Post-Game Talk: Game #1 - Goodbye Columbus - Marchand and Friends win the Opener 6-3

[VanIsle]

Big game by the super # 1 line.

In all reality happy to be 1-0, maybe this teams offense can out chance their defensive problems.

Offense, offense, offense. Opposite of old Claude.

 

[Patrice Krejci*]

Bergeron on D

 

[BruinDust]

Marchy giving credit to the young guys....Give him the "A"

And folks here argued tooth and nail over the summer that Marchand doesn't deserve an A.

 

[13Hockey]

Chara 1 Assist +5

23 mins

Old man ain't done yet !

 

[Brewins]

nope. Bergy will replace Backes to start

just put bergeron with moore and accari, have him focus on the defensive stuff, we dont need him for offense.......

 

[missingchicklet]

Pasta was +6 with 8 shots on goal, 2 g, 2 a. What a great performance.

 

[missingchicklet]

Claude hates kids and scoring, obviously. Hope I'm doing that right.

 

[Ned Bouhalassa]

Such an exciting player/line! I'm loving these rejuvenated Bruins a lot!

 

[TMac21]

Good stuff guys.

 

[VanIsle]

Hate Pasta with Bergeron Marchand.

I think it is forced, love Pasta with Backes.

 

[BruinDust]

Pasta was +6 with 8 shots on goal, 2 g, 2 a. What a great performance.

Sweeney needs to start talking extension for Pasta as soon as he can.

Kid is going to have a break-out year. His price is only going up.

 

[BadBruins]

Pasta was +6 with 8 shots on goal, 2 g, 2 a. What a great performance.

Probably could have got the cheap assist on the 2nd Marchand goal too. You know Crosby would have.

 

[EON]

Would like to see when Bergeron returns:

Marchand-Bergeron-Pastrnak
Spooner-Krejci-Backes
Beleskey-Czarnik-Heinen
Moore-Nash-Hayes
Acciari as the 13th

Keep the D pairings the same, overall pretty good tonight save for a few mental mistakes. Would rotate Morrow in for Liles, wasn't impressed with him tonight.

When Vatrano eventually returns you could play him as #3 RW and this team is loaded up front.

 

[SPLBRUIN]

Marchand looks like he may elevate his game to an even higher level, my god he looked like a man possessed out there. Also love what Backes brings, that big body that creates space, leans hard on the opposition, something this team really lacked last year. The kids on D struggled at first but settled in nicely, Rask has to play better early in games, this league is tough to win in if you fall behind, that 1st goal was unacceptable. All in all a great start to the year especially considering that we fell behind by 2 goals.

 

[VanIsle]

Chara 1 Assist +5

23 mins

Old man ain't done yet !

Score app had Chara and Carlo as +3 and one assist each.

 

[What The Puck]

Marchand final form initiated.

Born leader, just took him a while to figure it out.

Indeed, SSJ Marchand. Time to buy some tickets.

 

[Bruinaura]

It was a great game and I enjoyed it.... But..... It's one game. Against Columbus. I think it's a bit early for the "break up Marchand and Bergeron" talk. Years of experience together vs. one, albeit awesome, game with Backes and Pasta.

No wonder NBCSN picked up the game against Toronto Saturday. But I bet they weren't expecting someone would be leading Matthews in points

 

[Lord Ahriman]

Pasta was +6 with 8 shots on goal, 2 g, 2 a. What a great performance.

And strong on the puck (needless to say about Marchand/Backes). C.Miller played really well too.

 

[Concessionaire]

Hockey is fun to watch.

 

[Iceage]

Thank god they signed that kid up long term and at a reasonable rate. First move by Sweeney that I've liked, but man, what a deal.

I don't think replacing Eriksson with Backes was a bad move by Sweeney either.

 

[What The Puck]

Claude hates kids and scoring, obviously. Hope I'm doing that right.

There's a reason Cassidy is on the bench. Do you think he was CJ's pick?

 

[BruinDust]

Hate Pasta with Bergeron Marchand.

I think it is forced, love Pasta with Backes.

Marchand - Bergeron

Backes (at C) - Pastrnak

Krejci - Belesky (his production has fallen off a cliff since being taken away from Krejci)

That's your pairs. Now mix and match Spooner, Czarnik, Hayes, Heinen, Nash, and eventually Vatrano.

 

[13Hockey]

Score app had Chara and Carlo as +3 and one assist each.

NHL app box score has em both +5

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

...

Jackets post game mentioned how they failed to handle the Bruins' speed.

And I says pardon?

 

[hollafamer]

Wow they flipped the script on this game big time.

backes is everything and more then advertised. Carlo had a couple mistakes early but looked great afterwards. C.Miller look excellent out there. Marchard has opened the gate into elite. Pasta added weight this offseason has done wonders for his game he isn't getting overpowered anymore. Btw feel nobody is talking about moore he played great tonight, and made a couple of eye opening moves. Fun night team should get even better when bergeron returns. Worried of Dk though he looked out of it.