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SanDogBrewin: Who says anyone — let alone Boyckuk, Seidenberg and Paille — is in for a full season this year?
This is putting the cart well before the horse, but looking at Spooner’s birthdate (January) if he doesn’t make the big club coming out of 2011 training camp he’ll have to be returned to his Junior team. Is that a correct read?
Also, I just want to say that Chiraelli and staff have done a good job of improving the team while adding depth and prospects. Some critics point to certain contracts (i.e. Tim Thomas, Michael Ryder) but fail to “take a step back” and look at the broader picture. No GM is 100% perfect in his signings, and FA tends to lead to overpaying. On balance these guys have done a fine job. The Bruins are relevant again. They’ve got a good team for the upcoming season and prospects like Caron, Colborne,Knight, Button, Spooner et all on the horizon.
I just hope that they don’t make a “knee jerk” trade to move Thomas or Savard. They are close enough to the cap that there must be a way of working things without removing such solid players. Lets keep this team intact for the 2010 season and see how far it can go. The salary cap for 2011 will be taken care of in due course.
Spooner was solid at camp. Maybe a little overshadowed, but he should be a contender for a spot by next fall.
With all of the talk at development camp there wasn’t much mention of Ryan Spooner. I know that he is a “smallish” guy and isn’t NHL ready, but he is really skilled. He has the potential to be OHL player of the year in 20011 and a future NHL star.
What was your impression from 3010 develpment camp?
Yes, he’ll be close to 20 goals and 20 assists. But like you said, his minutes will be short to start and he probably won’t get PP time for a few months.
I agree that Ryder needs to go after this year, we have enough talent in the pipeline that we should have someone next year who needs his shot and will get it if they don’t this year. also, I agree that sophomore slumps happen. Wheeler was inconsistent, but not too far off from last year and he was on a team that couldn’t produce for the life of them, reduced numbers are not a sign of nights off, but rather a lack of confidence because he was still pretty tight defensively. I think that we will see him reemerge this year
Still have too agree to disagree with you Matt that the Bruins are not essentially the same team as last year.
Wideman and Begin out full years from Boychuk , Paille and Seidenberg in. Seguin, Campbell, Caron and Horton younger, quicker and bigger in. Not the same as last year.
PS. Matt maybe you have a over/under on Seguin’s point total by seasons end ? I say 20 goals 30 assists by the end of the season because of his surrounding talent. My worry here is the conservative Chiarelli and Julien ways keeps Tylers minutes low.
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Make or break year? What is he, an aging veteran? The list of players that tailed off their second year is much longer then the ones that didn’t. I expect a good year from Wheels. Guess that kicks me off the “OMG! You didn’t score a goal last week. You Suck, Boston crowd.”
Not everyone is Stamkos.
Matt,
I really love the work you do on the site. My Bruins take: I love the draft work the B’s did and the Horton trade could be Chiraelli’s best deal yet. I would like to keep Savard and Maybe Thomas – because no one will take his contract. Ryder has to go, and this is the make or break year for Wheeler. I think he, like Ryder, took way too many nights off during the season. Keeping Seidenberg & Mart Stuart was very key. And hooray for Shawn Thornton, Ryder & Wheeler should get a lesson on guts from that guy.