Can we talk about Gryz

Équipe: 2020-21 Bruins de Boston

Date de création initiale: 14 févr. 2021

Publié: 14 févr. 2021

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

I really don’t want to keep talking about this, but last night’s game showed the ceiling of the Bs without either Grzelcyk or another top LD. The blueprint on how to beat Boston the last few years has always been (A) to apply a heavy forecheck to get the D to turn it over and (B) limit the power play goals. If MG is healthy and playing well it gives the team a chance against the upper level teams that they’ll face in the playoffs. Subbing in Clifton or Moore is fine against NYR or Philly but not if they have serious Cup aspirations.

I get that they don’t want to expose Grz for expansion. Every single ACGM that’s had them trading for another D has that in the comments. That means that they have maybe 3 options

1) ride it out and hope that Grz can show that these are fluke injuries and he can handle a heavy workload and Zboril and Lauzon won’t shrink come playoffs

2) make a play for a top 4 LD and deal with the expansion draft fallout later because they only have 1 maybe 2 more kicks at the can with this group and flags fly foreva

3) add a veteran rental on the last year of his deal and not worry about protecting him

If there’s another option then please share. Again, I hope that it’s number 1. I have really enjoyed watching this team this year. I also might be in the minority in that I think Sweeney is an ok GM (his record is spotty but you can go down literally every GMs resume and find that they’ve had bad drafts/contracts). But I have a healthy skepticism about the left side and if they lose a winnable series because of a concern that has been there since training camp then I would say that a change should come.