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

[AMDZen]

Will the Game 7 actually start 4:30pm or is the flashscore wrong? Would be good time for me as a finn + wouldn't have to watch two games at a same time then! Go Canes Go Aho double ot winner incoming just like in 2015

Depends on where you live bruh

If you are est then yes

 

[Miro4Norris]

Depends on where you live bruh

If you are est then yes

I live in Finland so actually it will be 11.30pm but the teams play in est zone so I was using it

 

[Mongo]

I'm so screwed. My mother in law's birthday dinner is Saturday night at 6pm and its about 40 minutes away. I don't want to miss a game 7....... I was hoping for a 330 start or a 730 start so I would only miss some of the beginning of the game.

 

[Terrier]

 

[The Winter Soldier]

I am not surprised this series is going 7, I always thought this was going to be a very close series. 2 very well coached teams that play the game the right way. Let both teams play their best games in game 7 and see where the chips fall.

 

[wintersej]

It’s going to go to OT isn’t it

 

[HockeyMomx2]

It’s going to go to OT isn’t it

Yup.

 

[tarheelhockey]

It’s going to go to OT isn’t it

Don’t make dinner plans

 

[Discipline Daddy]

It’s going to go to OT isn’t it

My God if it goes to OT I'm going to enter a cave, seal the entrance, and never learn the results of this game. Don't put that stress on me.

 

[PB37]

What on earth was Aho doing on the 3rd Bruins goal. He's right by Haula in front of the net but he's not looking to see what's happening in front of the net and where the puck is. He looks like a robot following it's programing or something. Just a complete and total lack of awareness.

I don't know if he was physically and/or mentally rattled after the McAvoy hit, but Aho was weak on the puck and did not battle hard at all last night.

 

[wintersej]

Serious topic, but made me lol

 

[wintersej]

I don't know if he was physically and/or mentally rattled after the McAvoy hit, but Aho was weak on the puck and did not battle hard at all last night.

If the Canes lose the series (knock on wood) I think a lot of fingers are going to get pointed Aho’s way.

 

[NDiesel]

My God if it goes to OT I'm going to enter a cave, seal the entrance, and never learn the results of this game. Don't put that stress on me.

I mean not a single game has been settled by one goal....so it seems like game 7 is a good time for that to happen.

 

[tarheelhockey]

What on earth was Aho doing on the 3rd Bruins goal. He's right by Haula in front of the net but he's not looking to see what's happening in front of the net and where the puck is. He looks like a robot following it's programing or something. Just a complete and total lack of awareness.

I agree that he had a weak game, but on that specific play Aho saw TDA's clearing attempt got partially blocked and bounce right to McAvoy at the left point. By all indications it was about to be a shot, so Aho turned and stick-checked Pastrnak who was passing through the slot for a deflection or rebound. But McAvoy passed on the shot and carried the puck all the way over to the right point, which left both Aho and Pastrnak with their backs to the play. None of that is particularly problematic for Aho.

The blame on that play lies with DeAngelo. Not just for failing to clear the zone, but for leaving Haula completely alone in the slot in order to front a point shot which was already covered by another player. It wasn't an egregious defensive mistake, but it turned a nothing play into a wide open tip-in. Aho simply happened to be in the area with his back to the shot because he was still following Pastrnak out of the slot, but Haula was TDA's man.

 

[Blowfish]

I'm so screwed. My mother in law's birthday dinner is Saturday night at 6pm and its about 40 minutes away. I don't want to miss a game 7....... I was hoping for a 330 start or a 730 start so I would only miss some of the beginning of the game.

Oh boy the mother in law. Good luck!

 

[NDiesel]

I'm so screwed. My mother in law's birthday dinner is Saturday night at 6pm and its about 40 minutes away. I don't want to miss a game 7....... I was hoping for a 330 start or a 730 start so I would only miss some of the beginning of the game.

Just play the covid card....sorry have to isolate at home today, happy birthday though!

 

[Bradely]

This is a home ice series up to now. Bruins will need to break the tendency. Game 7 is oftenly a goaltending issue. I hope Swayman will keep the fort and start his own legacy. Winning in this crazy barn in Carolina ain't easy.... but IMO AL the pressure is on the Canes!

 

[Jerkob Slavin]

If the Canes lose the series (knock on wood) I think a lot of fingers are going to get pointed Aho’s way.

He's still very young and the team has a young core. It would be worse if the window was closing.

 

[M2Beezy]

Whoever wins the next game takes the series imo

 

[wintersej]

Whoever wins the next game takes the series imo

But it will be reversed in July by JFK, Jr flying on a pizza box.

 

[Mikeshane]

I agree that he had a weak game, but on that specific play Aho saw TDA's clearing attempt got partially blocked and bounce right to McAvoy at the left point. By all indications it was about to be a shot, so Aho turned and stick-checked Pastrnak who was passing through the slot for a deflection or rebound. But McAvoy passed on the shot and carried the puck all the way over to the right point, which left both Aho and Pastrnak with their backs to the play. None of that is particularly problematic for Aho.

The blame on that play lies with DeAngelo. Not just for failing to clear the zone, but for leaving Haula completely alone in the slot in order to front a point shot which was already covered by another player. It wasn't an egregious defensive mistake, but it turned a nothing play into a wide open tip-in. Aho simply happened to be in the area with his back to the shot because he was still following Pastrnak out of the slot, but Haula was TDA's man.

Smart hockey players read the play which is what he completely failed to do. Guys like Barkov, Bergeron, Slavin are outstanding examples of players that do things that the weren't planning on doing in ideal circumstances and adjust on the fly to make up for other players mistakes. But when you are in front of the net and the other team has the puck even mediocre players should have some situation awareness in big playoff games.

 

[McGarnagle]

But it will be reversed in July by JFK, Jr flying on a pizza box.

Don't give Tony any ideas

 

[tarheelhockey]

Smart hockey players read the play which is what he completely failed to do. Guys like Barkov, Bergeron, Slavin are outstanding examples of players that do things that the weren't planning on doing in ideal circumstances and adjust on the fly to make up for other players mistakes. But when you are in front of the net and the other team has the puck even mediocre players should have some situation awareness in big playoff games.

I get that he could theoretically have made a computer-like instant read on the play, but Haula wasn't his man. He was covering Pastrnak for the extremely valid reason that Pastrnak was wandering alone in front of the net with McAvoy about to send a shot through to him.

In order to stick-check Pastrnak, Aho had to turn around. That wasn't optional, he couldn't stick check a guy who was behind him. McAvoy changed the angle of attack while Aho was turned to eliminate the most immediate threat. I'm really not sure what you were expecting him to do there, unless you're suggesting he should have just left Pastrnak all alone in order to double-team Haula.

If DeAngelo stays with Haula, McAvoy's only play from the right point is to shoot or carry it in while fully covered. That would have been the correct play in this sequence. Haula came open because DeAngelo left his man to unnecessarily defend an unscreened point shot. Aho had nothing to do with it.

 

[Mikeshane]

I get that he could theoretically have made a computer-like instant read on the play, but Haula wasn't his man. He was covering Pastrnak for the extremely valid reason that Pastrnak was wandering alone in front of the net with McAvoy about to send a shot through to him.

In order to stick-check Pastrnak, Aho had to turn around. That wasn't optional, he couldn't stick check a guy who was behind him. McAvoy changed the angle of attack while Aho was turned to eliminate the most immediate threat. I'm really not sure what you were expecting him to do there, unless you're suggesting he should have just left Pastrnak all alone in order to double-team Haula.

If DeAngelo stays with Haula, McAvoy's only play from the right point is to shoot or carry it in while fully covered. That would have been the correct play in this sequence. Haula came open because DeAngelo left his man to unnecessarily defend an unscreened point shot. Aho had nothing to do with it.

That part of the play was already over, he wasn't even the closest Cane to Pasta when the puck was released, he was standing in front of the net doing nothing when he had a good chance of breaking up the play if he was paying attention.

 

[wintersej]

I get that he could theoretically have made a computer-like instant read on the play, but Haula wasn't his man. He was covering Pastrnak for the extremely valid reason that Pastrnak was wandering alone in front of the net with McAvoy about to send a shot through to him.

In order to stick-check Pastrnak, Aho had to turn around. That wasn't optional, he couldn't stick check a guy who was behind him. McAvoy changed the angle of attack while Aho was turned to eliminate the most immediate threat. I'm really not sure what you were expecting him to do there, unless you're suggesting he should have just left Pastrnak all alone in order to double-team Haula.

If DeAngelo stays with Haula, McAvoy's only play from the right point is to shoot or carry it in while fully covered. That would have been the correct play in this sequence. Haula came open because DeAngelo left his man to unnecessarily defend an unscreened point shot. Aho had nothing to do with it.

Thank you for spelling it Pastrnak.