Former Bruin All Star Team

by Kakabates on Jan 8, 2010 9:18 AM EST

I always notice Bruins players of the past skating on other teams and wonder "what if". Just for fun make a roster of former Bruins still active in the NHL. There are quite a few out there. Is there another NHL team who can field a better group of has beens?

Im going with:

Knuble - Thornton - Kessel

Roloston - Boyes- Guerin

Samsonov - Pahlsson - Versteeg

Orr - Metropolit - Primeau

Brad Stuart - Aaron Ward

Hal Gill - Milan Jurcina

Steve Montador - Andrew Alberts

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Great idea! couple of things I’d change:

Sergei Gonchar played for the Bruins, I’d put him in place of any of those defensemen. Sean O’Donnell seems to be doing well in LA, stats-wise.

Aaron Ward got waived by the worst team in the league. Hmmmm.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 8, 2010 10:30 AM EST reply actions

Where’s Kobasew? And Hal Gill over Gonchar?

I notice goalies also are missing. But I suspect there’s a reason for that…

by Arenacale on Jan 8, 2010 10:37 AM EST reply actions

Active former goalies for the Bruins:
Alex Auld
Joey McDonald
Andrew Raycroft

yyyyup.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 8, 2010 10:56 AM EST up reply actions

raycrofts still playing lol

by BlueNGoldBomber on Jan 8, 2010 11:01 AM EST up reply actions

Backing up Luongo, so he’s more just opening the bench door.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 8, 2010 11:04 AM EST up reply actions

Actually, statistically he’s having his third-best year of his career. Huh.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 8, 2010 11:19 AM EST up reply actions

Isn’t that a bit like saying, “1983 was the third-best model year of the Chevette?”

by Arenacale on Jan 8, 2010 12:04 PM EST up reply actions

Yes. Well, he had that one pretty good year…

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 8, 2010 12:31 PM EST up reply actions

well when youve only faced 7 shots all year…

by BlueNGoldBomber on Jan 8, 2010 11:37 AM EST reply actions

Wow! I completely forgot about goalies and Gonchar.

I guess I’d go Gonchar in for Gill and O’’Donnell in for Ward.
Kobasew in for Primeau.

…and I’d probably need all three of those goalies to start at the same time to get anywhere.
You have to admit the forward lines actually don’t seem that bad.

by Kakabates on Jan 8, 2010 1:35 PM EST reply actions

I’d probably take Boynton over Montador, just because the short time Montador was here he was brutal.

by Dangles-McDonnybrook on Jan 9, 2010 3:07 PM EST reply actions

You might be right about that but I think somewhere deep in my sub-conscience I tried to stay away from anyone that spent to much time in Phoenix.

by Kakabates on Jan 10, 2010 11:43 AM EST up reply actions

Why? Phoenix had a shit coach for a while, but the players themselves weren’t especially bad.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 10, 2010 6:41 PM EST up reply actions

I don’t know. I just get a yucky feeling. Watching the Great One coach that team is like watching Dick Clarks Rockin’ New Years Eve. They should sell the Coyotes to The City Of Hartford and be done with it.

Concuss that!
Kakabates

by Kakabates on Jan 12, 2010 2:53 PM EST reply actions