The Bruins had no business being in that one last night without Ulmark.
Poitras scores in the 3rd....the Bruins are choosing wrong if he doesn't gain a spot to start the year. He is on an ELC so I could see where that would work against him. I see a lot of people saying he can't be top 6.....but I don't see what is wrong with trying. We already know the Bruins don't have legit top 6 centers anyway.
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If a player who is signed to an entry-level contract and is 18 or 19 years of age (as of September 15 of the signing year), does not play in a minimum of 10 NHL games (including both regular season and playoffs; AHL games do not count), their contract is considered to ‘slide’, or extend, by one year. For example, if a player signed an ELC for three seasons from 2015-16 to 2017-2018, and their contract slides, their contract is now effective from 2016-17 to 2018-19. An exception to this rule is that if the player is 19 on September 15 of the first year of their contract, and turns 20 between September 16 and December 31, their contract does not slide.
That seems like a silly thing to hold onto though.
Areas of concern....I am concerned about the reliance on pinching D this year...especially with Brandon Carlo.
I would rather see Mason Lohrei and Ian Mitchell make the team in place of Shattenkirk or Zboril (who I feel is first candidate to not make it).
Milan looked good....had a goofy goal and made a nice pass. He looks to be skating a bit better and seems to be maintaining his elevated offseason play.
This might be it for McLaughlin....I've liked what I have seen in the past but he is being outplayed by younger dudes in camp. I would rather have Poitras or Beecher at C.
I like Heinen better than Greer, Boqvist or Brown.
Final cuts coming before the final preseason game on Thursday at MSG for the TNT warmup.