Bruins acquire Chris Bourque
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Bruins acquire Chris Bourque
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I hope the guy does well this go-round.
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I hope the guy does well this go-round.
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Re: Bruins acquire Chris Bourque
They already have Marchand... why do they need another guy that falls over a lot?
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Re: Bruins acquire Chris Bourque
Zach Hamill (former 8th overall pick, IIRC) goes the other way. Fairly skilled center, but can't skate, all but a bust at this point. Bourque is an impending UFA I think. That is Ray Bourque's son as I'm sure we recall...
Noteworthy AHL deal I suppose.
Noteworthy AHL deal I suppose.
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Re: Bruins acquire Chris Bourque
Bork bork bork!
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Re: Bruins acquire Chris Bourque
Someone clear this up for me: Teams can trade again already? Besides the 2 cup finalists, obviously?
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Re: Bruins acquire Chris Bourque
djlm wrote:Someone clear this up for me: Teams can trade again already? Besides the 2 cup finalists, obviously?
Teams not in the playoffs can trade.
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Re: Bruins acquire Chris Bourque
I actually laughed out loud at this.the wicked child wrote:They already have Marchand... why do they need another guy that falls over a lot?
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Re: Bruins acquire Chris Bourque
nice scouting.
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Re: Bruins acquire Chris Bourque
I loved how the AP headline read "Bruins acquire son of Hall of Famer Ray Bourque", implying they had made some kind of great score with a promising new player with this trade. It literally made me lol.
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Re: Bruins acquire Chris Bourque
As far as I know, and how it's been explained to me is as follows: There is no trade deadline, per se. Merely there's a date in which a player has to be on the roster in order to qualify for the playoffs. So it's a de facto trade deadline. It's almost an unwritten rule that you don't trade during the playoffs because a) GMs in the playoffs aren't interested in trading as it doesn't make sense, so you're limiting your market because there are only 13 teams to trade with instead of 29. b) you don't want to overshadow the Stanley Cup Playoffs at any time - so typically only "AHL" type moves are made...djlm wrote:Someone clear this up for me: Teams can trade again already? Besides the 2 cup finalists, obviously?
I can't confirm it 100%, but I believe if it came down to technicalities and brass tacks, that's how it goes.
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Re: Bruins acquire Chris Bourque
Is Providence looking to push themselves over the top?
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Re: Bruins acquire Chris Bourque
Bourque re-signs with Boston, 2 years - the second year is one-way, surprisingly.
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Re: Bruins acquire Chris Bourque
I wonder how much of this (the trade and 2 year contract) was pushed upon the Bruins by his dad?
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Re: Bruins acquire Chris Bourque
They (Boston) wants Ray Bourque more involved in the organization...this is a way to do it.
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Re: Bruins acquire Chris Bourque
Absolutely. Politics, nothing but politics. And nepotism.mikey287 wrote:They (Boston) wants Ray Bourque more involved in the organization...this is a way to do it.