I only traded contracts signed in the off-season (except for DeBrusk, but he could be flipped anywhere for picks to make room for Tatar, just simplified it). I think this team is not only better, but much more in line with what Boston should be trying to do at this point in time.
Ullmark is a fine goalie. The problem is that raw save percentage usually favors goalies on bad teams. Buffalo as a team gives up more predictable shots, as they are typically more in their own zone. Compared to a goalie on a good team, that sees more breakaways (per shot) Ullmark sees his expected save percentage be higher, and he doesn't really play above expectation. I think there are several better options for Boston, not necessarily because they are way better goalies, but because their contracts make more sense for this team. I do however hold Brossoit in higher regard, and I think a 2-year term and lower cap hit works better with regards to both Rask and the development of Swayman/Keyser etc.
Tatar signed one of he best deals for a competing team looking for a competent top 6 winger. Boston's rich forward group puts him in an even more advantagous situation to score.
- "b-but he was scratched in the cup finals..." - shut up Habsfan69, I don't care. He shouldn't have been. He had poor shooting luck but still tilted the ice in his teams favor. The archetype of a player who'll always be underpaid. Honorable mention here goes to Saad, who I would've taken on the same cap hit, it's just that he got more term.
Kase for a cap hit that's buried in the minors or on LTIR is a no-brainer. Just sign him. You never end up in a losing scenario by doing it. No risk, plenty of upside. Every GM should give out this contract.
Danault got paid, and probably moreso than I thought. However, if you're letting Krejci go you're not replacing any of that with Foligno. Nick's greatest strength is as a defensive forward, and is just a worse version of Danault. The positive of Foligno's contract is the term, but Boston is going for it right now, and if there was a player and position to hand out a bigger contract to, it was to Danault and more importantly at 2C. The only option I would consider here is trading for Eichel or offer-sheeting Pettersson. None of those actions are possible regardless, after signing Foligno to this cap hit. It's probably still the most understandable move of the ones I've re-done here.
Haula is one of the worst hockey players in the entire league. It's not even the cap-hit that bothers me the most, cause he would do almost equal amounts of damage at 750k, as long as he gets the playing time the contract indicates. I just don't understand how you watch him struggle most of his career, watch the Preds take a chance on him, the complete nosedive that followed, and come away with the idea that signing him is a good idea. I really, really dislike this signing.
Forbort is a 3rd pairing defenseman. I wouldn't pay him anything over 1.5m. He's okay on the PK as well, which matters a bit I guess. Nemeth isn't a good PK'er, but so much better at 5on5, which especially come playoff time, is how hockey is typically played. Fine-ish signing, but there's no reason for him to get paid as much as the obvious Comparison in Reilly, who's just a really effective defenseman who carried Carlo through the second half of last season.
I don't understand why they didn't just sign Rask now, and let him rehab under contract. Seems weird for a player not only as good as he is, but also considering his status with the franchise as a whole.
I'm really happy with the Reilly and Hall signings. Nosek seems like a good bet.
All things considered, I think this team that I post is a serious top 4-5 contender with the usual suspects (Tampa, Avs, Vegas, maybe Toronto). I think the current Bruins roster is a middle-of-the-playoff-pack team that needs a serious acquisition at some point before the playoffs to really compete.
Yeah these would've been better signings/moves for the Bruins, have watched Brossoit for the last few years for the Jets and he's pretty good, anytime he was in net I had as much faith in him as I do Hellebuyck, Brossoit seems like a goalie that needs to play more to be effective though, he'll be better in a 1B role then in a backup role.
I’m not sure you know hockey sorry, ullmark thing with the predictable shot is stupid, bro there is nothing predictable with the d that sabres had last year, the only predictable thing was turnover, saying haula is worth 750k is just clown ahaha, danault isn’t a #2 center in this team, he will succeed in a deep middle line with more offensive center sa that he can play against the best and shut them down, I agree about forbot that he isn’t worth that, but the whole dman market was overpay, kase could have been sign I agree, foligno is the perfect fit but overpay, Tatar is a good forward no doubt but isn’t what we needed
So overall bad job
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