Well that was unexpected. Very nice to see Marchand finding the back of the net again, he is starting to look just a little more like his old self. I have been frustrated by Zacha of late but those were some timely goals in the 3rd at a time when the Bruins were right back on their heels and battling heavy legs. Great effort by Pasta too, his best game in quite some time. Defenders making self-inflicted errors was probably the most negative aspect of the game, but the forwards owed them one and came up with the goods here. Korpi was solid when the game was on the line. As a backup he is doing all he needs to so far.
Gee it was nice to have a game almost entirely free of special teams. Good old-fashioned 5-on-5, back and forth hockey. Maybe the two teams playing it weren't exactly the greatest, but they both gave an honest effort. The one penalty that was called was garbage, but I'll forgive it due to the refs otherwise putting the whistles away.
Can't kid ourselves that this team doesn't still need quite a bit of work both in terms of its play and the roster, but they are continuing to trend gradually in the right direction and it's nice that they at least seem to have some sort of identity again and are trying to put the pieces back together. They're in the mix, so that's a start.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone, may it be a good and safe one with lots of food and companionship!
