Bruins bringing some “JUICE” back in free agency | Pucks with Haggs

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1. Let's recap Don Sweeney's UFA signings

   Um, he’s doing the exact same thing he’s been doing since the day he became the Boston Bruins GM over 10 years ago now

   Don Sweeney is building, yet again, low talent forward groups whose biggest strengths are defense, penalty killing and face-offs while he ignores skill like it’s the bird flu

   The Bruins biggest need, by far and away these past two years, has been finding legitimate speed and skill across their entire roster but particularly in their Top 6 forward group

   Yet, Sweeney decided again that he’s going to try to win games 0-0 and that he’s counting on, yet again, a team built on goaltending, defense and two-way players that can’t score much where he also asks some of his 50 or so bottom 6 forwards to play higher up in the lineup, will produce offense

   Don Sweeney’s roster building strategy over this past decade has proven in spades that at its ceiling that these poorly constructed teams from a skill and speed standpoint can win a CRAP TON of regular season games when the effort and temperature those regular games are dialed back a CRAP TON versus playoff games and while the Bruins also have the opportunity to play 50% of the league which is usually under.500

   Proof this is 100% Don Sweeney's roster building strategy?

   Um, one you have seen Don Sweeney's Bruins rosters these past 10 right?

   Um, you did see that over these past 10 years that Sweeney's Bruins have won a crap ton of meaningless regular season games that have lead to one playoff fail after another because these low talent turds of teams get roasted in the playoffs once they have to go up against the skill and speed teams in the postseason every shift, every game and every night

   Side Note:

   Let's not forget that all of those regular season wins were largely achieved primarily from the Hall of Fame level core that Don Sweeney inherited to begin his tenure as GM back in 2015 via the likes of Bergeron, Chara, Rask Krejci Marchand Pasta and Krug.

   Has anyone noticed that now that core he inherited is 95% out of the door except the Bruins best player of course, David Pastrnak, that even all those regular season wins have dried up

   Coincidence? Sure as hell doesn’t seem like it

   Um, you have seen that despite all of those meaningless regular season wins that come the postseason the results have been SHIT over a DECADE!!!

   -9 of 10 years failing to win more than 1 playoff round

   -One, lousy 2nd rounds series win in a decade

   -More playoff DNQs (2) than 2nd round series wins in a decade (1)

   Um, you have seen that when drafting at forward Don Sweeney has burnt a fair amount of high draft capital on low talent forward turds like John Beecher and Trent Frederic

   Um, you have seen that because of shit drafting for a decade that the Bruins Farm System has been ranked in the toilet since the day he became GM where it’s still currently ranked 28th-32nd EVERYWHERE!!!

   The only possible rationale here?

   Don Sweeney and the Bruins are deliberately trying to land in the lottery in 2026 again, they'll try to sell off whatever vets they can in an attempt to add more assets at next year's trade deadline and that they'll also try to clear out more Cap space so they can take a much better run, at a much better UFA class next offseason

   That plan seems far too smart to be hatched by Don Boy & Seabass

   Thus something makes me 100% believe that Don Sweeney & good ole’ Seabass truly believe that the turd they just birthed to begin their off-season will turn into a butterfly at some point next season

   When in reality, their turd is far more likely to just grow to stink even worse while it also becomes an even bigger turd

   GM of the Year Forever though

   Good Grief this organization is porked

2. I would still do everything i could to get robertson fron Dallas. Dallas is still over the cap and there are enough tradeable pieces to get more cap space on the Bruins end to nake that happen and assets as far as draft picks

3. Why do these guys give the “Mom, The Meatloaf” vibe?

4. Mick wearing his 1970 SC champ. lucky T shirt.

5. Matej Blumel, a dark horse candidate for wing. 39 AHL goals deserving of a real opportunity

6. These contracts will not keep a "deserving" prospect off the roster.

7. How do I get on Don Sweeney's payroll?

8. Hagens shoots the puck way harder than Craig Janney.

9. Super great episode guys! Many thanks!

10. Is this man cooking bacon wtf is that sound

11. Some Juice? Seriously 😄🙄

12. I like this FA episode of Bruins rinkside better. Blumel and Steeves are sneaky good signings. Both were top 2 in AHL goal scoring last season. Good bet one hits.

13. Thank God for Hags, the rest of NE media is insufferable

14. Doing the dishes/pissing at the start of a podcast is nuts

15. Spent a lot of $$ and got very little to help the present and future Bruins

16. Thumbs up to Haggs for being the ONLY Bruins media guy to have a rational, thoughtful take on their free agency approach.

17. If you like the jeannot contract you’re delusional. That’s an idiotic move that blocks a roster spot and will do nothing to help a team that CANT SCORE.

18. u think dons getting another year after this? no playoffs i think don get the axe

19. Lysell will not be a legit nhl player…

20. Why not sign Magipane and Granlund?

21. It doesn't matter what any team does the panthers are locked in to win the cup. Barrin

22. Ardvisson will be traded at the deadline get a second round for him.

23. This season is a wash next yrs draft looks good.

24. Potra lysell merkulov will be traded there is no spot for them now…

25. Havens
    Lindholm
    Minton
    Kastellic
    Bruins future centers

26. Broadcasting from the Garden bathroom is wild.

27. Ehlers would have been a good option

28. Great podcast Joe