GM Game 2017-18 Boston Bruins

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Quoting: Icegirl

You'd just have to negotiate a new contract with us. Assuming you're gonna keep the Chara deal that the previous GM did, you can re-sign one more guy and keep him off the open market. Who are you gonna pick?

If I didn't trade for Rick Nash it'd be obvious to sign the other Nash given you rightfully sniped Schaller. How long of a time do I have to decide who to resign?

Feb. 28, 2018 at 9:09 p.m.

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Quoting: Icegirl

Do you guys have any suggestions on how I get Matt Beleskey's retention off my books?

Feb. 28, 2018 at 9:11 p.m.

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Quoting: FryesLeapMaine

If I didn't trade for Rick Nash it'd be obvious to sign the other Nash given you rightfully sniped Schaller. How long of a time do I have to decide who to resign?

The BOE will probably grant you about a two-day grace period given you missed the initial wave. You can still wait for the second wave should you fail to sign someone during this grace period.

Feb. 28, 2018 at 9:13 p.m.

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Quoting: FryesLeapMaine

Do you guys have any suggestions on how I get Matt Beleskey's retention off my books?

It's a known CF glitch, so you have to get creative. The retention lasts for three years, so try trading away Torey Krug and re-creating him with a cap hit of $3,350,000. But make sure when you re-create him, you put his first name as "Torey (Actual cap hit $5,250,000)".

Feb. 28, 2018 at 9:14 p.m.

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Quoting: FryesLeapMaine

If I didn't trade for Rick Nash it'd be obvious to sign the other Nash given you rightfully sniped Schaller. How long of a time do I have to decide who to resign?

Sorry ?

Feb. 28, 2018 at 9:19 p.m.

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Quoting: Icegirl

Thank you that was very helpful. When I looked at it I thought it would be more complicated than that, but that was very easy.

Feb. 28, 2018 at 9:29 p.m.

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Quoting: Icegirl

Sorry ?

It's okay, he's a good player. Did you ever hear of the Merlot line from Boston by chance? They were a pretty legendary line of Shawn Thornton, Greg Campbell and Daniel Paille that would crush the opposing teams 4 line during our cup runs. Our current 4th line is even better than that line was imo and Schaller is the highest scorer of the trio.

Feb. 28, 2018 at 9:37 p.m.

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Quoting: FryesLeapMaine

I'm a lifelong Bruins fan. I certainly remember that line. But grit is overrated; I like my all-skill 4th line of Iafallo-Schaller-Nieto.

Feb. 28, 2018 at 9:40 p.m.

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Quoting: Icegirl

I'm a lifelong Bruins fan. I certainly remember that line. But grit is overrated; I like my all-skill 4th line of Iafallo-Schaller-Nieto.

Theres different ways to get the job done. That sounds like a pretty good line.

Mar. 1, 2018 at 6:03 p.m.

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Price on Bjork. Also, could you send me a follow on Twitter? @TabooPenguo is my Twitter.

Mar. 1, 2018 at 6:26 p.m.

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Price on Bjork. Also, could you send me a follow on Twitter? @TabooPenguo is my Twitter.

Bjork's probably untouchable. He didn't play to his potential this season. He's way better than what he actually contributed. I think he ends up better than Heinen and possibly better than DeBrusk as well because he has more natural talent.

Mar. 1, 2018 at 6:28 p.m.

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Quoting: FryesLeapMaine

Would you move Heinen?

Mar. 1, 2018 at 6:31 p.m.

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Would you move Heinen?

Probably not, he's been the driving force behind the 3rd line. DeBrusk + Heinen + Bjork are basically going to be protected because they will all likely become studs.

I can move guys like Lawson Crouse and Frank Vatrano, but I'll be keeping my higher end guys.

Mar. 1, 2018 at 6:36 p.m.

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But Heinen is my birthday twin.

Mar. 1, 2018 at 6:40 p.m.

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Quoting: TabooPenguo

But Heinen is my birthday twin.

LOL nice. Sorry but you'll have to admire him from afar. He's too good to give up on.

Mar. 1, 2018 at 11:55 p.m.

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Wondering if you'd wanna do Spooner + for Nick Bjugstad

Mar. 2, 2018 at 9:23 a.m.

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How about this one...

Boston Bruins

Wayne Simmonds
Toby Enstrom (board needs to approve NMC waived)

Winnipeg Jets

Torey Krug
Ryan Spooner

Mar. 3, 2018 at 6:26 p.m.

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Wondering if you'd wanna do Spooner + for Nick Bjugstad

Not even close. I wouldn't even do that 1 for 1. Spooner is 29th in points per 60 and Bjugstad is like 134th. I don't need someone who can PK, I have a team full of those guys. I need more offense and Spooner is better than anyone you are offering. Just to stop you before you go, I wouldn't take Hartman 1 for 1 and I wouldn't take Nelson 1 for 1. You'd have to add because Spooner is clearly better offensively than those guys. He's also not a poor defender at all when he's at wing. Everything poor about him changed this season when he moved to wing, he no longer sucks at defense and he's no longer brutal at face-offs. He's got way more value than he's being given credit for on here so I'm planning on keeping him. I like his 7 points in 3 games in NY as well. He'll probably do even better there than he did in Boston and he was a good top 6 winger this season for us.

Mar. 3, 2018 at 6:31 p.m.

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Quoting: TrueNorth

How about this one...

Boston Bruins

Wayne Simmonds
Toby Enstrom (board needs to approve NMC waived)

Winnipeg Jets

Torey Krug
Ryan Spooner

No thanks. Enstrom isn't useful at all imo. Spooner is coming off my block now, no-one respects him enough.

Mar. 3, 2018 at 9:26 p.m.

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Quoting: FryesLeapMaine

No need to be snippy about it. It was just an offer.
And I disagree that Spoon is "better than anyone I'm offering.
What on earth makes you think I would even offer you Hartman or Nelson????
There was a time I offered you Hartman + and you turned it down saying you would get"better than him" for Spooner.
And here we are and you still haven't got anyone for Spooner.

Perhaps you should check your ego and if you don't like an offer, simply say no thanks or decline it rather than cutting down everyone who doesn't agree with your "homer" vision of Boston players.
I am sorry if that sounds rude or is too harsh, but I have yet to see a response by you to anyone who doesn't agree with your opinion of Spooner or anyone else that you haven't taken the opportunity to write a long winded response tell the other person why THEY are wrong and YOU are right.
I mean I could see your point if I offered you McGinn, but I offered you someone who's playing wing on the TOP LINE with Barkov & Dadanov, and still producing. Not some 3rd line winger on a non playoff team who was a throw in of a deal for someone else. So clearly even the real Bruins value Rick Nash higher than Spooner since they were willing to ship him out in exchange.

Just stating my point as part of the conversation.

So I guess McAvoy for Deangelo is out of the question then?

Mar. 3, 2018 at 10:35 p.m.

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OOF LOL

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Mar. 3, 2018 at 11:27 p.m.

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You are a lier. You didn't offer Hartman+ I asked for Hartman+ and you refused. You offered Strome. Get your crap together if you're going to attack me. You're arguing with someone who got to see every game Spooner played thinking you know more about him than I. That's plain ignorant. Spooner's scored 7 points in 3 games. I was proven right for not taking any of your one sided deals bud.

Mar. 3, 2018 at 11:33 p.m.

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Quoting: FryesLeapMaine

I wouldn't take Hartman + for him anyways. Hartman's had way more struggles this year than Spooner has. You're offering a guy who's literally almost 1 point less per 60 like it's some kind of comparable asset. Spooner isn't nearly as bad as you must think defensively. He doesn't have to take face-offs now either which was his major problem. Everything Spooner did poorly was turned around this year and the reason we traded him was because Krejci does better with a power forward on his wing. Don't act like you know the team more than I do buddy.

Mar. 3, 2018 at 11:42 p.m.

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Quoting: FryesLeapMaine

You are correct, and I apologize. I went back and read our twitter convo and it was indeed YOU who asked for Hartman ++ to which I was hesitant to make a 3 for 1 deal.
Then you went on and ripped on me about how much better Spooner is compared to Hartman even after you brought him up and said you'd take him plus 2 more pieces.
So clearly we disagreed on that. But there was absolutely no need to be calling someone a "liar" given it was over a month ago and was a simple misunderstanding of who offered who.
Fact remains, you asked for him, I wouldn't give him up, and you said you'd get better than him. When you do get better, I have no problem with you throwing it in my face.

Mar. 3, 2018 at 11:52 p.m.

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