Probably the best roster in the league

Created by: MelonVK

Team: 2021-22 Boston Bruins

Initial Creation Date: May 16, 2021

Published: May 16, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

I crunched some nu- I scouted some good and underappreciated players and came up with the best, yet still feasible route for the Bruins to take.

I would try to bait Seattle into picking up Carlo (sigh, I know there will be at least 4 Bruins fans on here screaming at me for letting him go), since the offensive void that comes with him is greater than the defensive one he provides. Hjalmarsson is a similar player but just better, possibly cheaper, and for sure comes with a shorter contract.

Koekkoek and PYsyk will just never be appreciated I guess. So take advantage of it, buy cheap, preferably sign them for a few years at a low cap hit.

I don't care what type of 4th line you personally enjoy, but this one's really good. I prefer good lines over some predetermined, conceptual idea I ahve in my head of what a line should do.

Krejci has looked better since Hall joined. That's because Hall is really good. So is Smith. Krejci is fine, but Tatar and Coleman are amazing additions that would provide way more. Coyle should be a no-brainer at this point, but I know that probably won't happen.

Kase is still really good. If he can stay healthy he's great on that third line. If not - just move up Jake and have him play on the right side. Or have him do that regardless, I don't really care.

From what I gather, this team would compete with Colorado or potentially be better, depending on the moves the Avs make.

Please let me know that I don't understand hockey down below!

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Ritchie, Nick	5	$3,250,000
Kase, Ondrej	5	$3,750,000
Carlo, Brandon	5	$3,750,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Hall, Taylor	7	$7,250,000
Reilly, Mike	3	$2,750,000
Rask, Tuukka	2	$5,250,000
Coleman, Blake	4	$4,000,000
Pysyk, Mark	2	$1,000,000
Tatar, Tomas	4	$4,500,000
Koekkoek, Slater	3	$1,500,000
Hjalmarsson, Niklas	3	$3,250,000

Trades

BOS

SEA

Carlo, Brandon

Buyouts

Charlie Coyle: $750,000

Buried

John Moore: $1,625,000 ($2,750,000)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2021
2022
2023

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$81,279,841	$1,956,507	$182,500	$220,159

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Marchand, Brad $6,125,000$6,125,000 LW NMC UFA - 4	Bergeron, Patrice $6,875,000$6,875,000 C M-NTC, NMC UFA - 1	Pastrnak, David $6,666,667$6,666,667 RW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 2
Hall, Taylor $7,250,000$7,250,000 LW UFA - 4	Smith, Craig $3,100,000$3,100,000 RW UFA - 2	Tatar, Tomas $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 2
Ritchie, Nick $3,250,000$3,250,000 LW UFA - 2	Coleman, Blake $4,000,000$4,000,000 RW, LW UFA - 6	Kase, Ondrej $3,750,000$3,750,000 RW UFA - 1
DeBrusk, Jake $3,675,000$3,675,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Lazar, Curtis $800,000$800,000 RW, C UFA - 1	Kuhlman, Karson $725,000$725,000 RW UFA - 1
	Studnicka, Jack $769,167$769,167 ($57,500$58K) RW, C RFA - 1	Wagner, Chris $1,350,000$1,350,000 RW, C UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Grzelcyk, Matt $3,687,500$3,687,500 LD UFA - 3	McAvoy, Charlie $4,900,000$4,900,000 RD UFA - 1	Rask, Tuukka $5,250,000$5,250,000 G UFA - 1
Reilly, Mike $2,750,000$2,750,000 LD UFA - 3	Pysyk, Mark $1,000,000$1,000,000 RD UFA - 1	Swayman, Jeremy $925,000$925,000 ($125,000$125K) G RFA - 2
Koekkoek, Slater $1,500,000$1,500,000 LD/RD UFA - 2	Hjalmarsson, Niklas $3,250,000$3,250,000 LD/RD UFA
Lauzon, Jérémy $850,000$850,000 LD/RD UFA - 1

Taxi Squad
Vaakanainen, Urho $894,167$894,167 ($0$0$0$0) ($500,000$500K) LD/RD RFA - 1
Shen, Pavel $809,167$809,167 ($0$0$0$0) ($82,500$82K) C UFA - 1
Lauko, Jakub $764,167$764,167 ($0$0$0$0) ($107,500$108K) LW, RW RFA - 2
Vladar, Daniel $750,000$750,000 ($0$0$0$0) G UFA - 2

Top Comments

May 16, 2021 at 10:02 a.m.

Ragsandbluesfan

Rangers 2023

Joined: Nov. 2017

Posts: 19,043

Likes: 5,430

Kase isn't making that much, or for that long

May 16, 2021 at 10:05 a.m.

CMcAvoy73

Banned

Joined: Apr. 2021

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Edited May 16, 2021 at 10:13 a.m.

You signed bandaid kase to a 5 year deal at 3 million more than he’ll make, and didn’t protect carlo.

This is one of the worst ACGMs ever made. This team is barely a playoff team, and in a couple years has some nightmare contracts.

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May 16, 2021 at 10:14 a.m.

Gofnut999

Joined: Jan. 2017

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Edited May 16, 2021 at 10:33 a.m.

And then you are screwed the next 2 years when Mac/Bergy/Debrusk/Pasta/Swayman and a bunch others are due.

Hjalmy is likely done in the NHL.

Kase should not be re-signed…for anything.

Craig Smith at C2? Really? Still better than Kuraly at C3 but not good idea nonetheless.

I won’t even get into Carlo and Coyle.

I like the Coleman signing. But that’s about it.

A team with that defense and center depth is certainly NOT the best roster in the league, far from it.

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May 16, 2021 at 10:20 a.m.

ChrisPy97

Sens Sicko from '06

Joined: Apr. 2021

Posts: 519

Likes: 279

I lost you at Hjalmarsson being better than Carlo. Everything you say after that is invalidated

Even fans like me who hate the Bruins know how nonsensical this is

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May 16, 2021 at 10:20 a.m.

A_Habs_fan

Joined: Oct. 2020

Posts: 12,771

Likes: 17,403

Carlo will be protected, Kase will get shorter term and a lot less AAV, tha defence is atrocious apart from McAvoy-Grezlyck and you barely have any natural/good centers

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