Post-Game Talk: GAME #24 - Had 'Em All the Way - BRUINS 2 Whalercanes 1 F/SO

[b in vancouver]

Like Brickley mentioned,he has some extraordinary tools but needs to develop better decision making. A lot of that comes with experience and maturity,he's got only 58 games of NHL experience,basically a rookie in terms of game played. I'd keep rolling him and Morrow out there to exploit their skating and purge those errors. No dog can learn without making the mistakes. What makes it more difficult is alternating their benching and playing so frequently. The Bruins are a playoff bubble team with limited offense so every mistake has greater value. If the Bruins flat out sucked you just throw them in the fire,if they were top 5 you can suffer or make up for their mistakes. It's a delicate balance when you are mediocre and can't afford to let young defensemen make costly errors.

That's my take on it - and was my issue with them last year also. We all want the kids to develop but you don't put playoffs in further jeopardy in the hopes that they develop into decent 2nd or 3rd pairing d-men. C. Miller just doesn't seem to read the game quick enough and is hesitant. Morrow's first pass isn't very good. Both players seem to hand-cuff their teammates too often and take the flow out of things.
I still think both could be very decent d-men (morrow more so) but it's a fine line that Julien has to walk.

 

[b in vancouver]

I'd say for me what frustrates me is that we still need a top pairing or top 4 Dman and a decent scoring winger added. That hasn't changed. I think the bottom depth 4th has improved this year over last. Most importantly Rask's 'revival' for lack of a better term is being wasted.

I think they could scare the beejeepers out of the East if they could/would/finally add those missing pieces.

My Dad used to say - '**** or get off the pot'. That's how I see this thing.

Last night was the exception, with so few chances. But even as is I think the offence will start clicking and they'll go on a run. They're better than their record. - I haven't looked it up but heard they were the best possession team in the nhl. Hopefully they can string a few 4-6 goal games together and get the monkey off their back.

 

[Hali33]

I'd say for me what frustrates me is that we still need a top pairing or top 4 Dman and a decent scoring winger added. That hasn't changed. I think the bottom depth 4th has improved this year over last. Most importantly Rask's 'revival' for lack of a better term is being wasted.

I think they could scare the beejeepers out of the East if they could/would/finally add those missing pieces.

My Dad used to say - '**** or get off the pot'. That's how I see this thing.

I'm with you on this. Especially with the age of our core.

 

[Mpasta]

Waking up third in the division must be hard to take for many who make over the top comments during a game in the game day thread. It's akin to giving up on the team or even abandoning them as a fan. Over 40 years of being a fan and have never once thought of dropping out. Of course I can get frustrated from time to time as many fans understandably do when the team is not playing well. Can only hope the same folks don't take a similar hard line approach with kids, other family members and friends when things are just not going so well.

The team sucked last night for 59 minutes and played very boring hockey against a bad team. Fans had every right to complain.

 

[b in vancouver]

If I have to watch Krejci on 1 more PP , I'm gonna strangle someone.

What does this CS see from him on the point that they keep rolling him out there. They've finally removed Chara from the PP this season now its time for #46 to get some extra rest on the bench during PP's .

Eye of the beholder - as he's about the only one that doesn't bother me on the power play. Distributes the puck quickly and cleanly and takes just enough shots to keep the pk forwards honest and not get into a Kaberle situation.
Krug is playing better as of late but how many times can Krejci possibly set him up only for him to miss the net.
Unless Bergeron can start channelling his inner Brett Hull, you have to move him from the trigger. Not sure if it's him, or Spooner, but that short pass to him one timing it, just isn't working.
If I was going to make a personnel change, I'd take Spooner off, move Bergeron to the half boards and slide Pasta into Bergeron's spot.
Then in practice I would do nothing but have them rotate and move.

 

[nfld77]

We need changes made to the lines in order attempt to find some offence. Schaller scored his points while on 4th line. He's done nothing since he was promoted to 2nd line. Schaller couldn't even score in junior.

try this on for size. If it don't fit, we'll try something else. cannot be worse than it is right now.

Or even better, try this:

Marchand-Bergeron- Beleskey

Pasta- Krejci- Spooner

Nash-Backes- Czarnik

Schaller-Moore-Randell

Switch up Spooner and Beleskey is optional. Only thing is Spooner isn't playing centre but we expected that once we got Backes. Randell in, Hayes out maybe the best move of all..

 

[Greek_physique]

I think we can officially say Spooner is in the doghouse.

Getting no time in OT, especially on the 2nd unit when we had a PP said it all.

 

[LSCII]

The team sucked last night for 59 minutes and played very boring hockey against a bad team. Fans had every right to complain.

Exactly.

 

[BruinsPortugal]

I dont know how anyone thinks this team can start scoring while constantly playing 4th liners in the top 6.

 

[nfld77]

People forget the numbers of games played vs years of being in the system. I did not even know it was that little (58). Larry Robinson said it takes over 200 games to know what you have and probably not 5 games here, sit 10 play 2 sit 4. You cannot get NHL speed, awarness and timing without playing consistently. I said it before and will keep saying it pick one between Morrow and Chiller and one betweeen Kevan and McQuaid and run with it. Without injuries we would never know what some of these guys could do or not do. Morrow has opened a lot of eyes, same as when Spooner filled in for Krech. I am really worried about the next core and lack of experience. I think the dee has been better then the forward lines and the lack of chemistry on them is terrible

This is both funny and one heck of a coincidence.

It's Morrow who played 58 nhl games, not C Miller, he played 60 games. Lol, 2 games separating Miller and Morrow.

 

[Mpasta]

I dont know how anyone thinks this team can start scoring while constantly playing 4th liners in the top 6.

We did it last year.

 

[nfld77]

I dont know how anyone thinks this team can start scoring while constantly playing 4th liners in the top 6.

Marchand-Bergeron- Beleskey

Pasta- Krejci- Spooner

Nash-Backes- Czarnik

Schaller-Moore-Randell


Any better??

 

[GloryDaze4877]

We did it last year.

37, 63, 21, 46, 51, 88, 39 were 4th liners in 2015-16?

 

[mmk]

Marchand-Bergeron- Beleskey

Pasta- Krejci- Spooner

Nash-Backes- Czarnik

Schaller-Moore-Randell


Any better??

Don't mind these lines at all. Backes and Krejci need to be separated and I think slotting pasta with spoons may be the shot in the arm that spooner needs to get going again.

 

[ap3lovr]

Marchand-Bergeron- Beleskey

Pasta- Krejci- Spooner

Nash-Backes- Czarnik

Schaller-Moore-Randell


Any better??

Backes should be moved back to center on that third line. I would prefer someone other than Nash on his wing, but that seems to be all we got.

 

[Mpasta]

37, 63, 21, 46, 51, 88, 39 were 4th liners in 2015-16?

Brett Connolly. Please name all of the 4th liners in the top 6 right now. Tim Schaller? So that's 1. Same as last year. Thanks for playing.

 

[BruinsPortugal]

We did it last year.

Last year worked out great, no doubt.

 

[Mpasta]

Last year worked out great, no doubt.

That wasn't the argument. You're moving the goal posts. The argument is that our offense doesn't have the horses to score goals even though they do.

We had Brett Connolly, Jimmy Hayes, Kemppainen etc all have time in the top 6.

Our offense on paper is better than last year.

 

[BruinsPortugal]

That wasn't the argument. You're moving the goal posts. The argument is that our offense doesn't have the horses to score goals even though they do.

We had Brett Connolly, Jimmy Hayes, Kemppainen etc all have time in the top 6.

Our offense on paper is better than last year.

Maybe. But its not the first time people complain about this team not scoring goals.

 

[nfld77]

Last year worked out great, no doubt.

Ok Mr Lisbon, you don't like my choice of lines??

 

[BruinsPortugal]

Ok Mr Lisbon, you don't like my choice of lines??

I like Backes centering a line, yes. I'd give it a try.

 

[HiyaGeorgii]

I dont know how anyone thinks this team can start scoring while constantly playing 4th liners in the top 6.

Exactly. Schaller and Nash have ZERO business playing on the 2nd and 3rd lines.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

Brett Connolly. Please name all of the 4th liners in the top 6 right now. Tim Schaller? So that's 1. Same as last year. Thanks for playing.

Riley Nash?

 

[HiyaGeorgii]

The team sucked last night for 59 minutes and played very boring hockey against a bad team. Fans had every right to complain.

Was terrible. The fact good people paid good money for that is insane.

 

[Mpasta]

I dont know how anyone thinks this team can start scoring while constantly playing 4th liners in the top 6.

We did it last year.

Last year worked out great, no doubt.

Maybe. But its not the first time people complain about this team not scoring goals.

I honestly have no idea what your argument is here. It's impossible to understand.

Riley Nash?

He's not in the top 6.

Here's a link if you need help with the lines. http://www2.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/