Bruins to resist urge for bigtime makeover

why would you overhaul this team? They should be very competitive for the next few years.

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Originally posted 11:02 AM ET  04.28 by puttin on the foil

why would you overhaul this team? They should be very competitive for the next few years.

They don't need to but, they better find a way of lighting a fire under this bunch if they want to go further than they did this year.

Their play was decidedly uninspiring for most of the season and it showed in the playoffs. A couple of "middle of the pack" trades to inject some new blood and enthusiasm might be in order.

Bruins to resist urge for bigtime makeover

They don't need a complete makeover. Just dropping a few dress sizes and new hairstyle should work.

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Originally posted 11:09 AM ET  04.28 by roamer

They don't need to but, they better find a way of lighting a fire under this bunch if they want to go further than they did this year.Their play was decidedly uninspiring for most of the season and it showed in the playoffs. A couple of "middle of the pack" trades to inject some new blood and enthusiasm might be in order.

...which would hardly be considered an overhaul. A few small moves is par for the course. I think that it was to be expected after the short summer & the long season. They still dominated the +- in the league & to me the fact that they couldn't switch up gears in the playoffs probably says more to their being exhausted. Given that the exact same thing happened to Vancouver I would say that perhaps in the future coaches should be aware of this and act accordingly...perhaps rotating the roster a bit more and sitting some guys out for a game or 2 during the really tough stretches.

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Originally posted 11:16 AM ET  04.28 by puttin on the foil

...which would hardly be considered an overhaul. A few small moves is par for the course. I think that it was to be expected after the short summer & the long season. They still dominated the +- in the league & to me the fact that they couldn't switch up gears in the playoffs probably says more to their being exhausted. Given that the exact same thing happened to Vancouver I would say that perhaps in the future coaches should be aware of this and act accordingly...perhaps rotating the roster a bit more and sitting some guys out for a game or 2 during the really tough stretches.

Throw a few key injuries into the mix and, you have a problem.

A healthy Horton and a upgrade on Corvo would be a start ..

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Originally posted 11:21 AM ET  04.28 by roamer

Throw a few key injuries into the mix and, you have a problem.

lol...by key injuries are we making a passing reference to Duncan Keith deliberately injuring a Sedin? That was as deliberate an attempt to injure as I have ever seen...

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Originally posted 11:37 AM ET  04.28 by Wink Dinkerson

A healthy Horton and a upgrade on Corvo would be a start ..

the bruins won a cup SANS Horton...they should have walked all over the Caps in the same condition.

Comments #4 & 5 sum it up well. Boston just plain looked tired.

Last year the Bruins were able to overcome the loss of Marc Savard & the injury to Horton, but the combination of the short offseason, having huge target on their back, losing Horton again + McQuade and an injured and ineffective Patrice Bergeron was too much.

I think this roster, when healthy is as good as any in the NHL so I doubt major changes are coming. I can see 4-5 new faces on this team for next season with Paille, Zanon, Mottau and Corvo all being allowed to walk and more than likely Kelly leaving for his big FA payday. I wouldn't mind seeing Campbell hit the road as well.

I'd like to see Pouliot get another year and hopefully Hamilton will bulk up a bit and be ready to join the big boys. Do that, get a top 6 forward to add depth, keep both goalies and they are a contender for sure.

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Originally posted 11:46 AM ET  04.28 by puttin on the foil

the bruins won a cup SANS Horton... they should have walked all over the Caps in the same condition.

Cut my heel had to cruise on back home

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Originally posted 11:50 AM ET  04.28 by Canuck eh?

Cut my heel had to cruise on back home

lol

So what's the over and under on King Henrik winning the Hart, Vezina, Stanley Cup, and Conn Smythe?

QUOTE(#8):

Originally posted 11:46 AM ET  04.28 by puttin on the foil

the bruins won a cup SANS Horton...they should have walked all over the Caps in the same condition.

They had a healthy Horton for most of the Cup run last year and were only missing him against Vancouver. No great shakes beating that sorry collection of Nancy boys and poseurs.

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Originally posted 11:58 AM ET  04.28 by Canuck eh?

So what's the over and under on King Henrik winning the Hart, Vezina, Stanley Cup, and Conn Smythe?

under

QUOTE(#12):

Originally posted 11:58 AM ET  04.28 by Canuck eh?

So what's the over and under on King Henrik winning the Hart, Vezina, Stanley Cup, and Conn Smythe?

Caps are the big test, flying high after beating the champs. Still in the end I gots the Blues.

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Originally posted 12:08 PM ET  04.28 by shiprock

Caps are the big test, flying high after beating the champs. Still in the end I gots the Blues.

Have a few beers. You'll feel better.

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Originally posted 12:00 PM ET  04.28 by Rex Racer

under

the more I think about it, the more I am convinced that it is Vigneault that is holding the Sedins back. He loves to tell them how great they are and doesn't expect more out of em. They're good players, but it is clear that their games have defficiencies & that they need to get tougher, so instead of challenging them he lets them just continue on their merry way.

dunno why I quoted rex to write my random thought of the day.

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Originally posted 11:58 AM ET  04.28 by Canuck eh?

So what's the over and under on King Henrik winning the Hart, Vezina, Stanley Cup, and Conn Smythe?

well...I think he will win the vezina...and then given that he is the only player left he's the only one that can really influence the Hart vote. I know its a regular season trophy, but if he goes deep in the playoffs it holds alot of sway. I suppose that if he wins the cup he will have to be the conn smythe winner (because they have zero chance of winning unless he is the best player)...so I suppose it comes down to the Rangers winning the cup. I don't see it happening.

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Originally posted 12:30 PM ET  04.28 by puttin on the foil

dunno why I quoted rex to write my random thought of the day.

Don't worry about it POTF. I often put Rex and "random thought' together. :-)

(Sorry Rex, I saw the shot, there was no danger, so I took it) lol