Submitted by BCLetsRide69 t3_11g5rnq in sports
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Eclipse9069 t1_jamxrl0 wrote
Absolutely
MNtwinkee t1_jan04k4 wrote
Never-ending Pasta bowl
Accomplished-Bag455 t1_jan04z0 wrote
🍝
Neilpuck t1_jan2u2f wrote
Certainly he deserves the money and the Bruins are trying to win now. I know I get my ass handed to me whenever I notice that a team could be fucked capwise. They have 10MM under the cap for next season with only 5 forwards signed beyond this year. Somehow TB always makes it work we'll see how the Bruins do; esp without top two picks the next few years.
abailey2112 t1_jan536n wrote
Why am I having an aneurysm thinking he was at the end of his career not the beginning?
Stahner t1_jan6xxv wrote
Lmao same, I was thinking “why would they do this?”
abailey2112 t1_jan75dw wrote
Are we both thinking Bergeron?
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there_is_no_spoon225 t1_jan7p3e wrote
Bergeron is definitely at the end of his career. He's been playing since 2003.
Pastrnak has been playing since 2014
New2ThisThrowaway t1_jan7q1q wrote
Eastern Conference Finals sponsored by Olive Garden. Never ending pasta and bread sticks
AssBoon92 t1_jan7zv4 wrote
Then they gotta trade for Panarin
guernsey123 t1_jan80l3 wrote
Could be worse, could be the Canucks who are 6th last in the league and already over the cap next season.
jratreddit t1_jan9g84 wrote
Probably a good move, but at that price they better hope the cap grows in the next few years or that's gonna get really fiscally tight in 2030
cptpedantic t1_jan9hre wrote
or Mangiapane
NeLaX44 t1_jan9wf5 wrote
Yes!
pattydo t1_janaxxo wrote
7 forwards signed beyond this year. Reilly is going to get bought out or traded to free up at least $1.5M. I don't see them having much trouble.
sheep_wrangler t1_janbac6 wrote
Hell yes!!!!!
mikesquared_ t1_jandrh3 wrote
Wait so most star players dont leave right when the team ks trying to win to play for an awful team in a boring city??? As a flames fan i thought that was normal
Neilpuck t1_janeuap wrote
Ah, I was on cap friendly and forgot about Taylor hall on IR.
BDoooon t1_janez51 wrote
I hope they win this year. Looking down the barrel of eight years of first round knock outs, dude is a fucking ghost in the playoffs.
hedonisticaltruism t1_janfe04 wrote
Yes but think of all the wingers we have.
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potentpotables t1_jank1lg wrote
Hockey's tough with the hard cap, but it's either sign elite guys to deals like this or trade them before their contract is up and hope for a good return. It's just too bad the Bruins have been drafting really poorly and won't have much young, cheap talent coming up around Pastrnak. Right now they're lucky to have Bergeron and Krej on hugely discounted deals.
Starsky686 t1_janlk85 wrote
As an oilers fan since the 80’s. I can say for certain that all you need for success is skilled wingers. (If success is measured by how many 1OA’s you get, so you can draft more skilled wingers). 😬
professornapoleon t1_janly9t wrote
How do you figure that? He’s over a ppg in playoffs…has 74 points in 70 playoff games
iDOUGIE863 t1_janm8kq wrote
Huge price! They better hope that cap increases over the next 5 years
oatmeal28 t1_janmoz8 wrote
He’s also the present, the here and now, the alpha and omega
Neely67 t1_jannevp wrote
Wonderful news thank you Hockey gods 🏒 🥅
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Neely67 t1_jannpqj wrote
Should do your research before making silly comments.
SchtroumpfButeur t1_jano02u wrote
$11.25M AAV and worth every penny imo
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hedonisticaltruism t1_janv6n5 wrote
Well, at least I can take solace that the Canucks will never get 1OA unless they've traded away that pick.
Starsky686 t1_janvnbo wrote
Can’t waste them on the wrong pick if you never get one. -big brain meme
TheSaltyBarista t1_janvwc3 wrote
Getting older never really bothered me until I started checking what year athletes were drafted/born
Ghostofthe80s t1_janwt92 wrote
Have you seen the Bruin's drafts?
sonic_couth t1_janyj0z wrote
Maybe now he can afford another vowel for his name.
Carpetron t1_janzdme wrote
When you feel like it was just yesterday a guy was drafted, and next thing you know he's HoF eligible, it really sets in.
Tacos_truck t1_janzmne wrote
You say that like Calgary is the hub of anything entertaining
BDoooon t1_jao1l3e wrote
Yes he gets a lot of points but when you put him on one of the best lines in hockey of course he's going to to. Since 2019 he's scored 13 goals in 28 games. In his playoff career he is only a +4, Marchand in the same amount of time is a +14. He's a great regular season player but when it comes to post season he's not even close to the same guy.
imgrandojjo t1_jao6mj6 wrote
I mean hat else could they do? The man is a titan.
imgrandojjo t1_jao6u89 wrote
If they win in the next couple years they'll deal with the cap hell that follows. It's only a disaster if they can't get over the top. The B's have been oh-so-close too many times in the last decade.
professornapoleon t1_jao6y8g wrote
Okay? He also had 18 assists since 2019 so what’s your point? You’re still using +/- to evaluate a players worth in 2023? Lmaoooo
iggy555 t1_jao6z0r wrote
Haha
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JeffFromSchool t1_jao9ctx wrote
Good thing Bergeron has set the Bruins culture of taking a pay cut for the team
porkbuttstuff t1_jao9ge4 wrote
Pastaaah
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Neilpuck t1_jaoeb5y wrote
Do you think if they win it all he signs to hang on or will he call it Hall of Fame career right there?
TheMadWoodcutter t1_jaoepa1 wrote
I remember hearing a rumour that the bruins offered to trade him for Horvat 1 for 1 earlier in their careers.
somethingsome567 t1_jaog5oi wrote
Enlightening to read
Manablitzer t1_jaoimaw wrote
To be fair, pasta might not have developed into the winger he is now on the Canucks. Not a purposeful shot at them, but players develop differently in different situations.
Imagine what horvat could learn training, practicing, playing with bergeron day in and day out.
WhoShotMrBoddy t1_jaombgi wrote
Hockey’s money and cap is all sorts of weird if 11 million a year for 8 years is a blockbuster deal
TheMadWoodcutter t1_jaonkje wrote
Very true.
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JeffFromSchool t1_jaoq6gl wrote
No clue. I could see him hanging the hat.
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BMonad t1_jaoso2d wrote
What, there’s so much to do, like go to Calgary Flames games.
fartswhenhappy t1_jaoz9he wrote
BAH GAWD THATS LTIR'S MUSIC
nimeton0 t1_jap1uts wrote
Penne. You missed a great opportunity there.
BDoooon t1_jap2bb8 wrote
The assists and goals are heavily weighted by the line he is on is my point. +/- is a great indicator of him as a player. It proves this because despite the goals and assists he earns the amount of opposing goals he is on the ice for almost completely undo all the goals he has a hand in. This is why +/- is still a valuable stat and proves that in the post season he is not the game changing player he is all season.
TheBigBangClock t1_jap2tzo wrote
To be fair, some of these hockey players can have really long careers. Jaromir Jagr is still playing professional hockey in the Czech Republic and he was a rookie with the Penguins in 1990.
Pastrnak has been playing with the Bruins since 2014 and he's only 26!
abailey2112 t1_jap34i6 wrote
I know dude and I guess in hindsight 2014 feels like 3 lifetimes, 2 world altering events ago
TheRealAlexisOhanian t1_jap5z6q wrote
Also have 7 defenders signed, I have a feeling some of them are going to be cap casualties
mikesquared_ t1_jap9h4c wrote
Its like moving from regina to saskatoon but atleast we where a playoff team
Noregard86 t1_japcmws wrote
Use your noodle and the pastabilities are endless breadsticks.
Tommiebaseball09 t1_japddo4 wrote
Oh for sure it will. Exactly what the wild did with parise and sute… oh wait
MonsterRider80 t1_japg9ig wrote
You mean like me remembering the Sedins and Luongo last year? Fml.
MonsterRider80 t1_japgh6q wrote
Well there just isn’t as much money in hockey as there is in baseball, football and basketball. By the current standards, this one is definitely a blockbuster deal.
ViolentGentleman666 t1_japp4r6 wrote
Pass the snacks
MrNewMoney t1_japryp4 wrote
Probably thinking of another Czech, David Krejci
nevertrustamod t1_japv6yp wrote
There are only 8 players under 30 who average a career PPG, and 2 of them turn 30 during the offseason. If you don’t give the money to someone that good that young, who do you give it to?
The cap is going up, they’ll be fine.
InuitOverIt t1_jaq42cd wrote
He's still too good. Can't see him calling it quits until he's a liability to the team
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tgr31 t1_jaq8hl9 wrote
thats like 25% of a curry!!!!
BadLuck-BlueEyes t1_jaqh7ye wrote
Don't even want to think what our current $11M players are going to ask for...
dewpacs t1_jaqs57l wrote
Totally nailing next draft
frankrocksjesus t1_jaqutbb wrote
Lol ikr jamie benn just did 1000 games wtf lol
thrillingcat t1_jaqwtpg wrote
Paaaastaaa!!
professornapoleon t1_jar3i4w wrote
+/- does not and has not, ever been able to tell the full story of a player bc so many factors are out of their control. It is an antiquated way to evaluate a player. Look at his advanced stats and you’ll see he’s more than capable in playoffs
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AutomaticMethod2437 t1_jasmy96 wrote
There’s a lot to do in Calgary. Defends if you consider Banff as Calgary or not.
OkBottle2000 t1_jat22w1 wrote
Pastrami been having a great season
SchtroumpfButeur t1_jat39ot wrote
Ah ya hate missing an opuning like that
Chickachic-aaaaahhh t1_jauyy0r wrote
Worth it
PhishPhan82 t1_jamuw7k wrote
🍝🍝🍝 Great move by the Bruins, Pasta is their future.