Lysell and merkulov could end up being stars not superstars but stars, 70-80 point guys which I mean for us would all we could ask for, speaking or garland though he played junior hockey for my hometown he absolutely tore it up for being small, I didn’t know if he was ever gonna make the big leagues but he ended up using that size to his advantage and becoming a solid middle 6 forward.
And what happened last year? They let some of their prospects play...and found a few gems. Braz has never gotten 20 (yet), but everyone is talking about him. That's because as he got acclimated, he brought his game, and fans can see how that helps. Same for Sway and Beach and Loh and Spoon (where did he come from). No one heard of Brad Marchand when he was pushing for a spot. They have quite a few who can bubble up this year. Methinks Kasty, Jones, Tufte and a few others can really make huge contributions to this team for the upcoming season. And that's moving last year's cast up a notch. Monty has heaps to works with here.
@@original6hockey402 for what 😂😂😂😂 we’re not getting any better by trading our superstar and our young goalie lmao, I’m not rebuilding and pasta has a NMC so he’s not going anywhere. Why trade a top 10 player to get maybe a top 5 player when none of the guys in the top 5 have won anything b because they all make 13 million bucks a year.
@@SomeOne-uy4kj agreed, and I mean I knew Brad because he played junior hockey for my hometown hahahaha and was brought up about 2 hours away from me but I know what your premise is. And I totally agree
Georgii Merkulov was passed over in all seven rounds of the draft in all three years he was draft eligible When you read any recent prospect pool and or farm system profile of the Boston Bruins hardly any of them even mention Merkulov let alone project him as a legitimate NHL player Merkulov is Jack Studnika Part II The first part of that is the Bruins simply don't really have a role and roster spot for him. He's not a Top 6 center. He's not a 4th line guy. Either Coyle or Poitras is far more likely to be the Bruins 3rd line center than Merkulov. Merkulov is also not a wing. The second part of it is Merkulov is nothing but a slow, pace, playmaking center. He's got a decent shot and above average play making ability but that's where the good about Merkulov ends Merkulov lacks NHL size. He lacks NHL speed. He's at the lowest end of average skating wise. He's at best, average defensively and he had to work himself up in PVD for three years to reach an average level of play away from the puck. Merkulov is not aggressive or physical either and the problem with the center thing at the NHL level is that Merkulov isn't particularly good at the faceoff dot either As the Bruins do not have a center role for him and he doesn't have the skill set to play the wing effectively in the NHL (see the lack of size, physicality, aggressiveness and the fact that he's not a very good boards player)...... Where in the Bruins lineup do Bruins homers expect Merkulov to play this upcoming season? Merkulov likely needs to be moved to some west coast team like Utah or a rebuilding team like Ottawa in the East for a draft pick. Merkulov is in the last year of his ELC and he'll be an RFA next year. If they stick him in Providence for another year, why on earth wouldn't he just demand a trade next offseason or even in-season this year? Lindholm Coyle Poitras Kastelic and Beecher will all be under contract still in 2025-26 so where is Merkulov playing center for the Bruins in 25-26? Doesn't' seem like Merkulov has a roster spot in 25-26 either Merkulov will gain nothing by playing another year in the AHL at his age and where he is at as a player in terms of his development and whatever value he may have in the league, will only start going down as well the longer he stays down in the minors As Merkulov possesses limited NHL upside and the Bruins lack a role for him, as again he's not wing, he's not a bottom 6 player and they don't have a Top 6 center or even a third line center role for him (unless Poitras isn't ready but Poitras ceiling is much hither than Merkulov's, so...).... The best thing to do for the organization and probably Merkulov too would be to trade him sooner rather than later if he doesn't make the big club out of camp Right now there doesn't appear to be any path, beyond Poitras not being healthy to start the year, to an NHL job with the Bruins for Merkulov. He'll also turn 25 at the start of the 25-26 season so it's getting to the point where if he's not in the NHL soon, he never will be Merkulov is just another one of these prospects Bruins homers overhype but no little about that has a limited skill set that will likely never have any real impact in Boston and probably not for any other NHL team either. Again, Merkulov's best impact for Boston at this point may be as a throw in, in a larger deal or simply as part of a deal for a mid round draft pick (if they could even get that for Merkulov in a trade) It is what it is
Lysell and merkulov could end up being stars not superstars but stars, 70-80 point guys which I mean for us would all we could ask for, speaking or garland though he played junior hockey for my hometown he absolutely tore it up for being small, I didn’t know if he was ever gonna make the big leagues but he ended up using that size to his advantage and becoming a solid middle 6 forward.
And what happened last year? They let some of their prospects play...and found a few gems. Braz has never gotten 20 (yet), but everyone is talking about him. That's because as he got acclimated, he brought his game, and fans can see how that helps. Same for Sway and Beach and Loh and Spoon (where did he come from). No one heard of Brad Marchand when he was pushing for a spot. They have quite a few who can bubble up this year. Methinks Kasty, Jones, Tufte and a few others can really make huge contributions to this team for the upcoming season. And that's moving last year's cast up a notch. Monty has heaps to works with here.
Package Swayman/Pastrnak and see who bites.
@@original6hockey402 for what 😂😂😂😂 we’re not getting any better by trading our superstar and our young goalie lmao, I’m not rebuilding and pasta has a NMC so he’s not going anywhere. Why trade a top 10 player to get maybe a top 5 player when none of the guys in the top 5 have won anything b because they all make 13 million bucks a year.
@@SomeOne-uy4kj agreed, and I mean I knew Brad because he played junior hockey for my hometown hahahaha and was brought up about 2 hours away from me but I know what your premise is. And I totally agree
Georgii Merkulov was passed over in all seven rounds of the draft in all three years he was draft eligible
When you read any recent prospect pool and or farm system profile of the Boston Bruins hardly any of them even mention Merkulov let alone project him as a legitimate NHL player
Merkulov is Jack Studnika Part II
The first part of that is the Bruins simply don't really have a role and roster spot for him.
He's not a Top 6 center. He's not a 4th line guy. Either Coyle or Poitras is far more likely to be the Bruins 3rd line center than Merkulov. Merkulov is also not a wing.
The second part of it is Merkulov is nothing but a slow, pace, playmaking center. He's got a decent shot and above average play making ability but that's where the good about Merkulov ends
Merkulov lacks NHL size. He lacks NHL speed. He's at the lowest end of average skating wise. He's at best, average defensively and he had to work himself up in PVD for three years to reach an average level of play away from the puck. Merkulov is not aggressive or physical either and the problem with the center thing at the NHL level is that Merkulov isn't particularly good at the faceoff dot either
As the Bruins do not have a center role for him and he doesn't have the skill set to play the wing effectively in the NHL (see the lack of size, physicality, aggressiveness and the fact that he's not a very good boards player)...... Where in the Bruins lineup do Bruins homers expect Merkulov to play this upcoming season?
Merkulov likely needs to be moved to some west coast team like Utah or a rebuilding team like Ottawa in the East for a draft pick.
Merkulov is in the last year of his ELC and he'll be an RFA next year. If they stick him in Providence for another year, why on earth wouldn't he just demand a trade next offseason or even in-season this year?
Lindholm Coyle Poitras Kastelic and Beecher will all be under contract still in 2025-26 so where is Merkulov playing center for the Bruins in 25-26? Doesn't' seem like Merkulov has a roster spot in 25-26 either
Merkulov will gain nothing by playing another year in the AHL at his age and where he is at as a player in terms of his development and whatever value he may have in the league, will only start going down as well the longer he stays down in the minors
As Merkulov possesses limited NHL upside and the Bruins lack a role for him, as again he's not wing, he's not a bottom 6 player and they don't have a Top 6 center or even a third line center role for him (unless Poitras isn't ready but Poitras ceiling is much hither than Merkulov's, so...)....
The best thing to do for the organization and probably Merkulov too would be to trade him sooner rather than later if he doesn't make the big club out of camp
Right now there doesn't appear to be any path, beyond Poitras not being healthy to start the year, to an NHL job with the Bruins for Merkulov. He'll also turn 25 at the start of the 25-26 season so it's getting to the point where if he's not in the NHL soon, he never will be
Merkulov is just another one of these prospects Bruins homers overhype but no little about that has a limited skill set that will likely never have any real impact in Boston and probably not for any other NHL team either. Again, Merkulov's best impact for Boston at this point may be as a throw in, in a larger deal or simply as part of a deal for a mid round draft pick (if they could even get that for Merkulov in a trade)
It is what it is
The Bruins have a few promising players but no young real impact players.