Post-Game Talk: GAME 1 - Swampkittens 6 BRUINS 4

[EverettMike]

Oh my God I forgot Charlie Coyle is on the team and when I remembered I assumed he didn't play tonight.

 

[mar2kbos]

Marchand gets a pass from me tonight . He only played one preseason game and his wind and legs looked real bad tonight . Give him two weeks.

True but crap stirring is what gets him involved in a game. Pissed of Marchand on the edge may cut both ways but he at least cuts.

 

[PB37]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1843837438017581070

I thought something about this felt familiar. That one was a bigger blowout and I think Marchand fought someone for taunting the bench after a garbage goal in the third. That was the year they went to the Cup Finals against the Blues.

 

[Fenian24]

I wish Monty would say "I don't by the groceries"

I wish he would say " I quit"

 

[SPLBRUIN]

And people think that the Bruins will have trouble scoring goals this year, we just put 4 past the mighty Bob, just kidding.

 

[BTO]

I agree I don’t think they have the mentality to play like this. It’s not most of these guys personalities. You see a lot of half hearted I need to do something but really don’t want to

Yes, but then why go big? If they’re not going to be physical what was the point? Just so they can *suffer* abuse better?

 

[TheReal13Linseman]

Interesting how different Marchand is. You think he would be in the middle of a game like tonight, but he was much like Pasta kind of there but mostly invisible

Well, he is 36 hockey years old after all. That’s like 86 in normal human years

 

[trenton1]

Sometimes I think some of these guys are too worried about pissing off a summer training pal or a guy they share an agent with. Asshats like Tkachuk and Bennett wouldn't care if it was their grandma with a walker in the opposing crease. They'd mow them down for a laugh and a moment on the jumbotron doing a mouthpiece dangle. That mentality is working wonders for the former laughing stock club. They have 9 new players in the lineup tonight and they picked up right where they left off.

I like the new Marchand. But I LOVE the old Marchand. Maybe he's saving it for the paying crowd on causeway next week or he's just still really hurting, but even with him all grown up in the suburbs, I still expect him to pay Bennett back somehow.

I suppose it's only one game.

 

[hrdpuk]

Good : they didn't quit
Bad : faceoffs ,passing
Ugly : D

 

[Caper Bruins fan]

Oh my God I forgot Charlie Coyle is on the team and when I remembered I assumed he didn't play tonight.

Charlie who ? One thing that always bothers me me is Pasta not keeping it simple vs Florida . Leave all the extra dekes for the weak teams . He needs to be way more decisive.

 

[Bodit9]

i heard monty's wife wanted to go back to st. louis, apparently it was a done deal if bruins lost to toronto in round 1.
right about now i'd like to trade coaches with that shitbag leafs team.

This team is going nowhere in the playoffs with Monty. Boston Teddy Bears

 

[Fenian24]

I'm starting to think Brick is a shill for the organization. Makes sense since he basically works for them.
Gone are the days of objective analysis. Saying they'd rather take the penalty on the goalie hit, than retaliate. Hello, it was 6-2 in third with 11 minutes to go.

Brickley played on one of the toughest AHL teams in history, the 82-83 Maine Mariners. He had 10 pims. He is not exactly a proponent of tough hockey

 

[trenton1]

Kastelic was the ONLY Bruin trying this however Florida defenseman allowed him to reach the puck, bailing on the hits. He will be a good Bruin. One of the very rare positives tonight.

Zadorov, too. He's not out there to make friends.

 

[nORRis8]

It's almost like the drills that Monty had the guys work on this past week were:
*passing into teammates skates
*D-men wearing blinders in the slot
*zero offensive plan when crossing the Blueline
* getting out muscled

If so...

 

[MrKabukiman]

Took them a period to wake up. I was surprised Marchand played, given he barely skated over the summer. I figured he was out until Thanksgiving, so he gets a pass.

Korpisalo let in a few that I would call soft. The SHG was unforgiveable.

I still feel like they never really gelled over the preseason. I'm guessing it will take a while before they hit their stride.

 

[mar2kbos]

Yes, but then why go big? If they’re not going to be physical what was the point? Just so they can *suffer* abuse better?

Because big and mean is hard to find. So they get big and hope somehow thier personalities change. It’s weird to try it as most people tend to stick to who they are.

 

[PB37]

Bennett now has punched the captain in the face and dove into the goaltender's head. The response has been tepid. The team can't let him get away with it anymore. Freddy is targeting the wrong guy - Tkachuk will simply turtle the night away when engaged in scrums and let the refs come play personal bodyguards of his. Go after Bennett and start sending messages his shit has to stop. McAvoy stepped up and almost nailed him with an open ice hit in the 1st that would been glorious if he caught him.

 

[Caper Bruins fan]

This team is going nowhere in the playoffs with Monty. Boston Teddy Bears

Come on boys . It’s only one game against a team who just raised their Stanley Cup banner . It’s not how you start the year that matters, it’s how you finish. Lots of time to right the ship .

 

[mar2kbos]

Well, he is 36 hockey years old after all. That’s like 86 in normal human years

It’s not really a knock on him. He has alot of miles of hard hockey on him. Unfortunately he is still the heart of the team and the intensity seems to go as he goes. It’s not fair to ask him to do that but really no one on the rest of the team has the tenacity he has/had. It’s what worries me with this team. I don’t see a leader beyond Marchand stepping up.

 

[Gordoff]

@trenton1

should've just started pounding bennett at that point, it's 6-2, game is over. they already owed him for
suckering our captain in the playoffs. it's embarrassing. do you think it's the coach, the players,
or both?

Montgomery. He did not have them prepared mentally or physically for this game. It was a travesty.

 

[Caper Bruins fan]

It’s not really a knock on him. He has alot of miles of hard hockey on him. Unfortunately he is still the heart of the team and the intensity seems to go as he goes. It’s not fair to ask him to do that but really no one on the rest of the team has the tenacity he has/had. It’s what worries me with this team. I don’t see a leader beyond Marchand stepping up.

He won’t be able to bring that intensity every night anymore due to his age in my opinion. We saw it last year in the playoffs. Some nights he can still carry the team on his back but don’t expect it every game.

 

[bp14]

Good : they didn't quit
Bad : faceoffs ,passing
Ugly : D

Umm…goaltending wasn’t in the bad category???

Korpisalo is awful

 

[Gordoff]

I wish Monty would say "I don't by the groceries"

No, he just mixes the high priced groceries into hash instead of a gourmet meal. He doesn't know what to do with these horses. This coach is lost with this group.

 

[Bodit9]

Come on boys . It’s only one game against a team who just raised their Stanley Cup banner . It’s not how you start the year that matters, it’s how you finish. Lots of time to right the ship .

Meh. I've seen enough of Monty. Team seems continually unprepared and passive. There's a pattern

 

[mar2kbos]

He won’t be able to bring that intensity every night anymore due to his age in my opinion. We saw it last year in the playoffs. Some nights he can still carry the team on his back but don’t expect it every game.

Yeah and that’s fine, that’s where others need to help. They don’t pick up the slack in that area and that is worrisome. Could be no one wants to take the reins yet and players are still figuring each other out. At least that’s what I hope. Cant rely on a 36yr old to continually lift your team.