They should not chase after Chychrun ($4.6M), Forsberg ($2.75) and a bottom round pick via Ottawa. They'd literally be taking on Ottawa cap space, whilst flipping a #1 goalie that could easily be better than Swayman this year (he was a year, ago).
Great stuff Haggs, Thank you for the coverage. The Bruins getting three shots on goal in one period against Florida is not a reflection on Montgomery. They loses Bergeron Krecji, Hall, Bertuzzi, Orlov and Hathaway and get 109 points. So Monty made chicken salad with chicken shit and two great goalies. If Sweeney and Neely don’t move the needle with trading Ullmark and $20 million in cap space they should be fired after Montgomery. Good luck to Jay Leach rebuilding this team. Montgomery will be their scapegoat who are you kidding? Secondary scorer? Sign Reinhardt and Swayman stop screwing around.
Pressure is not just all on the coach the players have to show up and that's been a consistent issue with the big bad "bruins" Same as the reference to the "too many men" penalties. You can sorta blame the coach for the first couple of times but 7-8 times naaa the players are not paying the "f" attention lol As always when the players/team don't perform as they are paid to the coach is always the first to be blamed.
9:32 Agree. The Bruins need another offensive threat, so that opponents have to gameplan against more than just Pastrnak. 10:36 Disagree. Overpaying in free agency for Sam Reinhart this summer would be a huge mistake. This is typical Haggs baloney 👎🏼 12:00 Another Haggs-style fan fiction statement. “Need to get two or three impact players this offseason”. Every team could say this. It’s not realistic. If the Bruins acquire one impact-player, that’s good. Two of them? That’s already freakin’ fantastic and a gigantic success for the B’s front office. Three? Come on, man… get back to reality, and stop setting fans’ expectations too high. So irresponsible for an experienced journalist. 15:22 Do you know what would be required in a trade to acquire Brady Tkachuk? The Bruins don’t have the assets, and the Senators would be nuts to trade away Tkachuk. 25:50 Tavares isn’t waiving his NMC. Waste of breath. 31:01 Agree. Draisaitl isn’t going to be moved unless BOTH the player and the Oilers are actually pushing to make that happen.
Draisaitl 2025 off season. Doubtful Brady would come to Boston Ottawa is dumb so they probably gave him a no move no trade. I think if Brady requests a trade it would be in no particular order Panthers, Devils, Rangers. I would have liked the Bruins to have gotten Kevin Hayes. Penguins got him for nothing.
Once and for all, the Ottawa Senators will not be trading Brady Tkacuk any time soon. He loves and is committed to the community. Maybe after his contract is up and the Senators haven't made the playoffs in five years..maybe. Don't hold your breath getting Brady!
The Bruins could be a 5-10 year Cup Contender with just a few UFA moves by Don Sweeney this summer? :) Um, Joe. Under Don Sweeney here are where the Bruins are today after 9 years of his being GM: -8 of 9 years failed to win more than one playoff round -ONE, 2nd round series win in 9 years, ONE!!! -NHL's worst draft capital -One of the NHL's worst farm systems, if not the abosulte worst No real 1c or 2c anywhere on the big club or in their crap farm system Fine, they won a lot of regular season games. Guess what. All of the crap results listed above, still 100% true!!! How can any NHL team have another 5-10 year Cup Window when this is what you've drafted out of the 1st and 2nd round the last 7 years. Remember over 70% of long term NHL players come from the first two rounds of the draft: Boston Bruins 1st rounds drafts since 2018: 2024- No 1st round pick 2023- No 1st round pick 2022- No 1st round pick 2021- Fabian Lysell- downtrending big time. Lost a ton of value since being drafted 2020- No 1st round pick 2019- John Beecher- 4th link PK guy 2018- No 1st round pick So since 2018, 7 years ago!!!! Don Sweeney has added one 4th line Penalty Killing guy in the first round of the draft to the big club!!! Boston Bruins 2nd round draft picks Since 2018: 2025- No 2nd round pick 2024- No 2nd round pick 2023 -No 2nd round pick 2022- Matt Poitras 2021- No 2nd round pick 2020- Mason Lohrei 2019- No 2nd round pick 2018- Axl Andresson- pissed away in the David Backes salary dump for nothing Like Lohrei and Poitras all you want to but adding two guys over 7 years of drafting from the 2nd round is called TERRIBLE. Not to mention neither Lohrei or Poitras have come close to even playing 82 regular season games yet. Again, 2018 wasn't yesterday, it was SEVEN years ago!!! Unsurprisingly, the Bruins have one of the NHL's worst farm systems where it's also been ranked as dead last and 32nd in the league in many places So sorry Joe Your team can't open another 5-10 year cup window when your team's Farm System is complete trash and your organization has the NHL's worst draft capital As for what the Bruins should bring in this offseason? First, forget about trading for anything that looks like Brady Tkachuk or any other NHL star. The Bruins have the NHL's worst draft capital, their Farm System is trash and they will not trade McAvoy, Pasta or Swayman, so why even entertain discussing this nonsense further? The Bruins have only $22M in Cap Space, $27M if they move Ullmark for just Cap Space or a draft pick Until Ullmark gets moved you have to work off the $22M number Swayman will get at least $7M so that knocks you down to $15M After someone like Elias Lindholm (who they should steer clear off) is signed for $8M, they'll only have $7Mish to sign another top 6 wing or center and a bottom pair LD. That's not enough cash to fix all of their issues in one off season Thus if Ullmark isn't moved for a pick & or just Cap Space you're talking just re-signing Swayman, adding a poor man's 1c that is not a real 1c in Lindholm and maybe someone like either Chandler Stephenson at Center or maybe Anthony Duclair or Tyler Toffoli at wing to replace Jake Debrusk If they can move Ullmark, that'd give them enough money to be more aggressive with Top 6 forwards or to add a much better 3rd pairing LD such as Brendan Dillon or even Nikita Zadorov to upgrade over Parker Wotherspoon who would be better suited to be a #7 But another 5-10 year Stanley Cup Window with just a few good UFA signings by Don Sweeney this summer Joe? Laughable considering, well, reality -No real 1c or 2c on the team or in the organization -NHL's worst draft capital -One of the NHL's worst farm systems that is only getting worst with the whole limited high draft picks thing for like the past 8 years -Core of soft, too small, not skilled enough players that keeps getting hammered every post season But at least they won in the playoffs under Don Sweeney so having no draft capital, no real 1c or 2c on the team and one of the league's worst farm systems has all been worth it right? Um, nope Don Sweeney's Playoff Results as GM of the Boston Bruins since 2015: -8 of 9 years failed to win more than one playoff round -9 years as GM and they've managed to only win ONE, 2nd round series, ONE!!! Last 5 post seasons under Don Sweeney: -Barely beat a soft TOR team then a 2nd round beat down by FLA -1st round choke after setting the NHL's regular season wins and points records -1st round choke -2nd round beat down by an inferior and less talented NYI team -2nd round beat down by a much better Tampa Bay team But according to Joe all the Bruins need to do to open up their next 5-10 year Cup window despite having the NHL's worst draft capital, a putrid farm system, a flawed roster that is too slow, not physical or big enough and lacks enough high end skill that keeps getting their teeth kicked in every post season and no real 1c or 2c... Is to just have... Drum Roll... Don Sweeney knock it out the park with only a few UFA signings this summer? There are not enough laughing emojis on the internet to properly laugh at that sentiment enough😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Brady would be Awsome perfect Bruin 100%!!
Yes sell the farm for Brady. You are spot on.
I agree with u Haggs 💯
This move tells me they wanna bring in youth probably
Thanks Joe!
They should not chase after Chychrun ($4.6M), Forsberg ($2.75) and a bottom round pick via Ottawa. They'd literally be taking on Ottawa cap space, whilst flipping a #1 goalie that could easily be better than Swayman this year (he was a year, ago).
You are correct. The Brady thing is pure fantasy. He isn't going anywhere for at least 3 years. Those "whispers" turned out to be pure bulls......
#99 that was a GREAT number
The Centennial jerseys blow
Great stuff Haggs, Thank you for the coverage. The Bruins getting three shots on goal in one period against Florida is not a reflection on Montgomery. They loses Bergeron Krecji, Hall, Bertuzzi, Orlov and Hathaway and get 109 points. So Monty made chicken salad with chicken shit and two great goalies. If Sweeney and Neely don’t move the needle with trading Ullmark and $20 million in cap space they should be fired after Montgomery. Good luck to Jay Leach rebuilding this team. Montgomery will be their scapegoat who are you kidding? Secondary scorer? Sign Reinhardt and Swayman stop screwing around.
Pressure is not just all on the coach the players have to show up and that's been a consistent issue with the big bad "bruins" Same as the reference to the "too many men" penalties. You can sorta blame the coach for the first couple of times but 7-8 times naaa the players are not paying the "f" attention lol As always when the players/team don't perform as they are paid to the coach is always the first to be blamed.
Teuvo Teravainen
9:32 Agree. The Bruins need another offensive threat, so that opponents have to gameplan against more than just Pastrnak.
10:36 Disagree. Overpaying in free agency for Sam Reinhart this summer would be a huge mistake. This is typical Haggs baloney 👎🏼
12:00 Another Haggs-style fan fiction statement. “Need to get two or three impact players this offseason”. Every team could say this. It’s not realistic. If the Bruins acquire one impact-player, that’s good. Two of them? That’s already freakin’ fantastic and a gigantic success for the B’s front office. Three? Come on, man… get back to reality, and stop setting fans’ expectations too high. So irresponsible for an experienced journalist.
15:22 Do you know what would be required in a trade to acquire Brady Tkachuk? The Bruins don’t have the assets, and the Senators would be nuts to trade away Tkachuk.
25:50 Tavares isn’t waiving his NMC. Waste of breath.
31:01 Agree. Draisaitl isn’t going to be moved unless BOTH the player and the Oilers are actually pushing to make that happen.
Draisaitl 2025 off season. Doubtful Brady would come to Boston Ottawa is dumb so they probably gave him a no move no trade. I think if Brady requests a trade it would be in no particular order Panthers, Devils, Rangers. I would have liked the Bruins to have gotten Kevin Hayes. Penguins got him for nothing.
Centennial jerseys going forward?🤮 🤮 at least go back to actual colors and not that gross glitter gold
I’d trade McAvoy for Tkachuk but absolutely would not trade Pastrnak or Swayman.
I’m not sure if McAvoy is an ideal trade for Tkachuck. I’d rather they get Drasityl
Don’t overpay for Swayman no no no
Once and for all, the Ottawa Senators will not be trading Brady Tkacuk any time soon. He loves and is committed to the community. Maybe after his contract is up and the Senators haven't made the playoffs in five years..maybe. Don't hold your breath getting Brady!
The Bruins could be a 5-10 year Cup Contender with just a few UFA moves by Don Sweeney this summer? :)
Um, Joe. Under Don Sweeney here are where the Bruins are today after 9 years of his being GM:
-8 of 9 years failed to win more than one playoff round
-ONE, 2nd round series win in 9 years, ONE!!!
-NHL's worst draft capital
-One of the NHL's worst farm systems, if not the abosulte worst
No real 1c or 2c anywhere on the big club or in their crap farm system
Fine, they won a lot of regular season games.
Guess what. All of the crap results listed above, still 100% true!!!
How can any NHL team have another 5-10 year Cup Window when this is what you've drafted out of the 1st and 2nd round the last 7 years.
Remember over 70% of long term NHL players come from the first two rounds of the draft:
Boston Bruins 1st rounds drafts since 2018:
2024- No 1st round pick
2023- No 1st round pick
2022- No 1st round pick
2021- Fabian Lysell- downtrending big time. Lost a ton of value since being drafted
2020- No 1st round pick
2019- John Beecher- 4th link PK guy
2018- No 1st round pick
So since 2018, 7 years ago!!!!
Don Sweeney has added one 4th line Penalty Killing guy in the first round of the draft to the big club!!!
Boston Bruins 2nd round draft picks Since 2018:
2025- No 2nd round pick
2024- No 2nd round pick
2023 -No 2nd round pick
2022- Matt Poitras
2021- No 2nd round pick
2020- Mason Lohrei
2019- No 2nd round pick
2018- Axl Andresson- pissed away in the David Backes salary dump for nothing
Like Lohrei and Poitras all you want to but adding two guys over 7 years of drafting from the 2nd round is called TERRIBLE.
Not to mention neither Lohrei or Poitras have come close to even playing 82 regular season games yet.
Again, 2018 wasn't yesterday, it was SEVEN years ago!!!
Unsurprisingly, the Bruins have one of the NHL's worst farm systems where it's also been ranked as dead last and 32nd in the league in many places
So sorry Joe
Your team can't open another 5-10 year cup window when your team's Farm System is complete trash and your organization has the NHL's worst draft capital
As for what the Bruins should bring in this offseason?
First, forget about trading for anything that looks like Brady Tkachuk or any other NHL star.
The Bruins have the NHL's worst draft capital, their Farm System is trash and they will not trade McAvoy, Pasta or Swayman, so why even entertain discussing this nonsense further?
The Bruins have only $22M in Cap Space, $27M if they move Ullmark for just Cap Space or a draft pick
Until Ullmark gets moved you have to work off the $22M number
Swayman will get at least $7M so that knocks you down to $15M
After someone like Elias Lindholm (who they should steer clear off) is signed for $8M, they'll only have $7Mish to sign another top 6 wing or center and a bottom pair LD.
That's not enough cash to fix all of their issues in one off season
Thus if Ullmark isn't moved for a pick & or just Cap Space you're talking just re-signing Swayman, adding a poor man's 1c that is not a real 1c in Lindholm and maybe someone like either Chandler Stephenson at Center or maybe Anthony Duclair or Tyler Toffoli at wing to replace Jake Debrusk
If they can move Ullmark, that'd give them enough money to be more aggressive with Top 6 forwards or to add a much better 3rd pairing LD such as Brendan Dillon or even Nikita Zadorov to upgrade over Parker Wotherspoon who would be better suited to be a #7
But another 5-10 year Stanley Cup Window with just a few good UFA signings by Don Sweeney this summer Joe?
Laughable considering, well, reality
-No real 1c or 2c on the team or in the organization
-NHL's worst draft capital
-One of the NHL's worst farm systems that is only getting worst with the whole limited high draft picks thing for like the past 8 years
-Core of soft, too small, not skilled enough players that keeps getting hammered every post season
But at least they won in the playoffs under Don Sweeney so having no draft capital, no real 1c or 2c on the team and one of the league's worst farm systems has all been worth it right?
Um, nope
Don Sweeney's Playoff Results as GM of the Boston Bruins since 2015:
-8 of 9 years failed to win more than one playoff round
-9 years as GM and they've managed to only win ONE, 2nd round series, ONE!!!
Last 5 post seasons under Don Sweeney:
-Barely beat a soft TOR team then a 2nd round beat down by FLA
-1st round choke after setting the NHL's regular season wins and points records
-1st round choke
-2nd round beat down by an inferior and less talented NYI team
-2nd round beat down by a much better Tampa Bay team
But according to Joe all the Bruins need to do to open up their next 5-10 year Cup window despite having the NHL's worst draft capital, a putrid farm system, a flawed roster that is too slow, not physical or big enough and lacks enough high end skill that keeps getting their teeth kicked in every post season and no real 1c or 2c...
Is to just have... Drum Roll...
Don Sweeney knock it out the park with only a few UFA signings this summer?
There are not enough laughing emojis on the internet to properly laugh at that sentiment enough😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣