The Boston Bruins Offseason Aftermath

The Boston Bruins Offseason Aftermath

Well, uh, this one’s definitely going to make it on the channel this time. Captain Paul from the locker room. Uh, bringing in Hayden from the Boston Bruins, uh, fan page on Facebook. That will be linked down below in the description. How you doing there, Hayden?
I’m good. How are you?
I mean, I I can’t I can’t complain. I can’t complain. I mean, our fan base will complain, but I think I’m
pretty content.
I can even. So, uh, let me ask you because there’s a lot to talk about with what’s happened with the Bruins, with the offseason with free agency and the draft. Um, overall, how have you felt about this offseason? How have you felt it has gone thus far? I like picking up Arvar. That was a good thing. Um, I mean, yeah,
I mean, free agency is what it is. as I posted, not every player wants to play here. You know, they could have made a great offer to suitor and he just doesn’t want to be here and put his family through because I know many families on here, they get private messages about their kids that play here, which is wild.
Which is garbage. So, yeah.
I mean, people will defend it and be like, “Well, that’s what they signed up for.”
No,
no, no, no. That’s
not what they signed up for. They signed up to play hockey. They signed up to play have a job in a good work environment. It’s, you know, you’re going to run into the crazies. The problem I have with the social media era, and I feel like this is, this is actually one of the reasons why I feel like a lot of players, especially even Canadian players, don’t want to play in Canada markets, in Canadian markets, is for that exact reason. It’s just it’s a little bit in your face too much. Like, hey, listen, like understand you’re a passionate fan. you love your team. Been rooting them for like decades and decades, but I’m still a human being on the other side of that. I don’t need you stalking me, saying insulting things, messaging my family. That crosses a line, you know. It just absolutely there is a line. And once it’s crossed, you you lose players because of that,
you know, and some will come back and say, well, maybe it’s management over the past couple of years. No, everybody that’s left here for whatever reason or not has had glowing reviews about the management. So,
you know, I think I think the Bruins management, they get flack, but I think probably the players I mean, let’s just kind of be honest. I think they’re treated pretty damn fairly. I mean, maybe there’s a malcontent here and there, but I think like you said, most players uh speak positively about their experience here in Boston with the management and uh kind of kind of going into management. and I kind of popped it up on screen by accident here, but let’s kind of go into it. Um, let’s let’s kind of talk about some of the free agent signings. Let me zoom this in a little bit so it’s easier to see on Streamyard. So, Tanner Jano, uh, Sean Carali, Michael Esimont, uh, Mate Bul, or that’s I definitely butchered the pronunciation there, and Alex Steves. Uh, these are the five here on NBC Sports Boston. Obviously, the Tanner one with the five years, $3.4 million per year. That’s going to be the massive point of conversation because that is a lot of term to give to a guy that’s going to be a bottom six player. Uh before I kind of get into my feelings on it, what did you think of this s that signing in particular, but overall about all the signings that happened?
It’s exactly what they wanted to give Freddy. Yeah.
It’s actually less money than they wanted to give Freddy. So, I don’t understand the giant gripe about this. He’s gonna be more effective than Freddy. He’s got more of an upside than Freddy. Yeah. And I’m not trashing Freddy. You know, it is we know I have a lovehate relationship with the kid, but you know, I I hope he does great in Edmonton.
If he survives eight years, I’ll buy a jersey,
but
he’s he’s not gonna survive years,
you know. But I mean that that was a crazy contract to me. Yeah. The tread fight I think eight years. So this is the problem I also even have with the Tanner contract. I think when you start offering bottom six guys like an excessive amount of term that like if this if the Jano trade excuse me deal was like two three years completely content with it. I just think once you I know the cap’s going to go up, hypothetically, keep rising, but once you start offering your bottom six guys like five plus years or even four plus, I just there’s a chance that it could kind of kind of bite you in the butt. But I mean, I would agree.
Go ahead.
Yeah, but if if you listen to Sweeny’s explanation for it, it makes perfect sense.
I did watch that press conference.
May not agree with it, but it makes sense. Yeah, it’s I actually think that press conference and we can we’ll we can actually definitely go into more in depth than that because I ended up watching that link you sent me. Um I think what he said about Tanner is I felt like was a little bit of an indictment on some of the leadership from the players that they currently have on the roster.
Um just being selfarters and things of that nature. Uh I’m kind of like I like Jano okay in that role third fourth line. I just think you got to have the the proper expectations, right? Uh I think as a fighter and a tough guy, he’s far more intimidating than Freddy. Frederick, like I mean, his best attribute is that he’s he’s he’s got a strong jaw and can keep getting his uh getting the crap beaten out of him. Uh but I think Jano is a pretty damn good fighter. I think he has the same amount of offensive ability. Uh it just kind of finds the right line combinations. I think as a as a player, I’ve kind of given myself a few days, really thought about it, even kind of looked into some film. I think he’ll be fine. I think he’s one of these players like Castelic or Castellic, however you pronunciate that. I keep forgetting. I loved him. I I didn’t necessarily love the return of that mark tree, but I loved Castell like him on the Bruins. I think him uh Tanner um even like Esimont bringing him in, but I I think I’ll like him as a player. They brought back Sean Cari on the cheap 1.85. 85.
That is huge. They they brought in some players that are I think quality and and then the trade for Arvinson from Edmonton. I mean, we saw it in the playoffs. I think the guy’s got a shot. Is he going to be a 40 plus goal? No, no, no. But like he’s going to give you much needed secondary scoring depth that I felt the Bruins didn’t have last year. Uh, you know what?
If Tenner Jano gives you seven to 10 goals, 10 to 15 assists, it’s a win.
100%. Yeah, 100%. And I
if he’s 15 18 20 point guy, it’s a win. And this is this is my mistake cuz I was driving around today. I was listening 98.5, the sports subway fell over. They were complaining about the uh about that was my first mistake that it’s just something in the background of like listen to when you’re driving. But he he was complaining oh like other teams were offered him like 1.5 2 million. I think with what the Bruins currently are. Let’s just say that’s the case, right? I do think they probably paid him more towards the high end of it. This team is not a camp championship contender, right? Let’s not fool ourselves. You’re going to have to pay a little bit to kind of bring people into Boston. I think Boston has a great legacy. See, I’ve been a Bruins fan my whole life, but just because me or you are passionate fans of this team, like uh it’s a difficult market to play in. And you know, sometimes you’re going to have to pay some of these guys to kind of come back or come to your team. Um I think Sean Carelli is also a guy who’s got good foot speed and he’ll bring that hustle. I think he was great as a fourthliner. Essimont, I actually like him as a player as well. And then Bul, is that how you pronounce his name? Do you know?
Yep.
Yep.
So, Bul, he had terrific AHL stats last year, right? So, yeah, maybe he maybe he turns into something. You don’t know. You just don’t know.
Steve’s had great AHL numbers. Lamel was um courted by Pastanarch. He’s the one that wanted them.
Oh, really? Yeah. and he talked him into coming here and because apparently he was offered better, but he chose to come here because of Posanarch’s word. So, I mean, it’s not I mean, I think you’re taking some lowrisk, high reward type deals. I’m fine with that. And I don’t think they paid anything crazy. And I mean, the Arson deal some people like, “Oh, that’s like that’s a lot of cap.” I’m like, “It’s a one year left on his deal.” like why the four million whatever right for a fifth round pick and we’ve talked about this before once you get past the first round the percentage of making the NHL it goes down significantly so you get a proven NHL player NHL quality player a guy that can be quality third line guy sometimes second line but more slaughtered for the third line for a fifth rounder I think that’s just a no-brainer in my opinion uh they signed Jordan Harris who was in Montreal then went to Columbus didn’t well didn’t get a qualifying offer he played for Northeastern I kind of stated here in this article he’s an intriguing one Harris because I he’s still young I I I thought Sweeney people are dogging him I thought he had a good off season I thought I thought a good free agency here
I think it’s pretty good
I’m not saying it’s perfect I mean there’s some things like I think maybe a little bit cheaper on that deal for Jano and maybe less term. Just my personal opinion. I don’t think it’s perfect, but did we did anyone truly believe we were getting Mitch Marty or like it’s just that wasn’t going to be in the cards, especially with
I’m surprised I’m surprised Martyr only got 12. Yeah, I was too. I reportedly he might have possibly been offered like 13 something and from the Maple Leafs and then or something of that nature. I don’t know how true that is, but uh another yet another guy that was run out of town because of people.
Yeah, absolutely. So, it I think for me it’s not a perfect free agency. You don’t really address a top six need, but to be honest, there wasn’t much top six there. Like,
was it Granlin Granlin Marner and who who really like really you know what I mean? like there wasn’t really a guy out
target all got top targets all got extended and Barner got extended and traded.
So that took
that took the top five guys pretty much off the board. Now you get Ellers which is probably going to end up back in Vancouver. Oh, you mean Winnipeg Eers?
I mean Winnipeg if he hasn’t chosen yet. He’s going back to Winnipeg. Yeah, I think it’s it would have to be like a really sweet offer for somebody and the Bruins currently wouldn’t have the cap to pull something off like that anyways.
Yeah, I mean if he’s waiting this long, they got to be pretty close to something he likes.
Yeah, 100%.
So, I mean, that’s where he’s probably going to end up. Um, I’m surprised Robertson didn’t get traded out of Dallas. I am too a little bit. I thought that might have might have a move happened. I understand keeping him, but I mean, isn’t isn’t he what is he? I’m actually going to kind of look right now. Robertson. Yeah, he’s going to be in RFA next year,
right?
So, that’s going to be and they’re going to be in some interesting situations.
Yeah, he’s going to be up in the $9 million range next year as long as he continues playing like he has been.
Yeah, absolutely. So, I think offseason for what it was, Yeah. Yeah, you don’t get the superstar, but that superstar like or that top six winger wasn’t available. Just wasn’t wasn’t out there.
You know, these people want to replace Burgers and Creechi, they’re generational people.
They’re not in everyday NHL. Every team’s got one superstar and typically they don’t let them go. No. So, I mean, the Mner thing is kind of unusual. Just the fact that a player like that usually you don’t let go like that, right? And it’s just
that goes to what I was saying. His family was getting harassed. He was getting harassed in public when he went out to dinner
cuz he had a rough playoffs. He still scored 100 points during the season.
Yeah.
You know, Marshan struggled in the playoffs. Parsons struggled in the playoffs. Sometimes it just happens. Yeah. But I think I think the biggest problem I have, not to kind of make this completely about all fans obviously, uh, some fans need to be punched in the mouth. Like some fans just need to learn the hard way, like, hey, like, okay, there’s going to be consequences for your actions. Like, we need a Milberry to go up into the stand and start beating somebody with a shoe in the street. Like, that’s what we need with some of these fans because it does it gets a little excessive.
Is it Reeves that challenge to meet somebody if they thought they were so tough?
Yeah. And then of course they didn’t take him up on that offer.
Yeah.
It’s like it’s like you know it’s
um kind of want to share share a post here. The line post you asked me to share
Dave Gimick.
So So let me kind of Dave is in our group and he is one of the smarter people in our group. Typically if I have questions I go to Dave or Greg. So, so this is kind of what he had to say. I see four lines. The top line, Geeky, Elias, Lynholm, and Posternok. I mean, it would make sense obviously. He said, “Well, it’s great to see E Lynholm find chemistry with Geeky and Post at the end of the season. The under construction line, Zaka, Middlestat, and Arbertson.” Yeah, I could kind of see that working. If the season goes south, all three of these guys likely get traded the deadline. If the season goes well, it could because this line worked well. The speed line, beat your car, and cut it off. I would actually love that line. That’d be a hustle line, honestly. Um, Corali is known as a fast B fast skater, but the other two are are going to make him look slow. All three players can kill penalties, so this should be effective. Shutdown line and the brute force line and ignorant ignorance line. Esimont Castillic uh and uh Castellic and Jano. You know, I I the only thing So, are we just kind of accepting the fact that Pontra is just not going to be in the NHL next season? They’re going to give him another season at the uh Providence Bruins.
Um I’ve got to look at his contract. He might be once you come up, you’re stuck here, you can’t go back again type of thing without waiver.
I don’t know where he lays. Um I’m not dogging Potra by any means, but there was some things I saw and that I really liked and some things I just didn’t at all.
Yeah.
You know, he he took a beating and he kept going, but he doesn’t like contact, so he tends to pull up on the end boards, which he can’t be doing. He tends to pull up in the corner.
Yeah.
Um he’s rushing shots and not passing when he should. So all fixable things, but it’s a he’s got to be much like beat your shoot first mentality. Yeah.
You know, I I I don’t know cuz it it would be hard. I could Who’s on the right side on third? On the third line on the right side, he would have custody enough. Yeah.
Yeah. Yeah. Um, I don’t see him getting bummed. And Beecher should be third line. He’s not a fourthline guy. Never has been. Shouldn’t be. Well, I think I think Beecher’s been I don’t know. I I think he’s been mismanaged. I I think that his skill set, his speed, it should be utilized with more minutes. You know, I’m not saying off
not on the fourth line. Exactly. I think he could be util I think he’d be more effective and I think you get him more engaged. I I don’t think he has high highend offensive upside, but could he I think be double digit goal guy. Yeah.
Yeah, I do.
You know, I I I know he’s maxed out at like 25 points at every level he’s been in, but 25 points from a third line guy I’d be okay with.
Yeah. I mean, it doesn’t have to be a guy that scores 50 60 points, just quality, you know, out there killing pelonies, using his speed. Uh, I think that would be kind of I think that’s a dynamic the Bruins desperately need personally. It would be nice to
I think could he plays very much like Krill Kipp um so if he can just find his way and not grip the stick. so hard. I think he’s going to he could pop very quickly. He has the talent.
He’s got the talent. Yeah, he definitely has the talent. You can see that he’s got the he’s I think he’s definitely got some good offensive upside to him. I just think just I think with some of these players, they just they hit the ground running and some just take it takes time. Takes time to kind of figure out their game at the NHL level. I mean, Matthew Patchcha, for example, um is a guy I’ll kind of even like uh pop up here. Matthew Potchra, for example, he’s, if you really look at it, he’s going to be an RFA next year. Mhm.
He’s only 21 years old.
He’s 5’11, 181 pounds. I think if Matthew Pra, and we’ve talked about this in our in our chats, right?
Yep.
I think it would do Matthew Patcha really well if he hit the weight room and added about, you know, 10 more pounds of muscle. I I just think he gets knocked off the puck a little bit too easy. I think he’s a little too weak. Um, but he’s got the I think decent patience with the puck. His game kind of reminded me of Greece in some aspects. I think he’s a solid enough playmaker,
but I agree with you. I think he does also need to shoot the puck more.
Like I think
I mean he’s in some prime situations. He throws it away. Yeah. I mean the difference between him playing in the NHL and semi-dominating, it’s night and day. It’s it’s a big leap between the AHL and NHL.
It is.
You know, some can do it seamlessly, some can do it and work their way into it, but it’s a it’s a jump. And I think he shows up expecting to be able to do all the exact same things
that he didn’t does in Providence.
And these defensive end are a little bit smarter than some of the lesser guys in the AHL. Yeah. I
so
I would also argue though it didn’t it didn’t help the fact with the Bruins they seem like Providence played a little bit different system than Boston but I mean what’s that they did they played it a very very different system
so I I just when I’m watching that it’s like I kind of it’s hard for me to completely blame the prospects. I don’t think they were necessarily put in this situation to succeed, but I think Matthew Potra still has a chance. But I I wouldn’t mind like for example, kind of going back to what he’s I wouldn’t mind this type of lineup, you know, like just see how it goes and let Patrey’s 21. Well, maybe a full season where he can kind of just develop away from the spotlight could be good for him. Um
yeah, getting bumped if getting bumped up and down is mentally tolling on a kid
because even if it is, you know, we want you to work on this, we want you to work on that. In his head, it may be, oh [ __ ] I didn’t do enough.
I’m not good enough.
So this mental gymnastics a lot of these kids have to deal with. Did the Bruins sign Oliver Walstrom? No, they did not tender him an offer.
Okay, that stinks because it was kind of a nice little story for him. Um, but you know, may maybe I don’t know, who knows? Maybe he comes back at the AHL for some team. So, hopefully he kind of pants out elsewhere. Um, but yeah, I mean, I think this wouldn’t be a bad lineup. I I don’t think it’s a Stanley Cup contender by any means, but let’s just say how it is. last season figure it out.
Yeah. I mean, last season there there was just so many goddamn injuries, especially on the back end. I’m a little bit concerned about Hampus going forward. I I’m not too sure how well his body will hold up. Uh
they said he’s skate and he’s doing fine, but I mean that’s what they’re going to tell the media
exactly. It’s so I’m a little bit worried about that. But I mean when he’s healthy, he’s effective enough when he’s on top of his game. Charlie Makavoy. I I still have some question marks about the defense. I I’m not too sure about how I feel about um Mason Laurai kind of going forward. I think
a lot of it Yeah. But a lot of it’s also going to depend with because apparently from the the way Don was talking, he gave the system to Marco. It’s your system. You do what you want with it. So, it all depends on who adapts to it because he doesn’t he plays a very different system.
Do you think that’s why they target Arverson because he didn’t he play under Sturtorm like like when Sterm was a coach? Yeah.
Yeah. He played in the minors the AHL and with the Kings. So, I think that would be I’m hoping with Stern let it kind of let it fly, let it roll, see how it goes. I’m hoping that some of these guys get a little bit more of an opportunity and and from what I saw from the presser for Sweeney, some people mock it, oh now he’s tough. I’m like I think he’s just realistic. I preferred kind of more of the direct blunt honesty, you know.
Um and you know, let’s kind of I mean I’ll even kind of ask this now because we’ll bring it up. Do you think what he said in the presser about getting selfstarters and people getting dragged to, you know, to work and if they don’t get dragged that, you know, they’re not going to play. Do you think kind of some of his comments about the like needing help in leadership is an indictment on Posternok and Charlie Makavoy? I don’t think it’s an indictment on Posanak just because of the way he stepped up after Marshon left. Um, and from what I understand, Makavoy’s not a problem. Marian, on the other hand, I’ve heard some bad things about him. Not I shouldn’t say bad things, but some discouraging things about the way he treated younger play. We talked about this before, about the way he treated younger players, about him being aggravated when younger players were playing over vets and stuff like that. Um, I know he did a lot way too much joking around at practice. That may have rubbed off.
Yeah.
So,
I mean, do you think
blaming him for everything, but do you I And this is because obviously Marshon just had a spectacular off season. He just got a contract locked up for six years, which is Whoa. Uh, which people are still mad at my video for that one. I how do I put this? I think Maron’s better when he’s just a complimentary guy and not the the the the direct leader. I I’m not too I’m not too sure of him as a fullfledged captain. And I’m not trying to blame him here or another. He was a great player here for a very long time. But I think Marshon just even his play, he’s just better suited to be like a a guy that’s like, you know, maybe in the leadership group, but not like the guy, you know, like he can still be play his style of hockey and not feel like he has to maybe conduct himself in a captain type way. I don’t know. I just
I mean, you get players like Pat, Big David, um, that handle being the guy very, very well. Then there’s other guys that think that they could be the guy and they just don’t handle it well.
Yeah.
And it’s too too much of a burden on them, but they won’t admit it. And I’m not saying this is what happened. It just you see it every year with people. You know, a guys move to a different team where they don’t have to be the guy and all of a sudden they’re really good. Do you because didn’t was it you that told me that he was getting into it in Warrior practice like when you went to Warrior Arena
or No, actually no. So
no.
So So this I know um one of the captains I’ve worked with before. He goes to all the Warrior practices. He lives right there in Boston. Um he said it kind of got awkward with some practices. I guess him I guess Brad Marshawn and Chris Kelly would like be screaming at each other getting into it which you know that happens. I mean, tempers fly. Um, I just thought it was kind of time for Marshon. It It was, you know, you got an asset, you got a first round pick for him eventually. Um, were you in the camp that you didn’t want Marshon to come back or did you want to see the Bruins bring him back in? Depended on the money and the contract. I mean, the bottom line is the Bruins wanted to give him three years. Uh, the Bruins wanted two years, he wanted three. They came up and said, “Okay, fine. We’ll give you three, but it’s going to be this money.” And he said, “Oh, no. Just trade me. I’d like to go here.” And what did they do? They made a suspect, semispect deal, and sent him where he wanted to go.
Yeah. Now, well, it yet to be seen where that draft pick lands, right? You know, trading for a first round is still trading for a future consideration. Yeah.
Doesn’t matter how how you word it. You know, you don’t know, especially if they go on a run again. You you get the 28th to 32nd pick. I Well, because it’s what 2020 it’s a 2027 draft pick, right? If I remember correctly. So, I mean, we’ll see. I mean, they’re still going to be a good team, I think, in a couple years. So, we’ll kind of see. It probably will be in the 20s.
Yeah.
I I just thought once you traded Marawn and cuz I liked I loved him as a Bruin, but I thought once you traded him, I was like, “All right, like let’s make a regime change here. Like let’s let’s kind of turn the page, you know, like let’s not kick the tires.” I think that six-year deal and uh like what what before I because I already made my video on it, what did you think about that six-year deal? Like how Florida gave that to him? It’s 1 million bucks a year plus bonuses.
Yeah.
Very similar to what they gave Crerache and Berseron on the one-year deals. So, but I see it working out two and a half years or whatever because he’s already had pretty close to double digit surgeries over the past three years. And I and I understand because I was looking at the signing bonuses and things of that nature, but but the only the interesting thing is I was I thought like six years was just too much. It’s like you could you’re locking out till 43. We’ve already kind of seen a decrease in his athleticism. I’m not too sure how many years he has left at the at the can, you know, like maybe a year or two. Like
I give him two I give him two two and a half.
Yeah. I I just And that was my main thing. He was like, “All right, like why are we going to lock up you lock up Cap, but that’s, you know, that’s a whole that’s a different team.” So, but um
but then that’ll but that’ll be sad seeing him deteriorate that much. Yeah. I mean,
I’d rather not watch that personally because I I do like Marshon. I didn’t like some of the crap he pulled, but you know, he was a true Bruin.
Yeah.
You can’t cut it up any other way,
you know. And to see him kind of fade into oblivion was painful.
Yeah, it just kind of sucks.
But that’s just my opinion.
He could play the six years and be fine. I don’t know.
Yeah,
unlikely possible. So, kind of switching back into Bruins here. Um, draft class here. Obviously, the big thing, the big nick that fell through is Hagens, seventh overall, uh, Boston College product at 37 points in 37 games last season. Uh, what did you think about Hagen slipping to Boston and just about the pick overall? It was confusing why he kept sliding, but yeah, I know he didn’t have the greatest year last year, but after he got here and seeing his pressures and stuff and seeing his personality and he cut his leg off to to get on the ice, um, he’s he put on like 18 pounds of muscle, which is very discouraging. I mean,
he went from 17 178 to 190. However many pounds that is. So, I mean, that’s very promising. From all accounts, he still very smooth and handles the extra muscle very well. So, which is always
which is always a concern.
How can somebody carry the extra muscle? It’s true because it’s it when you change your body type and add more pounds, it’s it gets going to change the dynamic of how you skate.
Yeah. I’m not I don’t know if like Patra, I don’t know if he’s got the frame to carry an extra 10 15 pounds.
He needs it though in my opinion.
Um
and did you see Hagen’s legs?
Holy jeez.
Like tree trunks. That’s
Well, that’s the promising thing. That’s the promising thing because so so many people get fixated on it’s got to be six foot plus, right? Mhm.
You just you just need somebody that’s going to be strong down low in the lower body because that’s the big thing. Like I mean Martan St. Louis had like a Hall of Fame level career and he was like what 5’7,
right?
And just cuz the dude the dude could squat a [ __ ] truck, you know? So it’s if you’re strong down low in your core, you can be effective. I really think that Hagens has all the ability here and upside for the Bruins to maybe hit a home run here. I I and I hope that’s the case because um he had a lot of hype around him and I mean a point per game in the NCAA I mean isn’t that’s a good [ __ ] season. I mean, sure, it’s not like what Celibbraney or, you know, maybe uh when Bedard and Juniors, obviously, it’s not the NCAA like, okay, I get that, but I think uh he shows the good offensive flashes and because I watched a lot of BC Eagles games because I’m a BC Eagles fan. Um, a lot of teams keyed on Hagens and he still was effective and
I think I think it will do good for him to go back to Boston College for another year and just develop and LNO I think LNO uh was a freshman last year as well and he you know I think some of the
he’s got immense pressure on him. He just had a bad year trying to figure out how to fit in. He’s also he’s he’s also a big kid. I mean, that’s going to take time. It just is. Like, he’s going to have to learn how to play with that size. I I think LNO could turn out to be a fine player. I think people like, “It’s a bust. It’s a bust. It’s a bust.” Like, have you even seen the games played? Have you even seen him play? Like, relax. Just give it time. Like, these are kids, too, right? Like, some kids develop at like everyone develops at different paces, right?
Um, so I I I like the Hagen’s pick, obviously. Um then they took Will Moore, second round, 51st overall. Another center, 6’2. So for those people that are really hard on for a 6′ plus center, um they got it. Well, you know,
let’s let’s do some simple math here. The average NHL player around the league on average is 61 199.
Yep. So that means half the league is between 5’8 and 5’10 and the other half is 6 feet to 6’2.
Yeah.
With the occasional 6’4 68 type of guy mixed in there.
Yeah.
So 510 5’11 is not small. No, it’s not.
So all these people fixated on weight. Sure. If you’re 5’11 and 130 lb, there’s a problem.
Yeah.
But, you know, 5’11, 178 pounds, that’s what I was for a long, long time. And I was not a pro player, but I’d handle my own on the ice. Well, it’s, you know, I think because the Bruins drafted like Will Moore, he’s going to BC as well, so that’ll be interesting. Um, Liam Patterson, 6’2, 170 pounds. Uh, this was an interesting pick to me. Uh, you know, we’ll see how he go. We’ll see how he turns out, but he’s got he’s got height to him at least, right?
Yeah.
Um, so
he’s also like 17, something like that. 17 or 18.
He’s he’s 18. He’s a baby. still got a couple years of growth. Uh Cooper Simpson, third round, six foot left wing. He’s 18 years old. I mean, last team he played in high school, 49 goals, 34 assists, 83 points in 31 games. I mean, hey, I I’m not mad at that, you know. See what happens. Uh let’s see. One guy I’m not trying to skip over. Vasic Blanar, 6’4, 183 pounds, bigger kid. Defense,
he he um is somebody to watch.
Yeah, that’s a big boy. Carill. Hopefully you’re pulling up Carill.
I will. Cole, sorry.
He’s He’s the guy that we can have a real good convers. We I’ll speak Cole Chandler. Fifth round center. Another center, six foot two. Um, you know, I think, you know, let’s let’s get into the one I think that the most interesting in the later round picks because we we’ve talked about this for second to seventh round. I mean, it it just just starts dropping off what you can make. Uh, Carill Yel Leenov, I’m going to butcher the [ __ ] out of that one. Um, six foot Carrill, six foot center, 31st ranked international skater. um last season 13 goals, 11 assists, 24 points in 38 games played. So, this is what I’ve heard personally from him uh from from because I looked into him a little bit more as um I was just interested like who the hell is this guy? Uh some scouts believe he would have gone higher if he played international play, but obviously with what’s going on with Russia that hasn’t happened. Um he plays on a very very conservative team
and he didn’t look lost. So, I think he actually this could be this could be like a sleeper pick here.
I’m not saying a superstar, but he’s got a sleeper pick here potentially.
If he wasn’t in Russia, he would have been the top 10 to five European players. Yeah.
And he probably would have gone in the top 25 in the draft.
Yeah.
So,
um he’s got talent. the kick and shoot like there’s no other. So, um, yeah. I mean, he he’s one if he develops correctly and they do what they should, he I don’t think he’ll be a past knock, but he’ll surprise people like Parson did. I mean, he was what, a fifth round pick?
Sixth.
Well, Poster I thought poster was a first round.
I don’t think so. Maybe. Yeah, maybe he was a really late first rounder. Draft confused with I think. Yeah, he was drafted 25th overall. Okay. Yeah. So, he was a late pick. Yeah, he was expected to go between 15th and 20th and he slid down to 25. That’s actually kind of
Then it must have been Maran that was like four between four and sixth round.
Yeah, Brad. I think he was a third round. I’m just trying to remember. Um,
I’m way off. I know.
Yeah, he’s third round. Marshon was third round. 71st overall. Okay. Yeah. Sure. My recollection’s off, but a third round to get what you get out of him. Come on. No, I mean, I think if
I think Carill, if he develops, I think he’ll be good. And I also think there’s another player that we should talk about as Bruins fans is that guy we got from Edmonton last season. I think that
the defenseman. Yeah. I think he also
on the last day of training camp because of an injury. Yeah. I think he actually is a guy that can come in like I think there’s I think there’s some conscious optimism you can have about this Bruins team. You know, I’m not I’m not sure Peak survives till opening day. And I like Peak, don’t get me wrong. He’s a good soldier. He does what he ask you ask of him, but he might get surpassed by that kid from Edmonton because he was on the roster and for opening night until he got an injury like two nights before two days before. So, and I know some people critics will say, “Well, Edmonton’s not that good of a decor, but still a kid young, you think he was like a sixth round pick or something like that, fifth round pick, and he’s coming in and like competing for an NHL spot. That’s like, you know, that’s some pretty damn good upside, honestly.
Yeah, he he he had work ethic. Everybody liked him. He played hard, played physical.
And then the Bruins also brought in Jordan Harris and like I I would see like if Peak has a market. I don’t know how big it is. I wouldn’t be surprised like you if he gets shipped out because I think he’s effective enough, but I think there’s also internal solutions on a cheaper capit that you could get around the same quality on defense.
He’s 2.37 something like that.
Yeah. You know, you gain like maybe a mill and a like, you know, it’s nothing crazy, but
yeah. Well, I also see the Zachar middle stat moving, so Who would you want to see move? Middlestat or Zaka. Um, the battle of the [ __ ] disappointment. Um, Kazaka was injured last year, right? Or something. That’s what’s
he started uh with a pretty significant uh stomach injury, like torn muscles in his ribs and everything. So, I I I because Zach of the year before had a great year. I kind of want to give him a pass for last year. I want to give a lot of the players a pass because it was a [ __ ] I mean, with Montgomery and how things started.
Oh my god, it was it was a it was too much drama. Um I you know, I like Middle Stat. I thought he would have been more in Buffalo and then more in Colorado. If he has value, I would just entertain dealing him personally. I I don’t know. I I’ve I’ve never been Middle Stat’s never like really wowed me, you know? So,
I wouldn’t say he’s wowed me. I was happy when they got him because I thought it might rejuvenate him a little bit, but he might just be one of those guys he is what he is.
Exactly. That’s what I think he is.
He’s only as good as the team is at that point.
Yeah. I think he’s like I think he’s a okay complimentary piece to have, but he’s not going to be like a guy that’s dynamic and really changes things, you know?
No, I I mean, all in all, I think I I’d keep Zaka if he’s got to hit the net more, though. That’s the [ __ ] story of his life, dude.
Yeah.
You know, it’s actually infuriating cuz he’s got such a hard good shot, but like we don’t play soccer. It’s not regul, you know what I mean? like the the nets are a certain size. If if we had soccer nets, Imposa would be lead the league in in goals. But yeah, he god, it’s maddening cuz he’s got such a good shot, but it just just hit the goalie. Just just at some point just like aim for the goalie if you have to, you know, like at least get it on net. Um
yep.
So I agree with that. Um I think with Zaka he tries to a be too fine with his aim and because of that he always he always just hits high. He hits the back glass.
Yeah. So I I would kind of keep Zaka because I think there’s he’s shown he can be productive. Middle stat I think he is what he is. Um essentially to me he’s just like a you know same cap as Charlie Croyle. It’s just you get you could want more from him but I don’t think you’ll get
um
I mean everybody keeps saying we got to replace a center. We got to replace a center. You have to replace the Brusk. Yeah I agree. Agreed. you know, oddly as that may sound. So, I mean, there’s a couple of holes. I think Glind Holm started coming on, Zaka started coming on. Middlestad had what, two and a half months,
and he did okay.
We’ll see. He He did okay. He wasn’t terrible, but it’s just he’s he’s just he’s he is what he is, I think. And I’m hoping I’m wrong. I’m next year he comes in, scores 100 goals. I don’t care. Like, yeah, I’d love that. I proved me wrong, dude. But I I just I think this roster kind of Let’s Let’s go into this pred predictions for next season. I don’t think this roster is as bad as the seventh overall type pick with the potential to maybe get the second overall pick overall type bat.
I think this past year there was a lot of injuries. There was a lot of [ __ ] that went wrong. There was like coaching drama, team uh team [ __ ] I think this team is at least a middle of the road type team. I think like a bubble playoff team. I’ll say it again. You take you take the Montgomery situation out
and you take the injuries coming into camp and then losing Mackoy. Yep.
This team would have made the playoffs. Oh, and the Jeremy Swayman [ __ ] too. Swayman, you know, that that needs to get fixed.
Yeah. And I think I like the whole Don Sweeney agreeing with Corpy saying, “Yeah, you should have played more.” So, I mean,
I Sturm is not a guy to dictate um dictate playing time because of a contract. You earn your ice time with him, which is good.
Um yeah, however, if Swayman’s struggling, it’s going to be tough seeing eight 8.25 25 sitting on the bench for half the season.
Yeah. Well, okay, let’s go there because the Bruins ended up signing DPra to a two-year contract, right? And I think we’re both
Was it one or two?
You mean it wasn’t Booy
who who everybody loved and should have gotten a huge contract and should have been the backup goalie?
What?
Oh, no. You know, it’s funny because like
we we both actually had to go out with people because like I I saw DPro in person. You saw him in person. I just thought DPro was the better goalender. Like personally,
I said it when they picked him up. I said it when they picked him up.
Yeah. But it made sense though because people forget how good he was, right? He played for team Canada. Vancouver destroyed his development during the the whole pandemic year. And he comes here in Boston and he just constantly showed improvement from the main Mariners up to Providence. He was good. He was very very good. He was an all-star. He’s the best goalie in the AHL last season. I think personally that’s that’s the type of guy you need to retain. And I’m going to sound I’m going to sound crazy here. I wouldn’t even care if they traded Jeremy Swayman to make space for him. You know, I like I don’t care. I think DPHO, but then that’s a complete rebuild at that point.
It is. It is. But like what I think is going to happen is Corposello possibly gets moved. But you’re he’s going to have to go to a team desperate for goalending aka the Oilers or you know there’s some other team out there. I don’t know. I just I don’t know what you could get for Corpusello. Do you think DPHR has a chance to make the NHL squad this season? Like if they do you think they’ll make a move to allow him to be up the NH level? He’ll beat he can beat Corp out.
Yeah, because you got to worry about Corposalo getting all freaked out and bent out of shape halfway through the season if he doesn’t think he’s playing enough,
which he did play better than swimming at times and probably should have been in. But corporate corporate coaches say, “Hey, we’re paying this money. I don’t want to get trouble. I got to play him. We got to play him out of it. Sometimes sitting them out of it will fix things quicker than playing them out of it.
Yeah. And I and I do think I’ve given Swimman flack for last year a bit because I think a lot of it was kind of on him. Even though some of the, you know, not great defensive front of him. I think Swimman does have the potential to be extremely good goalender, all-star level goalender, but he’s got to really fix uh some rebound control, his angling, his uh you know, just his read, how he reads. Like there’s sometimes
Yeah. Like there’s sometimes he’ll read plays great like when he’s locked in. he needs to be more consistent with his reads because he has the athleticism, but I feel like sometimes it’s in spite of it like he just he reacts too late and he’s like, “Oh, I it’s just I don’t know if it’s uh not paying attention because there’s those games like we saw in the playoffs the other year where he’s playing Toronto. He’s playing out of his mind, right? Just absolutely out of his mind and then just for whatever reason it’s like a switch is flipped and he just can’t you can no longer read the play. It’s actually kind of bad to watch. He um puts way too much pressure on himself and doesn’t play the game at times. He how do I explain it? You’re supposed to play within the game. He tends to try to go out of the game by doing way too much instead of just keeping it simple, being technical, doing what you’re supposed to do. He gets panic. Yeah, some of the defense play last year. You get panicked, you get backed in. Eh, fine. Will he rebound? I think so because it was a good learning lesson for him last year that hey, you may not be as good as you think you are.
Yeah. I And I actually it can be a very good humbling experience where it made him just hungry in the off season and
he play great. Well, yeah. I mean, and the thing is, right, Shurkin had a down year one year. Next year, Fzna. So, not saying that’s guaranteed to happen. Goalies do have the occasional weird year. I mean, goalie is a weird position. Goalenders can have that odd year where it’s like, what the hell’s going on? Can’t stop a beach ball and then the next year they’re like, they win a Vzna. So, my junior my sophomore year of high school, I lost one game. Junior high school, I lost 14 games. Senior year high school, I lost five games. Up up up down. A couple of bad games will can ruin you for a season.
Yeah.
You know, and yeah, he’s professional and he should be able to rebound. Think about how you react if you get a flat tire. You’re pissed off in the next two days.
Oh, yeah. Absolutely. I get infuriated. It happens.
It does. It does. So, I think um I think we’ll kind of wrap it up here. Is anything else you kind of want to touch upon before we get out of here? Fan base, baby. Uh oh. Uh oh. Uh oh.
Let me get what I have to say.
No, no, no, you can’t. Okay, listen. I’ll I’ll You want me to go because I’ll say it. Some of these people are a little [ __ ] ridiculous. You know, it’s it’s infuriating. I’m not gonna name names here. I really want to, but some of the stuff that I see posted complaining about we didn’t get our 100 point score in the off season. We suck. Fire sweetie. Shoot Neely in the back of the head. Like, it’s it’s crazy. It’s just it’s not going to happen overnight. Like you’re not going to fix a team overnight, even through free agency. I mean, I think out of the rare occurrence, and I I I could look back at it, maybe I’m wrong, but like for the most part, right, those teams that quote unquote win the free agency don’t win the Stanley Cup generally,
right? Like because there’s there’s a lot to fixing a hockey team. It’s not just getting the best player available. It’s getting the best fit, getting the best guy in the room. that’s going to play a team game. That’s what we want. You know, if we’re going to talk about uh the Bruins, it’s like some of these moves, yeah, maybe they’re not the blockbuster move you want. Like, like one guy in the group wanted us to chair Jeremy Swayman in a draft pick for Leon Dryettle. I’m like, in what way does Edmonton trade Leon Dryetttle for a seventh overall pick in Jeremy Swayman? Right?
Like like come on. Like
I would have done that heartbeat personally but whatever.
I mean yeah for us I mean yeah because I mean I I mentioned it earlier I’m in contact we have family members in the group.
Yeah 95 99.9% of them are under pseudonym pseudonym fake names. Pseudonym is not the word I’m looking for. But, uh, I I’m in regular contact with them just to run interference, make sure everything’s going good. If I see some crappy comments about their kid or whatever, um, just say, “Hey, sorry about that. We’ll take care of it, whatever.” But like Julie Grizz, for example, last year, I talked to her on a daily basis because of the [ __ ] that was coming out. you know, people knew who she was cuz she was actually active for the most part and she wasn’t hiding behind anything, but she was getting private messages about how much he sucks and what the [ __ ]
And I hope he doesn’t come back. Oh, can I have an autograph and all this crap? You know, they fig somehow or another they found her address and were sending things to her to have Matt sign so she can send him what? Oh my good god.
It wasn’t Thankfully it wasn’t out of our group that part happened. It was another group and they doxed her and posted her address and stuff.
But
what is wrong with people? What the
Okay,
it’s actual things like that.
Jesus Christ. You know, but then you get the flip side of it where Andrew Ferren comes home from a game after getting suspended for flipping the league off and his dollar bills taped to his door because they want to pay the fine for him, you know, and his glove accidentally got stuck.
I remember that,
you know. So, I mean, there’s also the good side of it, but like I talked to one of the parents today and she’s horrified at some of the things she reads about her kid. Yeah. It’s you can insult somebody tactfully and or you can criticize somebody tactfully,
but oh, he [ __ ] sucks.
They should just get [ __ ] rid of him. He’s a waste of skin. There’s no need for that.
Well, I mean, but the problem is a lot of these people haven’t been punched in the mouth before, just being honest. Like, they they hide behind the internet and they hide behind their personal accounts. They would never say that to the person’s face. Oh my god, huge fan. Please sign this. And they they’d be kissing their ass. It’s just
Listen, I’ve been critical of players on their play, right?
Yeah.
But and that’s fine. That’s fair game. Like they are professional athletes you can criticize for the pay. I mean, I’ll say this. Uh my father actually like he knew Rick D. Petro. Uh like he babysat him when he was a kid. So my dad kind of we didn’t kind of know that family. I mean dude, some of the stuff that he went through was like kind of crazy. I’m like just relax. It’s okay. Like I think burn sometimes.
They threaten to burn his house down. It It’s just It’s insanity. And I think as fans, you got to do better. You do. Like don’t don’t get crazy. Don’t be insulting people. Like listen, if you Oh man, that was a really shitty shift. Like I can, you know, understand that. But like if you’re going to DM the parents and the family members, like you’re going out of your way to try to tear down this person to their loved ones. I’m like, there’s something like not like cuck cuckoo. Like what’s what’s wrong with you?
I’ve said it to you before. I’ve said it to our group chat before. I’ve yet to say anything on the pa on our page that I wouldn’t say to somebody’s face.
Yeah. But yet, if I call somebody out on something, a number of times this has happened. Uh before we had the purge, you weren’t around for the purge. The purge was great was a great few days. Um, we dumped like 200 people.
Oh, really?
Oh, within two or three days. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Um, people forget that we have lists. We know who says what and who to watch and we keep close eyes on certain people and sometimes they just miraculously can’t get onto the page.
I don’t know.
Uh, oh. Uh,
oh, I mean, listen. Yeah,
it I’ve I would get death threats. I would have people email my uh message my wife. That’s why I go under a false name because they find my profile and go after my family. Um Scott, one of the lead admins. They they trashed his business like would call and he’s a construction guy. He owns a construction company. and they’d call and make um appointments for quotes and stuff and they’d show up knock on the door and the person would be like, “I don’t know what the hell you’re talking about.”
What? Yeah, that’s just weird.
Yeah,
that’s weird.
So, that’s all because we banned gambling on the site on our page. You know what? You know what’s funny? And this is kind of a little bit off topic, but we’ll kind of end it on this is that like for example, I’ve had gambling companies like reach out to me a lot. I refuse to take a scent from them. I just do. And like I’ve been offered like up to five grand just to like have a few videos out with like a sponsorship. Um
No, it this this was more during the uh pandemic. Yeah, it was during the pandemic and they they started having
uh Xbox tournaments, but then they started
advertising them for join for 20 bucks, winner takes all, and we put a stop to that, and that’s what people got mad at.
I mean, but it’s it’s not an Xbox thing. It’s not like,
right? You know, I mean, I I don’t have a pro I’m a big fan of DraftKings, as you know. I have no problem with that. Um, if I own the page, I don’t know what I do if they offer me five grand just to put a logo up and say a couple of things. So, kudos to you for standing your ground.
It’s just and I’ll say this for more of a personal note. I’ve seen like family destroyed by it. So, it’s just kind of like a it’s a moral thing with me. I I don’t like how it’s I think it’s perfectly fine if you’re an adult. You have those absolutely do what you want to do, right? I’m you’re a grown adult. You make your own decisions. I just get a little bit uncomfortable with like especially with content I make when I know a younger audience can kind of watch it about constantly put like pushing that on kids. It’s just it’s a weird thing and then but you could argue oh well they’re going to see this stuff anyway. It’s I don’t know. I still want to partake in it. That’s all. You know, my dad lost our childhood home from gambling so I’m well aware how that goes.
Yeah. It’s just
But if you’re an adult, go ahead though. But, um, you know, I think, uh, this was actually a good conversation. We should definitely try to do more of these. Uh, and I think I think I I’m a little bit I’m optimistic for the Bruins. I think they can be a bubble playoff team this year. And I just hope they take their time with some of these prospects. That’s all. Like, don’t don’t try to rush them. Like, let them develop.
I believe if healthy, they’re even with the same lineup, which they don’t have now obviously, they’re a much better team. Um, I like Dave Gimlick’s lineup. Unfortunately, I see Beecher bouncing in and out.
I agree. Yeah, I can see that. There’s some stuff in the works that I know are in the works that a couple of guys aren’t going to be here for opening day.
Yeah,
they may not be here for camp um to open up space or to improve. So, we’ll see how that pans out, but
they can talk to whoever. Like, like I said, they made they guaranteed they made a call on suitor and he decided to go wherever he went. I forget where he went today.
But, you know, it’s not everybody wants to be here and if you don’t want to be here, go leave. Yeah,
whatever. Exactly. I mean,
so, but yeah, this good conversation. I like the laid-back format. Yeah, me too, man. Absolutely. Kind of makes it fun. I’ll try to get this up and all I’m going to do is just download this and then upload it. That’s pretty much it. Um, down below in the comments section, let us know your thoughts about the Bruins off seasonason. Did you hate it? Did you love it? Uh, what did you think about the signings? What did you think about the draft picks? And, uh, let us know. I mean, hey, throw some questions down there. I mean, maybe we could do something like this weekly or maybe more a little bit more frequently that maybe do some live stream as well. Uh, just let us know your thoughts down below in the comments section. Hayden, thank you so much for coming on. Appreciate it, man. You know, we always have good conversations.
Yep. We have to uh meet up at Conrad soon, though. Absolutely. I mean, shoot. I I got some free time now, so we should definitely do that soon.
That’s That’s the rumor I heard.
That’s the rumor I’ve heard. But all right, everyone. You take it easy and we’ll see you in the next one.
See you later, guys.

The Boston Bruins have been active this offseason with trades and signings. They also drafted a potential #1 Center in Hagens from Boston College. Hayden and I talk about the Bruins offseason. Will the Bruins be back in the playoffs next season?

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