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Post-Game Talk: Bruins Squander Late Lead: Senators 6 Bruins 5 SO; B’s now outside playoff structure

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Today was a killer as they were in a position to get some breathing room over Ottawa



They need to rip off 5 or 6 regulation wins but you look at the schedule I can't see it

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This could wind up being their worst season since Dave Lewis was coach.
 
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The benching of Marchand may well have been justified, without fully knowing Sacco's reasoning it's hard to say, and that's now two coaches in the same season who have had issues with the captain's play. So something is wrong there and I don't think Brad should be immune from discipline simply because of his history and his role.

But I just can't agree with the timing. Huge game, big point on the line in the context of the season and standings, and Marchy is one of the greatest OT players of all time. He has to play there. Save whatever point you want to make and issues you want to deal with for later. Just poor judgment on Sacco's part, and a poor reading of the room.

I don't think it would be right to sack him now though, unless the guy you're replacing him with right then and there is the one you see as being the next proper long-term coach. Going through 2 interims in a single season smacks of incompetence and a franchise in crisis. Which may well be the case, but I don't think you go around showcasing the fact. Accept that the season is not what you hoped and there is no magic potion to fix it, ride it out, and go from there.
 
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Aussie Bruin said:
The benching of Marchand may well have been justified, without fully knowing Sacco's reasoning it's hard to say, and that's now two coaches in the same season who have had issues with the captain's play. So something is wrong there and I don't think Brad should be immune from discipline simply because of his history and his role.

But I just can't agree with the timing. Huge game, big point on the line in the context of the season and standings, and Marchy is one of the greatest OT players of all time. He has to play there. Save whatever point you want to make and issues you want to deal with for later. Just poor judgment on Sacco's part, and a poor reading of the room.

I don't think it would be right to sack him now though, unless the guy you're replacing him with right then and there is the one you see as being the next proper long-term coach. Going through 2 interims in a single season smacks of incompetence and a franchise in crisis. Which may well be the case, but I don't think you go around showcasing the fact. Accept that the season is not what you hoped and there is no magic potion to fix it, ride it out, and go from there.
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Bruins will not be handing Sacco a new deal if I had to wager on it but whatever right , because this team is not winning the Cup under any coach as is.
 
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A bit concerned by how two coaches ( one fired, the other an interim) can decide that Marchy is best to be benched late in games.
The captain!
Then later giving vague answers.

Are they looking for a 15 veteran to learn a lesson from this or is there a mysterious green light given to run him out of town on a contract year?

If the latter becomes more apparent....RUN!!!
I respect Marchy to much to see him hang around with this crap happening by some rent-a- coach
 
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nORRis8 said:
A bit concerned by how two coaches ( one fired, the other an interim) can decide that Marchy is best to be benched late in games.
The captain!
Then later giving vague answers.

Are they looking for a 15 veteran to learn a lesson from this or is there a mysterious green light given to run him out of town on a contract year?

If the latter becomes more apparent....RUN!!!
I respect Marchy to much to see him hang around with this crap happening by some rent-a- coach
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If I am Brad ,I put my kids first and no way are they making me waive my nmc and lose time home.Brad holds the cards here.He gave them a home town discount last time, so they better start respecting him more.
 
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22Brad Park said:
Bruins will not be handing Sacco a new deal if I had to wager on it but whatever right , because this team is not winning the Cup under any coach as is.
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Yeah, essentially. There's no way Sacco is getting a new contract, in that sense he is very disposable. Just don't think in-season is the time to do it unless his relationship with the players is completely broken. Sweeney's made his big move on that front, such as it was, the season is a whiff, just have to live with it now until the offseason IMO.

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The Bruins won't address coaching until the season is over and see who might be available.

My gut feeling is they want Mike Sullivan or even Peter Laviolette

I also believe Marchand will be traded and maybe sooner than we expected.
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Laviolette is a decent coach who's obviously very experienced but his recent record is underwhelming and my sense is his best days are behind him. The game moves on and not everyone can keep up. Pass for me on that one. Sullivan would be fine. Obviously knows how to get it done on the big stage, the Pens' slide is clearly primarily roster-based, and he may well feel he has unfinished business in Boston. Would be a bit weird him being McAvoy's father-in-law, but then there are no guarantees Charlie will still be here.

Either way, my sense is that the Bruins will indeed prefer to go with an experienced hand after selecting a younger guy in Monty ultimately fell apart despite all the early promise. Perhaps that's not the right call but it does feel like that's what they'll do.

My position on Marchand hasn't changed - it's up to him. That's how it has to be.
 
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Having slept on it, this is dysfunctional on many levels.

Coming out and immediately going down 2-0.

Battling back, only to blow a 2 goal 3rd period lead, and coughing up the tying goal with 12 seconds remaining.

A team, who already fired the coach earlier this season, benching the team captain in overtime.

All the dirty laundry will come out, because it’s 2025 and of course it will, and we’ll find out how screwed up things really are right now in that dressing room.

Somehow fitting this this was the day they fell below the playoff line.

Whatever there is to be done, do it swiftly. They’ve had ample opportunity to stabilize and right the ship. The revolving door of call ups and guys claimed off the scrap heap aren’t the answer.

What do you do, simple ride it out the next 2 months and accept your fate?
 
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