We have agreed to terms with forward Jesper Boqvist on a one-year contract!
Fucking love this signing, he’s gonna slot in perfectly on the fourth line and can run with the third line in a pinch.
Guys. I’m worried.
We’ll be fine. Even if the next season is a step back (which by the odds it surely will be cause we just won the ultimate prize) Zito has his eyes on the future and locking in our core. Everyone is young enough that the cup window is open for years to come if we can lock them in.
Boqvist is also a lateral move from Stenlund who was our biggest loss up front so far (pending Tarasenko leaving). Would be great to have retained Montour or OEL but at the prices they fetched it wasn’t in the cards so I expect Zito to add on D via another reclamation project as he has done so effectively in the past
I’d like to see some defenseman at some point
This.
Why? This is a great move assuming the AAV is low. Boston probably would have liked to keep him but they paid Lindholm and Zadorov. We needed more speed and he brings that to us. Should be a great fit
We could’ve done better. We’re getting out Zito’ed by several teams right now. We need D strength.
We’ll get it. I’m sure Zito has a surprise signing or trade up his sleeve that we don’t know about yet. It’s just the first day, a lot will happen throughout the sunmer.
He has earned more than the benefit of the doubt at this point
After Chuck and PoMo, I give Zito plenty of leeway. After all, he has a cap to play with.
Have a couple rookies that can fight for spots on defense and already have a set core in ekblad/forsling. Unless we trade ekblad and don't find a good replacement, not worried.
another ex bruin for more center depth