Guest JL Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 # 20 - Bryan Smolinski Position: Centre Shoots: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 215 Born: 27 Dec '71 Born in: Toledo, OH, United States Drafted: Boston's 1st round choice, 21st overall, in 1990 Acquired: Signed as free agent on July 2, 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ryanrdt Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 Great upgrade on bonk in my opinion!!! Looked good in the last Pre-season game against ottawa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest s.k 11 Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 Great upgrade on bonk in my opinion!!! Looked good in the last Pre-season game against ottawa I will still miss Bonk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HabsfanfromtheROCK Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 Yeah smokes is a BIG upgrade from bonk for sure.. hes good on the faceoffs.. good playmaker.... better skater then bonk.. and can score more ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest overlords Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Yeah smokes is a BIG upgrade from bonk for sure.. hes good on the faceoffs.. good playmaker.... better skater then bonk.. and can score more ! and he can walk a few feet without getting nailed in the face with a puck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kjdriedger Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Bonks was underrated but over paid, while I think the opposite is true of Smolinski - to me he is just an insurance policy and allows a few minor leaugers more time to develop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franck5890 Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 I was a fan of Bonk while he was here, and although I was disappointed he wasn't re-signed, we couldn't have picked a more appropriate player to fill his position, in my opinion. Smolinski always has and will be a workhorse, and I look forward to seeing what he can do at both ends of the ice this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest habs_fan1160 Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 I haven't really gotten a chance to form an opinion on this guy, but I'm excited he's here, he's an upgrade from Bonk and if Bonk was that effective for us last season, I'm really excited to see this guy lace up in the regular season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fansince1975 Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Welcome to the team. I think that defensively very similar to Bonk. Offensively much better then Bonk. Face-offs are also better then Bonk. Looking forward to watching Crosby and others have their time and space limited by Smolinski. Hopefully some of the other players will learn how to play a great two way game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest s.k 11 Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 I think he might be playing on the wing this season with Grabovski and Chipchura making the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KovalevMTL Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 Hey Smolinski, Go put that Staal flat on his back please, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest s.k 11 Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 Hopefully he plays on the 3rd line against the leafs or we will get eaten by Blake and Sundin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Oatmeal777 Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 Begin-Chipchura-Smolinski would be a sweet shutdown line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevesaku Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Hopefully he plays on the 3rd line against the leafs or we will get eaten by Blake and Sundin. i fear that as well. i cant take a loss to the leafs. no way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Memo Gonzales Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Smolinski was much quicker on skates than I had thought he would be. Though he ain't no rocket of skater, but above average IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fansince1975 Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Good defensive game. Not sure if it was the lines or the high number of penalties but didn't notice Smoke a lot in the game. But when I did see him he was very good defensively. I would like to see Smoke, Pleks, and Chips as a line. This would be in my opinion a great two way line capable at shutdown the top forwards (Crosby, Heatley) and enough offensive ability to get 20+ goals each. Chips would learn a lot from Smoke. Plus the team would win a lot of face-offs with three centers to pick from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Habanero Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 I don't know anything about smokes!? But I like the sound of him. Hate to be a hater, but he looked a little slow against Carolina? Or am I way-off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rob2h Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 He looked pretty decent in exhibition action.If he helps beat the Leafs then hes good in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jeff33 Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 i think bonk is a better defensive player, but smoke has the much greater offensive upside. thats a fair tradeoff, but i can tell you this hes not getting 50 pts playing on the 4th line. i think he needs a bigger role on the team or its a waste. it is only 2 games in though im sure he will get shuffled around. i hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nathanislast Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 I don't know if anyone else noticed this last night or mentioned if it is on the board yet. But I was VERY impressed when Smokes picked up Fleury's helmet when it was knocked off and handed it to him. He didn't even think about it. Before the whistle blew he had his glove off and bending over to pik up the helmet. That kind of behaviour might not mean a lot to the game of hockey but it sure says a lot about Smokes' personality. If one respects others then others will respect you. What a guy! I couldn't get over that and I just had to share it. Did anyone else notice that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyv Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 I noticed it aswell, but so far i'm really liking smolinski, he is constantly winning important faceoffs, and making great plays when he has the puck and when he doesn't. I mean that dive to stop the cross ice pass on the PP for PIT was dynamite, the wrap around pass to Higgins in the final few minutes of the game when they had him out there with Higgins and Koivu was awesome, Fleury made a dandy save, but on 50% of the other goalies that would probably be a goal. He is also very disciplined, he barely takes penalties let alone costly ones. What an excellent investment, i'd have no problem keeping Smolinski here past this year as a permanent fixture on our 3rd line who could easily fill in on the top 6 if injury occurs. He brings also brings other intangibles like leadership and experience, he could be a great mentor in the future for guys like Chipchura, Lapierre and Milroy, who are all destined for 3rd or 4th line duty in the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest smoke Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 2nd line tomorrow, lets see what u can do in nhl 08 video game hes on my first line, as his rating is soo high 84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KovalevMTL Posted October 19, 2007 Report Share Posted October 19, 2007 Someone needs some hockey stick lessons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-1 Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 Smolinski is going to play in his 1000th game on Monday, versus the Bruins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest smoke Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 That will be exciting for him, hopefully he can knock one back in like he did the other night SMOKE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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