Hamill
BOSTON — The Bruins put out the press release about Zach Hamill’s recall from the Providence (AHL) farm club after tonight’s game.
So it was assumed that the center was summoned because Boston was anticipating a suspension for Daniel Paille after his Rule 48-violating hit on Raymond Sawada.
But in his postgame media briefing head coach Claude Julien said that the decision to bring up Hamill was made in the afternoon before the Bruins even played the Dallas Stars at TD Garden.
You read it here earlier this week that Hamill, Boston’s first-round pick in ’07, has been playing much better the last month-plus. Now he’ll get a chance to show his stuff in the NHL. Paille’s potential suspension will open up a spot in the lineup for Providence’s second-leading scorer (28 points). Hamill skated in one NHL game for Boston last season.
They’d deny it now, but there were obvious plans to take someone else out of the Bruins lineup before the Paille situation occurred. And my best guess would be that rookie Tyler Seguin was headed for the press box, and still could be if he’s outplayed by Hamill.
Seguin played as we expectedhe would last nite and could have had 3 goals. The coaching is partially to blame. The kid needs a consistent line to play with that is fast[ Wheeler] and experienced [Ryder]. Bouncing him from line to line and between center and wing is detrimental, as well as dictating exactly where he should be during the game. let the kid’s instincts and skating go free.
Bring him up! Let´s see what he´s up to!
At the very least, it seems Seguin plays better after a bad game or when given outside motivation. I’d assume that threat of being replaced in the lineup is just that.
Maybe Seguin needs to be prodded a different way. Seguin did seem to play better yesterday. He had the opportunity for a multi-goal night. Maybe this is to showcase Hamill’s ability to up his trade value. Whatever the case maybe they need to find players that are going to help this team in the playoffs.
I just don’t see the point. They should put him on the wing and unleash his offensive abilities. On most nights, he certainly is no worse than Wheeler or Ryder.
I don’t think they are stunting his development, I think they are stunting his production right now. Maybe he will be a better player for it, but they aren’t using his shot or speed to their advantage. Why isn’t he on the power play? Kid has a bigtime shot.
No one can sell me Hamill over Seguin
put segzy on the off wing with thornton and campbell.
@MCK – I don’t think it’s a bad idea. We’ve seen it with other guys in the past. Sometimes a struggling player benefits by taking a step back and having a look at things from up top. Also, it is a way to reward Hamill who has apparently improved. Maybe he can show us all he’s not a bust after all. If it’s just for a few games I don’t see the harm, and it may really help. I’m hearing a lot of people arguing the “CJ’s stunting Seguin’s development/he needs more ice time!” line, but I trust CJ, Neely, Sweeney, et al. to make those kind of decisions better than us fans. I don’t think that the process of bringing along a kid with the talent and confidence of Seguin is as delicate and easily de-railed as some seem to believe.
What a foolish decision it would be to sit Seguin
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