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Forum: NHL SigningsApr. 2, 2018 at 11:28 p.m.
Thread: Boston Bruins signed Zdeno Chara (1 Year / $6,750,000 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Icegirl</b></div><div>Because he's forty-*******-two and will inevitably slow down at some point. There's no reason why he should be making more than he is now.

But I know better than to argue with you, so I won't waste any more energy on this. Signed, a Bruins fan. (sips tea)</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Icegirl</b></div><div>Because he's forty-*******-two and will inevitably slow down at some point. There's no reason why he should be making more than he is now.

But I know better than to argue with you, so I won't waste any more energy on this. Signed, a Bruins fan. (sips tea)</div></div>

Boston resigning zdeno chara for 1 year 5 mill is a good deal... despite his age he is the tallest player in the NHL which means he is in technical terms the closest player in the NHL to God. We all know that in the recent times with the behaviour of Brad Marchand the Boston Bruins truly need Jesus.
Forum: NHL TradesFeb. 23, 2018 at 5:58 p.m.
Thread: (OTT / PIT / VGK) - 3-Way Derick Brassard Trade
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hearing <a href="https://twitter.com/NHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"><a href="/users/NHL" target="_blank">@NHL</a></a> has rejected the Brassard trade unless <a href="https://twitter.com/penguins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@penguins</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Senators?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Senators</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GoldenKnights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GoldenKnights</a> can restructure the trade to leagues satisfaction.</p>&mdash; Nick Kypreos (@RealKyper) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealKyper/status/967171365827592192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Forum: Boston BruinsFeb. 12, 2018 at 3:47 p.m.
Thread: Patrick Maroon, Boston Bruin?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tadhockey</b></div><div>I am simply asking the question, and with a pretty spotty record (Beleskey, the Hamilton trade, Jimmy Hayes, the 2015 1st round, the Backes overpayment (in terms of length, at least), the loss of Malcolm Subban AND Colin Miller to VGK) it's not an outlandish statement.</div></div>

1.) Beleskey was good his first year in Boston, so I'm not sure why I see Bruins fans bring this one up. He had a career year in assists, and points on top of 15 goals. He got him for under 4M, which was something most people expected he would get. I don't blame Sweeney for Beleskey's regression. The guy was signed in his prime. Sweeney can't predict injury of a player, and thus falling off a map.

2.) Hamilton didn't want to be in Boston. The Bruins offered him 3 similar contracts to what he ultimately took in Calgary. Was it a great trade? Meh... It wasn't great but it wasn't terrible. Taking those picks, and turning them into Senyshyn, JFK, and Lauzon has potential to be a great return. Do you use them in deals for NHL talent or let them develop? We'll see, but at the end of the day, Hamilton didn't want to be here and Sweeney made a move to get rid of a guy. Plenty of GM's have made worse trades.

3.) The Jimmy Hayes trade involved a player in Reilly Smith who was horrendous his last year here. That trade also involved getting rid of the Savard contract. Jimmy Hayes was coming off a 19 goal season. Smith had a good following year in FLA, signed a fat contract, and was so bad, that FLA decided to trade him to Vegas for cap relief. Jimmy Hayes sucked here, 100%. There's more to that trade though.

4.) Please get out of here with this nonsense 2015 first round. At the end of the day, the Bruins reached on one player and that player hasn't busted yet, so I'm sick of people making it a "negative" for Sweeney. DeBrusk is a top 6 forward with plenty of potential to be more. Zboril has a load of potential to be a top 4 defenseman, and Senyshyn, while a reach, is intriguing with his elite speed and size combination. Also, drafts aren't just one round. That draft is a main reason the Bruins are so deep. Save me the Barzal, Connor, Chabot, Boeser, Konecny, or any other hindsight pick ****..... Plenty of teams passed on Barzal besides the Bruins. I can give plenty of examples of the teams passing on player X, for Player Y....Revisionist history does nothing for me when arguing about Sweeney.

5.) Backes contract is a year too long, but that's really it. He's a very good player, helping fill a huge role on the 3rd line, providing significant depth. Nothing wrong with this signing.

6.) Malcolm Subban was garbage here in Boston. Sweeney tried to trade him before waiving him as well. It's not like Subban was showing anything close to what he's doing in Vegas, a team where everyone is playing out of their minds.

7.) Everyone had to lose someone in the expansion draft, and Kevan Miller is a damn good #5, which is what Colin would have been here. He's still brutal in his own end, so I don't even consider Colin Miller. It's not like Boston is the only team to lose a good player to this expansion draft.