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Post-Game Talk: ECQF GAME 7 - That's All Folks - It's Over - THANK YOU BERGIE

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smithformeragent said:
I’ll start by stating that I love the player and he’s my current favorite Bruin.

However.

What is Marchand without Bergeron at center?
What can you get for him at the draft?
Is his value increasing or decreasing over time?
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You can get a boatload for Marchand.

He’s a superstar with the cap hit of a 2nd line W.
 
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Just a mediocre effort,they needed a game 3 type effort and it wasn't there. Still need to upgrade the D and tweak a couple of forward positions. The better team won,but I don't believe they'll go far. And I'll add that this team is a terrible passing team,not just by decision,but by execution,terrible at delivering and receiving passes. The Smith/Coyle play was on full display,a soft stick doesn't result in a puck response like that. Pasta,for one, is a passing nightmare
 
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The Bruins had what it took to get it done, but in the end they didn’t - The Boston Globe

When it counted, the Hurricanes made them play a Carolina-style game.
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RALEIGH, N.C. — The Bruins had the veteran savvy in this series, the know-how to get it done. Or at least they believed they did.
When it counted, the Hurricanes made them play a Carolina-style game.
Once again, the Bruins fell behind. Once again, they went into chase mode. For a fourth and final time at PNC Arena in this series, they struggled to get anything going offensively against a club that gleefully kept mashing the pedal.
The Hurricanes, who will face the Rangers or Penguins in the second round, won, 3-2, in Game 7 on Saturday by being one step ahead. After three second-round appearances and a Stanley Cup Final trip (2019) in Bruce Cassidy’s tenure, the Bruins were bounced out of the first round for the first time since 2017.


They scored six goals in four games here, David Pastrnak’s goal with 21.7 seconds left coming too little, too late in a six-on-five frenzy.

Patrice Bergeron had a chance to tie it in the final seconds, shortly after winning a faceoff against Jordan Staal at center ice. Wouldn’t that have been something?

Bergeron got a hug from every Bruin coming off the ice, as is customary after games.

Other observations:

▪ Referees Chris Lee and Steve Kozari put their whistles away in the second and third periods. Early in the third, they neglected to call a Brendan Smith elbow to Pastrnak’s head. They let go multiple would-be trips on both sides. The Bruins didn’t have a power play in Game 7, until Brendan Smith dumped the puck over the glass with 6:27 left.

▪ The power play, which let down the Bruins time after time this season, couldn’t make a dent. They finished 6 for 27 in the series, with some bright spots, but not enough impact when needed most.

As they did in six of seven games in this series, the Bruins allowed the first goal. As they did in all four games in Carolina, they went down, 2-0. There is a secret to winning in Carolina, but that is not it.

Handing a lead to the Hurricanes, specifically, is foolish because they happily play a dump-and-chase game. They’re fast through the neutral zone. They made the Bruins climb uphill to get into the offensive zone.

Quick-strike offense built the Hurricanes’ lead. The Bruins, who had one of the best chances of the game midway through the first — Antti Raanta made a right-pad stop on a quick-developing two on one from Erik Haula to Taylor Hall — couldn’t get a consistent attack.

The third line was invisible for the first 40 minutes. Charlie Coyle was on the ice for all three Carolina goals. Neither he nor Craig Smith recorded a shot attempt. Trent Frederic (two shots) rang the right post, but it came as a footnote to the 3-1 goal.
 
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I hope this is finally the end for Sweeney and Neely. Get a new managment and try to trade back into the first round and draft a center. Also if Bergy is retiring you have to really think about what is best for the team in regards of keeping Marchy. He surely could get you the kind of haul in a trade that would accelerate the retool.
 
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Jean_Jacket41 said:
You can get a boatload for Marchand.

He’s a superstar with the cap hit of a 2nd line W.
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That’s the thing at that cap hit he’s more valuable to us. With all the top notch signings and dead weight we have on this team. I’m biased I like the way he plays all of it I keep him.
 
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PatrikBerglund said:
I have no idea what Lindholm was thinking, leaving a team that has been trash for most of his career, but now finally have the means to finalize a good re-build, for a team that is clearly over the hill and just had its prime years end.

Dumb trade for both Boston and Lindholm, just like the Karlsson trade was bad for both San Jose and himself.
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Your burnt go outside get air.Bruins have lots young players hahahaha .
 
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