The only stat the BRUINS won was penalty minutes. They've been winning that stat pretty consistently.
Defensive liability describes all 3 pairs tonight. Gotta be the worst game I’ve seen from McAvoyLohrei is a defensive liability at this point. Send him back to Providence for more seasoning and play Wotherspoon until Forbort comes back.
Lohrei is a defensive liability at this point. Send him back to Providence for more seasoning and play Wotherspoon until Forbort comes back.
Yea to me Monty has to stop with that constant shuffling and especially if not going to play them when it don't work.Just one shift for the 4th line in the 3rd, 6:30 TOI for the game. Same for Lohrei, bad start left him largely benched in the second half, just 8:30 TOI. All meant the top guys bore a heavy load yet again - Lindholm 29 mins(!), McAvoy 26, Pasta 24, Zacha 22. These sorts of numbers are a frequent occurrence. I'm not comfortable with it. Monty is not trusting his depth and that is putting a lot of strain elsewhere. Potentially asking for trouble down the road.
He played forward until 16, i think expectations are far too high for him.Lohrei is a defensive liability at this point. Send him back to Providence for more seasoning and play Wotherspoon until Forbort comes back.
It’s the problem I have. This is supposed to be a transition year. You want to see if the young guys take some rope. Over taxing the top lines screams job saving to me.Just one shift for the 4th line in the 3rd, 6:30 TOI for the game. Same for Lohrei, bad start left him largely benched in the second half, just 8:30 TOI. All meant the top guys bore a heavy load yet again - Lindholm 29 mins(!), McAvoy 26, Pasta 24, Zacha 22. These sorts of numbers are a frequent occurrence. I'm not comfortable with it. Monty is not trusting his depth and that is putting a lot of strain elsewhere. Potentially asking for trouble down the road.
Also Merkulov at 4C is such an obviously stupid decision from Monty. It was never gonna work, he is not a 4th liner. He's a skill player that needs to be playing with other skill. If you're not gonna put the kid in a position to succeed then just send him down.Yea to me Monty has to stop with that constant shuffling and especially if not going to play them when it don't work.
Marchand's effort on the shorty was worth all the aggravation the rest of this game afforded.
Well almost. OK no, not really but it was one hell of an effort and finish. Onward we go.
Even his " worst" game is 27 minutes +1 and two assists is still the best DMan we have by a mile.Defensive liability describes all 3 pairs tonight. Gotta be the worst game I’ve seen from McAvoy