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That’s awesome!
So happy for you @GahdenRinkRat
Good point about chemistry.
Lots of new faces and positions/roles.
They‘ll be ok.
Post-Game Talk: GAME 1 - BRUINS 3 Chicago 1
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That’s awesome!
So happy for you @GahdenRinkRat
Good point about chemistry.
Lots of new faces and positions/roles.
They‘ll be ok.
Thornton from the Florida Panthers? No. But, Looch will.
Coming later, got to get home ,charged, on Wi-FiNo high five line?
Tonight was an anamoly
missingchicklet
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It seemed like Zacha didn't have much clue in the bumper position at times. After years of playing with Bergy on the PP Marchy must have been thinking "WTF?" quite a bit tonight when Zacha was in that spot.
I thought PP2 looked pretty good. They set up some very nice scoring chances and seemed to already have decent chemistry.
The don godfather
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Looch still has that soft accurate pass even after all these years.
Couple observations:
That Lucic-Beecher-Lauko line just works. Beecher and Lauko's speed can make up for a lot of Looch's lack of it, and Looch still has good vision and made some nice plays with the puck.
Poitras also looks like he belongs. You can tell Monty keeps on throwing little tests at him to see how he can handle them. Putting him out there for a faceoff with three minutes left in a one goal game felt like one of those test, and he won the faceoff and then eventually cleared the puck from the dzone after the Hawks got possession and transitioned.
Freddy was one of our better players on the ice tonight IMO, he just seemed more confident then I can remember seeing him. Like he knows that if he's gonna be playing next to Poitras he needs to be a leader on that line.
Debrusk and Marchand both had good games imo, just gonna take them a bit to fond the chemistry with Coyle I think. Same with Zacha and Pasta, both were solid but their left wing was getting rotated a bunch.
They may need to just put Coyle in the Bumper on PP1 or something, cause the muscle memory of having Bergy there as a right shot was still very much alive for Marchand.
That Lucic-Beecher-Lauko line just works. Beecher and Lauko's speed can make up for a lot of Looch's lack of it, and Looch still has good vision and made some nice plays with the puck.
Poitras also looks like he belongs. You can tell Monty keeps on throwing little tests at him to see how he can handle them. Putting him out there for a faceoff with three minutes left in a one goal game felt like one of those test, and he won the faceoff and then eventually cleared the puck from the dzone after the Hawks got possession and transitioned.
Freddy was one of our better players on the ice tonight IMO, he just seemed more confident then I can remember seeing him. Like he knows that if he's gonna be playing next to Poitras he needs to be a leader on that line.
Debrusk and Marchand both had good games imo, just gonna take them a bit to fond the chemistry with Coyle I think. Same with Zacha and Pasta, both were solid but their left wing was getting rotated a bunch.
They may need to just put Coyle in the Bumper on PP1 or something, cause the muscle memory of having Bergy there as a right shot was still very much alive for Marchand.
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Good I want that to continue only change is to stop playing bon Jovi song. I dont think I heard that today not sure?
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Well, starting off the season right. On pace for 164 points.
Team doesn't look as dangerous as last year, but they do look faster and more ferocious and hungrier. Having some new blood in there definitely helps.
Lucic looks the same as when he left. Not 2011 lucic, but still has the skill if he keeps moving his feet. Having lauko and Beecher on his line helps a lot. Don't know if he'll have this same energy in the mucky months of Jan and Feb, but awesome to see.
I'll make it easy for the Bruins, Poitras stays all year. Seen enough to know he's ready and is helping them win games already.
Bedard will be a really good player, but he's no generational player. More in line with stamkos/marner than mcdavid/Crosby.
Finally, can't say enough how I missed the old crest. Now I don't ever want to go back to the outlined spoked B. Though we won't get a proper jersey this season, hopefully next year they keep the rest of the uniform the same except for the home/road crest (the new one with the serifs, but without the black outline).
Team doesn't look as dangerous as last year, but they do look faster and more ferocious and hungrier. Having some new blood in there definitely helps.
Lucic looks the same as when he left. Not 2011 lucic, but still has the skill if he keeps moving his feet. Having lauko and Beecher on his line helps a lot. Don't know if he'll have this same energy in the mucky months of Jan and Feb, but awesome to see.
I'll make it easy for the Bruins, Poitras stays all year. Seen enough to know he's ready and is helping them win games already.
Bedard will be a really good player, but he's no generational player. More in line with stamkos/marner than mcdavid/Crosby.
Finally, can't say enough how I missed the old crest. Now I don't ever want to go back to the outlined spoked B. Though we won't get a proper jersey this season, hopefully next year they keep the rest of the uniform the same except for the home/road crest (the new one with the serifs, but without the black outline).
Taylor Hall is week to week. Looks like shoulder or collar bone. Clean hit by Carlo but it surprised Hall. Hope he’ll be ok.
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Not a bad first game of the year. Some good things, some things they need to work on. Young guys looked good. Vets did ok, I expect they’ll get better.
PP1 is going to struggle a bit just because the chemistry is off with Marchand used to Bergeron being the bumper guy. There was a couple of times you can see the instinct pass from Marchand for the bam bam play to Bergeron in the bumper thinking of a righty stick while Zacha is a lefty. That’s going to be tough to reprogram
PP1 is going to struggle a bit just because the chemistry is off with Marchand used to Bergeron being the bumper guy. There was a couple of times you can see the instinct pass from Marchand for the bam bam play to Bergeron in the bumper thinking of a righty stick while Zacha is a lefty. That’s going to be tough to reprogram
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I know it can't happen for multiple reasons, but the unis they wore tonight should 100 percent be their main home unis. They look so freaking sharp.
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good to get the first one. 4th line was solid.
marchand def lost a couple steps.
defense looked good.
jvr should be released.
gotta get lorei in there instead of gryz or forbort.
powerplay looked ugly.
marchand def lost a couple steps.
defense looked good.
jvr should be released.
gotta get lorei in there instead of gryz or forbort.
powerplay looked ugly.
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*runs around the forum high fiving everyone and eating spaghetti*
VICTORY COOKIES!!!!!
First post-win line of the Captain Brad era, blurry pics of happy guys 
Lauko takes over the first hug role from Uncle Nick.
Lauko takes over the first hug role from Uncle Nick.
The don godfather
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Hall great player but often injured I like the jvr replacement at a million bucks. I think jvr is gonna put decent points this year.
The don godfather
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Love that lucic pasta hug I felt emotional when I saw it. Chemistry is there big time.
