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6M AAV

2025-2026 stats - 20 goal - 38 assist and 58 pts

What do we think, should be more or less? Just right?

Personally take away everything around it, in a vacuum you just can’t do that and I would always expect 10 games for overhand swinging a stick, embarrassing he should know better.

Just pick one. A. Trade (if possible) B. Resign C. Finish out their contracts.

All of the players listed will either be a UFA, RFA or have only one year remaining on their contracts.

In no order

Forwards

• 1 Arvidsson

• 2. Mittelstadt
• 3. Zacha
• 4. Kulary
• 5. Eyssimont
• 6. Reichel
• 7. Poitras
• 8. Lysell

Defense

• 9. Peeke
• 10. Jokiharju
• 11. Harris
• 12. Lohrei
• 13. DiPietro

I mean, his direction for the next year is pretty on point for what I wanted if what he said during the press conference is to be believed: dont trade away our 1st round picks, keep growing our young talent, remain patient. He got us a coach that brought this team back from being a loser team, getting us to the playoffs where we belonged. Do people actually hate Don or is it just a bunch of doomers who default to fire/cut from the team whenever things dont go their way?

FUUUUUUUUCK

No salaray cap penalties. Who would you choose.

There is one catch though. You cant replace them in the lineup next season through free agency or trade. You gotta replace them with someone from Providence or someone already under bruins control (someone playing in the ncaa or juniors who the bruins drafted).

Who would you choose and who would you replace them with?

It’s time to let this guy go. I’d rather see anyone else in his spot at this point.

https://puckpedia.com/player/hampus-lindholm/buyout?s=2026-2027

Even if you believe Swayman is an elite goalie, what does it really get you?

I want Taylor Hall to win a cup so fucking bad. He wanted to be in Boston, and they just said “buh bye”. I still don’t understand, and I’ll never forgive management for that because he helped this team.

Carolina is now my allegiance this season.

Who’s yours?

I thought had bottom 5 potential. We had the 8 most points in the league. Buffalo was just better. Hell of a ride, send the lindholms to the moon tho

It is getting harder and harder to find top 6 or D pairing UFAs/RFAs these days. Teams are reluctant to trade their young stars + cap rising - helps to keep them in the system longer.

We probably have to be realistic that a Robert Thomas trade is unlikely. As the Blues would want one of Hagens or Letourneau plus a bag of high picks.

The only impactful 'unaffordable' RFA - the Bruins could trade a 1st + Lohrei (example) is Dorofeyev. Which would help boost offense but doesn't solve the more pressing needs of a top line center and top pairing D.

This current situation is the byproduct of years of poor drafting. The Providence Bruins were one of the best AHL teams in the regular season. But at the moment, they are hanging on by a thread (could be eliminated tonight).

Poitras, Brunet and DiPietro are the only ones that have stood out. But at the next level they are all bottom level/backup players.

At this rate, unfortunately for Pasta and McAvoy. They will keep the seats warm for the next gen.

From the recent Bruins Rinkside episode.

Reason: They have fallen out of favor/benched in the playoffs. Same with Vatrano.

The Bruins and Ducks have a good trade history.

Trade idea

To Ducks: 2026 Bruins 1st, 2028 1st (most favorable pick), Mittelstadt, Locmelis, Jokiharju

To Bruins: McTavish, Zellweger, Vatrano

Then I would sign UFA - Darren Raddysh. I would overpay him like 10m aav on the condition - no NTC would be included in the contract. Worst case - RHD that can score points will be in trade demand.

Lineup

Khusnutdinov Zacha Pasta

McTavish Minten Hagens

Geekie Elias Vatrano

Jeannot Poitras Kastelic

Defensemen

Aspirot McAvoy

Lindholm Raddysh

Zadorov Zellweger