Post-Game Talk: ECSF GAME 3 - Sunrise 6 BRUINS 2 - Florida leads series 2-1

[DaBroons]

This series is over. Stick a fork in da Broons; they are so done. This pop-gun offense isn't getting it done. They aren't competing and they have only occasionally competed in entire playoffs. I don't see that as a coaching issue, but a player issue.

Time to put pictures of Zacha, Coyle, and McAvoy on the milk cartons.

 

[bruins19]

I really don’t understand why so many fans are so mad game after game.

The lineup was cobbled together last offseason after “going for it” and being left with next to no cap space. And yet they still were competing for the President’s trophy until the last week of the season and once again stabbed the Leafs through the heart.

Now is the time as a fan to just sit back and relax. So many players are playing in a spot in the lineup above their abilities. That in turn is adding pressure to the back end. “Stars” like McAvoy and Pastrnak are trying to carry extremely heavy loads and guys like Morgan Geekie are matching up against players so much higher in skill level.

What’s happening now should not be surprising to anyone. It should be logical. And yet, even then, they’re only down two games to one. Who the f*** knows? Maybe a miracle occurs. For God’s sake, try to enjoy it.

Great post, thanks.

 

[UncleRico]

Maybe next year our amazing GM that everyone here is obsessed with can figure out how to actually utilized the cap as opposed to having $12+mil dedicated to players not playing any given night

 

[lopey]

Spot on, we're not used to seeing panic instead of compete. Everything is rushed(probably because FLA is taking time and space away). Considering the way the 3 regular season games went, I at least expected competitive games, not theses debacles.

I'm going tomorrow night and celebrating a highly entertaining and surprising season.
This is an important off season, spend wisely and turn over the roster in the right places.

This. Its a good time to remake this tesm

 

[Mad-Marcus]

Panthers= 74 Philly Flyers South. Kachook= Clarke, Barkov=MacLeish, Verhaeghe=Barber, Bennett=Schultz, Saleski, Kelly hybrid. But Bob isn't Bernie, there's a "Space for Rent" sign in the top corners of the net. Trouble is you can't use it if you only get 8 shots on net or whatever it was through 2 periods. Have to come out like they did after going down 4 in the 3rd. If they can spend more time in the O zone like in Gm 1 they can check out the room in the top corner.
Have to find a way to get through the neutral zone to do it though. Do that and spend more time in their end and less in the penalty box . Not an easy task especially without 63 but it's the only way. And stay with Sway.

Barkov would be MacLeish, he was a prolific scorer, not the Selke binky that Barkov is. Barkov is a much more complete player.
Verhaeghe is more the Reg Leach, and MacLeish = Reinhardt, in this loose scenario. Bennet is a hockey player thru and thru. Schultze was 100% goon.
and no Bob is not and never was Bernie Parent's equal.

 

[UncleRico]

Spot on, we're not used to seeing panic instead of compete. Everything is rushed(probably because FLA is taking time and space away). Considering the way the 3 regular season games went, I at least expected competitive games, not theses debacles.

I'm going tomorrow night and celebrating a highly entertaining and surprising season.
This is an important off season, spend wisely and turn over the roster in the right places.

What do you mean we are not used to seeing panic?
Have you tuned in to any of the past 3-4 post season runs?

 

[Healthy Wrap]

One comment about this series, why isn't Wotherspoon in over Forbort? Just as good on PK, faster, tougher. JMHO
1. No games before being put into an physically intense series.
2.Wotherspoon earned his ice time all year.
3. Has a decent chemistry with Peeke, from the short time they were allowed to be the 3rd pair
4. Oh and Forbort sucks. Most people here complained when they gave him a multi year 3M contract

5. He was TERRIBLE against Florida last year. He can’t handle their aggressive forecheck

 

[DKH]

On the power play ya. He’s been a disaster 5v5.

He’s been on the ice for 2 goals for and 6 goals against. Only forward that has a worse ratio has been Beecher at 1 GF and 6 GA.

It’s actually a complete reversal of what he was during the regular season where he was bad on the PP but good 5v5

I’m kind of goofing here

I agree with you

I was checking out Rangers and panthers and they both have 5 skilled very good F

I can’t put DeBrusk in that top 5 he wouldn’t bump really any of the 5 on each team

Rangers

Panarin
Kreider
Trochek
Lafreniere
Zibanejad

Florida

Barkov
Tkachuk
Reinhart
Verhague
Bennett

I like him a lot but he would really be the 6th guy on these teams

Paying him as a top 5 F when he’s not right now and runs hot and cold point wise is the issue

Bruins are good and deep but they don’t have the C who can go top 5

most or likely all of the teams left top 5 are better than Boston top 5 by a wide margin making it easy to take Pastrnak out like he’s a WR and putting 2 guys on him

Bruins

Pastrnak
????
Marchand
?????
Coyle/Zacha

This is the problem

 

[UncleRico]

I’m kind of goofing here

I agree with you

I was checking out Rangers and panthers and they both have 5 skilled very good F

I can’t put DeBrusk in that top 5 he wouldn’t bump really any of the 5 on each team

Rangers

Panarin
Kreider
Trochek
Lafreniere
Zibanejad

Florida

Barkov
Tkachuk
Reinhart
Verhague
Bennett

I like him a lot but he would really be the 6th guy on these teams

Paying him as a top 5 F when he’s not right now and runs hot and cold point wise is the issue

Bruins are good and deep but they don’t have the C who can go top 5

most or likely all of the teams left top 5 are better than Boston top 5 by a wide margin making it easy to take Pastrnak out like he’s a WR and putting 2 guys on him

Bruins

Pastrnak
????
Marchand
?????
Coyle/Zacha

This is the problem

They need to utilize the cap much more efficiently this year. Having Ullmark, gryz, sometimes forbort healthy scratches and taking up $12million in cap is way too much. They need that $$$ translated to players who actually play.

Then of course the reilly buyout on top of the bergy/krejci bonus.

Just terrible cap utilization by this team. Hopefully they can fix that more next year.

 

[DKH]

The Florida blueprint (kinda luck meets well thought out) is ideal

It’s entertaining and balanced

How the heck did they not have 15 more points then Boston

Spencer knight was supposed to be Swayman and the Bob contract was stupid

But they went from 125 to this - although Brad Marchand scores to end game 5 last season I don’t think he feels like shit this morning

They were talking major changes after losing 3 and 4 last season until Monty Magic took over

But they are here and they are good

Bruins could still get game 4 but if they don’t I don’t think this team is coming back down 3-1

 

[KillerMillerTime]

Because not everyone subscribed to your made up / built in excuse that this year is a throwaway year because they went for it last year.

Some people look at last year as a choke and this year as us barely getting past a very injured toronto team.

Amazing how they look right past Matthews and Nylanders injurues.

 

[lopey]

If Marchand can lace his skates i see him playing. Guys a warrior

 

[UncleRico]

The Florida blueprint (kinda luck meets well thought out) is ideal

It’s entertaining and balanced

How the heck did they not have 15 more points then Boston

Spencer knight was supposed to be Swayman and the Bob contract was stupid

But they went from 125 to this - although Brad Marchand scores to end game 5 last season I don’t think he feels like shit this morning

They were talking major changes after losing 3 and 4 last season until Monty Magic took over

But they are here and they are good

Bruins could still get game 4 but if they don’t I don’t think this team is coming back down 3-1

They didn’t have 15 more points than the Bs because they don’t care about the regular season.

They are perfectly happy throwing in a cheap backup for 25-30 games while spending the extra money on an everyday player who will impact the playoffs more.

 

[DKH]

They need to utilize the cap much more efficiently this year. Having Ullmark, gryz, sometimes forbort healthy scratches and taking up $12million in cap is way too much. They need that $$$ translated to players who actually play.

Then of course the reilly buyout on top of the bergy/krejci bonus.

Just terrible cap utilization by this team. Hopefully they can fix that more next year.

I’m really looking forward to off season

I’m going tomorrow and want them to win but I think I’ve seen my last goalie hug until Swayman & Ullmark meet up in the hallway when Boston plays whoever Ullmark is with next season

 

[UncleRico]

Amazing how they look right past Matthews and Nylanders injurues.

Yup and those injuries are going to save a lot of jobs within the organizations

 

[KillerMillerTime]

I know he gets a lot of defensive zone shifts, but he’s tied with Debrusk for worst among forwards with 6 goals against 5v5.

Needs to be better.

He is a rookie literally learning on the job.

 

[lopey]

A team with Jvr maroon shatty worhspoon zacha and coyle as first two centres made it to round 2 and people want Monty fired? It reeks of entitlement. Next season they retool and then we can judge monty. This year has been better than most expected.

 

[The don godfather]

This series is over. Stick a fork in da Broons; they are so done. This pop-gun offense isn't getting it done. They aren't competing and they have only occasionally competed in entire playoffs. I don't see that as a coaching issue, but a player issue.

Time to put pictures of Zacha, Coyle, and McAvoy on the milk cartons.

BELIEVE!!

 

[KillerMillerTime]

Dont want either. Get rid of both. We need a new identity. Some swagger.

If 13, 18, and 88 had 5 goals care to tell me where they would be? That's 11 more goals.

 

[Terrier]

 

[CDJ]

Montgomery taking the bullet for the team

 

[gerrycheeversmask]

If Marchand can lace his skates i see him playing. Guys a warrior

Aside from early on in the Leafs series, Marchand has been playing stupid hockey for long stretches'. If he's badly injured, keep him out until next series if possible.

 

[gerrycheeversmask]

This series is over. Stick a fork in da Broons; they are so done. This pop-gun offense isn't getting it done. They aren't competing and they have only occasionally competed in entire playoffs. I don't see that as a coaching issue, but a player issue.

Time to put pictures of Zacha, Coyle, and McAvoy on the milk cartons.

I'm not that negative, but yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if the Bruins don't win another game in the series. At times, they make Florida look like the 1980 NY Islanders (which they are not).

I'm not even mad, but I just want them to go out playing BRUINS hockey. Last night, was certainly not that for 50 minutes. And keep LAUKO in the lineup!

 

[CDJ]

Florida’s D does collapse, you just have to have the puck in their zone which the bruins rarely have had the last couple of games

 

[bobber]

The way the Bruins are getting manhandled and outscored shows you how much talent the Leafs had this year. They fired the coach for not winning a playoff series. Bruins are a motley crew this year. Not built for a long run. Attrition is taking a toll.