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Post by Lord Markwart on Jun 24, 2015 22:29:41 GMT
With all of the chatter about movement of Lucic, DK, Dougie, Loui, Tuuka, etc... perhaps this season is the coming out party for Brett Connolly. He is only 23 and is a big bitch that can skate and shoot pretty well. He could be the next Horton...a very high draft pick traded to the Bruins from a Florida team that could make an impact. Boston could be the place that he makes a name for himself and help solve the RW issues. Any thoughts on his production for next year? I am going to start the bidding at 18 goals and 45 points.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2015 22:47:05 GMT
I also read somewhere Sweeney may let him test free agency? Waste of a draft pick if that's the case...
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Post by UtahGetMeTwo on Jun 24, 2015 23:31:30 GMT
I think Morrow makes his impact tlhis season as well.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2015 23:40:37 GMT
I think Morrow makes his impact tlhis season as well. Sure hope you are right. I have big hopes for him as well and see him partnering with dougie for a long time. Connolly has a good chance of getting big minutes with dk and loui I hope.
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Post by 50belowzero on Jun 25, 2015 0:46:59 GMT
When i clicked on this thread i didn't know what to expect Luc……….. what with all the celebrations going on in Vegas!!
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Post by kelvana33 on Jun 25, 2015 0:56:56 GMT
I agree on all accounts luc, love his shot. I think he puts up solid numbers this year.
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Post by ialwayslikedmarcotte on Jun 25, 2015 1:34:21 GMT
I really hope he becomes the prototypical "just needed a change of scenery" player. He's young, he's a RW, he's got some grit, he's clearly talented. His old team made it to the SCF with other youngsters who overtook him on the depth chart. They appear to pretty talented too. Doesn't mean he's the David Duvall of the NHL.
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Post by The OC on Jun 25, 2015 13:15:28 GMT
I really like his skill set. I really don't like his attitude. Dirty plays and dumb penalties have been his MO since Junior. Tampa may have ditched him because he has lousy character and I could see Boston doing the same.
Doesn't mean I don't have high hopes for him though. If he gets a chance to play in the top-9 he could easily be a 25-goal guy. Personally I'd sign him for 2 years on the cheap, play him good minutes and then swap him at the deadline if I thought he was negative personality. A 23 year old 25 goal scorer with a decent contract would fetch quite a bit in trade.
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Post by jmwalters on Jun 25, 2015 13:23:00 GMT
With all of the chatter about movement of Lucic, DK, Dougie, Loui, Tuuka, etc... perhaps this season is the coming out party for Brett Connolly. He is only 23 and is a big bitch that can skate and shoot pretty well. He could be the next Horton...a very high draft pick traded to the Bruins from a Florida team that could make an impact. Boston could be the place that he makes a name for himself and help solve the RW issues. Any thoughts on his production for next year? I am going to start the bidding at 18 goals and 45 points. Except Horton was scoring goals and playing in the NHL from the get go. It always intrigued me why, if Connolly were so up and coming, TB would just let him go like that. He is still young and cheap so why not keep him? Yes the Bolts have a lot of young talent but can you ever really have enough in the cap world? Its not like the Bruins gave up anything of significant value for him. I think there is something else at play here.
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Post by NAS on Jun 25, 2015 13:25:23 GMT
GMs aren't perfect. Mistakes can be made. See: Robert Lang or Martin St Louis.
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Post by jbrennan92 on Jun 25, 2015 13:31:24 GMT
One would hope he would develop into a 20-25 goal scorer with some grit hopefully he sticks around because i liked how he played in the limited games he participated in.
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Post by stan17 on Jun 25, 2015 13:40:56 GMT
I hope he works out but the reality is he's scored 18 goals in 139 NHL games, I wouldn't expect to much.
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Post by 50belowzero on Jun 25, 2015 14:32:03 GMT
I think injuries and other quality prospects conspired to push Connolly down Tampa's depth chart. Everytime he got healthy he would fight to get ice time with the other young talent and then be hit with another injury. I think there was just no room for him in Tampa and the Bolts thought lets move him.
This being said, i'm not sold that he's the real deal anyway, but at least with consistent ice time on one of the top 2 lines he will get his chance and we'll see. If he's a bust its not like he cost the B's a bunch of money.
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Post by seobrien on Jun 25, 2015 15:44:55 GMT
I really like his skill set. I really don't like his attitude. Dirty plays and dumb penalties have been his MO since Junior. Tampa may have ditched him because he has lousy character and I could see Boston doing the same. Doesn't mean I don't have high hopes for him though. If he gets a chance to play in the top-9 he could easily be a 25-goal guy. Personally I'd sign him for 2 years on the cheap, play him good minutes and then swap him at the deadline if I thought he was negative personality. A 23 year old 25 goal scorer with a decent contract would fetch quite a bit in trade. I'm with you OC. The talent is there but from what I've seen in his brief tenure is that there may be a good chance this kid is just a me-first, dumb as a box of rocks player. Took some real stupid penalties and the fact TB seemed pretty eager to get rid of him for small return. That should raise some red flags. BUT...maybe he was just a bit immature (with an early run of injuries) and is ready to solidify himself as a legit top 6 power forward. He certainly can snipe, skates pretty good from what I've seen, and has the prototypical build you want in black and gold. One thing is for sure, and that is that we really have no idea what he's capable of. The broken hand really fucked up the evaluation process. Very eager to see what the kid can do and am hoping for great things.
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Post by jmwalters on Jun 25, 2015 15:56:33 GMT
I think injuries and other quality prospects conspired to push Connolly down Tampa's depth chart. Everytime he got healthy he would fight to get ice time with the other young talent and then be hit with another injury. I think there was just no room for him in Tampa and the Bolts thought lets move him. This being said, i'm not sold that he's the real deal anyway, but at least with consistent ice time on one of the top 2 lines he will get his chance and we'll see. If he's a bust its not like he cost the B's a bunch of money. First if there was no room for him in Tampa but top 2 line minutes in Boston what does that really state about the two franchises? Not good enough to even be on the roster in TB but a top six guy for the Bruins? And its not like $$ was the issue. Hmmm....
Second, if he is a bust then another season will have come and gone with this organization trying to shoe horn a cheap inadequate piece into that much needed top 6 RW slot. Another lost year and the core gets even older. But hey, at least they have enough warm bodies to ice a team within the cap and I guess that is something
There needs to be a Plan B...and one not named Seth Griffith
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Post by 50belowzero on Jun 25, 2015 16:02:04 GMT
First if there was no room for him in Tampa but top 2 line minutes in Boston what does that really state about the two franchises? Not good enough to even be on the roster in TB but a top six guy for the Bruins? And its not like $$ was the issue. Hmmm....
Second, if he is a bust then another season will have come and gone with this organization trying to shoe horn a cheap inadequate piece into that much needed top 6 RW slot. Another lost year and the core gets even older. But hey, at least they have enough warm bodies to ice a team within the cap and I guess that is something
There needs to be a Plan B...and one not named Seth Griffith
No question, just look at the young talent Tampa iced in the SC final, they've had some pretty good drafts compared to Boston, Jordy Caron & Zack Hamill anyone? Having a 6th overall pick on the 3rd or 4th line is something that Tampa didn't think fit, they didn't want another Benoit Pouliot on their hands, matter of fact maybe thats what they had. Now the B's have him and we can see if he's really a total bust or a career 4th liner, if all goes according to our hopes, he will be a bonafide 2nd liner.
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Post by 50belowzero on Jun 25, 2015 16:02:56 GMT
And i agree, the Griffith experiment on the 1st line should be over, as far as i'm concerned.
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Post by bookboy007 on Jun 25, 2015 16:09:01 GMT
And i agree, the Griffith experiment on the 1st line should be over, as far as i'm concerned. Plan B is a luxury in a cap world unless it's a guy like Griffith or you turn the roster over. I don't think Tampa seemed eager to get rid of Connolly. Apparently it took all year for that deal to get done - Yzerman stuck to his guns? Or PC did? In any case, it wasn't Yzerman finding his patsy.
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Post by 50belowzero on Jun 25, 2015 16:16:46 GMT
And i agree, the Griffith experiment on the 1st line should be over, as far as i'm concerned. Plan B is a luxury in a cap world unless it's a guy like Griffith or you turn the roster over. I don't think Tampa seemed eager to get rid of Connolly. Apparently it took all year for that deal to get done - Yzerman stuck to his guns? Or PC did? In any case, it wasn't Yzerman finding his patsy. Put it this way, i hope Pasta, Connolly & Smith can grab the bull by the horns and we won't have to watch Griffith as a plan B. I actually have no idea where Griffith fits if all goes according to plan and all the other RW's work out. 4th line? Trade?
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Post by jmwalters on Jun 25, 2015 16:25:11 GMT
Plan B is a luxury in a cap world unless it's a guy like Griffith or you turn the roster over. I don't think Tampa seemed eager to get rid of Connolly. Apparently it took all year for that deal to get done - Yzerman stuck to his guns? Or PC did? In any case, it wasn't Yzerman finding his patsy. Put it this way, i hope Pasta, Connolly & Smith can grab the bull by the horns and we won't have to watch Griffith as a plan B. I actually have no idea where Griffith fits if all goes according to plan and all the other RW's work out. 4th line? Trade?Interesting question. He is simply not built for the bottom 6 as a checker. And I am sure his trade value is minimal. Classic AHL lifer?
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Post by 50belowzero on Jun 25, 2015 16:53:36 GMT
Put it this way, i hope Pasta, Connolly & Smith can grab the bull by the horns and we won't have to watch Griffith as a plan B. I actually have no idea where Griffith fits if all goes according to plan and all the other RW's work out. 4th line? Trade?Interesting question. He is simply not built for the bottom 6 as a checker. And I am sure his trade value is minimal. Classic AHL lifer?Maybe, but i do think he has a future in the NHL, he did snipe a few beauty gls and he can skate pretty well, i just don't think he fits with the B's currently. Like you say he isn't really a prototypical 4th liner.
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Post by jmwalters on Jun 25, 2015 17:00:26 GMT
Interesting question. He is simply not built for the bottom 6 as a checker. And I am sure his trade value is minimal. Classic AHL lifer?Maybe, but i do think he has a future in the NHL, he did snipe a few beauty gls and he can skate pretty well, i just don't think he fits with the B's currently. Like you say he isn't really a prototypical 4th liner.
no not really. Maybe he can get his chance with a team like Arizona or one of the soon to be expansion franchises (LV and Quebec).
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Post by seobrien on Jun 25, 2015 17:02:57 GMT
Interesting question. He is simply not built for the bottom 6 as a checker. And I am sure his trade value is minimal. Classic AHL lifer?Maybe, but i do think he has a future in the NHL, he did snipe a few beauty gls and he can skate pretty well, i just don't think he fits with the B's currently. Like you say he isn't really a prototypical 4th liner. I think Griffith has a legit shot with the B's or another club. He's only 22. showed some real flair on some goals, and seemed eminently coach-able. The 2 times I saw him in Providence last year I thought he was one of the best players out there each time. He may well be the proverbial AAAA player, but I hope he gets another shot down the line.
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Post by 50belowzero on Jun 25, 2015 17:03:42 GMT
Maybe, but i do think he has a future in the NHL, he did snipe a few beauty gls and he can skate pretty well, i just don't think he fits with the B's currently. Like you say he isn't really a prototypical 4th liner.
no not really. Maybe he can get his chance with a team like Arizona or one of the soon to be expansion franchises (LV and Quebec). The Coyotes took on Cunningham, so why not Griffith. Maybe he will be part of the package to get the Yotes 3rd overall! Hah!
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Post by jmwalters on Jun 25, 2015 17:20:36 GMT
no not really. Maybe he can get his chance with a team like Arizona or one of the soon to be expansion franchises (LV and Quebec). The Coyotes took on Cunningham, so why not Griffith. Maybe he will be part of the package to get the Yotes 3rd overall! Hah! hmmm.....Griffith, a seventh rounder, and Habhabs Soderberg jersey for the 3rd pick?
Make it happenn DS!!
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