Boston Bruins Countdown To Camp: Tomas Nosek

From now till the start of coaching camp, Boston Hockey Now could be profiling gamers who will likely be on, or have an opportunity to be on, the 2022-23 Boston Bruins. At this time’s participant: Tomas Nosek.

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What Occurred Final 12 months: Nosek, 29, had a strong first season with the Boston Bruins after signing in free company and was a constant presence on Boston’s fourth line. The nice: Nosek was a hard-working penalty kill, received faceoffs and did all of the little issues in precisely the sort of function that was envisioned for him previous to his arrival in Boston.

The not-so-good: Nosek completed with three objectives and 14 factors in 75 video games and completed as a minus participant (minus-9) for a fourth line that basically didn’t discover their footing till the very finish of the season, when Nick Foligno, Nosek and Curtis Lazar (together with a couple of video games from Chris Wagner) gelled collectively and performed very properly within the playoffs towards the Carolina Hurricanes.

Nosek skilled numerous issue ending off offensive probabilities created by his arduous work on the ice, and it made the fourth line an offensive afterthought for a lot of the 12 months. After scoring eight objectives in every of the earlier three NHL seasons, the hope is that it was extra unhealthy luck than the rest for him final season.

Questions To Be Answered This Season: Actually, it comes down as to whether there’s extra that Nosek can deliver to the desk offensively. Nosek is sweet on the little particulars and makes the sort of performs that assist groups win hockey video games, however he may have been extra impactful at occasions if he may have completed off a couple of extra performs.

Maybe that can occur this season after sporting a foul luck 3.6 taking pictures share that was the worst of his NHL profession and much beneath the 7.5 taking pictures share for his complete NHL profession. Even three or 4 extra objectives unfold out over the course of an NHL season may make the participant, and thereby his line, extra impactful relating to profitable and shedding these tight one-goal video games.

In any other case, Nosek is a wonderfully good participant that’s holding down a modest $1.75 million cap hit proper in line what you ought to be paying for veteran fourth line gamers. The one different query is whether or not Nosek turns into one of many gamers that winds up getting moved by the Boston Bruins to create vital wage cap house as soon as rehabbing gamers like Charlie McAvoy, Matt Grzelcyk and Brad Marchand come again to full game-playing well being in late November.

In Their Phrases: “I do know my principal job will not be scoring objectives, however you’re nonetheless enjoying ahead and also you’re enjoying hockey. You wish to produce. However that’s a part of it and I attempted to deal with my job and assist win video games. Typically you don’t do something in another way and it simply doesn’t go your approach. I didn’t deal with that. I attempted to deal with serving to the group win a recreation.” —Tomas Nosek on Boston Bruins breakup day.

General Outlook: Nosek is coming into the ultimate 12 months of his contract with the Boston Bruins and, if the B’s administration retains with their customary practices, he in all probability received’t be again past this season. So this will likely be his likelihood to go away an enduring impression on his stint with the Black and Gold after an okay, however largely forgettable, first season the place he paid consideration to his particulars however didn’t do a lot to face out from different potential fourth line middle choices. It wouldn’t shock in any respect if Nosek actually steps issues up on this second season in Boston along with his eye towards NHL employment past this upcoming season and giving Boston Bruins administration one thing to consider as they cycle by way of fourth line choices with gamers like Trent Frederic, Nick Foligno, Chris Wagner, Oskar Steen, and AJ Greer amongst others within the combine for vitality line roles this season below a brand new teaching workers.