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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2019 20:07:51 GMT -5
A period to forget for St. Louis
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2019 21:45:55 GMT -5
3 PPG for Boston tonight, oof.
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Post by folatre on Jun 1, 2019 22:00:15 GMT -5
Boston was better than St. Louis, credit to them. Binnington was shaky, looked too deep on important occasions. Granted, the guys in front of him played sloppy on the whole.
The Blues would benefit greatly from reinforcements if Dunn, Thomas, and Sundqvist return. Game 4 is pretty much must-win by most definitions of what that means.
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Post by folatre on Jun 3, 2019 21:48:09 GMT -5
Solid, entertaining game tonight. I sure hope the Blues manage to hold the lead in the final five minutes.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2019 21:55:36 GMT -5
It's cathartic to watch the Bruins get pushed around. St. Louis with a dominant third period.
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Post by folatre on Jun 3, 2019 22:41:47 GMT -5
I saw Chara get his face bloodied at the end of the second. He is a really tough guy. And given that he got stitches and they rigged up a full shield for him, it was kind of surprising that he was not back on the ice in the third. One would have to assume he must have had concussion symptoms because I cannot imagine a guy like would let the pain get in his way.
O'Reilly came up big and basically those three Blues' goals, all in close, are what you have to do when a goalie is on a 20+ game run playing lights out.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2019 22:53:38 GMT -5
It was weird, folatre. He was on the bench, but didn't play.
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Post by seventeen on Jun 4, 2019 11:41:08 GMT -5
It was reported he 'wanted to be with the boys'.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jun 4, 2019 16:24:24 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2019 17:28:05 GMT -5
Did they consult Recchi first before they confirmed this?
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Post by seventeen on Jun 4, 2019 19:04:22 GMT -5
An injury to McAvoy or Carlo would hurt a lot more, but I'll take it. I don't care if all 23 starters on the Bruins get injured, I just want them to lose.
Is my bias showing?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2019 22:35:25 GMT -5
An injury to McAvoy or Carlo would hurt a lot more, but I'll take it. I don't care if all 23 starters on the Bruins get injured, I just want them to lose. Is my bias showing? You're definitely not alone, lol. |
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Post by blny on Jun 5, 2019 6:29:11 GMT -5
An injury to McAvoy or Carlo would hurt a lot more, but I'll take it. I don't care if all 23 starters on the Bruins get injured, I just want them to lose. Is my bias showing? We're all part of a very vocal group lol. Chara took one in the chiclets. He's still a question mark for game 5. I know guys are taught to lead with the stick to deflect pucks out of play, but shooting out the stick directly in front of yourself results in exactly what happened. Short of a broken jaw, and even then ..., I can't see him missing the game. Game 5 at home? Tied at 2? That's a hugely pivotal game. |
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Post by franko on Jun 5, 2019 9:24:33 GMT -5
An injury to McAvoy or Carlo would hurt a lot more, but I'll take it. I don't care if all 23 starters on the Bruins get injured, I just want them to lose. Is my bias showing? We're all part of a very vocal group lol. Chara took one in the chiclets. He's still a question mark for game 5. I know guys are taught to lead with the stick to deflect pucks out of play, but shooting out the stick directly in front of yourself results in exactly what happened. Short of a broken jaw, and even then ..., I can't see him missing the game. Game 5 at home? Tied at 2? That's a hugely pivotal game. they're saying broken jaw and he won't play. misdirection? |
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Post by Boston_Habs on Jun 5, 2019 9:43:01 GMT -5
In a weird way I almost want the Bruins to win. Put our nose right in it. There's nothing worse than seeing your arch rival experience the ultimate success, and the Bruins have outclassed us for the better part of the last 10 years.
And it's something to learn from. The blend of youth and experience and the fact that the Bruins have been able to change their identity even while keeping the same core in place. The 2011 Cup team and 2013 finals team are different from this version. The older teams played more of a vintage Bruins style with guys like Lucic and Horton, while this version is much more skilled.
Folks seem convinced that the Bruins are poised for a big dropoff in the next couple of years, I see no reason to assume that. Chara is basically done, but Bergeron at 33 is the oldest player of that core, which now includes guys like Pastrnak (22), Krug (27), McAvoy (20), and DeBrusk (21). And veterans like Marchand and Krejci still have stuff in the tank.
Then you get into their cap situation and it's even better. They literally have no bad contracts, other than Backes (2 yrs, $6m). All their core guys are locked into solid deals and they have plenty of flexibility to make moves. No anchor contracts like Price and Weber.
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Post by seventeen on Jun 5, 2019 13:04:42 GMT -5
In a weird way I almost want the Bruins to win. Put our nose right in it. There's nothing worse than seeing your arch rival experience the ultimate success, and the Bruins have outclassed us for the better part of the last 10 years. And it's something to learn from. The blend of youth and experience and the fact that the Bruins have been able to change their identity even while keeping the same core in place. The 2011 Cup team and 2013 finals team are different from this version. The older teams played more of a vintage Bruins style with guys like Lucic and Horton, while this version is much more skilled. Folks seem convinced that the Bruins are poised for a big dropoff in the next couple of years, I see no reason to assume that. Chara is basically done, but Bergeron at 33 is the oldest player of that core, which now includes guys like Pastrnak (22), Krug (27), McAvoy (20), and DeBrusk (21). And veterans like Marchand and Krejci still have stuff in the tank. Then you get into their cap situation and it's even better. They literally have no bad contracts, other than Backes (2 yrs, $6m). All their core guys are locked into solid deals and they have plenty of flexibility to make moves. No anchor contracts like Price and Weber. I agree that the Bruins are not going to fall off a cliff, but I don't think they will be serious contenders after......(drum roll) Bergeron is no longer around. I think he's been one of the most underrated centres, perhaps ever, if that's possible. There have been two constants during the Bruins run and they've been Chara and Bergeron. Chara is no where near elite any more and even Bergeron is slowing down and getting injured more often. It's that age thing. The Bruins have a very strong defence. Krug, McAvoy and Carlo are excellent and 2 of them are very young, so they'll anchor that defense for a long time. Krejci is showing his age and the Bruins just don't have any scoring centres in the pipeline. I also suspect that Keith Gretzky (Pastrnak, McAvoy, Debrusk, Carlo, Donato, Heinen) no longer being there is going to hurt their scouting. But above all, it's that guy wearing #37. Without him, the Bruins will find life considerably more interesting. But to your initial point, the Bruins winning would certainly rub manure in the faces of the Habs. Even then, I'd rather they just didn't win it. I feel crappy enough already without that being added to it. |
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Post by Willie Dog on Jun 5, 2019 14:46:08 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2019 22:46:43 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2019 20:23:43 GMT -5
Bruins are getting run over. Braun over speed?
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Post by folatre on Jun 6, 2019 20:58:00 GMT -5
Boston is transitioning well and really skating tonight. After the O'Reilly goal, the Blues fell back on their heels but then came on pretty good at the end of the period.
Chara is doing okay out there. The fact that he is playing 72 hours after breaking his jaw is incredible and the fact that he is playing big minutes defies all logic.
The third period will be dicey for sure.
Go Blues.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2019 21:47:40 GMT -5
Lot of controversy here. Bozak trips Acciari on what should be a tripping call, but play goes on and Perron scores.
Bruins tried to nurse calls out of the refs all game long. It's possible that they had enough and didn't buy it.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jun 6, 2019 23:49:44 GMT -5
Forgot to watch. Glad to hear the Blues won. They can win it at home now. Finish them off already.
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Post by seventeen on Jun 7, 2019 0:07:29 GMT -5
Forgot to watch. Glad to hear the Blues won. They can win it at home now. Finish them off already. Yes. I’ll have a double of that, please. |
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Post by jkr on Jun 7, 2019 6:24:21 GMT -5
Lot of controversy here. Bozak trips Acciari on what should be a tripping call, but play goes on and Perron scores. Bruins tried to nurse calls out of the refs all game long. It's possible that they had enough and didn't buy it. Yeah. Kypreos chided them for playing the victim. especially on hits to Johansson & Krug. It's funny how Krug can charge across the ice & puts Thomas out of the series & that's OK. But hitting him - that's out of bounds.  |
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Post by Boston_Habs on Jun 7, 2019 11:03:03 GMT -5
Wow, the Bruins might actually blow this.
Seemed Boston was in control of the series until last night. They are the more talented team and had chances to really put the Blues in a big hole, after Game 1 and then again after the 7-2 win in Game 3, but it's one of those things where you let a team hang around long enough and all of a sudden it's a dogfight and St Louis looks like the hungrier team.
It's been a relatively easy run for Boston since the first round and it feels like they thought this would be easy too. I wouldn't count them out in Game 6, though. They were in the same position in round 1 against Toronto - lost Game 5 at home and then won Game 6 in Toronto.
The Blues desperately want to finish the series at home in Game 6. This is their best shot. They need to show the killer instinct that the Leafs didn't.
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Post by folatre on Jun 7, 2019 11:28:20 GMT -5
The Bruins still have a pretty wide disparity of power plays in their favour in this series, so from a big picture perspective I think it is silly that they think the officiating has been their biggest problem.
Yeah, Bozak probably should have gotten called there but there a lot of plays in a game where guys are battling and someone gets impeded by holds, hooks and so on. The only reason it mattered is because Perron scored, no one would have thought anything about it otherwise.
Barbashev will likely get a game for that hit, but in reality he did not target Krug's head (Krug is a little guy and he made himself smaller at the last second) though I understand that a player delivering a hit is responsible for the point of contact.
I think Cassidy was caught up in the moment after the game. What he said really makes no sense. The officiating has not on balance been slanted against Boston. The numbers say it all whether or not Cassidy cares to admit it. I really think he was just frustrated because the Bruins played well and just came up short in a game they needed.
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Post by Willie Dog on Jun 7, 2019 13:06:10 GMT -5
The only sound sweeter than a Bruins whine is a Leafs whine
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2019 13:42:59 GMT -5
I think Acciari is a good player, at least regarding integrity (from what I've seen). Perhaps he should have deserved the penalty being called because he was hurt, but since the Bruins were trying to draw penalties for a good portion of the game, the legitimate trip is overshadowed by the embellishment from earlier on in the game (and likely the series). Bruins now find themselves in the same territory that the Golden Knights were in last year in that respect.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jun 7, 2019 13:50:36 GMT -5
The only sound sweeter than a Bruins whine is a Leafs whine Two reasons to unconditionally cheer for the Blues to finish off the Bs. One, they are the Bruins. Enuf said. Two, then we don't have to listen to Leafs fans talk about how they should have won the first round series against the Bs and how they would have won the Cup.  |
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Post by seventeen on Jun 7, 2019 17:16:12 GMT -5
son't forget the incessant crowing by Marchand that we won't have to be subjected to. I'm going for the double...a Bruins loss and the Raptors taking the Larry O'Brien trophy.
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