A New Development Has Surfaced In Don Sweeney Being Fired By The Boston Bruins
Will GM Don Sweeney and President Cam Neely be fired by the Boston Bruins organization any time soon?
Much to the dismay of fans everywhere who have just witnessed the Bruins as they were demolished at the trade deadline he won’t.
According to NHL Insider Jimmy Murphy, if the Bruins were to fire Sweeney and Neely, they would’ve done so over the Four Nations Face-Off break, which of course nothing happened.
Status quo for Jeremy Jacobs.
The Bruins are now 7th in the Atlantic Division, with a record of 29-28-8 with 66 points under Interim Coach Joe Sacco.
This seems like an entirely fireable offense for Sweeney who has missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in nine years.
All the while the last time the Bruins did make the finals, in 2019 they were unable to finish the job against a hot St. Louis Blues team who worked their way up from last place to win the cup against a tough Boston Bruins team.
The team’s nine-year record at the helm is 425-194-81 for a . 665 win percentage, which ranks first in the NHL over that span. He has twice won the President’s Trophy with the league’s top mark, and the team has a current stretch of eight straight playoff appearances.
While the statistics above are impressive, this says nothing of his drafting capabilities and his trade record.
His last free-agency was a disaster, and Head Coach Jim Montgomery would pay the ultimate price for players who were unable to push the Bruins into winning territory.
Now, the Bruins are back to square one, as the retooling has begun.
Move, now performed by the Boston Bruins team, such as neither fan expected nor rather no fan desired. A shock trade deadline came when the team even said goodbye to the captain, the building block of the team, Brad Marchand.
He now leaves for the Florida Panthers. Along with Charlie Coyle and Brandon Carlo, Marchard’s exit from the scene – for many unforgiving Bruin fans, now marching for the removal of General Manager Don Sweeney.
Don Sweeney’s feeble excuse ruins everything!
After the trades were sealed, Sweeney informed the media of his statement to the world that he was addressing the entire Warrior Ice Arena at that time in his attempt at explanation over what he did. However, his remarks only fueled the fire. “And obviously the captain in Brad Marchand.
You know, that one goes back a long way for me and cuts deeper than really any player that I’ve had the privilege of getting to know and watch thrive and become a, you know, Hall of Famer, a great, you know, one of the greatest Bruins ever.” A somewhat scripted farewell, rather than a coherent explanation, was forthcoming from him.
Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney speaks after trading Marchand at Deadline
That was not all; it even continued as Sweeney proceeded with saying how “hometown favorites” he found both “great teammates,” and “great players,” when talking to Coyle and Carlo. To add to his misery, the rest of the Boston faithful, whose sentiments he was trying to lean on probably, were waiting for an answer and not a dedication.
One really angry fan went on to X (formerly Twitter) and wrote, “This is a day that will live in infamy for a generation of Bruins fans.” The noise is loud, clear, and ceaseless.
Industry Reactions: Portnoy and Bieksa Weigh In
The world of hockey was just as astonished. Portnoy, the entrepreneur, got on social media and bemoaned the loss of Nose Face, a moniker he bestowed on Marchand. Remembering moments like ‘The Kiss’ and seeing his role in the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, Portnoy distilled the feelings of many: “Can’t think of Boston without Brad Marchand.”.
And then, there were analysts Kevin Bieksa and Paul Bissonnette, who managed to capture the entire tragedy with their reactions. Bissonnette said nothing and merely rested his head; while Bieksa pretended not to have heard anything about the trade-an unspoken but loud statement.
There goes Boston’s dynamic duo of Marchand, Coyle, and Carlo, which drastically changed the face of the team. And again, fans will not buy anything from Don Sweeney. Their patience runs out. Will this lead to a rebuild, or is the championship window for the Bruins slamming shut? Sweeney’s job is already hanging by a thread, and it is through a miracle that he can save it now. The pressure is at its peak, and fans of the Bruins are watching closely.
