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

bruins19

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Swayman hasn't looked very good, although the defense was atrocious in the first period, and Carlo was more dangerous around the B's net then the Canes forwards

Sway will probably be banging his head against the wall when he gets home, wishing he went to a team with a better future and considering waiving his NTC
Maybe he’ll wish he didn’t miss all of camp…
 

bruins19

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Concerning how Judd Sirrot was harping on how many key pieces Carolina lost, all while they continued to run up the score.

The B's upcoming schedule is daunting. They are in the same predicament as the Sharks in that they don't get to play themselves.

Even though one attempted pass ended up a goal, they are still trying to be too cute on the PP. The PK is brutal. It's a good thing the tough guys aren't taking penalties sticking up for teammates, as they could lose by double digits.
I would pay cash money if he would stop saying “from the hop” each time he means to say from the beginning or from the outset. When your team is taking face shots left and right, it just adds to the annoyance.
 

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Now we are at the point when Charlie calls Cam to complain but Neely is preoccupied with his big fundraiser Saturday night.

It has been 18 years since the B's played a season with no hope (2006-2007) but here we are. We can't blame injuries so now what?

Bottom line - 11 games in and only TWO regulation wins. :help:


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Both regulation wins in which they almost blew 3 goal leads. Very easily could of been 0 RWs
 

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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.
The team has also been on vacation…
 

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It will be interesting to see where the Bruin sit in each of these stats after the weekend:

Goals Against per game - Currently 28th

Goal For per game - Currently 25th

Regulation wins - Currently tied for 31st with Utah, Nashville, Pittsburgh, and San Jose with 2 each. (NYI sit alone at the bottom with just 1).
 

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They have a tough chore ahead of them to get back to .500 by the end of next week. There will be changes if they aren't there.
 

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RALEIGH, N.C. — It doesn’t get much scarier than this on Halloween.

It was fright Thursday night at the Lenovo Center as the reeling Bruins lost their second straight game — and fifth in the last six outings — 8-2 to the Hurricanes.

Boston was slow getting to loose pucks, slow to get bodies and pucks to the net, and slow to react to Carolina’s consistent charges.

The Hurricanes unleashed a torrid attack that kept the Bruins from establishing any kind of rhythm. Boston stumbled on the power play, while shorthanded, and at even strength.
“Yeah, their puck pressure gave us a lot of problems,” said coach Jim Montgomery. “But the bottom line is, no matter what facet of our game [you want to point to], it wasn’t good enough.”

Montgomery unmasked a new lineup for the holiday tussle, but it was the same old story for a team that couldn’t mask its troubles.

Boston (4-6-1) was bitten by its season-long problems: a lack of connectivity and quality chances — they landed just 15 shots on Pyotr Kochetkov — and an abundance of time in the penalty box.

The Bruins were called for five minor penalties and the Hurricanes took advantage to the tune of three power-play goals that gave them a 5-2 lead midway through the second.

There was still 30-plus minutes of hockey left, but it felt, for all intents and purposes, over at that point.

“It’s tough, right? I mean, it’s not like the same person doing it over and over on the same play,” said Trent Frederic. “But I think just moving our feet and checking, you obviously want to stay away from the stick penalties. You’re going to end up killing some penalties throughout a game and it does hurt the momentum because you have different guys sitting and stuff, but it’s part of the game.”

The Hurricanes raced to a 4-1 lead after the first as the new-look Bruins’ lineup played a lot like its previous iterations.

Johnny Beecher clipped Kochetkov in the crease and was about to head to the box when the hosts struck for their first with the extra attacker.

Sebastian Aho worked the puck out from behind the net with a pass to Andrei Svechnikov, who fed an unmarked Jack Roslovic, who snapped it under Jeremy Swayman’s blocker from the slot for the 1-0 lead.

“You’ve got to stay out of the box,” said defenseman Mason Lohrei. “If you want to win games, it doesn’t matter how good your kill is, eventually they’re going to break through. So, we’re at our best when we’re playing five on five and we’re playing fast, and we get all four lines and all six D into it. So, we just have to do our best to stay out of the box.”

With Beecher off for high-sticking, Svechnikov scored his second of the game, jamming his own rebound under Swayman’s pads and across the line at 8:51.

Next it was Roslovic’s turn to get his second.

After Jordan Martinook outmaneuvered Lohrei to the puck behind the Boston net, he dished to Roslovic in the slot, and the winger roofed it for the 6-2 lead at 9:32.

That was the end of the night for Swayman (16 saves), who gave way to Joonas Korpisalo (13 saves).

Lindholm appeared to score his second of the night, but it was nullified when referees deemed Elias Lindholm invaded Kochetkov’s crease.

Sean Walker and Kotkaniemi each scored their first of the season in the third for the final.
 

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First Julien was the problem, then it was Cassidy, now it’s Monty, at what point does the guy picking the groceries get held responsible.
Not for a while.

By the way, I forget whether it was Steve Conroy or Mark Divver, but one or the other intimated that it was not Sweeney's decision to fire Butch.

That edict, apparently, came from Neely.
 

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Exactly. There isn’t that much of a difference in this years team than last years.
Yes there is. #63\13 look literally cooked and 18\88 are playing well below capabilities.

Geekie\Frederic invisible, literally. Lindholm looks the least of their problems upfront though.

Defensively McAvoy\Carlo look terrible. That isn't the same team play as last year. Those Gus need to produce at least at a 70% level of last years pace going forward
to prevent a DNQ\lottery pick.
 

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A lot of factors have contributed to the Bruins play so far this year. I do not feel it is as simple as making any one change.
It is now time to find out if this group has what it takes to be winners.
leadership is where it starts. several areas of this have have not been there this year.
Time to determine the character of the players that make the most and the management and Coaching team.
 

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