unifiedtheory
Thank you #54...
As usual, we agree. :hi5: I completely forgot about Patrice. I think you sit him out for the rest of the year, but still make a run with Timmah this year. Then you try to unload Murray's salary this offseason, have Tukka compete with the goalies in TC next year, and hope Lucic, Alberts, Kessel, Krejcic continue to blossom. With that, and provided Tukka is the goalie we think he is, I don't see why the Bruins can't go from a 7-8 seed to a 3-4 seed.
I PRAY for Bergy to be 100% next year. With Savard, Bergy, Krejci and Nokelienen down the middle they are young and in pretty good shape.
Unloading Murray's contract would be a good thing, unloading Manny Fernandez's 5+ a year would be the GREATEST thing.
They need a scoring winger to play with Savard/Bergy. They have some good "mid level" guys (Kobasew, Axe, Lucic, Schaefer) and I hope Kessel continues to grow but a guy like Hossa would be great.
I'm hoping they look at a guy like Huselius or Langkow in the offseason to give the offense more punch.
I think Tuukka gets another year in Providence. They'll go with Timmah and Auld and/or Manny in 08/09 with Rask getting the ball in 09/10.