Looch Ness Monster

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I was kind of shocked to see how much he just dominated the class A hitters. I'll be interested to see how he does in Salem. I expect similar results though because I don't think the jump from A to A+ is considerable at all. I would say the jump from A+ to AA is though.

I think he should be voted in. It would probably make the MLB rethink the lame voting system that puts players like Kosuke Fukudome in.

Didn't want to put just one Patriot on there. But I forgot about Bergeron. I agree with whoever said we forget how young he is a lot.

Who are the top 10 players under 26 in all four of the major Boston sports (Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins, Celtics) 1. Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox 2. Jerod Mayo, Patriots 3. Rajon Rondo, Celtics 4. David Krejci, Bruins 5. Jon Lester, Red Sox 6. Phil Kessel, Bruins 7. Jacoby Ellsbury, Red Sox 8. Milan Lucic, Bruins 9. Patrice Bergeron, Bruins 10. Glen Davis, Celtics Thoughts?

Post up a picture. I could probably help you out.

I'm just not sure I'm sold on Kessel. I've heard stories about him getting into fights with multiple coaches before he got to the NHL because he kept leaving his own zone early and was not playing defense. The more things change, the more they stay the same. And Kessel is extremely streaky while I see Krejci as a much more steady player. He just needs to become a quicker skater..but that can improve with workouts in the summer. But the way I saw it this season Kessel would have a huge stretch of 8 or 9 games where he would get a point per game, then get absolutely nothing for another 8 or 9 games.

Yeah but Krejci is also just 22 years old. He won't be on the first line next year anyways. Savard will be. Give the kid 2 or 3 more years to round out his offensive game. He plays in all 3 zones and to me that's enough for a first line center.

I'd like to say that Lester's massive amount of innings in 2008 compared to relatively minimal innings in the previous years is the reason for his troubles. But that isn't the case. He's throwing as hard as he's ever thrown and he isn't showing fatigue. He's just missing spots and leaving his fastball up in the zone.

The way I see it David Krejci is the best player on the list as far as talent is concerned. Phil Kessel doesn't play in his own zone and I think that is what is gonna make him expendable. Krejci plays in all 3 zones, as does Milan Lucic. And I think Savard is expendable because of how deep we are at center in the organization. My ranking.. 1. David Krejci 2. Milan Lucic 3. Phil Kessel 4. Marc Savard I feel like Krejci and Lucic are future captains of the team. You could see that they were our 2 best players on the ice for most of the playoffs. You need Lucic if you want to win the cup. It's hard to find power forwards like him in the draft and luckily we found him.

It has beat the NBA for viewers in the playoffs this season... :dunno:

The Bruins are going to have a tough offseason this year. They have to resign both restricted free agents David Krejci, Phil Kessel as well as RFA Matt Hunwick and they have limited cap space available. This is the only real problem with developing homegrown talent and seeing them all turn into stars at roughly the same time. There's an issue however..Milan Lucic and Marc Savard are up for contracts in the summer of 2010 too. So you have to plan ahead and decide whether you want to A) let one of the K's (Krejci or Kessel) go, and lock Lucic up to a long term extension sign both of the K's and trade a guy like Chuck Kobasew to make cap room C) let Savard and his $5 million walk in 2010, sign Krejci, Kessel and Lucic..hope Bergeron can be the old Bergeron d) other? Other guys that are unrestricted free agents..PJ Axelsson, Stephane Yelle, Shane Hnidy, Mark Recchi, Manny Fernandez, Steve Montador. I'm not sure about Yelle or Recchi but I think Axe will be back for a hometown discount and Fernandez, Montador as well as Hnidy will be gone. This is our current roster under contract for next year excluding RFA and UFA.. Boston forwards Marc Savard Patrice Bergeron Chuck Kobasew Milan Lucic Michael Ryder Blake Wheeler Shawn Thornton Marco Sturm Byron Bitz Boston defensemen Zdeno Chara Dennis Wideman Mark Stuart Aaron Ward Andrew Ference Tim Thomas I expect guys like Vladimir Sobotka and Tuukka Rask to be on the team next year. So taking all of this into consideration..who do you value the most out of these 4 players looking ahead from #1-4? Phil Kessel David Krejci Milan Lucic Marc Savard

Looch Ness Monster strikes again.

This is disappointing but I think we'll be fine. We're deep at the position as an organization.

See Dojji, just have faith brotha. The Bruins haven't let me down this year. Keep this up. Kill 'em. Put up an 8-1 score to finish off the game!

Doesn't matter. Timmy has been standing on his head for the most part. We'll figure it out.

Hell of a win and a fist pump by Paps.

The monster puts the icing on the cake.

The Looch Ness Monster has made his presence felt tonight. As well as Chara, Recchi, Krejci, Kessel, Thomas and the rest of the gang. So awesome.

How is Kobasew "stone hands"? He just came off a season in which he scored 20+ goals.. Plenty of teams would love a player like Kobasew who can score goals and stick his nose into the spots on the ice a lot of players would be afraid to. Especially when the only expense would be a few middle draft picks. Kessel and Krejci will both be back in Boston..and I can't believe that Thomas STILL has doubters.

Do you guys see Dustin Pedroia and Jon Lester both retiring in Boston? I think I do. I would love to see Dusty eventually get his number 15 up in the rafters if he can have a good enough career to earn it. He's off to a great start. And I don't know why you're so sure Buchholz is going to be a steady player here. He hasn't really found a spot in the rotation yet and it's going to be hard for him to do so. I could see him eventually leaving to become a #1 or #2 guy of the rotation on a team in a smaller market.

Yep. I've always been a fan of the football, basketball and hockey teams growing up. Funny that the hockey team is the only team with championships. 2 in my lifetime at that (2001 and 2008)!

Which Sox players under 30 do you think will spend the longest/shortest time in Boston out of this list of players? Rank them starting with 1. Longest tenure . . . 16. Shortest tenure Sox players under 30 Jonathan Papelbon - 28 Dustin Pedroia - 25 Jon Lester - 25 Justin Masterson - 24 Ramon Ramirez - 27 Hunter Jones -25 Michael Bowden - 22 Josh Beckett - 28 Daisuke Matsuzaka - 28 Chris Carter - 26 Rocco Baldelli - 27 Argenis Diaz - 22 Junichi Tazawa - 23 Manny Delcarmen - 27 Daniel Bard - 23 Clay Buchholz - 24

I really just don't think Timmy is the kind of goalie that can stand on his head for a game. His unorthodox style leaves a lot of big rebounds in the slot or out near the blue line. He's bound to let in at least one soft goal. But I do think he always gives the Bruins a chance to win. He'll let in that one soft goal and THEN stand on his head for the rest of the game. I don't think Timmy needs to stand on his head for the Bruins to win. I think Julien needs to move Lucic back with Ryder and Krejci (worked great against Montreal) to create space for Krejci and Ryder. He needs to put Axelsson back with Savard and Kessel. And he needs to sit Blake Wheeler for game 5. I didn't understand putting Thornton in the press box in favor of the rookie Wheeler. Thornton, Bitz and Yelle were one of our best lines throughout the year when they were together. Amazing stat: When Krejci scores a point the Bruins are 42-2-5 (including playoffs)