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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Mar 21, 2023 21:08:20 GMT -5
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Mar 23, 2023 11:39:54 GMT -5
Evans poised to return. Dach back to centre.
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Post by Willie Dog on Mar 23, 2023 11:57:57 GMT -5
That Nilan vid was priceless, wish more player would talk like that...Thanks for posting Dis
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Post by Willie Dog on Mar 23, 2023 11:58:29 GMT -5
Evans poised to return. Dach back to centre. Be interesting to see Gurianov with Dach |
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Mar 23, 2023 12:29:48 GMT -5
Be interesting to see Gurianov with Dach Actually that is a very interestingly constructed line. You have two very good set up guys in Dach and Drouin and the shooter in Gurianov. Let’s see what they can do against a stingy Boston D. |
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Post by drkcloud on Mar 23, 2023 14:55:35 GMT -5
That Nilan vid was priceless, wish more player would talk like that...Thanks for posting Dis Love it, those were the days.. Nilan was a beaut, and Linseman was a rat |
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Post by folatre on Mar 23, 2023 18:17:18 GMT -5
Bertuzzi swats Wideman away like he is mosquito.
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Post by folatre on Mar 23, 2023 18:27:27 GMT -5
That holding call on Matheson is a joke. Game management, I suppose.
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Post by drkcloud on Mar 23, 2023 18:40:20 GMT -5
How do the Bruins get a pp out of a scrum they I initiated? Jeremy Jacobs still holds sway I guess
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Post by folatre on Mar 23, 2023 19:02:26 GMT -5
Montgomery must be pissed at AJ Greer. That guy is dumber than a rock. I mean, your team is in cruise control up 2-0 and Hoffman does not fight, nor is he even a dude with any sandpaper, so what the frick is Greer thinking there.
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Post by Andrew on Mar 23, 2023 19:05:51 GMT -5
Nice pass by Gurianov to setup Suzuki for the one-timer. He's put up 7 points in the last 8 games and is making a case to stick around next year.
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Post by drkcloud on Mar 23, 2023 19:16:57 GMT -5
Jake Allen is doing his part for the lottery pick.
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Post by Willie Dog on Mar 23, 2023 19:20:08 GMT -5
Jake Allen is doing his part for the lottery pick. This post is Tanknation approved... Also Tanknation is cheering for the Leafs tonight... one night only... |
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Post by seventeen on Mar 23, 2023 19:43:32 GMT -5
In a game vs Boston a Canuck friend mentioned that Bruims seem to get a lot of bounces. Tonight I see a centering pass with no Bruin in front go off Matheson’s stick, Allen’s pad and in.
I think i see what he meant. Eventually, those things start going the other way.
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Post by seventeen on Mar 23, 2023 19:51:31 GMT -5
Habs shredding Boston’s pK. Second Pp goal. Dach from Suze and Matheson. We may see that score for years to come.
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Post by drkcloud on Mar 23, 2023 20:24:28 GMT -5
Montreal sticking with, and outplaying the Bruins... and losing, I'm ok with this
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Post by Willie Dog on Mar 23, 2023 20:28:04 GMT -5
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Post by drkcloud on Mar 23, 2023 20:45:02 GMT -5
Boston fans are such obnoxious goofs. Must be something in the water
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Post by folatre on Mar 23, 2023 21:34:15 GMT -5
Against the odds the boys played good hockey. Swayman made some big saves, though in fairness Montreal hit the iron three times and squandered a couple of golden scoring opportunities.
I get it that Boston will take exception to anyone plastering their captain, even if the hit was not actually dirty. Marchand jumped Pitlick and that should have been the end of it. But then heroes like Hathaway, Greer, and Frederic are still running around trying to instigate trouble. For me it shows why management's roster construction needs to enhance rather than subtract deterrence elements.
I acknowledge he is a great d-man, but I have literally disliked smug McAvoy since he entered the league. The dude loves to hit but man he sure is 'sensitive' to absorbing a clean blow from a forechecker. I think his panties fell out of his purse when Tom Wilson (oh no, that was scary Harvey-Pinard) finished a good check on him.
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Post by frozone on Mar 24, 2023 9:40:24 GMT -5
Against the odds the boys played good hockey. Swayman made some big saves, though in fairness Montreal hit the iron three times and squandered a couple of golden scoring opportunities. I get it that Boston will take exception to anyone plastering their captain, even if the hit was not actually dirty. Marchand jumped Pitlick and that should have been the end of it. But then heroes like Hathaway, Greer, and Frederic are still running around trying to instigate trouble. For me it shows why management's roster construction needs to enhance rather than subtract deterrence elements. I acknowledge he is a great d-man, but I have literally disliked smug McAvoy since he entered the league. The dude loves to hit but man he sure is 'sensitive' to absorbing a clean blow from a forechecker. I think his panties fell out of his purse when Tom Wilson (oh no, that was scary Harvey-Pinard) finished a good check on him. Agreed on putting a higher priority on toughness. I wouldn't advocate picking up Deslauriers again, but guys like Pitlick and Drouin lower the team toughness without bringing much offense to the table. It's better to have guys like Jeannot, Coleman, Hagel, etc to round out the lineup. They add to the team toughness without being a wet blanket offensively. Regardless, the boys really brought it to Boston last night. I don't know if it's the Marty effect, it just seems like a lot of players get a confidence boost under his watch. After a few difficult years and even a rough start to this season, Matheson is currently standing out as most improved imo. He's still a little mistake prone, but there's no arguing that he's a positive player. You can even make a decent case that he's been our best player overall this season. How the heck is he +4 considering the minutes and matchups that he gets? I enjoyed the show last night. I was secretly hoping that we would take the 2 points from Boston, but I gotta admit that the tank comes first... this result is for the best. |
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Post by Willie Dog on Mar 24, 2023 11:57:33 GMT -5
Against the odds the boys played good hockey. Swayman made some big saves, though in fairness Montreal hit the iron three times and squandered a couple of golden scoring opportunities. I get it that Boston will take exception to anyone plastering their captain, even if the hit was not actually dirty. Marchand jumped Pitlick and that should have been the end of it. But then heroes like Hathaway, Greer, and Frederic are still running around trying to instigate trouble. For me it shows why management's roster construction needs to enhance rather than subtract deterrence elements. I acknowledge he is a great d-man, but I have literally disliked smug McAvoy since he entered the league. The dude loves to hit but man he sure is 'sensitive' to absorbing a clean blow from a forechecker. I think his panties fell out of his purse when Tom Wilson (oh no, that was scary Harvey-Pinard) finished a good check on him. Agreed on putting a higher priority on toughness. I wouldn't advocate picking up Deslauriers again, but guys like Pitlick and Drouin lower the team toughness without bringing much offense to the table. It's better to have guys like Jeannot, Coleman, Hagel, etc to round out the lineup. They add to the team toughness without being a wet blanket offensively. Regardless, the boys really brought it to Boston last night. I don't know if it's the Marty effect, it just seems like a lot of players get a confidence boost under his watch. After a few difficult years and even a rough start to this season, Matheson is currently standing out as most improved imo. He's still a little mistake prone, but there's no arguing that he's a positive player. You can even make a decent case that he's been our best player overall this season. How the heck is he +4 considering the minutes and matchups that he gets? I enjoyed the show last night. I was secretly hoping that we would take the 2 points from Boston, but I gotta admit that the tank comes first... this result is for the best. Kirby is starting to become the player he was drafted to be, he made some sweet moves last night... give him some decent wingers and we'll be good to go |
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Post by seventeen on Mar 24, 2023 13:51:43 GMT -5
Against the odds the boys played good hockey. Swayman made some big saves, though in fairness Montreal hit the iron three times and squandered a couple of golden scoring opportunities. I get it that Boston will take exception to anyone plastering their captain, even if the hit was not actually dirty. Marchand jumped Pitlick and that should have been the end of it. But then heroes like Hathaway, Greer, and Frederic are still running around trying to instigate trouble. For me it shows why management's roster construction needs to enhance rather than subtract deterrence elements. I acknowledge he is a great d-man, but I have literally disliked smug McAvoy since he entered the league. The dude loves to hit but man he sure is 'sensitive' to absorbing a clean blow from a forechecker. I think his panties fell out of his purse when Tom Wilson (oh no, that was scary Harvey-Pinard) finished a good check on him. Agreed on putting a higher priority on toughness. I wouldn't advocate picking up Deslauriers again, but guys like Pitlick and Drouin lower the team toughness without bringing much offense to the table. It's better to have guys like Jeannot, Coleman, Hagel, etc to round out the lineup. They add to the team toughness without being a wet blanket offensively. Regardless, the boys really brought it to Boston last night. I don't know if it's the Marty effect, it just seems like a lot of players get a confidence boost under his watch. After a few difficult years and even a rough start to this season, Matheson is currently standing out as most improved imo. He's still a little mistake prone, but there's no arguing that he's a positive player. You can even make a decent case that he's been our best player overall this season. How the heck is he +4 considering the minutes and matchups that he gets? I enjoyed the show last night. I was secretly hoping that we would take the 2 points from Boston, but I gotta admit that the tank comes first... this result is for the best. I tend to try and yank chains on Boston fans on Twitter. I've been pointing out (facts) that they've been very healthy this year and that makes for a lot of cohesion, frees up time for the coaches not having to work out new combinations, no need to add players or bring up AHL'rs. and just makes life much easier for the whole organization. Also, there are 7 UFA's on the roster, and we know how UFA's play in their final year, at least in the regular season where extra effort makes a difference, but doesn't in the playoffs. Everyone is giving it that extra effort in the playoffs, so there's no advantage. We saw that last night, where the Habs Rocket outplayed the Bruins but because of insufficient overall talent, didn't finish off some plays and ended up losing. But they weren't the inferior team. We also saw the Bruins lose some discipline after the hit on Bergeron. You don't think other teams will notice that? How do we get the Bruins off their game? Target the captain and have a goon ready to destroy Greer. Target McAvoy because he feels entitled. I also pointed out that the Bruins seem to be getting more than their fair share of bounces this year (like the first goal last night). Some of that is due to the extra effort mentioned above, which wil as I say, disappear during the playoffs. One guy (who must be a Bruins fan) replied with a graphic of the Bruins goal differential of +116 and the caption "lucky bounces?". I won't bother replying with a graphic of the 76/77 Habs goal differential of +216. Bruins have 9 games to go to match the 80 games Montreal played that year. I doubt they'll win each of those games by 11 goals. That Habs team had no weaknesses. None. Their 4th line was Gainey, Jarvis and Roberts. But I digress. I honestly think the Bruins can lose in that first round. Ullmark isn't playoff tested (though that doesn't necessarily matter), but the main factor to me is the increased intensity which other teams will come to the rink with. From watching Boston games this year, they're already there. They don't have another gear. Just speculation, and we will see how it all shakes out. Like the Habs last night, I certainly wouldn't be intimidated by this Bruins team. PS. Another interesting factoid. Pittsburgh is the oldest team in the NHL with an average age of 31.5. Boston and Washington are tied for 2nd at 30. Will it matter? Better to be in the middle of the pack than at either end when you're contending. |
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Post by Willie Dog on Mar 24, 2023 13:57:44 GMT -5
Abuse Bergeron every chance you get, shove him, push him in the head after the whistle show him no respect because the Bruins don't show respect
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Mar 24, 2023 20:07:43 GMT -5
Montgomery must be pissed at AJ Greer. That guy is dumber than a rock. I mean, your team is in cruise control up 2-0 and Hoffman does not fight, nor is he even a dude with any sandpaper, so what the frick is Greer thinking there. Bad optics ... Mike Hoffman takes a stick to the chops from AJ Greer, then a slap in the face from George Parros ... Greer gets a one-game suspension for his cross-check to Hoffman's face, and that's it ... to add insult to injury, the team just lost Josh Anderson the game before, when he was hauled down by Mikhail Sergachev ... Cheers. |
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Post by jkr on Mar 24, 2023 21:06:31 GMT -5
I think that Parros' body of work is evidence enough that the NHL's continued use of employing tough guys to handle discipline is a disaster.
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Post by folatre on Mar 24, 2023 21:10:10 GMT -5
For sure, it makes no sense. In fact, I am not even aware that Sergachev got a fine for the hook-hold-slew foot on a guy going in on an empty net partial breakaway.
But hey, Parros went to Princeton so he must be using higher level logic that most hockey fans cannot understand.
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Post by Willie Dog on Mar 24, 2023 21:49:56 GMT -5
Parros is an NHL Parrot... he does as he's told...
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Post by Willie Dog on Mar 24, 2023 21:51:17 GMT -5
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Post by madhabber on Mar 24, 2023 22:45:40 GMT -5
I think Parros is still concussed from his last few fights.
It is Boston vs Habs though, and Buttman and the Colon (Campbell) like to take care of their buddy Smeagol (Jeremy Jacobs).
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Post by seventeen on Mar 25, 2023 2:10:52 GMT -5
Continuing my Twitter story, I got more derisive replies to my negative comments about the Bruins playoff chances. Stu Cowan was the most balanced one by far, stating he thought the Bruins could win the Cup (I'm still thinking Colorado if Lehky is back) or get bounced in Round 1. Myself and one other guy were not complimentary of the Bruins' future, as they gave away a fair number of picks and haven't done a very good job with the picks they kept. Did that raise a ruckus! What a hoot. One guy gave me a list of names that are no doubt going to power the Bruins into Purgatory. John Beecher was on that list....a first rounder having difficulty in the AHL who likely tops out at a 4th line centre. There are NO elite centres in their pipeline and maybe one Dman I'd be interested in...Mason Lohrei, playing for Ohio State right now. Their first rounder this past draft, Matthew Poitras, is putting up points in Guelph, but he's no Patrice Bergeron. Lysell is a bust, IMO (62 points in 53 games last year for the Vancouver Giants in his D+1 year....not inspiring). Anyway, those replies were humourous and I muted one who couldn't get the point. Bruins fans....equal only to Leafs fans.
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