RECAPPING Bruins' Dev Camp/Free Agency | Poke the Bear

[@goldenveinband3620]

Sounds like it was a good camp boys, sounds like we’ve got a nice group of prospects too F yah. Great show boys.

[@bigdoggames9795]

Shout out from Canada. I hope you fine gentelmen had a great 4th of July. Keep up the amazing work ;) I am excited for our next season for sure. Think thr Signings they did are solid. But, I strongly believe it's gonna be up to the youth once again to prove depth on this team. I guess we'll see soon enough :)

[@RatelleRules]

Good Job Boys!

[@amgm4824]

Sick cap ty!!

[@seabass4080]

Your comments on Zadorov are off. If anybody is a defensive liability the past couple seasons it’s McAvoy trying to jump up in plays and cause breakaways like it’s an all you can eat buffet. Another year without a guy like Zadorov to protect his dirty style of play and he’ll be put in the hospital. Haven’t you not noticed the increased targeting of McAvoy? He looks like he gonna cry after some shifts. This is asset protection. The same goes with Max Jones to support Marchand/Poitras on the second line plus re-enforced backend. It’s asset protection.

[@mikejones-yg1iw]

If you could have big zs contract or Noah hannifin. I find it interesting

[@jaym460]

Don't call him big Z. There's only been one big Z and never will be another.

[@robertforte6697]

Bruins fans got a real good look at the state of their largely uninspiring prospect pool and why their Farm System has never been ranked better than 26th in any of Don Sweeney’s 9 years as GM and why it’s currently universally ranked 28th to 32nd and dead last in the entire NHL Here’s who to get excited about in the Bruins prospect pool. Dean Letourneau. After him, an extremely, raw prospect that is likely 4-6 years away, that’s about it Outside of Letourneau and another guy that isn’t really a prospect anymore, Matt Poitras, 90% of the guys on the ice at Bruins development camp were 4th to 7th round draft picks Ty can rattle off as many of the needle in the haystack guys that have made the NHL after being drafted in rounds 4-7 as forwards or d-men but here are two BIG reasons why that’s nothing but wishful thinking The NHL’s historic draft metrics say less than 12% of 4th to 7th round forwards and d-man selected ever make the NHL and even a fewer % have any shot at playing in the league for 5+ years Don Sweeney has made 29 forward of d-men draft picks in rounds 4 through 7 from 2015-2023: NHL Games Played Leader: 34 games: Oscar Steen 5 games: Jonna Koppanen So not a single one of the forward or d-men Don Sweeney drafted from 2015-2023 in rounds 4 through 7 has played even 50 NHL games. The Bruins also currently have ZERO in-house 4th-7th round d-men or forwards on their team Don Sweeney’s hit rate on 4th-7th round draft picks in terms of any NHL games played? 2 guys out of 29 drafted from 2015-2023: 6.89% right in line with NHL Historic draft rate of less than 12% of forwards of d-men drafted in rounds 4 through 7 making the NHL So homers, don’t talk to me about Cole Spicer, Oscar Jelkivik, Becket Hendrickson, Riley Duran, Dan Locemelis, Jackson Edward, Frederic Brunet, Ryan Walsh and all of the other more recent 4th to 7th round draft picks Don Sweeney has made Why? Because if even one of those guys makes it to the NHL and plays even 35 NHL games, that player would have exceed all other forwards and d-men Don Sweeney has ever drafted in the 4th to 7th round. Getting the picture yet? As for the rest of the Bruins so called higher end prospects right now. Lysell- Make it or break it year. Many folks think he’s not ready, some do. In terms of value he’s done nothing but lose value since being drafted. Not a bust yet but hardly a can’t miss guy at this point either Merkulov- Jack Studnika part II. Lacks NHL size & speed, not good on draws, average defensively. Merkulov is not a real NHL player. Brett Harrison- Third line, limited winger at his ceiling Trevor Kuntar- 4th line NHL grinder at his ceiling That’s it folks. That’s it for the prospect pool. #NoBueno This is why the Bruins HAVE to keep their 1st and 2nd round draft picks moving forward. If not, their farm system will continue to produce little at the NHL level, it will continue to be stocked with nothing but 4th to 7th round, late round guys that have a very small chance of ever playing in the NHL and they will continue to have overpay in free agency to fix their team and that's never a winning strategy for any NHL team long term As for free agency this year they swapped Debrusk’s offense out for Elias Lindholm’s. I know Lindholm isn't a Debrusk replacement but one Top 6 guy went out the door and one Top 6 guy came in, that's it I’m not sure how that will help them score a ton of more goals because Jake Debrusk the last two years combined in terms of goal scored, 47 goals. Elias Lindholm, 36 goals, so.... Elias Lindholm will make Zacha and Pasta better and he could have a big bounce back points year. That should lead to a bit more offense, maybe more than that However, the Bruins really needed two Top 6 players and to be honest that number was really three. They replaced one Top 6 wing with a Top 6 center, that’s it Now they still have a Top 6 RW problem and the reality is, Charlie Coyle isn’t a Top 6 center either and come playoff time, that’s been proven in spades. That Proof? Charlie Coyle the last three post seasons combined totals: -4 lousy goals and only one at even strength, ONE!! -A craptastic -8 for a guy that’s supposed to be a two-way guy -A craptastic 47% at the faceoff dot for a guy that’s supposed to be a faceoff guy Those are not Top 6 center numbers, not even close. So can we stop this nonsense that Coyle is a good enough 2c in the playoffs. He’s not. Coyle is good enough in the regular season as a 2c and then he’s trash come the playoffs and the STATS, so the TRUTH homers, says differently The Bruins real Top 6 players right now: Zacha (at wing because he’s not a Top 6 center either), Lindholm, Pasta & a 37 year old Brad Marchand playing on two bad hips Thus the Bruins still have a Top 6 scoring problem people. That hasn’t changed Kastelic & Jones both move the Bruins closer to being more like Florida size and attitude wise and that’s a good thing The same can be said about Nikita Zadorov who will not only make their blue line deeper and tougher to play against... Hampus Lindholm won’t be put in as many critical defensive situations any more, Lohrei will be given more room and time to develop in a less critical role and McAvoy will be less targeted and have less responsibility over all All of these are good things but it’s also clear that the Bruins are still trying to win with depth down the middle, defensive execution and goal tending. and not by outscoring anyone They 100% made moves that will help them be exactly that but to say come playoff time the Bruins won’t suffer from some of the same offense problems based they have the past few years… It sure seems as though that’s still going to be a problem but it’s July. There’s a long way to go and they can always try acquiring other pieces in season Although again, if the Bruins keep pissing away all of their 1st and 2nd round picks, their farm system is going to continue to stink and be filled with far too many 4th to 7th round guys who 90% or more of, will never play a shift in the NHL

[@stephendimino332]

This is a great analysis! I agree

[@rickydavis9814]

Doesn't help with talent pool if keep trading away first round picks away

[@RatelleRules]

@@rickydavis9814 1st And 2nd Round picks. Come on you went for it starting with the Nash trade. You expect a certain down time, with no Top picks. Not complaining.

[@Aaron-kq7rd]

So all that to say we haven't had many 1st and 2nd round picks. No shit, it's called being one of the top teams consistently. Don't forget even if we had our 1st then it would have been really late round. Sorry for not being a laughing stock for years(almost a decade) like Edmonton, Buffalo, even Toronto. When you consistently finish near the top of the league and have an aging core, you just have to go for it. Basically if it's not a top 5 pick then it's a crap shoot.

[@robertforte6697]

@@Aaron-kq7rd Lets see the Bruins have had the NHL's worst draft capital for running on 7 years now The Bruins Farm System has never been ranked better than 26th in any year of Don Sweeney's 9 year tenure as GM and it's currently ranked 28th-32nd and dead last EVERYWHERE So, crap farm system and lousy draft capital still All of this was worth it right because the Bruins won a lot in the playoffs like Tampa Bay did because Tampa has a bad farm system and crap draft capital too.. Um nope 8 of 9 years Don Sweeney's Bruins have failed to win more than one playoff round 9 years as GM and the Bruins under him have won ONE, 2nd round series, ONE it's weird that you Bruins Homers all SCREAM regular season points and wins. And I'l agree... They banked a lot of regular season points and wings Yet somehow you Bruins homers, albeit again will use stats to talk about how great the regular seaons have been You same homers deny the playoff failures which are just as real, the lousy draft capital which is just as real and the crap farm system which is just as a real Remind me again what happened two years ago after the Bruins broke the long standing NHL regular season wins and points records in 2022-23? That's right, they lost in the first round again The Bruins under Don Sweeney have stunk in the playoffs and the playoffs is all that matters -8 of 9 years Don Sweeney's Bruins have failed to win more than one playoff round -9 years as GM and the Bruins under him have won ONE, 2nd round series, ONE #FACTS But yeah, let's celebrate some more meaningless regular season points and wins while we IGNORE playoff fail, playoff fail, after playoff fail and dismiss the fact that the farm system stinks and they keep pissing far too much of their high draft capital away chasing their next playoff failure When are you Bruins homers going to learn Their Playoff Results.... Just as real as Regular Season results Lots of regular seasons points and wins under Don Sweeney since 2015 and then this -8 of 9 years Don Sweeney's Bruins have failed to win more than one playoff round -9 years as GM and the Bruins under him have won ONE, 2nd round series, ONE #FACTS

[@ianespie1529]

Draisaitl 2025 free agency 🎉

[@thetruthhurts6652]

Lol you can get anything you want in Italy.