ECQF: (WC1) Boston Bruins @ (M1) Carolina Hurricanes | Series tied 3-3

[Score08]

Or more than likely Boston is just better able to have last change and match ups
at home to go with the emotional lift you get from a packed building motivating
you a bit more.

I expect a G2 like effort from Carolina and having the ability to make last change should enhance that.

I'll be shocked if Carolina puts in the same or close to the same effort from G4.

Are you suggesting the crowd noise and last change were the reasons the caves struggled? I don’t think the canes have the ability to play close games. They are world beaters and crush you when up by multiple goals, but if the game is close like Friday was, they fold and lose composure rather quickly, not sure if that’s a coaching thing or just team make up. Either way it bodes well for the bruins and not so much for the canes.

 

[McGarnagle]

Last change is very important TBQH. When Bergeron's line is away from Staal they've completely dominated the game. But Staal's been killing it at the faceoff dot and is suppressing Boston's possession when he's on the ice.

 

[jstaal]

Tony D is such a stupid bitch it ain’t easy for him lol

Rude..

Are you suggesting the crowd noise and last change were the reasons the caves struggled? I don’t think the canes have the ability to play close games. They are world beaters and crush you when up by multiple goals, but if the game is close like Friday was, they fold and lose composure rather quickly, not sure if that’s a coaching thing or just team make up. Either way it bodes well for the bruins and not so much for the canes.

Well. lets see what next few games bring.

 

[McGarnagle]

Is it naive to think that the winner of this series will be bigtime favorites over Pittsburgh/NYR either way?

Obviously Carolina will be as the higher seed, but if the Bruins can rally to knock off the Canes, I feel like they'd be favored over either team regardless of home ice

 

[Sigurd]

Both great, one still clearly better by pretty much every single stat, and this has been the case every single season of Ahos career. These playoffs have cemented even more so this far.

No one agrees with you that Aho and Svechnikov are better.

You're committing a strawman argument.

Since you were arguing that Marchand is far better than Aho and Svech, and particularly when you stated mentioning one 100 point season years ago, I used your own argument against you about being better "today" by pointing out Aho out produced Marchand in goals and points THIS season. B-but Marchand played 9 less games than Aho. You still can't say Marchand is far better today than Aho even with that. I only argued with you saying Marchand is FAR better, and I'm pretty sure I made that clear by now, but you're cherry picking things I say. Also, last I checked, the series isn't over yet. You can't argue on that point quite yet.

If you want to say either player is better, and not far better than the other, that's a fair argument since it's up for debate.

So, go ahead and continue with beating a dead horse that was put to rest because you want to fight and die on this hill while being passive aggressive with the constant hilarious laughing reactions.

I meant tearing them apart production wise. He has produced more than them

Lol. Sure, that's what you meant to say.

 

[TheGroceryStick]

I wish I felt that way. I am stressed.

The Bs are the clear underdog in this series. I would feel much better if the Bruins win tomorrow.

That's playoffs I guess,
I feel like my teams already cooked, and the series is 2-2 haha

They definitely have the canes reeling though...have to expect a push back early.

 

[nbwingsfan]

You're committing a strawman argument.

Since you were arguing that Marchand is far better than Aho and Svech, and particularly when you stated mentioning one 100 point season years ago, I used your own argument against you about being better "today" by pointing out Aho out produced Marchand in goals and points THIS season. B-but Marchand played 9 less games than Aho. You still can't say Marchand is far better today than Aho even with that. I only argued with you saying Marchand is FAR better, and I'm pretty sure I made that clear by now, but you're cherry picking things I say.

If you want to say either player is better, and not far better than the other, that's a fair argument since it's up for debate.

So, go ahead and continue with beating a dead horse that was put to rest because you want to fight and die on this hill while being passive aggressive with the hilarious laughing reactions.


Lol. Sure, that's what you meant to say.

Marchand has been much better than Aho. In every single season of Ahos career. Marchand would have out produced him again by 10+pts while still being elite on the PK and defensively. He’s killing him in the playoffs so far. You keep bringing up that he “hasn’t scored 100pts in three seasons” while ignoring the last two haven’t been full seasons and he was third in league scoring last year.

It’s not a debate who’s a better player

 

[Sigurd]

Marchand has been much better than Aho. In every single season of Ahos career. Marchand would have out produced him again by 10+pts while still being elite on the PK and defensively. He’s killing him in the playoffs so far.

It’s not a debate who’s a better player

Ah yes, I see again player age doesn't matter to you when Aho hasn't played in the league that long, and of course his first couple of seasons out of a shorter sample size than Marchand's, aren't gonna be his best. Very convenient. Lol.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

Are you suggesting the crowd noise and last change were the reasons the caves struggled? I don’t think the canes have the ability to play close games. They are world beaters and crush you when up by multiple goals, but if the game is close like Friday was, they fold and lose composure rather quickly, not sure if that’s a coaching thing or just team make up. Either way it bodes well for the bruins and not so much for the canes.

Four games so far and the home team has won all four, so yeah has a lot to do with it.

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

This type of series is not rare. The dueling home sweeps through 4 games has happened 24 times since 05-06. The Canes of this era have now been involved in 3 of those (Washington 2019, Nashville 2021, Boston 2022).

 

[nbwingsfan]

Ah yes, I see again player age doesn't matter to you when Aho hasn't played in the league that long, and of course his first couple of seasons out of a shorter sample size than Marchand's, aren't gonna be his best. Very convenient. Lol.

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Dude, literally no one agrees with you that Aho or any Canes player is as good as him so I’m not sure why you’re posting like you’re right here…

Ahos point totals have stayed right around PPG for the last 4 seasons despite scoring going up. He’s settled in nicely as a ~PPG player which is great but it’s not Marchand level

 

[Sigurd]

Dude, literally no one agrees with you that Aho or any Canes player is as good as him so I’m not sure why you’re posting like you’re right here…

Ahos point totals have stayed right around PPG for the last 4 seasons despite scoring going up. He’s settled in nicely as a ~PPG player which is great but it’s not Marchand level

Dude, learn to read for once instead of yet again, 1. committing a strawman argument, and 2. beating a dead horse. I'm not saying Aho or any Canes player is better or even as good as him. For the last f***ing time dude, I've been arguing against your original point that Marchand is FAR better than ANY Canes player since you act like there is such a huge gap. Tbh, I don't know if you're just dense, or you're intentionally ignoring what I've been saying almost a dozen times. This is my last post about this. I've wasted my breath repeating the same stuff like I'm talking to a brick wall FFS.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Legit the whole Canes roster after allowing the SHG in game 3...just haven't looked terribly competent since then

It’s been like this since March, really. They’ll roll a few teams so badly that you think their issues are all in the past, and then abruptly look horrible for a few games regardless of opponent. It’s like watching two entirely different teams.

I know this is a common complaint about all teams in their wins vs their losses. But the Canes over the past 10 weeks or so have really been a stark example of swinging wildly between Cup contender and paper tiger.

 

[TimThomas24]

Is it naive to think that the winner of this series will be bigtime favorites over Pittsburgh/NYR either way?

Obviously Carolina will be as the higher seed, but if the Bruins can rally to knock off the Canes, I feel like they'd be favored over either team regardless of home ice

Question regarding home ice. If Boston and Pitt were to meet who gets home ice? Bruins had more points but I’m guessing Pitt would because the NHL is stupid and would go off seeding. Just a hypothetical question.

 

[McGarnagle]

Question regarding home ice. If Boston and Pitt were to meet who gets home ice? Bruins had more points but I’m guessing Pitt would because the NHL is stupid and would go off seeding. Just a hypothetical question.

Penguins. It goes by seeding the first two rounds. If Boston were the 2nd wildcard and got through to meet Pittsburgh in the ECF, in that case then seeding is out the window and Boston would've hosted. But the Pens would host them in the Metro divisional final.

 

[ClarkBolzano]

Marchand played very well and obviously is a great player. Aho and Svech can play better than they did in this series though. It's time for them to wake up and play their best hockey. If they do it, Carolina will win. The past years Boston Was the clear Favoriten, simply superior. This year it's different. I think the Canes are a little bit better. I think today you will see a completely different canes team. I predicted 4:3 Canes. I think it's still stands.

 

[Bread and Circuses]

Welp, glad I had important stuff to do tonight after all.....I was able to skip through 75% of the game once I saw how things were going.....the positive side of DVRing the games.

 

[Score08]

Four games so far and the home team has won all four, so yeah has a lot to do with it.

I stand corrected! You were spot on.

 

[OVO16]

I think this series is going 7. I see Boston winning game 6

 

[Sigurd]

Staal Bunyan (with help from his line mates of course) shut down Boston's top forwards tonight again at home. Getting the line match ups we want is coming in clutch. It was really a whole team effort for us tonight; forwards, D-men, and Rantaa.

I get the feeling though that the Canes probably won't win next game because home ice has proven so important in this series. I'd love to be wrong though. I think if we get a game 7, Canes will probably win.

 

[TheBeard]

Ah yes, I see again player age doesn't matter to you when Aho hasn't played in the league that long, and of course his first couple of seasons out of a shorter sample size than Marchand's, aren't gonna be his best. Very convenient. Lol.

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He’s been in the league for 6 years!

 

[McGarnagle]

Last change and line matching are pretty much deciding the entire series. As elite as Bergeron may be, there's a certain kind of center who has shut him down in the playoffs and gotten the better of him in the face-off dot. O'Reilly did it, Jay Beagle did it, and now it's Staal absolutely doing it. Plus they're just eating Carlo and Gryz alive. Maybe Lindholm coming back and mixing up d pairs may alleviate that, but it doesn't seem likely. The Bruins may win at home in game 6, but in Raleigh for game 7 with Brindamour having last change it really feels like they're f***ed.

All I want is the refs to chill a bit and put the whistles down and let the teams play.

 

[MMANumminen]

Solid win, what difference does it make when you stay out of the penalty box. Very disciplined show tonight. Few dives by the bruins but didn't help them. Is begeron injured? I didn't see him all game?

 

[c9777666]

Solid win, what difference does it make when you stay out of the penalty box. Very disciplined show tonight. Few dives by the bruins but didn't help them. Is begeron injured? I didn't see him all game?

Depends- how effective was Bergeron in games 3-4?

 

[MMANumminen]

Depends- how effective was Bergeron in games 3-4?

He was very good. That's why I was wondering why he was not seen all night