So many things wrong with this... Heinen has been one of the bruins' best players this playoffs, yet we scratch him?
Also even if Studnicka came up, which he won't, coyle would stay at center and studnicka would move to the wing. Coyle has practice being an NHL center and being defensively responsible, which isn't the case for Stud. Also, backes and wagner is a terrible idea. Wagner's lower body injury has clearly slowed him, and backes just isn't good enough to take the place of nordstrom or acciari.

Also I'm unsure, but does anyone know whether calling him up would make him eligible for the expansion draft?

maybe add Frederik on that third line move coyle to wing , atleast freddy can play physical

they probably called him up to play because there will be a hole on the wing when marchand is suspended.

IIRC, 1st and 2nd year pros are exempt from the draft. I also don't know if playing a single game (either AHL/NHL) qualifies as a year of eligibility.

We'll see, but players get called up all the time during the playoffs once their AHL team is eliminated. Kyle Keyser was with Boston last year during their playoff run, but it was just to practice with the team.

IF Studnicka made his way into the line-up though...

Marchand - Bergeron - Heinen
DeBrusk - Krejci - Pastrnak
Johansson - Coyle - Studnicka

^That's your top 9

There is more wrong with your comment than wrong with my thing lol... Studnicka was already called up, that's why I made this
Furthermore, Studnicka is a center, Coyle is a right wing who can play center so that is also wrong... As far as Wagner, I didn't know he was injured so my bad, but Backes has played well in the games he has been in, so ok put him, Kuraly, and Acciari in as fourth, but yes Backes should go in... And as well as Heinen has played, he only has 4 points and those came before he was with that top pair in Marchy and Bergy so clearly something isn't working... Please don't come on here and be rude, but also have just all wrong statements

Well He is a center, so no... and Marchy is not gonna be suspended I don't believe.

Yes, playing in playoff games means nothing... McAvoy played in the playoffs two years ago and this is still only his second year (not third)

Like I said to the other guy though, Heinens points came before he was back on that top line... also Kuhlman has slotted in beautifully with Krejci and Debrusk... and again Coyle actually plays right wing whereas Studnicka is a center so idk

I like his physical play, but he has like no points in 15 games so something, maybe an assist I forget... Physical play is great, but at least Backes can put up some points... Plus Fredrick isn't called up so I couldn't put him in lol

Here's the problem. Marchand/Bergeron are struggling right now. Pastrnak is struggling right now, and I don't think putting the 3 together is going to help. Not only that (I wish I could find the tweet), but Bergeron's possession numbers get worse when Henien has come off that line. As for the rest...

Kuhlman - I like him, but he's not a top 6 winger. 4th liner energy role or even 3rd line if he's feeling it.

Coyle C/RW - Cassidy like him at Center and there is a lot of responsibility there. It kind of unfair to Studnicka (who also plays RW btw) to come into a playoff series and assume that role. Let him get his feet wet on the RW and if he want, give him some shifts at center and see how it look.

If they play Studnicka they will have to protect him in the expansion draft. Hes with the black aces and wont (and shouldnt) play in these playoffs

I think first you'd have to understand what constitutes as a "pro year" but even still if he played a game this year and it counted, it would be his "1st year" and therefore next year is his 2nd and should fall under the 1st and 2nd year pros don't need protecting.

This is the third year, 2016 is 3 years ago

They prob just brought up stud so he can watch the games like they did with many other PRO players in previous years.

He didn't play in 2016... Don't be sarcastic and wrong...

He played in the 2017, 18, and now 19 playoffs, but he didn't play during the 2016-2017 season

Yes he did bro, he played in the OTT series, that burns a year off his contract smh.

That was the 2017 Playoffs (2016 - 2017 season)... You might be right about the contract obviously, but stop trying to say he played in 2016

Waaaaaahhhhhhh

Dude he’s a black ace. He was called up with like 8 other guys. This is common. Settle down

Lol don't worry, the other guy was the dick... Also I know teams do that, bu this was different, it was only him and Fitz lol.... In hindsight, obviously, we can see that I was wrong... but at the time, this was more possible than you are saying here

Eh. I think it was just black ace stuff

Lol yeah now we know it was obviously , but at the time we couldn't have known that...

Feel like we definitely could have seeing how they had already called up a bunch or guys

They hadn't.... They were actually one of the few teams that hasn't been doing rapid call ups... Just stud, Fitz, and I believe Keyser... Those other names are just there on this website because the AHL playoffs ended and its something weird lol... Come on man