I would hope they are building it that way. IMO they have to get back to their Roots, Big and Bad. The defense needed a physical leader, they got it with Zadorov. They needed a 1st line center, they goy Lindholm ( were there better centers out there yes but not as affordable). They guys they drafted this year are bigger , and the signing of Jones will help the 4th line and being a lot more physical. As for the Ullmark Trade, I think the return could have been better. IMO they should have traded DeBrusk before the deadline vs walking.

It's Evan's ooo in the background of your gametime segment when you announced the concert lineup at fenway for me lol

Let's go B's!!!!

It's was good Boston brought in Maroon but was about 3 steps behind every shift. Great in the locker room and on the bench but zero speed for today's game

The bruins are on paper right now built to beat Florida.

Still need more players for a playoff run.scorers wingers keep it rollin

Are the Boston Bruins building a roster more attuned to winning in the playoffs? Sure but it’s important to note that Don Sweeney and Cam Neely’s philosophy has never changed since 2015 in terms of roster construction and how they want to try to win hockey games They’ve continued to be intent on building Bruins teams that are deep down the middle, that also win more with team wide defensive structure & execution as well as above league average goaltending The problem has been since the 2019 SCF, most of Hall of Fame core Don Sweeney’s inherited from other GMs either left, retired or got too old (Bergeron Marchand Chara Krug Krejci Rask) And because Sweeney also pissed most of their high round draft capital away in recent years while making too many Salary Cap mistakes….. He’s had to try and replace all of that high level talent with a bunch of scrubs via primarily Free Agency because his drafting and developing hasn’t nearly been good enough either The playoff results under Don Sweeney? -8 of 9 years Don Sweeney’s Bruins have failed to win more than one playoff round -9 years as GM and Don Sweeney’s Bruins have only won ONE, 2nd round series, ONE!!! The difference seems to be that light may have FINALLY dawned on Don Sweeney’s marble head and he’s now realized that an aggressive forechecking team as well as size, toughness and physicality across the entire roster is what wins in the postseason So goodbye Grzelyck, Shattencrap, Forbort, Heinen, a too old and slow Maroon, a too small Boqvist…. etc… The replaced those guys with bigger, faster, stronger more aggressive and more physical guys The Bruins still have a Top 6 scoring problem as all really did was swap out a Top 6 wing for a Top 6 center, which isn’t nearly enough to vastly improve their overall Top 6 scoring in the postseason Last two seasons combined goal totals: Jake Debrusk: 47 Elias Lindholm: 36 I’m not saying Lindholm won’t improve their scoring and at center but their overall Top 6 talent hasn’t improved all that much They needed two or even three Top 6 forwards and all they did was lose one Top 6 Wing while adding one, Top 6 center Seems like they're a Top 6 forward or two short still However, Sweeney does seem to have smartened up a bit and is moving the organization towards a team profile that is much more aligned with Florida and the modern day, post-season NHL. But again, until they also solve their Top 6 scoring issues, the Bruins are likely going to struggle at points in the postseason where winning four rounds will be extremely difficult (unless Swayman goes 2011 Tim Thomas :) Maybe Fabian Lysell hits this year or maybe they can make a move at RW or even at 2C in season at some point as well (they have to stop trading 1st and 2nd round picks at some point though) And no Charlie Coyle isn’t a real 2c, not a playoff caliber 2c anyway. Don’t give me Coyle’s regular season numbers, he stinks in the playoffs Proof? Charlie Coyle the last three post seasons combined totals: -1 even strength goal, 4 lousy goals total. ONE F.N. even strength goal!!!! -A craptastic -8 for a guy that’s supposed to be a two way forward -A craptastic 47% at the faceoff dot for a guy that’s supposed to be “good” on draws So again homers, don’t throw up Coyle’s regular season numbers and call them “GOOD,” Unless you’re also willing to look at Coyle’s Post Season numbers and also call them “BAD” Because BOTH statements are true and the STATS not anyone’s opinion, PROVES IT!!! Baffling they didn’t re-sign Danton Heinen? I’d say that’s a bit strong, it not entirely ridiculous The Bruins didn’t have the money to re-sign Heinen. not to mention that they’re moving in a different direction in their bottom six. Bigger, faster and more physical, the three things Heinen isn’t really about, so…. Heinen is a regular season only kind of player anyway. Good enough, even in higher places in the lineup, on a Tuesday in December against Columbus. Then come playoff time, he’s basically useless Look at the bottom 6 guys they brought in. Kastelic, Jones & Tuefte…. All 6’3 or taller and all of them are 215lbs or heavier Bye Danton Heinen. Thanks for the memories Marc Mclaughlin? He’s nothing more than a bottom of the roster, AHL tweener whether he’s in Boston’s organization or any other teams’. That’s been the case since they day Mclaughin signed here Matt Poitras? He needs to get bigger and stronger. Note entirely the worst idea to have him spend some time down in the AHL to start the year. Book is still out as to whether he’s a Top 6 or middle six forward and whether or not he winds up at wing or stays at center long term Dean Letourneau?: At pick # 25 there weren’t any other forwards left on the board, particularly at center, that had his upside. Yes, there are enough red flags to call him a boom or bust prospect and most scouts/analysts agree that’s exactly what Letourneau is. He’s probably at least 3 years away but 4 or 5 seems far more realistic. He’s also their best forward/overall prospect now because if the Bruins put both Lysell and Letourneau on the trade block... It is a 100% certainty they’d get interest in Letourneau. Fabian Lysell on the other hand, seems to have reached the “get thrown in a deal” to get something better status That’s kind of where Uro Vaakanainen wound up. He lost value as a prospect as time went on, he couldn’t stay in/crack Boston’s lineup consistently & he eventually got moved alongside a 1st and a 2nd for Hampus Lindholm. This is probably Lysell’s last chance in Boston. He either makes the big club out of camp or he’s likely just trade bait moving forward.

Are the Bruins building their team for playoffs? No. The Bruins are trying to build a great regular season team so they can go down first round in the playoffs. Why would they build a playoff team?

Florida beat Bruins on ice. You can have all the paper you want. Bruins will never when a Cup with this core.