Bruins trade Sobotka to St. Louis

WHY! WHAT IS THIS BRUINS ALWAYS TRADE MY FAVORITE GOD DAMN PLAYER!!! TO THE BLUES!

FIRST BOYES! NOW SOBIE WTF! WTF BOSTON WTF!

not happy right now :( FUCK THEM

i hope he goes on and scores 50 in ST.louis….. like boyes

hate this

great stuff. Vlad was alright, but he’s replaceable and I think we have better players in Providence who can step up to the plate this season.

Plus, I like the idea of having Warsofsky better anyway.

He wasn’t the best player, and Boston can definitely find many players, some of which who are probably already in the system, who can have the same if not more production. The thing was i think he really got the hearts of Boston fans, with his reckless 100% all the time play. People in Boston can’t help but love a little guy who hits everything in sight. He, however, isn’t a player who will make or break this team. Sobotka may turn into a very good Center, but from the looks of the Bruins organization the only way he would’ve made a difference is if he switched to the wing. Campbell if resigned will fill his role quite nicely. They play a similar style, plus Campbell has a little more offense i believe. I’m not sure if the B’s will see the offense of Campbell playing on the 4th line, but he has put up 30+ points in a season before. I also think Campbell will be a main cog on the PK if he is still around. It sucks to see Vlady go, but the B’s also picked up a really talented local kid in exchange for a player who looked to be destined for a fourth line center role.

But I didn’t love Sobotka. I’m curious about the salary cap implications. Seems like his salary would just be taken off the books

NO THEY DIDNT!!!!!

His energy and effort wont be matched by anyone on the team.
Bogus move…the one guy aside from Hunwick and Paille who has speed.

Some opportunities for some of the guys down in Providence to break to the big club.

I appreciated Sobotka myself, but some of this unrequited love for him is a bit much.

Totally okay with this. Yeah he hits everything in sight but you have to assume he’ll break down eventually. Had a lot of fun watching him for the Bruins, but he wasn’t exactly a superstar. Warsofsky could be good, too. That’d be fun.

I don’t really get the outrage over this one. I liked Sobotka too, but he was clearly caught in a numbers game. Consider the following:
1. the Bruins are insanely deep at center.
2. the Bruins just added to that insane depth level by trading for Greg Campbell and drafting Tyler Seguin (though the latter is less important to Sobotka’s future, since no one seriously expected Sobotka to be heading up a scoring line).
3. the Bruins are thin in organizational talent on defense.

Sobotka is listed at 5’10, 183 lbs, and even that listing seems generous to me. The Bruins are, if nothing else, an organization that prizes size. Greg Campbell is listed at 6’0, 197 lbs, which strikes me as much closer to the sort of size they want a checking line center to be. Sobotka is tenacious, and he will throw a hit, but his lack of size means he will be, at most, a quality pest. He simply does not have the skill to be more than a checking line player. What’s more, Sobotka has just 22 points in 134 NHL games (0.16 PPG). Campbell provides a bit more offensive punch, with 85 in 363 games (0.23 PPG). Obviously neither total will set the world ablaze, but the Bruins suffered from a dearth of scoring on every single line. Upgrades anywhere, slight as they may be, are welcome.

In Warsofsky, the Bruins get a player who fits what they want. Here’s the most recent scouting report from HockeysFuture:

16. David Warsofsky, D – 19, 7.0D
5’9, 170 lbs
Drafted fourth round, 95th overall, 2008

The smallest of the Blues’ defensemen prospects, the Boston University sophomore has had a memorable winter. After Team USA’s championship in Saskatchewan, he scored a goal in Fenway Park against Boston College in the Beanpot Tournament final.

The Terriers, after stumbling out of the gates, are now one of the better teams in the country – posting 12 of their 16 wins since the holidays. With five goals in the Terriers’ last nine games before the Hockey East tournament – Warsofsky’s played a big part. He has 23 points in 33 games on the year.

While size will always be an issue, he’s a high character player and his slap shot from the point is a weapon – especially on the power play. His 12 goals are a lot more than the three he had last year.

His offensive game will attract attention after his college career but his skill set – like Fairchild’s – may be better suited to pro hockey overseas.

Warsofsky was St. Louis’ 16th best prospect according to them, but rated a solid 7.0, which means that if he reaches his potential, he translates to a top 4 D. It’s noteworthy that the Blues have one of the best farm systems in the NHL and are particularly deep on defense.

Look at the Bruins’ defense prospects again. Adam McQuaid has “Piker” written all over him and Yuri Alexandrov is the only one who looks like a halfway decent bet to have a steady NHL job in a couple years, and we don’t know the first thing about him! Warsofsky probably immediately becomes the 2nd best D prospect, depending on how you feel about Tommy Cross. If the Bruins could pick up a potential D prospect and give up a player who was expendable anyway, I can’t lose too much sleep over that one.

and he thanked him for sending somewhere that he’ll be able to play. Class act Vlad.

Word out of St. Louis via Andy Strickland is that Sobotka asked to be traded somewhere where he could play a bigger role.

Because although Sobotka seemed to have some hustle, he sure looked useless to me out there. I don’t want to rag on the guy, but this doesn’t affect my outlook of the Bruins future.

Sobotka’s effort was good and he was fun to watch, but the guys who get praised for their effort are the guys who don’t have anything else to praise. He’s never going to be a game-changing player and is the definition of replaceable, ESPECIALLY on a team with the depth at center we have. The Bruins don’t have much in the works as far as defensemen go. This is a good deal.