Gotta disagree with that. He's forever had the "wait for the playoffs" reputation, and if he's that good, he'd make the players around him better. Wasnt looch good enough? Backes is no slouch either, he showed up for the playoffs. His contract is what is it, he's just not living up to it. In fact, Backes would be a fine 2nd line C, its only the position he played his entire career.
- 77emac77

Agree to disagree then, but Backes is not in the same league as Krejci. If you expect him to play 2nd line C with the same type of talent Krejci has had, you will see even worse results next year. And the whole "if he's that good, he'd make the players around him better" sentiment is lame. If you want him to perform well, give him some talent to play with... not a bunch of bottom 6 guys and expect him to carry an entire line's offensive production by himself.

Agree to disagree then, but Backes is not in the same league as Krejci. If you expect him to play 2nd line C with the same type of talent Krejci has had, you will see even worse results next year. And the whole "if he's that good, he'd make the players around him better" sentiment is lame. If you want him to perform well, give him some talent to play with... not a bunch of bottom 6 guys and expect him to carry an entire line's offensive production by himself.
- mixturebill

I mean he did have Pasta for a good portion of the year. Is that not enough talent to produce? Krejcis age is catching him fast. He can't move like he used to.

I mean he did have Pasta for a good portion of the year. Is that not enough talent to produce? Krejcis age is catching him fast. He can't move like he used to.
- Mahewman

Yes that's true, and I think they played pretty well together when they were on the same line, but in my opinion Pastrnak is just too good, and he needs to be playing top line minutes. The Marchand-Bergeron-Pastrnak line could be the best line in hockey, and they didn't even use it for like half the year.

I mean Krejci still had over 20 goals and over 30 assists this season. And I think he was playing hurt for most of, if not the entire year. He looked like a different player for a little while after Cassidy took over... I'm not sure what Cassidy said to him, but if he can get him to play like that more often, he'll be fine next year.

Yes that's true, and I think they played pretty well together when they were on the same line, but in my opinion Pastrnak is just too good, and he needs to be playing top line minutes. The Marchand-Bergeron-Pastrnak line could be the best line in hockey, and they didn't even use it for like half the year.

I mean Krejci still had over 20 goals and over 30 assists this season. And I think he was playing hurt for most of, if not the entire year. He looked like a different player for a little while after Cassidy took over... I'm not sure what Cassidy said to him, but if he can get him to play like that more often, he'll be fine next year.
- mixturebill

I think i call the Avalanche and see if they have any interest in Krejci. Package him for a Duchene or Landeskog and get younger. If thats possible, i dont know.

Uhh... no offense, but get off your high horse buddy... that's the same with literally any franchise. Are you telling me if the Rangers get eliminated at MSG that there aren't going to be a couple of buffoons who toss some crap on the ice? Especially after a series with some very questionable officiating? I certainly don't condone it, but to sit there and pretend like your Rangers fanbase is so high and mighty, and doesn't have a few bad apples who would do the exact same thing is just silly. []

I didnt mean to insult you, and said small percentage. It has nothing to do with high and mighty, but year after year we watch teams get eliminated at home, and it seems to me the only place you see this is TD garden. If I was a Bruin fan I would be embarrassed by it. And, if I saw this at MSG, I would post a really nasty message on the Ranger board. It's about the class and dignity expected of an original six franchise.

This weekend the Wild, the Sharks, and the Leafs, were eliminated at home. I dont remember seeing the winning team getting showered with beer, or soda bottles flying at them.

If the Bruins had Krug, McQuaid and Carlo back, you would have to think this is probably a different story. Having said that, it gave everyone a chance to see McAvoy and the future is certainly bright as far as Boston D. It wasn't that long ago after Boychuk left that everyone that Boston was weak on D.... Things change pretty quickly with some good draft picks

I didnt mean to insult you, and said small percentage. It has nothing to do with high and mighty, but year after year we watch teams get eliminated at home, and it seems to me the only place you see this is TD garden. If I was a Bruin fan I would be embarrassed by it. And, if I saw this at MSG, I would post a really nasty message on the Ranger board. It's about the class and dignity expected of an original six franchise.

This weekend the Wild, the Sharks, and the Leafs, were eliminated at home. I dont remember seeing the winning team getting showered with beer, or soda bottles flying at them.
- ELew11

Apparently you weren't paying attention then: https://twitter.com/PeteB...status/856010465629130752

Good Series fellas, injuries really took a toll on you.

Macavoy looks like he's going to be an amazing player.

I didnt mean to insult you, and said small percentage. It has nothing to do with high and mighty, but year after year we watch teams get eliminated at home, and it seems to me the only place you see this is TD garden. If I was a Bruin fan I would be embarrassed by it. And, if I saw this at MSG, I would post a really nasty message on the Ranger board. It's about the class and dignity expected of an original six franchise.

This weekend the Wild, the Sharks, and the Leafs, were eliminated at home. I dont remember seeing the winning team getting showered with beer, or soda bottles flying at them.
- ELew11

extremely weak attempt at trolling here. sh*t happens all the time at every arena, especially when tensions are high after an elimination game. A bruins fan grabs a stick, big deal, he got a bit of a whack and it should have ended there. Shark fans dump popcorn, big whoop, no one got hurt, it should have ended. You are just trying to stir poop up.

extremely weak attempt at trolling here. sh*t happens all the time at every arena, especially when tensions are high after an elimination game. A bruins fan grabs a stick, big deal, he got a bit of a whack and it should have ended there. Shark fans dump popcorn, big whoop, no one got hurt, it should have ended. You are just trying to stir poop up.
- Codes1087

He's just keeping up with the trend to poop on Boston. Let him. Could've used some originality though. Zero style points here.

Good Series fellas, injuries really took a toll on you.

Macavoy looks like he's going to be an amazing player.
- david22

Thanks! I'll be rooting for Blues as I always go west after elimination. Wouldn't mind seeing you beat Rangers though. Looks like the Bruins have something special with McAvoy.

I'm guessing locker clean out day is tomorrow? I want to hear what kind of injuries everyone had. Krug's was such a fluky incident, but took about 3 weeks just to start skating again. Carlo I thought at first was a concussion, but now starting to think it was something broken bone related because they sounded more optimistic about a Krug return than Carlo.

Thanks! I'll be rooting for Blues as I always go west after elimination. Wouldn't mind seeing you beat Rangers though. Looks like the Bruins have something special with McAvoy.
- glove_was_stuck

gunna have to say go preds. . . .

Couple of thoughts

- The downside to McAvoy having his coming-out party was that it was because of the injuries on the D and, specifically, Carlo not getting an opportunity to experience the playoffs after starting all 82 games. That said, I think if you were to ask me if I would trade Carlo to have the opportunity to fast-forward McAvoy's development, I probably would have taken it. BC is going to hit the gym and come back ready to take the next step.
- Krejci's injuries are of course unfortunate. He's an easy target because of that and his salary. He would never remind us that after his hip surgery, he was expected to not start the season, yet there he was playing when he probably shouldn't have. Zero credit for that of course because he's "made of glass" and "look at that salary." While I'm excited for JFK's development, I am suddenly concerned with our big league depth up the middle for the top 6. If they move on from Krejci or he remains injury prone (likely), and they dump Spooner, they are thin up the middle scoring-wise unless JFK or another prospect steps up. I like Kuraly's game but I don't think he's a top 6 centerman and I don't think Backes should be in the middle unless we're desperate.
- They have a lot of salary fat on the wings and I'd like to see them trim some of that and get creative with how they unload a veteran wing or two. If they can dump Hayes and/or Belesky, I wouldn't hate seeing Stafford getting a short term deal to come back while DeBrusk, Heinen, Senyshyn, Gabrielle and Bjork (hopefully) get time in the Apple to develop. That's a lot of good prospects on the wing.
- I will be very interested to see what happens with Nash and Moore. I think they are valuable bottom 6 guys but I think at least one of them is gone to make way for Acciari/Kuraly/Schaller (whom I'd like back). This series showed that those guys are ready to be strongly in the mix for jobs next season.
- Agree on your Miller sentiment. With McAvoy's emergence, I think they can probably work a deal to let Colin Miller go play elsewhere, although I like his skill set. Mac and Krug are the PP D of this franchise going forward. Kevan playing how he did this season, especially in the playoffs, will put him squarely on the Vegas radar.
- Count me as one who will not be surprised if they re-sign Chara to a short term deal for reasonable money either before next season starts or after the season. He's a force on the PK and a good leader for this young corps of D they have coming up. Their emergence will help scale his minutes back and he will probably not cost much and you can just roll him out there for middle pairing minutes and pretty much whole PKs. Yes, he's 40, but he's still very capable.
- Count me as one who will also not be disappointed if they re-sign Joe Morrow to a short term contract for reasonable dollars. Liles was a good soldier, but I think Morrow got the short shrift and if not for a decent amount of health right up until the playoffs started, he would have played more. Is he ever going to be a top 4 guys? Not likely, but he has a good package of skill and skates well. If he goes, fine, but I'm also OK with him being a 6-7 LD.
- Providence is going to be loaded next year.

Couple of thoughts

- The downside to McAvoy having his coming-out party was that it was because of the injuries on the D and, specifically, Carlo not getting an opportunity to experience the playoffs after starting all 82 games. That said, I think if you were to ask me if I would trade Carlo to have the opportunity to fast-forward McAvoy's development, I probably would have taken it. BC is going to hit the gym and come back ready to take the next step.
- Krejci's injuries are of course unfortunate. He's an easy target because of that and his salary. He would never remind us that after his hip surgery, he was expected to not start the season, yet there he was playing when he probably shouldn't have. Zero credit for that of course because he's "made of glass" and "look at that salary." While I'm excited for JFK's development, I am suddenly concerned with our big league depth up the middle for the top 6. If they move on from Krejci or he remains injury prone (likely), and they dump Spooner, they are thin up the middle scoring-wise unless JFK or another prospect steps up. I like Kuraly's game but I don't think he's a top 6 centerman and I don't think Backes should be in the middle unless we're desperate.
- They have a lot of salary fat on the wings and I'd like to see them trim some of that and get creative with how they unload a veteran wing or two. If they can dump Hayes and/or Belesky, I wouldn't hate seeing Stafford getting a short term deal to come back while DeBrusk, Heinen, Senyshyn, Gabrielle and Bjork (hopefully) get time in the Apple to develop. That's a lot of good prospects on the wing.
- I will be very interested to see what happens with Nash and Moore. I think they are valuable bottom 6 guys but I think at least one of them is gone to make way for Acciari/Kuraly/Schaller (whom I'd like back). This series showed that those guys are ready to be strongly in the mix for jobs next season.
- Agree on your Miller sentiment. With McAvoy's emergence, I think they can probably work a deal to let Colin Miller go play elsewhere, although I like his skill set. Mac and Krug are the PP D of this franchise going forward. Kevan playing how he did this season, especially in the playoffs, will put him squarely on the Vegas radar.
- Count me as one who will not be surprised if they re-sign Chara to a short term deal for reasonable money either before next season starts or after the season. He's a force on the PK and a good leader for this young corps of D they have coming up. Their emergence will help scale his minutes back and he will probably not cost much and you can just roll him out there for middle pairing minutes and pretty much whole PKs. Yes, he's 40, but he's still very capable.
- Count me as one who will also not be disappointed if they re-sign Joe Morrow to a short term contract for reasonable dollars. Liles was a good soldier, but I think Morrow got the short shrift and if not for a decent amount of health right up until the playoffs started, he would have played more. Is he ever going to be a top 4 guys? Not likely, but he has a good package of skill and skates well. If he goes, fine, but I'm also OK with him being a 6-7 LD.
- Providence is going to be loaded next year.
- CaptBubba

Nash got a 2 year deal last offseason, so if they're looking for more youth obviously moore's stay in boston will be short lived.

gunna have to say go preds. . . .
- Charlie.Conway

Ha ha! They looked great in that series. I really like both Peitrngelo and Tarasenko however. Also Parayko looks like a stud too.

Only disappointing thing here was Marshy, 1 goal in 6-games is not good enough and He knows It. Marshy plays like a #1 winger and were at the very least going 7-games.

Everyone criticizing Krejci is lunacy, obviously re-injured that hip then takes a knee on knee hit and he's made of glass (shakes head)

Ha ha! They looked great in that series. I really like both Peitrngelo and Tarasenko however. Also Parayko looks like a stud too.
- glove_was_stuck

Yeah, I forgot how scary the Blues are when Allen is on his game.

Agree to disagree then, but Backes is not in the same league as Krejci. If you expect him to play 2nd line C with the same type of talent Krejci has had, you will see even worse results next year. And the whole "if he's that good, he'd make the players around him better" sentiment is lame. If you want him to perform well, give him some talent to play with... not a bunch of bottom 6 guys and expect him to carry an entire line's offensive production by himself.
- mixturebill

He's slow and fragile, I've seen enough of him. When he was paired with looch, who was also a slow skater, it wasnt noticeable., but now that he's playing with other players who can skate, he looks out of place. If Pasta wasn't on his line he probably wold have had 10 goals and 20 assists.

*edit* 4 more years at 7.25 mill... highest player on the team. Sorry, but with great salaries come great expectations.

Buy out Krejci. If he can't take a knee on knee hit who needs him. Trade Pasta, can't have those penalties. 1 goal from Marchand. Get some draft picks for him. Have chara retire even though his cap hit would remain.

This what you people sound like.

Thanks for going out in the 1st round. Makes the 3rd rounder we got a bit sweeter

Thanks for going out in the 1st round. Makes the 3rd rounder we got a bit sweeter
- Just5

Thanks for warming up the golf course for us! Hows it been so far? Do you mind if Us, Toronto and Montreal play through?

Buy out Krejci. If he can't take a knee on knee hit who needs him. Trade Pasta, can't have those penalties. 1 goal from Marchand. Get some draft picks for him. Have chara retire even though his cap hit would remain.

This what you people sound like.
- Newgod77

so we're supposed to be satisfied? I actually thought Chara did ok all things considered.. except the delay of game penalty in the first loss.. but hey, everyone had one of those yesterday...

and I've been on Krejci for years, so nothing new there. Marchand was a huge disappointment, and hell, he even took a couple games off at the end of the year to rest up, right? It seems the blade of the stick could never find the puck. If it "looked" like Krejci gave half the effort as Marchy, I wouldnt be on him, but for years it seemed like he is going through the motions. And someone before mentioned his hip.. did he come back too soon? then he shouldnt have, especially if it cost him the playoffs, and dont give me the knee on knee crap, he was out the first few games and was invisible when he did come back. the knee didnt matter.

Buy out Krejci. If he can't take a knee on knee hit who needs him. Trade Pasta, can't have those penalties. 1 goal from Marchand. Get some draft picks for him. Have chara retire even though his cap hit would remain.

This what you people sound like.
- Newgod77

Chara has only a 4 mill cap hit next year too, thats more reasonable. I'm against re-signing him though, just because I want Bergy to be the captain.

I think i call the Avalanche and see if they have any interest in Krejci. Package him for a Duchene or Landeskog and get younger. If thats possible, i dont know.
- Mahewman

That's not a bad idea... I mean, I'm pretty sure Carl Soderberg is their 2nd line C right now

Krejci & Spooner for Landeskog +? I'm pretty sure the only thing Colorado wants is Carlo though.