3 missed 1st round picks, to be accurate.A missed draft pick almost six years ago killed them?
I get the frustration but with a healthy Carlo and Rask this series is not close.
3 missed 1st round picks, to be accurate.A missed draft pick almost six years ago killed them?
I get the frustration but with a healthy Carlo and Rask this series is not close.
Get creative with the cap space.Who’s the 2nd line center on this team next year? Coyle?
In that situation I'd expect them to lose to Tampa but as we've seen, if you keep it close and get a couple of bounces, you can definitely win a series when you're the underdog.If they somehow managed to get out of this series, do you like them against Tampa? They’ve been the same thing for 4 years, the 4th-7th best team in the league that loses once they play Tampa. The one year it cleared out for them they blew it. This year they’re not even getting to Tampa. They gotta make some serious changes and stop spinning their wheels.
That's 3 picks in a row, immediately before Barzal by the wayA missed draft pick almost six years ago killed them?
I get the frustration but with a healthy Carlo and Rask this series is not close.
But he wasn’t talking about this series specifically, and you can understand that when he said we were stuck in the middle. And then clarified that same point. He’s absolutely right.In that situation I'd expect them to lose to Tampa but as we've seen, if you keep it close and get a couple of bounces, you can definitely win a series when you're the underdog.
Remember, I was responding to the claim that the Bruins "can't compete". Which seems like nonsense to me.
How do they acquire a top 2 line center? They don’t have the trade chips. Unless you think Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is the answer, there are none available in free agency.Get creative with the cap space.
LfgI wonder if the Bruins have ever trailed 4-1 in the 3rd period of an elimination game and come back to win the series. . . . .
Also, I don't think reassembling the 2010-14 Oilers piece by piece is exactly the way to go about building a winning franchise.How do they acquire a top 2 line center? They don’t have the trade chips. Unless you think Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is the answer, there are none available in free agency.
Certainly doesn’t help getting boned here by the obvious pick that he rejected in favor Zach Fucking Senyshyn.Donnie’s legacy rightly or wrongly is those three picks in a row. He whiffed on two and DeBrusk is looking like a flameout. I think he’s a good GM but that kind of mistake leaves long term damage.
But it’s a way of getting high draft picksAlso, I don't think reassembling the 2010-14 Oilers piece by piece is exactly the way to go about building a winning franchise.
Unfortunately the Leafs aren't involved this time.I wonder if the Bruins have ever trailed 4-1 in the 3rd period of an elimination game and come back to win the series. . . . .
We are talking about back to back to back top 15 picks and Sweeney arguably reached on all three and missed on all threeA missed draft pick almost six years ago killed them?
I get the frustration but with a healthy Carlo and Rask this series is not close.
Exactly, that’s my point. Top 2 centers aren’t readily available. You either have to draft them, or have a bunch of elite prospects to trade for one.Also, I don't think reassembling the 2010-14 Oilers piece by piece is exactly the way to go about building a winning franchise.
It’s so different now. That team was so deep and tough and could just keep coming at you. They’ve been so top heavy they’re only really dangerous every few shifts when they can get a Bergeron line out there and control the zoneI wonder if the Bruins have ever trailed 4-1 in the 3rd period of an elimination game and come back to win the series. . . . .
And Chabot.We are talking about back to back to back top 15 picks and Sweeney arguably reached on all three and missed on all three
imagine this team with Kyle Connor and/or Barzal.
A six-game series where one team has dealt with injuries and the other has had the bulk of puck luck and a favored whistle - both undeniably true statements - isn't "not being able to compete".But he wasn’t talking about this series specifically, and you can understand that when he said we were stuck in the middle. And then clarified that same point. He’s absolutely right.
Bruins are down 3 goals, missing 3 and 5 d man, have a hurt goalie, in hostile territory. Take your shit elsewhere.Unfortunately the Leafs aren't involved this time.