Can Bruins Develop High-End Prospects? | Bruins Beat
On this episode of Bruins Beat, Evan Marinofsky and Anthony Kwetkowski (aka Bruins Network) highlight and break down the Bruins top prospects. They dive into whether or not Providence can develop talent, Matt Poitras and ranking the Bruins prospect pool.
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3:03 Hagens is 19 and a NCAA sophomore, playing with new line-mates, on a roster with high turnover (due to players transitioning to the pros, and injuries), against the best possible early-20’s talent in the Big East … and he’s registering point-per-game production despite those factors.
Seriously, stop magnifying-glass analyzing teenagers (even 19 year olds). Hagens is known to be emotionally and mentally mature relative to his same-age peers, and he is having success at Boston College despite (at least somewhat) oppressive expectations and media/fan observational scrutiny. He is playing well and building his craft, in a good setting. Let it play out. Out of all the things in the Bruins organization right now, Hagens is a “least concern”. The guy has a guaranteed “floor” of NHL middle-six forward, with ample potential/upside to potentially be a first-line fixture.
10:57 If you’re right, Evan (for the record, I personally think you’re “reaching” with this comparison), then Nashville hit a proverbial home run by drafting Stiga in the second round of the 2024 draft.
Pavel Zacha was an early first round pick (6th overall in 2015 … a very stacked draft year). Stiga was selected 55th overall, in 2024.
Poitras has gone backwards unfortunately. It’s not a good sign when someone makes the big boy squad two years in a row and then doesn’t make it year 3…
Lysell and Poitras are not talented enough to not defend at the NHL level. It's not gritty it's being responsible and these guys don't produce enough to allow these holes.
I appreciate Anthony’s candid analysis. Hopefully the Bruins management has these ideas in mind.
Very good analysis. They have to get away from forcing prospects to play the Bruins way. They need a shake up in the staff developing these prospects. Let the prospects develop their own individual strengths
Let Hagens develop and win in the AHL. B's fans complain there's no development-yet demand these top draft picks go directly to the NHL to "fix" struggling teams.
Doesn't make sense.
Bergeron, Marchand both spent a season in the AHL.
One of the biggest challenges is keeping up these hotshot performances playing an 82, soon to be 84 game, schedule.
Taking on veteran NHL players and enforcers.
With no ltir, salary cap during playoffs, now they expect a lot more from players.
They have to play multiple positions and defend all 200 ft.
Bruins technically had 10 centers and two left-wingers against Detroit, according to each player's natural and first positions.
They beat Detroit with no right-wingers?
It's difficult to assess Hagen's performance at BC because he's on a middle team, carrying them on his back.
He deserves a season to transition, get proper development, in a winning culture.
A Calder Cup adds value to our prospects and enhances the trade cupboard.