And the piece of sh!t that he is moved his skate towards Necas at the end. Just so dangerous and dirty. The league should be suspending players even if there’s no contact. The intent should be punished. Also, how that wasn’t a minor penalty for charging or elbowing (again, intent) is beyond me it was so obvious.
Yikes. Cmon Holtz get your ass in gear.
I fully expect him to come into camp (if he isn’t part of a trade) on a mission. Anything less will be a red flag.
In a heartbeat. Of course, Nashville wouldn’t agree lol.
Maybe the 10th and a Holtz or Casey. I’m inclined to hold onto Holtz as I’m still a big believer in him and will only judge him after he has an actual coach caring about his development. So, i’d shuttle the 10th and Casey to Boston so fast if they’d accept that.
Yeah that really should’ve been vetoed and the other manager should be banned for that madness. Makes you wonder if there was some collusion going on…kindve takes the shine off his league win, if so.
If Boston blows this Montgomery could very well become available. A potential pool of coaching candidates that includes Cooper, Brindamor, Montgomery would be insane.
On a side note, Boston has looked absolutely terrible. Soft, lifeless, sleepwalking, one-dimensional. Very uncharacteristic for them.
We don’t have an abundance of speedy skilled wingers that can play with Jack. Getting rid of Bratt to fill one need just creates another void. Not to mention I think Bratt can keep improving and hit an even higher level. I like that Jack has someone who can play a hundred miles and hour with him.
Mercer/Holtz can kick rocks if making room for Tkachuk. Cap space can always work itself out. Vegas and Tampa have had no problem figuring it out.
Ottawa can demand the moon since it is their captain and they don’t have to move him, but it would be foolish for the Devils to include Bratt on any deal. Why? Same reason you gave for Tkachuk’s value - the things he brings that the other does not. Bratt provides things like speed, on-ice awareness, puck handling, chemistry with our top centers that Tkachuk cannot. Bratt is also locked down longer term.
There is no way Bratt would not be enough in a deal. Tkachuk brings sandpaper but he’s also a dolt of a player. His IQ is low, he takes dumb penalties all the time and his production isn’t anything where you’d have to throw players into a deal in addition to Bratt.
Theres a reason he’s captained disappointing team after disappointing team year after year. His on ice leadership sucks. That said, I’d take him in a heartbeat because of his intangibles and because he’s a good player and what we need. For Bratt? Hell no. For Bratt plus more assets? Stop.