Post-Game Talk: GAME 19 - Extra, Extra, Read all about it! Blues 3 Bruins 2 (OT)

[smithformeragent]

 

[bruinsfan1970]

Another disappointing loss. I have never seen a team go so bad after just one year. Have these guys forgot how to play??? Something is wrong and I hope Sweeney has the answer.

 

[xStanleyCupsFor]

I've seen enough. This is who they are. 19 games into the season and they're on an 82 point pace. In fact, they look even worse than their record, and all the metrics support that. They are a bad team. It's time to act and make some changes.

 

[Aussie Bruin]

I don't want any sort of new coach bump. Bottom out the right way. No half measures.

I can understand that logic. No false hope and don't give Sweeney an excuse to prevaricate.

And sorry, obviously that first sentence should have said that the season seems to be "not salvageable".

Can he play forward? We have some pretty poor guys here acting like they can now.

I don't know about forward. But stick this guy in front of the net and nobody scores the other way!

 

[NeelyOrr]

The only scenario in which the Senators would consider trading Brady is if he desires to leave; otherwise, I don't envision them making such a trade.

I doubt any team in the NHL is willing to pick up Pasta's contract. They have scouts who watch BRUINS' games and they are aware of Pasta's too many invisible games.

I can understand that logic. No false hope and don't give Sweeney an excuse to prevaricate.

And sorry, obviously that first sentence should have said that the season seems to be "not salvageable".



I don't know about forward. But stick this guy in front of the net and nobody scores the other way!

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He's a bigger version of Stan Jonathan.

 

[BB79]

I chose yard work over wasting my time with this game. I feel like it was a far better choice and I hate cleaning up leaves.

Congratulations on beating the Leafs. Always a good feeling

 

[ON3M4N]

I've been away the last week traveling for works and didn't get to see any Bruins games.....looks like I didn't miss much.

 

[NeelyOrr]

Congratulations on beating the Leafs. Always a good feeling

That was good for a Laff.

 

[Jorah Marshmont]

I don't want any sort of new coach bump. Bottom out the right way. No half measures.

Yup, get rid of Sweeney first so a new set of eyes that aren’t clouded by the roster being “his guys” can start making hard choices about the players. Ideally get them in asap so they aren’t caught with their pants down at the draft.
Then dump the entire coaching staff into the harbor after the final buzzer of game 82.

 

[Fenway]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1857898869918494746

 

[Fenway]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1857897668359373128

 

[Fenway]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1857896940484084003

 

[Fenway]

 

[NeelyOrr]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1857898869918494746

Regarding the impotency of the BRUINS' offense, 'fortunate' is the perfect word.

 

[the negotiator]

Home from yet another dreary game where the Bs found a way to lose to a injury ravaged Blues team that isn't very good even at full strength

Except for strong goaltending this would have been a regulation L. After a pretty good first period the Bs got dominated in the second and then played not to lose hockey in the third -with the predictable result.

Couldn't help noticing more than a few empty seats in the Loge- in the past matinees were packed regardless of the opponent. Maybe the accompanying drop in concession income will be the final shoe to drop before making changes in what has been a completely disappointing season.

Not going to do any individual player observations - the end score speaks for itself.

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

I doubt any team in the NHL is willing to pick up Pasta's contract. They have scouts who watch BRUINS' games and they are aware of Pasta's too many invisible games.


He's a bigger version of Stan Jonathan.

He's a liability on most shifts. It's not if it's how many terrible turnovers will he have in a game.

There's not another star in the league that's as gross as he is with the puck, I cringe when he skates up ice with it.

 

[Mione134]

Firing Monty may not be the answer but: I'm willing to find out.
Sacco Magic?
Ummm, maybe but right now there's no magic.

If Monty goes, the entire staff needs to go too. No more status quo. Sacco. Kelly, etc gotta go too.

 

[NeelyOrr]

He's a liability on most shifts. It's not if it's how many terrible turnovers will he have in a game.

There's not another star in the league that's as gross as he is with the puck, I cringe when he skates up ice with it.

Good point. I didn't want to overdo the 'one-trick pony' thing.

If Monty goes, the entire staff needs to go too. No more status quo. Sacco. Kelly, etc gotta go too.

They should keep the goalie coach.

 

[frankiess]

Not to be a party pooper......


But since Oct. 16, they've played 14 games and have scored just 27 goals. That's 1.93 goals per game.

Just to put that into context, only 6 teams in the entire salary cap era have ever averaged less than 2.10 goals per game. The last 4 teams all finished dead last by a mile.

2010-11 New Jersey Devils - 2.09 (23rd)

2011-12 Minnesota Wild - 2.02 (24th)

2013-14 Buffalo Sabres - 1.83 (30th)

2014-15 Buffalo Sabres - 1.87 (30th)

2016-17 Colorado Avalanche - 2.01 (30th) 22 wins.

2019-20 Detroit Red Wings - 2.00 (31st)

What we have witnessed the past month of Bruins hockey is historically bad offensive production.

I watch them and think they are honestly the worst team in the entire league off the rush while simultaneously being the worst team in the entire league at defending the rush.

There isn't a coach or trade on planet earth that can fix the offensive woes of this team. Then factor in contending teams pick this team apart defensively. It's done. This season is over. This team isn't fixable in-season. Sell off whatever UFAs and guys left on one-year deals that they can, and try to recoup assets/clear cap space and try to re-invent this team's offense next year while hiring a coach who can get them back to playing sound defense.

Firing Monty now might help them defensively, but with an historically bad offensive team like this group is, no coach is going to change that. The talent just isn't there.

Worst Bruins team I've seen since 2005-06 and we all know how that turned out. Even the Dave Lewis Bruins were in the hunt until the final month before the 18-wheeler went off a cliff. This team is basically done and it's not even Black Friday yet. It's historically bad. The numbers are right there you don't need some fancy advanced stat to prove it.

And Sweeney?

 

[BMC]

It's going to be interesting to see how Sweeney handles this.

 

[Mione134]

Another disappointing loss. I have never seen a team go so bad after just one year. Have these guys forgot how to play??? Something is wrong and I hope Sweeney has the answer.

Bruins brass severely underestimated how big of a loss veteran leadership is.

Shattenkirk. Forbort. JVR. JDB. Heinen. Throw Ullmark in there

Team chemistry matters. They lost a lot of good players and good people with personality and chemistry in the off-season.


This current team looks lost.

 

[Zillah]

He's a liability on most shifts. It's not if it's how many terrible turnovers will he have in a game.

There's not another star in the league that's as gross as he is with the puck, I cringe when he skates up ice with it.

You are 100% right. But don’t dare criticize him or people will start to talk about how snappy a dresser he is or how adorable his moustache is. I could give a rats ass. I want a player that gives 100 % every shift and he’s far from that .

 

[TP70BruinsCup]

When I watch this team play…..I’m glad I saw Chara, Patrice, Krejci and a few others play in their prime. I could watch that 2011 team stick up for each other and work hard even if they lost vs what we see this year.

They will move out Monty, get a slight bump but this isn’t a playoff team. As for trades, how many guys can you move that other teams want? We are loaded up with fourth liners. Also with loads of NMC in contracts it’s that much harder if you want to love a top guy (which I don’t think they would do). Depressing as I didn’t think they would be world beaters this year but at least in the middle of it. As others have said we are no longer early in the season and they show no signs of building off a win. Today for me is just as bad as the losses to FLA & the Canes.

Bruins brass severely underestimated how big of a loss veteran leadership is.

Shattenkirk. Forbort. JVR. JDB. Heinen. Throw Ullmark in there

Team chemistry matters. They lost a lot of good players and good people with personality and chemistry in the off-season.


This current team looks lost.

Bullseye!!!!

 

[Coach Parker]

Start listing the worst top 6 forward groups in the league and stop when you get to Boston.

Done. #1. Maybe Seattle.

 

[NeelyOrr]

I doubt any team in the NHL is willing to pick up Pasta's contract. They have scouts who watch BRUINS' games and they are aware of Pasta's too many invisible games.


He's a bigger version of Stan Jonathan.

Btw, Aussie, what do you think the penalty for high knifing should be?