Bruins place Chris Bourque on waivers

Thank god.

At least “Titletown” can now sleep well. Or, he will have to find something/someone else to complain about….

Failed experiment, it happens. I can’t imagine the pressure on that kid with Ray being his dad, that can’t be easy- hopefully he ends up back in Providence, I’ll enjoy watching him there

Safe to say Chiarelli has a move in mind to bring someone else in- be interesting if they can bring in someone that will click with Kelly and Peverely to make that line more of a threat

Rough for Chris sure not due to lack of trying, he has been skating his a** off. Hope the young man stays positive and hope he stays with boston farm league.

I disagree with this big time. I have watched every Bruins game and I can say he really pushes the pace when he is out there. We need quick skaters Marchand & Seguin are the only other guys we got at his speed. 

Who’s his replacement? Don’t tell me it’s Pandolfo

Well said….it’s tough to follow in the footsteps of a genuine great…look at Larry Bird’s kid…he’s all messed up..John Lennon? Sean Lennon?……this might also be the first step in making additional moves…

speed is great when paired with skill- not sure Chris falls into that catagory. I would say you left out Paille in the speed dept.

short term, I would hope. I would guess there will be a trade announced soon

he tried hard, but just couldnt cut it. best of luck to him. 

Notice why the P-Bruins pp suddenly got good? When Bourque went up.

Finally. You have to feel for Peverley and Kelly; they were shorthanded every time that line hit the ice.

If pointing out the reality that number 48 didn’t belong in the NHL is “complaining”, so be it. Number 48 was horrible. If it wasn’t for his last name he’d be running a car wash in Kamloops.

really? bourgue is a detriment to AHL teams now, get a clue

if he catches on with another team and they win the cup we can have a parade for him like his father-another great frickin idea by Mumbles!

did the b’s give up pouliot for this guy?? pouliot was the sheeet last year!

It was an easy call.  He didn’t stand a chance the way that line has been playing, whether it was the poor chemistry, lack of talent, or just in a slump.  That line has been much better in the past, and needs to start scoring and stop giving up goals for this team to keep winning.  Any idea when Caron may be ready.  He was a better forechecker with better size than Bourque.

The kid has some offensive talent, but his head is obviously in the wrong place right now.  Hope he ends up in Providence.  There is no reason to give up on him yet.

Unfortuantely, this kid’s taking the fall for the other 2 cardboard cutouts on that line…but, Chiarelli can’t waive those guys because he just gave them big contracts.  Those 2 have had more defensive whiffs in key situations than Carl Crawford.

No more excuses now, boys!

They gave the kid a very generous shot.  No question the speed is there, but it doesn’t translate at the NHL level.  He got caught back a lot and the line was covering for him back checking and in the defensive end.  He may catch on somewhere but I didn’t see much “touch” around the net.

I agree with the move also- I don’t think he will be much more than a fill in NHLer- mostly AHL talent, but some of the folks on here want to pin Kelly and Peverley solely on him- not sure I agree with that, I think they are both having bad years combined with the fact that they played a little over their level before this year.

Offensive talent? Exactly one goal and three assists in 20 games, to include some PP time, and a -6 for his plus/minus. He may have been an offensive talent at BU and in the AHL, but it hasn’t translated in the bigs.

No reason to give up on him “yet?” Seven years in the minors; I think it’s time to pull the plug.

although i don’t disagree with your accessment of him being sent to the minors- he did have the best plus minus on that line!

Wasn’t the right fit for him from the beginning. Playing on a line with Chris (whiff) Kelly and Rich (no pass) Peverly would be difficult for anyone. Combined with this line’s lack of size and physical play, and this was inevitable. 

His really close to getting it just more time

He is NOT an NHL Level Player. If his last name was “Pork”, he never would have played here…