Post-Game Talk: Bruins tame Cats 3-1

[goldnblack]

The way you know it's not just some goalie heater thing is that it's BOTH

Sway .933 2.08 7W
Linus .932 2.10 7W

That's two great goalies, in a great system, with great coaching. There's no luck there, it's design. Can't be luck with them mirroring each other so close.

 

[jgatie]

hMMMM for some reason I missed this last night. I'm suuuuuure that TNT showed it

They actually did show it, and one of the broadcasters commented on it.

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

They actually did show it, and one of the broadcasters commented on it.

Yep a few minutes after the game ended for a couple seconds before they took a commercial break.

 

[jgatie]

Yep a few minutes after the game ended for a couple seconds before they took a commercial break.

I'm wondering if they got a bunch of complaints. That goalie hug has become quite a thing for the fans.

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

I'm wondering if they got a bunch of complaints. That goalie hug has become quite a thing for the fans.

Ha, maybe. Not that I really care but I was surprised they showed it.

 

[sarge88]

I'm wondering if they got a bunch of complaints. That goalie hug has become quite a thing for the fans.

If given the choice between watching the game or the goalie hug, there’s an 80/20 chance my wife chooses the hug.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Exactly...glad I'm not alone "suffering" reading the same blah blah over and over. Funny how most of them when quiet after the first 10 minutes of the game.

You continue repeating this without having seen the first ten minutes yourself.

 

[bruins19]

It is a huge luxury to have two top goalies as our tandem. I love it, they are keeping the Bruins in every game. The media heads in Canada must be exploding over the Bruins being in first place by Thanksgiving after losing top talent, hoping that the B's would have the biggest drop in points between seasons in history. This team is amazing, I'm enjoying the ride and I'm loving that our goalies are frustrating the hell out of the opponents. It is great!

The Panthers went after McAvoy, which was expected. That late hit and then the elbow to the head should both have been called. Hey NHL, he paid with his 4 game suspension, now protect him from being injured by dirty hits, you know like when you suspended McAvoy? Either of those hits by McAvoy on a Panther would have been penalized. Hard hits yes, dirty hits to injure NO! What a bunch of incompetent idiots. That crosscheck to Poitras's face should be a suspension. It is hard to retaliate when you know the refs were salivating at giving the Bruins more penalties. They won, the Panthers ran out of gas and got embarrassed in the end, they wanted this game.

Waiting to see if there is supplemental discipline for the elbow to McAvoy’s head. Not holding my breath as Parros runs a clown show.

 

[BlackFrancis]

I go back to the cup winning team in 2011. If that happened to Seguin, half the team would have lined up to tear Lundell apart. I know the times are different, but Poitras shouldn't have to take that.

We can say that, but six months prior to Seguin skating with the big club, Bruins fans were going completely insane over Cooke not even having to fend off harsh language after he brained Savard.

Toughness is, or it can be, a teamwide mentality, but you aren't going to change the team's DNA by adding a couple palookas to play strong man on the fourth line or bottom pairing. There's no need to shy away from toughening up the roster, but doing so at the expense of things like scoring goals or preventing goals is just dumb. Adding someone possessed of intimidation or shooting or speed or whatever should balance or compliment the team.

Someone mentioned either yesterday or the day before that they can't even recognize this as a Bruins team due to the lack of toughness. Thinking on that, I sort of agree. The Bruins of my past generally aimed at being the hammer, at least until Cassidy took the reins. But 50 years worth of Bruins' seasons show me that mattered about as much as having the league's best Zamboni when it came to winning the Cup, aside from 2011. Great players. Super entertaining. Generally successful. But not a lot of Cups. The 2013 team was one of the biggest, nastiest teams I can remember. They lost to a team whose defensemen were too mobile and too quick to lay a body on before the puck left their end.

So, yeah. This Bruins team doesn't remind me of prior Bruins teams. They remind me of the shitbags that eliminated those Bruins teams.

 

[TD Charlie]

Waiting to see if there is supplemental discipline for the elbow to McAvoy’s head. Not holding my breath as Parros runs a clown show.

In the first period? Two minutes for elbowing is all i saw. Unless i missed another incident. One of many botches in the first period

 

[Kegs]

Florida still heavily targeted McAvoy even after but the rest calmed down. Perhaps the NHL called in a warning after the crosscheck to Poitras' face. Extremely dirty and utter failure by the officials.

Bruins should have defended McAvoy even a bit. That was similar to Rask being run a few times within a few games and even non-sports media calling out the Bruins. Team toughness needs improving. Whether personnel added or Marchand leading the change.

Florida is a group of frauds. Fluked into the run last year and attempting the same formula this season. Barkov aside, a rather unlikable roster.

Montour is an absolute beauty and they are lucky to have him.


I would have loved to see a couple Florida guys get punched in the face. Mostly Tkachuk. Mcquaid would be nice right about now. Not a lot of punch you in the face in the scrum guys left in the nhl.

Bruins goaltending is a force. That first period was a gong show. Boston looked bad. Florida obviously just got tired from taking so many shots on Ullmark

Coyle can bring it. His game is secretly pretty physical. He looked really good last night.

 

[Blowfish]

You continue repeating this without having seen the first ten minutes yourself.

Yes Florida came out hard and Boston came out flat / stayed disciplined. Florida thereafter lost everything else that counts in the game.

 

[NDiesel]

Montour is an absolute beauty and they are lucky to have him.


I would have loved to see a couple Florida guys get punched in the face. Mostly Tkachuk. Mcquaid would be nice right about now. Not a lot of punch you in the face in the scrum guys left in the nhl.

Bruins goaltending is a force. That first period was a gong show. Boston looked bad. Florida obviously just got tired from taking so many shots on Ullmark

Coyle can bring it. His game is secretly pretty physical. He looked really good last night.

If Coyle could be more physical on a nightly basis he would be a special player. He loves his reverse hits but for some reason doesn't throw a lot of hits himself.

 

[Aussie Bruin]

Fantastic review - I look forward to these. If you aren’t a hockey writer you should be

Thank-you good sir. You know part of me would have loved to be a sports writer, but the inherent grubbiness of journalism did not appeal. Although in this age of online blogs and small specialist sites perhaps there is a path where that can be more easily avoided. Anyway, I'm happy just scribbling my thoughts here from time to time.

 

[sooshii]

I've never seen Gretzky look so unhappy.

How could you tell? Did his face move?

Is that good?

 

[TD Charlie]

Montour is an absolute beauty and they are lucky to have him.


I would have loved to see a couple Florida guys get punched in the face. Mostly Tkachuk. Mcquaid would be nice right about now. Not a lot of punch you in the face in the scrum guys left in the nhl.

Bruins goaltending is a force. That first period was a gong show. Boston looked bad. Florida obviously just got tired from taking so many shots on Ullmark

Coyle can bring it. His game is secretly pretty physical. He looked really good last night.

I think he’s just able to take a beating without it actually looking like he’s taking a beating. He never gets rag dolled or knocked around despite being heavily involved in the play

 

[Carl Hungus]

Florida has a very specific game plan:

- Play just dirty enough to piss off the team you're playing against, without getting called for it
- Wait until the team responds with a shove or something
- Refuse to drop the gloves so the other team gets a penalty
- Score on a power play or gain momentum from it
- Repeat

I think Boston did a good job of handling that approach last night, aside from the run on Poitras (I'm allowed to call that one a run, right?). The best way is to return the favor with hard hits or to fight someone to settle things, like Forbort did. Tough to get them to fight though, they're pretty chickensh*t about that. Fake tough guy Cousins is one of the perfect examples of that, runs McAvoy then turns him down and starts jawing from behind the ref. Gotta just laugh in a guy like that's face. Loved the response from Poitras who played a physical game and made a difference after that cheap shot.

 

[Otherworld]

Sweeney needs to address the lack of toughness in the dressing room. With Lucic gone, it is a massive hole again. This should not be that difficult. Get a guy in the lineup who is responsible defensively and is willing drop the gloves to protect our players.

 

[Sheppy]

Sweeney needs to address the lack of toughness in the dressing room. With Lucic gone, it is a massive hole again. This should not be that difficult. Get a guy in the lineup who is responsible defensively and is willing drop the gloves to protect our players.

Mathieu Olivier as a 13th forward for these types of games. Won't cost much, skates well, tough as nails, hits everything in sight and isn't a liability on the ice, at least from what I've watched. He's got a little crazy in him, too.

 

[Blowfish]

If Coyle could be more physical on a nightly basis he would be a special player. He loves his reverse hits but for some reason doesn't throw a lot of hits himself.

He plays smart and uses his size to protect the puck. Very difficult to knock down or defend. Heck last night he nailed some dude hard along the boards with 1 arm and made the Beecher or was it Debrusk goal happen. He's mass physical not sure what folk want more from the guy.?

 

[OV]

If given the choice between watching the game or the goalie hug, there’s an 80/20 chance my wife chooses the hug.

You should start wearing goalie equipment around the house....could be a good thing for you!!

 

[Kegs]

Florida has a very specific game plan:

- Play just dirty enough to piss off the team you're playing against, without getting called for it
- Wait until the team responds with a shove or something
- Refuse to drop the gloves so the other team gets a penalty
- Score on a power play or gain momentum from it
- Repeat

I think Boston did a good job of handling that approach last night, aside from the run on Poitras (I'm allowed to call that one a run, right?). The best way is to return the favor with hard hits or to fight someone to settle things, like Forbort did. Tough to get them to fight though, they're pretty chickensh*t about that. Fake tough guy Cousins is one of the perfect examples of that, runs McAvoy then turns him down and starts jawing from behind the ref. Gotta just laugh in a guy like that's face. Loved the response from Poitras who played a physical game and made a difference after that cheap shot.

Just a lacrosse check. Poitras is good :p

 

[Sheppy]

You should start wearing goalie equipment around the house....could be a good thing for you!!

You dirty dawg

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Not even a fine for the crosscheck? Indeed the NHL appears to fully endorse it.

 

[NDiesel]

He plays smart and uses his size to protect the puck. Very difficult to knock down or defend. Heck last night he nailed some dude hard along the boards with 1 arm and made the Beecher or was it Debrusk goal happen. He's mass physical not sure what folk want more from the guy.?

Don't get me wrong I'm not complaining he's playing great, but hitting isn't usually his game, he's a game changer when he does get physical though.