Brewin Flames Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Foligno bolts for Bruins Nick Foligno is joining the Boston Bruins, reports The Athletic's Michael Russo. The Nick Foligno deal reported by @RussoHockey with the Bruins is expected to be two years @TSNHockey #FreeAgentFrenzy — Bruce Garrioch (@SunGarrioch) July 28, 2021 Bruce Garrioch reports the deal will be for two years. There had been some thought the former Columbus Blue Jackets captain would join younger brother, Marcus Foligno, with the Minnesota Wild. Foligno, 33, heads into his 15th NHL season. The Buffalo native split last year between the Blue Jackets and the Toronto Maple Leafs after being traded in a deadline deal. He appeared in only seven games for the Leafs during the regular season and four of their seven-game first-round loss to the Montreal Canadiens due to injury. In 957 career games with the Ottawa Senators, Blue Jackets and Leafs, Foligno has 203 goals and 283 assists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 Reports: Bruins add forward depth by signing Nosek, Haula Cup of Chowder Staff After adding a defenseman earlier in the day, the Bruins have apparently added to their forward depth as well. First up: forward Tomas Nosek, formerly of the Vegas Golden Knights: Tomas Nosek agrees to 2 years $3.5 deal with the Bruins. AAV $1.75 mil — Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) July 28, 2021 At first glance, Nosek appears to be a replacement of sorts for Sean Kuraly. He's a bottom six player who can chip in on offens occasionally, and also offers something on the penalty kill. Tomas Nosek, signed 2x$1.75M by BOS, is an offence-minded fourth liner who gets good scoring chances. #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/labiULpxK2 — JFresh (@JFreshHockey) July 28, 2021 For short money and term, he's not a bad player to have in the mix in what's becoming an increasingly crowded bottom six for the Bruins. Speaking of a crowded bottom six: Erik Haula! Erik Haula signs in Boston, two-year deal, $2.375M AAV Year 1, $2.25M Year 2, $2.5M@TSNHockey @TheAthletic — Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) July 28, 2021 Like Nosek, Haula is a bottom six forward, one who could probably play on the third or fourth line as needed. He has bounced around in recent years after spending the early part of his career in Minnesota; he most recently played for the Florida Panthers, where he recorded 21 points in 51 games. Overall, these aren't the most thrilling moves by the Bruins, but they certainly add to the intrigue: they seem to have too many 3rd and 4th line players at this point. Ideally, it's in preparation for a trade or a bigger move of some kind, and not some attempt at going for quantity over quality. We will see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 @Brewin Flames WTF is up with your vertical posts? Can't even read it. Ullmark going to the Bruins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 (edited) Reports: Bruins sign defenseman Derek Forbort to a 3-year, $9 million deal Cup of Chowder Staff 5 hrs ago It looks like the Bruins have made their first move of free agency, and it's a boost to the blue line: AAV $3 https://t.co/vofOXEJzry — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) July 28, 2021 In case it's not clear, the AAV is $3 million, not $3. $3 would be quite a steal. Derek Forbort is 29 and spent last season with the Winnipeg Jets. Since being drafted in the first round in 2010, Forbort has also played for the Los Angeles Kings and Calgary Flames. Forbort is 6' 4", 219 pounds, and a left shot. He's very much a defensive defenseman: tries to play physical, blocks shots (115 last season), etc. Don't expect him to lead the rush very often, but the Bruins likely won't ask him to given their other mobile defenders. He played 151 minutes for Winnipeg on the penalty kill last year, and started 58.1% of his shifts in the defensive zone. For the Bruins, who have already seen Kevan Miller and Jeremy Lauzon leave, Forbort likely projects to be a bottom-pairing defenseman (or middle). Ideally, they're still looking for a bigger upgrade at 1LD, but... we'll see! i just don't know what's going on anymore with the defenceman market and at this point i'm too afraid to ask pic.twitter.com/Oe9F3FTYyd — dom at the athletic (@domluszczyszyn) July 28, 2021 Derek Forbort, signed 3x$3M by BOS, is a stay-at-home defenceman who played pretty tough second pair minutes with Winnipeg last season. #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/rH9JgiD5RX — JFresh (@JFreshHockey) July 28, 2021 Edited July 28, 2021 by Brewin Flames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 31 minutes ago, OccamsRazor said: @Brewin Flames WTF is up with your vertical posts? Can't even read it. Ullmark going to the Bruins. I just copy and paste...are they not readable ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 10 minutes ago, Brewin Flames said: I just copy and paste...are they not readable ? Not on my phone not sure how it looks on a lap top. On my phone it is a two foot stack of letters. HA I thought you might be smoking that good sh it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, OccamsRazor said: Not on my phone not sure how it looks on a lap top. On my phone it is a two foot stack of letters. HA I thought you might be smoking that good sh it. It's probably trying to emulate the head in your avatar! Looks fine here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 Bruins free agency updates: goalie Linus Ullmark, forward Nick Foligno headed to Boston Matt Porter 4 hrs ago The Bruins entered Wednesday, the first day NHL teams can sign free agents this offseason, with a shopping list of needs at forward, defense and goaltender. Here’s the latest on incoming and outgoing players as well as developments with other players who may have been on Boston’s radar: • With goalie Tuukka Rask’s future unclear after hip surgery and former backup Jaro Halak off to Vancouver, the Bruins invested in their goaltending. Linus Ullmark signed with the Bruins, a team source confirmed. Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli reported the investment was significant: four years and $20 million. That $5 million annual salary cap hit is nearly double the $2.6M Ullmark made last year. It also likely means the Bruins see Ullmark as a No. 1 going forward, and have no plans to rush Jeremy Swayman, the rookie whose brief stint last year opened eyes and whom does not require waivers to move back and forth from Boston and Providence. Fellow youngster Dan Vladar does, meaning it’s possible Ullmark and Vladar could start the season as the Bruins’ battery in net. Conceivably, the door would be open for Rask, 34, should he want to sign at a short term and smaller amount than his eight-year, $56 million deal that expired this week. Rask is not expected to be healthy until the second half. Ullmark, who turns 28 on Saturday, appears to be a legit No. 1. He had a .917 save percentage and 2.63 goals against average in 20 games with Buffalo last year, playing behind one of the league’s worst teams. The career-long Sabre has a .912, 2.78 in six seasons, with a 50-47-13 record. Ullmark’s 2020-21 season – in which he went 9-6-3, while all other Sabres goalies went 6-28-4 – ended early because of a lower-body injury that he apparently suffered in Boston on April 13. It was his last game of the year. • The Bruins reportedly signed Nick Foligno, the former Columbus captain who ended last year with Toronto. The Ottawa Sun’s Bruce Garrioch said the deal was for two years. In a TSN interview, Foligno said he thought about returning to the Maple Leafs, where his father, Mike, grew up and spent part of his NHL career. But “talking with Patrice [Bergeron] and [general manager] Don Sweeney,” he said, Boston “felt like the place I was going to have the most impact.” Foligno, a 14-year vet, will be 34 in October. A left shot capable of playing all three forward spots, his production has declined over the last several seasons, down from a high of 31 goals and 73 points in 2014-15. At this stage, he is relied on mainly for checking and disruption. But Foligno has a reputation as an intelligent, disciplined player who can chip in with secondary offense. “Playing against those guys, they play a hard, heavy game and a structured game, and that’s the way I like to play,” he said. “It felt like the right team to join at this point in my career. I like the direction they’re trying to go, talking to Don, and what they’re trying to do right now.” A career 11.5 percent shooter, his rate dipped to 7.6 percent and 8.6 percent over the last two seasons. It’s possible he could reach 15-20 goals if that percentage rebounds. Foligno has a connection to Boston via his daughter. In 2016, Foligno and his wife, Janelle, donated $500,000 to Boston Children’s Hospital, where in 2013 their newborn daughter, Milana, had heart surgery to correct a congenital defect. The Folignos made a matching donation to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus. According to a 2016 Globe story, Milana, who turns 7 in October, was born with a malformed, leaking heart valve that doctors here made whole by inserting a tiny, expandable stent. In last year’s playoffs, an upper-body injury knocked Foligno (0-1–1 in four games) out of the Leafs’ seven-game loss to Montreal. “That was one of the most frustrating times of my career,” he said on TSN. “You go somewhere so excited, feel like you’re getting a foothold on the team, and then it comes crashing down with my injury … it took a little time to get over.” • The Bruins boosted their forward group by signing winger Erik Haula, who played for the Predators last season, a league source confirmed to the Globe. Haula got a two-year deal with a $2.375 million annual average value. Haula will make $2.25 million in the first year, and $2.5 million in the second. Haula, 30, scored 29 goals and had 55 points in 2018 as one of the original Golden Knights. The Finnish attacker has put up 76 points in 162 games since, a 38-point pace, bouncing from Carolina to Florida to Nashville. He broke into the NHL in 2013 with Minnesota, as a rookie with Bruin Charlie Coyle. • On defense, the Bruins’ replacement for Seattle expansion draft loss Jeremy Lauzon is Derek Forbort, according to multiple reports. Forbort came up with the Kings and spent last year with Winnipeg. Forbort (2-10–12 in 56 games) is 29, a left shot, and large (6-feet-4 and 216 pounds). With Lauzon gone, Kevan Miller retired, and Jarred Tinordi unlikely to return, Forbort will pick up heavy penalty-killing duty. Last year, he was tied for 24th in the league in PK time on ice (2:43 per game). • The Bruins lost energetic fourth-line center Sean Kuraly, who signed a four-year deal with his hometown Columbus Blue Jackets at $2.5 million per. Kuraly, who arrived here as a prospect in 2015, played 270 games and put up a 24-44–68 line. He produced 9-10–19 in the playoffs, including some memorable goals against Ottawa (2017) and Toronto (2019). • TSN’s Darren Dreger reported the Bruins signed former Vegas forward Tomas Nosek to a two-year, $3.5 million deal. Essentially a replacement for Kuraly, Nosek brings more offense (8-10-18 in 38 games last year). He also wins faceoffs at a good clip (52.6 percent career). • After looking at other bottom-six winger options, the Bruins brought back Nick Ritchie, according to the Globe’s Kevin Paul Dupont via a league source. Terms of the deal were immediately unclear. A restricted free agent, Ritchie was due a qualifying offer of $2 million. The Bruins balked at that, but Ritchie and agent Patrick Morris found common ground. • The Bruins didn’t land Blake Coleman, but won’t have to deal with him in the Atlantic Division. The former Tampa third-liner bolted west to Calgary on a six-year deal worth $4.9 million a season. Boston was rumored to be one of Coleman’s preferred few destinations. • Goaltender Jaroslav Halak, who spent the last three seasons here in a time-share with Tuukka Rask, will play in Vancouver on a $1.5 million deal, with bonuses. • The Rangers signed short-time Bruins forward Greg McKegg to a one-year, two-way deal worth $750,000, according to SportsNet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 3 minutes ago, OccamsRazor said: Not on my phone not sure how it looks on a lap top. On my phone it is a two foot stack of letters. HA I thought you might be smoking that good sh it. Off topic....never been stoned, no idea what it's like, love me some cold beer though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Just now, flyercanuck said: It's probably trying to emulate the head in your avatar! Don't you insult the Son of Ming. Max Von Sydow will not be pleased!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Brewin Flames said: Off topic....never been stoned, no idea what it's like, love me some cold beer though. So FC said it looks fine so it may be only on my phone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 I also heard the bruins offered Debrusk, Zboril, Beecher and i first for Eichel...no word on a deal yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 Boston Bruins Announce Free Agent Signings and Transactions The Bruins announce signings of Ullmark, Foligno, Haula and more. by Boston Bruins @NHLBruins / Boston Bruins July 28, 2021 BOSTON - Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today, July 28, the following free agent signings and transactions: Linus Ullmark, G The Bruins have signed goaltender Linus Ullmark to a four-year contract with an annual NHL cap hit of $5 million. Ullmark, 27, started 20 games for Buffalo in 2020-21, posting a 9-6-3 record with a .917 save percentage and a 2.63 goals against average. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound goaltender has appeared in 117 career NHL games with Buffalo, posting a 50-47-13 record with a .912 save percentage and a 2.78 goals against average. The Lugnvik, Sweden native was originally selected by Buffalo in the sixth round (163rd overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Nick Foligno, F The Bruins have signed forward Nick Foligno to a two-year contract with an annual NHL cap hit of $3.8 million. Foligno, 33, skated in 49 games with Columbus and Toronto in 2020-21, recording seven goals and 13 assists for 20 points. The 6-foot, 211-pound forward has appeared in 957 career NHL games with Ottawa, Columbus and Toronto, totaling 203 goals and 283 assists for 486 points. The Buffalo, New York native was originally selected by Ottawa in the first round (28th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Erik Haula, F The Bruins have signed forward Erik Haula to a two-year contract with an annual NHL cap hit of $2.375 million. Haula, 30, skated in 51 games with Nashville in 2020-21, recording nine goals and 12 assists for 21 points and a plus-21 rating. The 6-foot, 193-pound forward has appeared in 456 career NHL games with Minnesota, Vegas, Carolina, Florida and Nashville, totaling 94 goals and 102 assists for 196 points with a plus-196 rating. The Pori, Finland native was originally signed as a free agent by Detroit in 2014, before being selected by Vegas in the expansion draft in 2017. Tomas Nosek, F The Bruins have signed forward Tomas Nosek to a two-year contract with an annual NHL cap hit of $1.75 million. Nosek, 30, skated in 38 games with Vegas in 2020-21, recording eight goals and 10 assists for 18 points and a plus-seven rating. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound forward has appeared in 257 career NHL games with Detroit and Vegas, totaling 32 goals and 34 assists for 66 points. The Pardubice, Czech Republic native was originally selected by Minnesota in the seventh round (181st overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Mike Reilly, D The Bruins have signed defenseman Mike Reilly to a three-year contract with an annual NHL cap hit of $3 million. Reilly, 27, was acquired by the Bruins at the 2021 NHL trade deadline. In 15 regular season games with the Bruins, Reilly recorded eight assists and a plus-seven rating. In 11 playoff games, the 6-foot-1, 199-pound defenseman tallied four assists and a plus-three rating. The Chicago, Illinois native has appeared in 259 career NHL games with Minnesota, Montreal, Ottawa and Boston, totaling eight goals and 72 assists for 80 points. Reilly was originally selected by Columbus in the fourth round (98th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Derek Forbort, D The Bruins have signed defenseman Derek Forbort to a three-year contract with an annual NHL cap hit of $3 million. Forbort, 29, skated in 56 games with Winnipeg in 2020-21, recording two goals and 10 assists for 12 points with a plus-one rating. The 6-foot-4, 219-pound defenseman has appeared in 331 career NHL games with Los Angeles, Calgary and Winnipeg, totaling eight goals and 57 assists for 65 points with a plus-eight rating. The Duluth, Minnesota native was originally selected by Los Angeles in the first round (15th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Troy Grosenick, G The Bruins have signed goaltender Troy Grosenick to a one-year, two-way contract with an NHL cap hit of $750,000. Grosenick, 31, started two games for Los Angeles in 2020-21, posting a 1-1-0 record with a .922 save percentage and a 3.00 goals against average. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound goaltender has appeared in four career NHL games with San Jose and Los Angeles, posting a 2-2-0 record with a .933 save percentage and a 2.27 goals against average. The Brookfield, Wisconsin native played three seasons at Union College (2010-13) and was signed as a free agent by San Jose in 2013. Samuel Asselin, F The Bruins have signed forward Samuel Asselin to a two-year, entry-level contract with an annual NHL cap hit of $750,000. Asselin, 23, played in 25 games in the AHL with the Providence Bruins in 2020-21, recording one assist and a plus-four rating. The 5-foot-10, 183-pound forward also appeared in 53 games in the ECHL for the Atlanta Gladiators, recording 26 goals and 26 assists for 52 points. The Repentigny, Quebec native was originally signed to an AHL contract with Providence in 2019. Steven Fogarty, F The Bruins have signed forward Steven Fogarty to a one-year, two-way contract with an NHL cap hit of $750,000. Fogarty, 28, skated in nine games with the Buffalo Sabres in 2020-21, recording one goal and two assists for three points. The 6-foot-3, 204-pound forward has appeared in 27 career NHL games with the New York Rangers and Buffalo Sabres, totaling one goal and two assists for three points. The Chambersburg, Pennsylvania native was originally selected by New York Rangers in the third round (72nd overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Tyler Lewington, D The Bruins have signed defenseman Tyler Lewington to a one-year, two-way contract with an NHL cap hit of $750,000. Lewington, 26, skated in two games with Nashville in 2020-21, recording one assist and a plus-four rating. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound defenseman has appeared in 10 career NHL games, totaling one goal and two assists for three points. The Edmonton, Alberta native was originally selected by Washington in the seventh round (204th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Trade Sweeney also announced today, July 28, that the team has traded goaltender Dan Vladar to the Calgary Flames for a 3rd round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. Vladar, 23, was originally selected by the Bruins in the third round (75th overall) of the 2015 NHL draft. The 6-foot-5, 185-pound goaltender appeared in five career NHL games with the Bruins, posting a 2-2-1 record with a .886 save percentage and a 3.40 goals against average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 (edited) I don't like the Vladar trade....i feel like he had the chance to be the starter, until swayman studded in his starts. Vladar would have to pass through waivers to play in the AHL and someone would have claimed him, so better to get a pick in a trade than loose him for nothing. However with Calgary being my 2nd fav team, i'm ok with it. Edited July 29, 2021 by Brewin Flames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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