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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 2, 2022 at 2:03 p.m.
Thread: The best fit for Kane
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BRUINSfansEVERYWHERE</b></div><div>So I read your explanation and this entire thread. It doesn't matter now because Kane has signed in Edmonton but I do see one major flaw in your best fit scenerio. Your #3 point was LW depth and that Kane doesn't have to be the man. The problem is, he wants to be the man. He has a big ego and believes he is a first line winger (which he probably is). No way he stays happy playing third line minutes behind Marchand and Hall. Edmonton is probably the best fit because even he knows there are 2 much better players on the team and he will get the chance to play with them. A big part of his success will be because he is utilized as one of the top players on the team.</div></div>

I can see some validity to this argument. I would guess that I would say I’m not sure how big Kane’s ego is. Never met the guy. When I posted this, I thought there would be limited options, and that maybe the best thing for his career would be to show that he could score at a 20+ goal pace as a middle six winger to change the perception of who he is as a player. I’m also of the opinion that he could play RW almost as well as LW, and given the shuffling of the bruins line, he could open up opportunity for himself to play in the top six on the right side, maybe even with bergeron and marchand, freeing up Smith to be one of the best third line wingers in the league.

I think it’s likely good that the bruins passed, but it would definitely have been a high reward scenario. Imagine if he had come into the Bruins group and culture, and become an option for first line RW. That would have provided a ton of depth.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 2, 2022 at 12:11 p.m.
Thread: Just do it already
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BRUINSfansEVERYWHERE</b></div><div>Definitely true but that is also part of the reason people believe the Bruins prospect pool is so bad. Most teams would have allowed guys like Studnicka, Vaak, Senyshyn, Zboril and others to come into the lineup sooner and develop at the NHL level. The Bruins play them one game, see a few mistakes and send them down again. They don't put any trust in their young players and stunt their growth. They usually don't put them in a position to be successful either. Look at how many good young players they have shipped out that have gone on to be top producers for other teams. Sometimes you just have to let them play through their mistakes so they can learn.</div></div>

The thing that drives me nuts is refusing to trade guys like vaakanainen, and then signing reilly and forbort. Just makes zero sense.