They're sliding fast. Everything they worked so hard for is going down the poop shoot.

Sergei Samsonov needs to get better so he can come back to the best line in the league. Him, Thornton, and Murray is a scary combo.

But, most important: They need to trade Kyle McLaren 'cause he's being a little ***** and holding out. I say trade him to Buffalo for John McKee, which they probably won't because having McLaren in the same Conferance would suck.

Here about the chance of Ottawa folding sween? As a fan of the Bruins, i can feel your pain, but i think they will wait until Ottawa does or does not pay their players. If the whole team goes on the Free Agents list, look for the Bruins to pursue Wade Redden a great defensman and some premier forwards like Hossa and Alfreddson.

Nah, Ottawa won't fold. They're a good team, and chances are they'll get sold to some place ridiculous like New Mexico. It's sad when Canadian teams are doing so bad at drawing crowds, but it's Canada and they can go to much better hockey games then the NHL so why bother?

honestly I wouldn't mind seeing Chara join Stock and Zamuner in a crusade to kick everybodies ass. Infact, I should call O'Connel and make it a priority to pick up Chara. I'll get my assistant right on it.

who do you think they should trade McLaren for? I say either Chara or McKee... but, in reality the best situation would be from another Conferance. You don't trade somebody like McLaren unless you get somebody as good as McLaren, and that's an easy thing to find.

I would trade McLaren for Brad Stuart of San Jose. He is good, and unlike McLaren, Stuart played all 82 games last year! That would be great. Plus, he is relatively young.

I don't think the Sharks would do that, because they are already a dominating team, and they'd rather have a consistant player then one who's injury prone. I would take Jovanovski from Vancouver. The Canucks could use a strong defenceman like McLaren, and the Bruins could use an offensive defenceman to join Berard.

Ed Jovanoski? Now i can say to you that there is no way Vancouver would do that trade because McLaren is nowhere as good as Jovanovki. Although i would like to see him because he is one great defenseman.

Kyle McLaren and Ivan Huml for Ed Jovanovski. Huml is going to be a great player.

Now that is what i would do with McLaren. Combine him with one or two other players and ship them as a package. There was some talk about McLaren and Lapointe being on the block and were close to a deal with some team, but i think those were rumors or the deal fell through.

there is no way Lapointe is going anywhere. With him comes his contract, and he's being paid way too much money then what he's worth, even the great effective player he is. besides, he's a huge part of the bruins locker room. they need him for his experience and charisma.

as much as i like Knuble, i think he would be part of the deal if anybody is added on top of McLaren.

Knuble?!?! He has been one of the better B's since Samsonov has been gone and that has been awhile! He consistently is there helping Murray, Thornton, and Rolston on the power play, and during 5 on 5. He is way too valuable to the team. I would throw in (for Jovanovski or Stuart) McLaren, Lee Goren, and maybe some good but not to good AHL defenseman from Providence.

interesting the way u guys keep talking about jovanowski, mckee and all these great players (Brad stuart), but one question comes to mind. Why would any other team want the ****** Mclaren. I mean he would be a good player if he didn't get injured but he wants way too much money for being average. I am a bruins fan and would love all these defensemen (including tom Poti, Wade Redden) but why would the other teams want Kyle.

Secondly i vote get a rid of Lapointe because he's in a downward spiral this season and his contract is too expensive for him to suck. I say trade him for another younger player and hope for a draft pick or a prospect. Any other team would love to have Lapointe, but not his contract.

True Unregister, but Lapointe could always come back to help the B's since he is a great player who is always available for a great comeback opportunity. And i don't think that the Bruins would trade a good (cause he still is) player like Lapointe for a probable unproven rookie or a draft pick that could be a bust.

In the next week, i am expecting a trade from the Bruins that moves McLaren and possibly someone else with him.

Guess what sween? I was right, there was a trade. It just didnt involve any Bruins.

Bruins traded a ninth round draft pick for Oliwa

http://www.nhl.com/onthefly/news/76049.html

Not sure why they needed him. :hmm:

And the Bruins have lost again tonight by the score of 5-2. They lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs. And the bad streak continues.

Oliwa had a fighting major. Go figure :p

WOW. the Bruins WON today 6-2 against the Maple Leafs!

And to add some more rumors, i beleive that the B's are tradin McLaren and Lapointe for Brad Isbister and Dipietro.

Originally posted by WildFire444

In the next week, i am expecting a trade from the Bruins that moves McLaren and possibly someone else with him.

Close enough sween. The Bruins traded Grahame to the Lightning for a stupid 4th round Draft Pick in 2004. Now talks are beginning that they are going to somehow trade for Roberto Luongo or Rick DiPietro who are both very promising young players.

Lapointe is in Boston with such a large contract for one reason: playoff experience. That's it. He's a huge addition to the locker room and overall spirit of the team. If Joe Thornton hadn't come into his own yet, then Lapointe would probably be the Captain of the team. He's relied on to make big hits to get the team into it, and talk some spirit in the intermissions. He has never been a big scorer, except that one 20 goal year with the Red Wings; but look at the line he was on! Ken Baumgartner could have scored those goals with that team.

Why would a team want McLaren? He's one of the biggest hitters in the league, he's young, and he always knows where to be. Remember when he started playing? The kid was a prodigy. He's well respected, but his injuries are a huge dissadvantage. Unfortunately, he's going to be the next Gordie Kluzac.

I'm going to miss Grahame, but Shields has been more hot. Raycroft is just amazing, and is the future of Bruin goaltending.

i can't believe they lost that game to the penguins. :rolleyes:

Originally posted by sween32
Kyle McLaren and Ivan Huml for Ed Jovanovski. Huml is going to be a great player.



Jovanovski is an all-star player. He quarterbacks the power play, he can take out a forward no sweat, he can carry better than Shaq and his shot is hard + accurate. Why would we give him up for another Murray Baron and a rookie who could go either way?


Back to the topic, Boston is playing poorly because the dumb Boston fans aren't showing up to the games.

fans are not showing up because of ticket prices. $28 USD to sit in the very last row on the balcony.

boston fans have always gone to games no matter how bad they were playing, and it's a shame that now that they are one of the more feared teams in the league by the NHL players (not so much so with sammy gone for the season) they have to boost tickets prices to unreasonable extents. and it goes up every year.

did anybody see their 3-3 tie with Washington? what a great comeback. Thornton is just amazing.

That was a great comeback sween.

BTW, is the 32 for Don Sweeney?

P.S. Sammy is gone for the season??!?!?! Are you sure?

Yeah, I'd say the three best assets in the NHL right now are Thornton, Gagne, and Denis.

I still love my Canucks though..4-1 over Detroit! Ha! Beautiful assist by YAO MALIK.

Originally posted by WildFire444
That was a great comeback sween.

BTW, is the 32 for Don Sweeney?

P.S. Sammy is gone for the season??!?!?! Are you sure?
Thornton was unbelievable in that game!

Yes, my screen name is after Don Sweeney. He's my favorite player. He is one of the smallest players in the league, one of the fastest (believe it or not) players in the league), and one of the hardest checkers in the league. Although he's not as good as Bourque, he's been outshadowed by Bourque and always will. Alot of teams want him. The actual players admire him, while because of the whole Bourque thing the fans under rate him.

Yeah, Sammy is gone for the season. Injuries suck.

Originally posted by kmad
Yeah, I'd say the three best assets in the NHL right now are Thornton, Gagne, and Denis.

I still love my Canucks though..4-1 over Detroit! Ha! Beautiful assist by YAO MALIK.
I fully agree. Also with the Canucks thing too. They are good, and have really been sticking it to the Wings since last season.

The Bruins traded Kyle McLaren in a three team deal, and get Jeff Hacket in the process. Sounds like a solid goalie roster to me! The bad news: The Sharks are even more of a scary team.

http://www.boston.com/dailynews/023/sports/Sharks_acquire_holdout_Boston_:.shtml

That is so four hours ago, *flips hair*

You also got Jeff Jilsson, a 7th string defenseman.. pretty much a throw-in. Boston got the best part of the deal.

I'd say Boston got the better end of the deal, but only if Hackett can perform like a true #1 now that he is a true #1 and if Boston re-signs him in the offseason.

Montreal gets Sundstrom, I wouldn't break out the silver polish over that one. But Hackett's absence just might spark Theodore now that the #1 job is truly his and the weight off the franchise is squarely on his shoulders. They also unload a player making $3.6 million who would have walked away for nothing in the offseason.

San Jose gets McLaren, we'll see. He could anchor the Sharks blue line for the next dozen years, or he could continue down the path he's been on, one littered with injuries. But the Sharks needed a shakeup, and they may not be done dealing yet.

Well, I have loved the sabres for a LONG time. Hasek was my favorite,and i play goalie in my league because of him. then the Sabres made it to the 1999 cup finals and lost on a brett hull foot in the crease. then 3 years later, hasek gets traded to the red wings,and where do I live? Detroit! In my eyes hasek is always a sabre! :D

Steve Shields is currently playing good with the Bru's

Not really China444. If they were content with Shields, they wouldnt of traded for Jeff Hacket who is probably better than Steve Shields IMO.

fine but who do you guys think is the best goailie in the nhl?
I say marty turco or patrick lalime

:cry:

My thoughts and feelings exactly sween.

Hackett now needs some help by defense that is getting injured so he cant get any help. Its just not fair! :cry:

What's wrong with the Bruins? It seems to me they never actually go out and play, they just glide around and look like zombies.

Oh yeah.....i just went to a Providence Bruins game on Friday, and guess who started in goal for the other team???? Arturs Irbe!!

He cleared waivers too! Which means no other team in the league wanted him so he was sent down to the minors. He was in the Stanley Cup game last year!!!! Of course, he did horrible... :) the bruins won 6-0 and at one point Irbe let in 4 goals on four shots in the third period. It was great.....

Joe Thornton is the only Bruin.. Glen murray tags along

In other news, how bout Canucks? 13 game undefeated streak, 7 goal game vs columbus!

GO CANUCKS! Favorite western conference team. :)

:suicide:

Nice avatar...

Man, they played AWFUL last night. Hackett was the only one that showed up and they still lost 4-1! Berard seems to be out there and doing nothing else when he's playing. Man, wish some of thos injured defensemen would come back :cry:

When you have perrenial backups between the pipes, things cannot go your way. Boston should have resigned Dafoe regardless of what he wanted, and it is hurting both parties right now. People use Dafoe's stats in Atlanta against him, but goalies who hold out or miss training camp due to an injury cannot play at the same level. Before returning to action for Atlanta, Dafoe played in a few college games, but that is simply not good enough, college is nothing like facing an NHL shot.

The Bruins are better off without Dafoe in the long run. He proved how bad he can be in the playoffs last year and that's why they let him go. Boston has to sign a good goalie this summer... not Dafoe, I said a GOOD goalie.

What goalies will be available UFA? The only one that comesto mind off the top of my head is Dafoe.

Philly 3, Boston 2 (OT)

http://www.stud.uni-hannover.de/user/71179/smile/mad66.gif

Yes, but that was actually a very well played game by the Bruins. except for Girard. Whats the matter with him? He is playing just awful the past couple of games. Hackett was awesome. I just have a word of advice for the B's (except for Rolston and Murray)

SHOOT THE PUCK, DON'T ALWAYS PASS IT!

:rolleyes:

Originally posted by WildFire444
SHOOT THE PUCK, DON'T ALWAYS PASS IT!this is not a new problem, fire. the pass thing has been going on since '95.

Yes true, but I'm 15 so I wouldnt really remember that good :p

That 2 on 1 in overtime for the B's should of been a goal for Thornton not for Roenick on the other end :mad:

15? damn... you're making me feel old... :blush:

They fired Ftorek!!! Now O'Connel is going to coach!!! ARE WE DOOMED TO NEVER WIN THE CUP AGAIN???????
http://www.boston.com/sports/bruins/news/031903_ftorek.htm

Hey, its the city of boston. Might have to wait 100 hundred years :(

They want every other team to think their retarted so when the playoffs come, everyone thinks their an easy win. But the BOOM, they win the cup. :)

7th man award- Mike Knuble.

Originally posted by Unregister
7th man award- Mike Knuble. Good call. That's who I'm voting for.

Ohh man. Everything that could go wrong for the bru's IS.

They need to score some goals, man. I thought theyd win the east but that looks like the job of Ottawa.
china444's prediction for stanley cup final

Dallas

Defeats

Ottawa

Series End 4-2.

Whats youre prediction??

2nd Prediction:

Vancouver

Defeats

Philidelphia

Final Series- 4-3.

I do not think the Wings will make it that far in the playoffs this year!!

Longshot

Minnesota-a big longshot, but that would be cool!!

Defeats

Tampa Bay- Number 3 currently in East!!

Game Series- I am undecided

I hope Tampa Bay, Minnesota, or Anaheim wins the Cup.
That would be sooooooo cool. The underdog from former years is now the top dog!

Hey, it could happen!

It is the other way around. Teams in the Cup one year is dead last the next year. (eg-Carolina :cringe: , Buffalo :cry: )

Sween?
I am waiting for a reply.

Talk about spamming, you could have edited but....

i want either Boston to win (duh)

or my favorite western conference team to win, Vancouver.

i think either Dallas-Ottawa
or Dallas-New Jersey

or hopefully Vancouver-Boston.

AND Sween: The 7th man award will probably end up being a "who's the most popular" and go to someone like Rolston or Murray. But if Knuble gets it that would be awesome, he had 2 goals the other night.

I think they learned alot about the roots of the 7th player award from last season. Rolston should have won it last season, not Guerin. It was a popularity contest, and that's not what the award is about. It's about honoring the guy you least expect to be a key player.

Knuble did win the 7th player award tonight, and rightfully so. He deserves it. Boynton would have been my second pick. The B's came back from being down 2-1 to win it 3-2 against Toronto, tonight. Toronto is a power house now, and the B's dominated them in every aspect of the game in every period, except by score. They should do well in the playoffs and maybe make it 3 rounds as a Cinderella team.

I will be rooting for Vancouver in the West, myself. They have a great team.

GO KNUBLE. I told you he would win didn't I?

Actually, you said it would probably go to someone like Rolston or Murray. You only said it would be nice if it went to Knuble. :p

sssshhh, wildfire! you'll upset him! yes, you were right all along. ;)

:lol:

Knuble did deserve the award though! And the B's are currently beating the Flyers :p 2-1!!!

It's final. A tie. Oh well, we'll take 1 point right? :)

Originally posted by Unregister
Talk about spamming, you could have edited but....

i want either Boston to win (duh)


or hopefully Vancouver-Boston.



Boston WONT make it past the first round. NO WAY they will amke it to the finals. Ottawa or any1 else in East will beat their butt back to Beantown.

It wasnt really spamming. (ya i guess it was) ;)

Boston 0
NY Rangers 1
2nd period

oh man... beaten 3-1 by the rangers... that's the bottom of the barrel....
you'd think i'd get used to dissapointment...

Wow.


Horrid. Boston DID NOT play any defense yesterday. They cant make it anywhere if they dont step it up.

AND

DONT PASS THE GODD*** PUCK SO F***** MUCH, SHOOOOT!

they lose again. freakin a.

The Bruins are almost sure to face the Devils in the first round. Good luck against Brodeur! :eek:
The Leafs-Flyers matchup will be a great one!

C'mon eigth place! We DONT WANT BRODEUR!

Ottowa would be easier. Not that the B's (sadly) will make it past the first round anyway.

The Old Men, I mean Leafs, will be taken down in give games by either Philly or NJ.

Come on people cheer up. Why don't any of you think they will make it past the first round? You got to believe. lol

I think they'll win the first round. (hopefully)

They can beat the Devils. The Bruins could be a cinderella team this year. Their offence is incredible, and if they knuckle down on defence then they are a contender. I am afraid of the Devils more then any other team in the East just because they are exactly what the B's can't handle (little fast guys). They can beat Broduer, no question. It's just who will get MORE goals? Either way, I have hope that the B's will fall out in the second round.

GO VANCOUVER! :D
it's pretty damn sad when you're used to rooting for somebody else in the playoffs

Well, they finished 7th in the Eastern Conference.

Their going to get killed by the Devil's :cry:

ATTENTION BRUINS FANS: How about we do something DIFFERENT then any other Boston fan base has ever done? How about we have FAITH in the team! We can always be depressed AFTER they lose!
;)

Fine :p

GO STANLEY CUP CHAMPION BRUINS!!

YAY!

:p

I think Boston WILL step it up this year, they wont win the series, but it wont be a repeat of Montreal last yeat. :p :ack:
I think it would have been greeat if Boston finished 6th so they could have played against Tampa. Now THAT would ahve been interseting. ;)

china, bring back pennybags!

Devils 2, Bruins 1
great game. the bruins outplayed the devils, but brodeur is just too good.

Sween- Iwill bring Pennybags back soon

Devils 4
Bruins 2

2-0 Devils in series

I have changed to one of your July 26th avatars. :)

Game 3 tonight. I'm almost scared to watch.

How 'bout them Wild? You can't help but love them.

:cry:

nobodies going to cry with me? i feel so alone...

If it helps, I want the Devils and their boring style of hockey to burn ASAP.

Bruins won tonight. They actually put the pucks in the net. They just need to make sure they get the first goal the next 3 games and they'll advance! :D

5 goals on Broduer!

WOW!

What is so wrong with the Bruins?
Well who cares for now, they're eliminated! ;) :D
Let them work on their golf game for a while... and maybe find a goalie.

Theyre gone now??

See you next year! Boston-Montréal is something I miss already...

OK guys, the B's are gone. Now that we don't have to worry about games, what should they do in the off season?

I say sign Luango as their goalie, and get Terry O'Reilly back as their coach. When the Bruins hit, they win. Who better then Terry to keep them hitting? The last time he coached for the Bruins they went to the Stanley Cup finals twice.

They aint gettin Luongo. He is Florida.

I think they need a veteran goalie to take them places. They should get someone like Cujo. Everyone here in Detroit like hates him now with a passion so he might be free after someone wins the cup. OR get Dafoe back. He was awesome.

I dunno whats wrong with em. They have good players. But, good players DONT make a good team.

All I know, is that if the B's keep the combo of Hackett and Raycroft, they won't be going to far :(

Andrew Raycroft has a very promising future, he is very talented.

I say get a vet, trade Hackett, and have Raycroft learn some great things from a vet so the Bruins will have a goalie in 5 or 6 years if a vet retires. Raycroft would learn alot from a vet like Cujo. But If you had Luongo and Raycroft, I dont think that would work out too well.

OK, what a bad few days. First, they trade Stumpel back to LA, and now Mike Sullivan is coach. I loved Mike as a player, and I'm sure someday he'll make a great coach, but this just sounds like Steve Kasper all over again to me. One good year as coach in Providence and he's up in Boston. Realizing that there really is a lack of coaches on the market, and the Bruins organization is just cheap, i can see why they did it... but man... in the words of Harry Sinden: the fan base will be dissapearing next season.

Sweeney may be headed to Dallas

Defenseman Don Sweeney may end up playing against the Bruins this winter instead of being part of the Boston organization.

There is talk both in Boston and in Dallas this afternoon that the Stars are holding conversations that could lead to the signing of Sweeney, who is now a free agent.

The Dallas News on its website this afternoon is reporting that the Stars are pursuing the 37-year-old veteran.

At the same time WBZ Radio News is reporting the possibility of Sweeney going to Dallas.

Last month the Boston Globe reported that the Bruins had notified Sweeney he would not be offered another player contract. Since then there have been speculation that Sweeney might join the Bruins as an assistant coach.

Sweeney last season was paid $1.8 million and during the course of the 2002-2003 season he played his 1,000th NHL game.

well, it's official. my favorite player is packing to Dallas. they worked out a 1 year contract.

now I can get a Dallas Stars jersey with Sweeney on it!

I suggest changing your avatar to a Stars logo.


The stars will need a good solid defenseman though, after trading Derian Hatcher to the Wings.

nah, this avatar is staying for awhile. if you haven't seen the movie it's from, i suggest seeing it. it's called "Narc".

Stars fans must be heart broken with Hatchers choice of team.

Hey, Cujo is up for grabs. For cheap money too, since Detroit has to pay for the majority of his contract. Word is the Bruins are talking to him. That would be cool. All we need is a solid goalie who will give Raycroft more time to cook.

Originally posted by sween32
Stars fans must be heart broken with Hatchers choice of team.


We are heart broken. Not only the fact that he left, but it came as a double blow the team he went to. Turco will have lots of shots against him this season.

Colorado is huge favorites to win the cup this year it looks. Heck they signed Paul Kariya to a 1 year, $1.2 mil contract. If they can land CuJo, there's no stopping them this season. Goaltending is their major problem. Not sure how David Aebischer will do as starter.

Originally posted by rangers85
Paul Kariya to a 1 year, $1.2 mil contract. yeah, the pay cuts that big name players are taking is a very good sign. they realize that the league is in trouble and love the game more then their own ego. Kariya took a 8.8 million cut! :eek:

Originally posted by sween32


Hey, Cujo is up for grabs. For cheap money too, since Detroit has to pay for the majority of his contract. Word is the Bruins are talking to him. That would be cool. All we need is a solid goalie who will give Raycroft more time to cook.

Other people who may get joseph are St Louis, Colorado, boston, NY Rangers, nashville

Boston won't get Cujo. He'll probably want a long term contract and the B's probably won't sign anyone for longer than 1 year because of the work stoppage thing next year :(

Sad to, cause we need a goalie.

Originally posted by WildFire
Sad to, cause we need a goalie. I still can't believe we traded away Stumple and didn't get a goalie for it. Dumbest thing they've done in years.