Bruins '21 OFFSEASON Thread

BTW - with the Carlo extension, looks like Boston has 26,156,612 in Cap Room with the following needs

Re-sign Krejci (or find a replacement)
Re-sign Hall (or find a replacement)
Sign/Trade for a Top 4 LHD
Sign a goalie - this'll be interesting given Rask's injury. As stated before, don't think you can go with Swayman/Vladar (as much as I like them). Need a vet (backup, at least).

Be interested in where you see that number.

Don't we need to take a pretty serious look at getting McAvoy extended too?  I know technically we can drag it into next year since he's RFA next year, but seems much smarter to look hard at getting that sorted now?

Interesting, because that site had them starting the offseason with like 24 mil.

I like this number better.

Rask won’t be available until at some point in the second half. I’m not giving him a 2 year deal and if it’s true he will only play in Boston, I’m probably not evening signing him until later in the year if you need to once he’s healthy.

I hear Tex on needing a veteran, but we are in roll the dice territory with the Bergeron timeline and I think I’m rolling the dice on a super cheap goalie corps to load up every where. It’s a gamble but a calculated one.

Not 100% sure but when they first shifted over to this offseason's numbers, they just had it for everyone who was on the roster at season's end. Now I believe they moved everyone who is on a 2-Way or is Waivers Exempt to the non-roster section. So guys like Swayman and Vladar were in the calculation originally, then they moved them.

So there is some flux as it's quite likely that one of Swayman or Vladar will actually be on the roster (whereas CF makes it seem like they need 2 goaltenders).

3 mill for half the season this year, 6 mill next year. 2/9

 I agree with most of this but the DeBrusk thing I think isn't that easy. I have no idea why he regressed so much this year but I am sure the B's do and what they know will dictate this decision. He had really good age 21, 22 seasons and then started to regress a bit at 23 and then was just not the same player at 24, why is the question and can he be rebooted in the same locker room, is it covid related. A third line that starts with the 2017-2019 DeBrusk and a healthy Coyle has the makings of a very productive 3rd line. And if as you say and I agree with this coming season is an all in roll of the dice then the DeBrusk decision is a big one. The team will need to weigh his potential of bouncing back vs what they can get for him so hopefully which ever way they go it ends up being the right decision. 

If the information is correct on Hall then absolutely yes give him 5 or 6, that is a steal. I was concerned other teams like Toronto were going to get involved and make sure the price wasn't too good for the B's but that doesn't seem to be the case if that is good intel. I would also treat the goaltending situation the same, wait for Rask and don't spend a lot in the mean time. It is a little risky but I think they can get by with the 2 young guys and a cheap veteran, they will need to add another goalie one way or another.

With a little luck on staying healthy they should really be able to contend next year, the Hall trade is looking better every day.

I agree, it does seem to be effort related which seems to be a fixable offense. What has been going on in his mind, life or whatever that has him down and not being who he has always been. There has been a lot of talk about how isolated these guys have been with the pandemic and how that can lead to depression type emotions.

Sure but it doesn't impact this year's cap so I wasn't including it in my "to do" list.

Also, there is probably a need for another RW. Maybe they should give Studnicka a crack at the job as that will give them more Cap Flexibility during the season (and not committing to term). You can always revisit at the deadline if needed.

100%. Except it's not even a gamble, really. You bring in a cheap vet and you have half a year to see if Swayman can handle it (and there's no reason to think he can't) and, even if he can't, you have your vet plus Vladar. I suppose we could call it a risk that all three options would fail so badly that the season will be a washout before Rask could come back, but that's a stretch. 

BTW, the "give Swayman a chance" and "Wait on Tuukka" strategies are both the same- A cheap vet plus Swayman until Rask can come back. The only other real option would be to acquire a more expensive vet, which would basically proclude both possibilities.

There is just no reason for a 2 year deal for Rask. We've got half a season to see what Swayman can do, and to evaluate how Tuukka is recovering. Then we can determine if we want him back as a back-up or a starter or not at all. Giving him a  2 year deal means you don't want to take a chance at getting better in the net AND you want to bank everything on an aging G coming back from injury AND you don't want money to upgrade the rest of the roster.

No thanks. 

He’s talking about the additional money you’d have. Certainly Rask isn’t taking up 24m in space.