2023-24 Bruins Season

[kraidstar]

Killer. That's probably the season-ender for the Bruins

I knew the second they turned the puck over Florida was going to take it down the ice and score the gane-winner. You can just feel it with this team.

[Phantom255x]

Killer. That's probably the season-ender for the Bruins

I knew the second they turned the puck over Florida was going to take it down the ice and score the gane-winner. You can just feel it with this team.

Not mad at Swayman. He was a beast this postseason and deserves a fat extension.

Our D-Core was just not good (McAvoy especially) and we were lethargic for far too long. Not many shots on goal, not clearing the pucks, bad turnovers, etc.

Oh well. Tons of cap space this summer. Time to get to work.

[tenn_smoothie]

Are you kidding me ?

You fight your guts out for 6 games and lose the series on a fluke goal like that ?

Then, you get at least 2 pucks on your stick from 2 feet in front in heavy traffic and somehow can't put it in ?

I thought the Celtics were crazy-making, they don't hold a candle to these guys.

[tenn_smoothie]

If I were Brad Marchand, I would not have been able to shake Bennet's hand, let alone listen to the guy, in the handshake line after the game.
I would have been far more likely to just wave him off, push him away or punch his lights out.

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

I need someone to sell me on the potential of next season's team. I guess the Bruins should be a good team, a playoff team, next season, but I don't see them being any better than this year's team. If they overachieved this year, that means they'll probably be worse next regular season, and about the same ceiling in the postseason as this year. They've got some good young players, but teams don't win Stanley Cups without studs. Pastrnak is a regular-season stud but a ghost in the playoffs, and Marchand's a good glue guy but not a goal-scoring savant. They might get something good for Ullmark or Swayman, but I don't know if it could be a top-tier player. I see a lot of "good," but little to no "great." Too many turnovers, bad passes, and failure to clear the puck.

And as an aside, I hope they get rid of the unis that have that muted gold. Too blah.

[tenn_smoothie]

I need someone to sell me on the potential of next season's team. I guess the Bruins should be a good team, a playoff team, next season, but I don't see them being any better than this year's team. If they overachieved this year, that means they'll probably be worse next regular season, and about the same ceiling in the postseason as this year. They've got some good young players, but teams don't win Stanley Cups without studs. Pastrnak is a regular-season stud but a ghost in the playoffs, and Marchand's a good glue guy but not a goal-scoring savant. They might get something good for Ullmark or Swayman, but I don't know if it could be a top-tier player. I see a lot of "good," but little to no "great." Too many turnovers, bad passes, and failure to clear the puck.

And as an aside, I hope they get rid of the unis that have that muted gold. Too blah.

Lots of cap space to improve roster at key positions, maybe. Young guys do develop and some improve significantly.
Lord knows, we need scoring and lots of it. I am so tired of watching the Bruins so often trying to win these 2-1 games in the playoffs.
It leaves you too vulnerable to losing on fluke goals late in the game, which we have seen too much of.

[Phantom255x]

Extend Swayman. Trade 1 of Ullmark/McAvoy, and no excuses not to add a legit goal scorer AND a Top-4 D with that cap space. Also, Poitras will be healthy and will factor in as well.

[ozgod]

Useless clowns finally put out of their misery