, but don't sleep on Casto. If Morrow or Miller don't finish camp strong, Casto and to a lesser extent Arnesson could steal a spot.
I think it will go:
Chara (l)-Trotman (R)
Krug (L)-McQuaid (R)
Irwin (L)- K Miller (R)
Scratches
Morrow (L)- C Miller (R)
I think it will go:
Chara (l)-Trotman (R)
Krug (L)-McQuaid (R)
Irwin (L)- K Miller (R)
Scratches
Morrow (L)- C Miller (R)
I don't fault Chiarelli for Savard's injury, but there really was no place for him on the roster from 2010/11 onward.PedroSpecialK said:
Morrow is waiver-eligible as this is his 4th year since signing, and he's age 22. He'll stay with the big club as the 8th defenseman for sure IMO - maybe a conditioning stint in the AHL after a phantom injury if he can't crack the lineup immediately.
This doesn't make the team worse. Seidenberg is one of the worst d-men in the league and Claude doesn't see it.
http://public.tableau.com/shared/CGBQNMYBK?:display_count=yes
Giving the young players more of a chance is good.
http://public.tableau.com/shared/CGBQNMYBK?:display_count=yes
Giving the young players more of a chance is good.
Agree 100%. I hope Seids can recover from the surgery and live a long healthy life, but an early retirement on LTIR would not break my heart.Toe Nash said:
Wait, what?Eddie Jurak said:
What the fuck was wrong with Savards extension? No one could have predicted the extent to which injuries would derail his career at age, what - 32? He had just put up 86 points and was playing incredible hockey.
5 million dollars a year is nothing for a guy with his talents. And if not for injury - you could imagine him aging well as he relied on intelligence and creativity.
Except for the fact they would have never traded for Chris Kelly if Savard didn't get hurt in January 2011. Not sure of your reasoning here. Are you trying to say that Savard, Bergeron, Krejci up the middle was unworkable?Eddie Jurak said:
Yeah, blaming Chiarelli for Savard's extension defies explanation. At the very least, had he been healthy, his would have been a very tradeable contract. And the LTIR rules did allow the team to mostly keep his money off the books.
Any chance that Seidenberg can be bought out this summer? I agree that his contract is killing the team right now.
Any chance that Seidenberg can be bought out this summer? I agree that his contract is killing the team right now.
"Seidenberg was with Adam McQuaid on the second defense pairing in the team’s morning skate, with Torey Krug and Kevan Miller forming the third pairing. Colin Miller skated with Zdeno Chara. Joe Morrow and Zach Trotman formed the other pair. Krug a game time decision" - Amalie
https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/11/12/dennis-seidenberg-may-bruins-lineup-tonight/kXKnHaUutVe25R4pclvKZO/story.html
https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/11/12/dennis-seidenberg-may-bruins-lineup-tonight/kXKnHaUutVe25R4pclvKZO/story.html
