Post-Game Talk: GAME 11 - "Don, you got some splaining to do." - Whalercanes 8 BRUINS 2

Caper Bruins fan · 2024-10-31T23:01:56-0400

mar2kbos said:
I really don’t like his body language right now. He does not look happy or focused on the ice. Usually he’ll get into scrums and dig in. A competitive pest. He curls away from it now. Maybe he is trying to be more captainy, but if that is the case it’s affecting his game. Edgy Marchand is the better Marchand

He just isn’t getting scoring chances now . He still appears to skate well enough. Whoever he is playing with he has no chemistry with .

Sheppy · 2024-10-31T23:02:01-0400

PlayMakers said:
No, he doesn't do that very well, but he can help prevent them by possessing the puck. You need both to win.

He’s -9 this year with 1 point in 11 games.

PaulD · 2024-10-31T23:02:17-0400

BradMarchandismydad said:
That first regular season was electric for sure!

Then he sabotaged the teams chances in the first round

Fenway · 2024-10-31T23:02:42-0400

Caper Bruins fan · 2024-10-31T23:03:35-0400

Even if the Bruins were playing well this is probably a game they lose , Carolina at home . Just terrible terrible timing . It might cost Montgomery his job.

Fenway · 2024-10-31T23:03:56-0400

PlayMakers · 2024-10-31T23:04:29-0400

Sheppy said:
He’s -9 this year with 1 point in 11 games.

You keep moving the goal posts.

Fenway · 2024-10-31T23:04:38-0400

https://x.com/i/web/status/1852172572516839668

Sheppy · 2024-10-31T23:05:04-0400

PlayMakers said:
You keep moving the goal posts.

He’s sucked ass.

I wish I could move the goal posts, he’d probably have a few more goals.

Fenway · 2024-10-31T23:05:08-0400

https://x.com/i/web/status/1852175123316396293

TD Charlie · 2024-10-31T23:05:17-0400

I’m not mad. I’m not disappointed. I’m not even mildly annoyed by it any more

I am indifferent. It’s just a bad team. That’s all there is to it

I watched 17 minutes of the first period, then started skipping five minute increments. Needless to say, it didn’t take me very long to “watch” this game

JOKER 192 · 2024-10-31T23:05:37-0400

I've been on vacation in Mexico for the last 2 weeks. I haven't seen a game since but it doesn't take a genius , even if you haven't seen the games, to imagine the quality of hockey they have been playing.

I expected them to stumble out of the gates but this exceeds my expectations.

Still, this team can't be this bad. They will turn this around. Time is running out real quick for Monty.

duffy · 2024-10-31T23:06:14-0400

Beyonder said:
Well, I'll be the bad guy here. Does it really make sense to give Marchand a 3 year deal? Not because it could be a rough spell and he may not enjoy that. But because he will be 37 before this season is over and he is just not the player he once was - he's not. Maybe if the AAV is pretty low but I would be surprised if he's extended at some super bargain. I don't know... I would proceed cautiously there. The team is past the point of "extending the window" with their old core. Those days are over.

Tampa Bay was torched for letting Stamkos go... but looking at the results so far and taking into account some of the brutally honest takes about his underlying data last year... were they wrong?

Tampa has a lot more talent besides Stamkos so it's not a good comparison. The Bruins biggest problem is not being able to make or take a pass which makes them look slow.

PlayMakers · 2024-10-31T23:06:50-0400

Sheppy said:
He’s sucked ass.

I wish I could move the goal posts, he’d probably have a few more goals.

He did his job tonight. When he was on the ice Bruins had the better of the play.

I'm not arguing that he (or any of the veterans) have been good this year.

bobbyorr04 · 2024-10-31T23:07:01-0400

mar2kbos said:
I really don’t like his body language right now. He does not look happy or focused on the ice. Usually he’ll get into scrums and dig in. A competitive pest. He curls away from it now. Maybe he is trying to be more captainy, but if that is the case it’s affecting his game. Edgy Marchand is the better Marchand

I mentioned this last season, and got lambasted by some posters who thought I was inferring that Marchand was not worthy of being captain

..but all I meant was the captaincy may be negatively affecting his play on the ice as a super pest and shit disturber

Caper Bruins fan · 2024-10-31T23:08:09-0400

By now , I’m used to the Bruins fizzling out in the playoffs but I always want to make the playoffs anyway. I’m concerned I won’t have anything to watch . If the playoffs look like an impossibility , I won’t be watching .

BB79 · 2024-10-31T23:09:53-0400

The don godfather said:
No way the lochness monster Blaine locker.

I think that would be rather difficult, unfortunately.

Lacher, former Bruins goalie, dies at 53 | NHL.com

Had 22 NHL wins, holds NCAA shutout streak record

www.nhl.com

I Hate Philadelphia · 2024-10-31T23:10:32-0400

bobbyorr04 said:
I mentioned this last season, and got lambasted by some posters who thought I was inferring that Marchand was not worthy of being captain

..but all I meant was the captaincy may be negatively affecting his play on the ice as a super pest and shit disturber

I mean, who else would it be? Literally nobody else on this team even deserves an 'A'.

22Brad Park · 2024-10-31T23:12:11-0400

Caper Bruins fan said:
By now , I’m used to the Bruins fizzling out in the playoffs but I always want to make the playoffs anyway. I’m concerned I won’t have anything to watch . If the playoffs look like an impossibility , I won’t be watching .

You were telling me earlier about not quitting 11 games in.

Aussie Bruin · 2024-10-31T23:13:14-0400

The Un4casted Storm said:
Who would've guessed that Matt Grzelcyk and Jake DeBrusk were the linchpins holding this team together?

I know this is said in jest. But worth noting that Gryz currently has 6 assists, whereas no Bruins defender has more than 3. Not saying that keeping him would have made much if any difference, but something has been lost there that hasn't been replaced.

I Hate Philadelphia · 2024-10-31T23:15:34-0400

Zadorov is even worse that I could have imagined. Signing him instead of desperately needed offense still makes absolutely no sense.

Not only does he suck at hockey but he is nothing even close to the "physical presence" he was supposed to be. I'd rather see Wotherspoon play.

RoccoF14 · 2024-10-31T23:15:54-0400

Mr. Make-Believe said:
Remember when I said that Elias Lindholm was going to be the offseason’s biggest mistake for some team and that I hoped to hell it wasn’t Sweeney’s mistake?

Not that he’s the biggest issue on the team - but perhaps the money could have been spent a little more wisely.

Dropping $5mil on a bottom pair defenseman didn't help either....

BigGoalBrad · 2024-10-31T23:16:14-0400

Aussie Bruin said:
I know this is said in jest. But worth noting that Gryz currently has 6 assists, whereas no Bruins defender has more than 3. Not saying that keeping him would have made much if any difference, but something has been lost there that hasn't been replaced.

What a shock that an entitled vet improves dramatically once in a new team.

McAvoy would win the Norris 100% on his next team even if he stinks for in us right now.

Absurdity · 2024-10-31T23:18:17-0400

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Grimey · 2024-10-31T23:18:55-0400

Wrong game plan tonight or what?

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