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Poor DeBrusk. Hopefully it's just one of those hairline fractures and he's not out for too long, but barring some miracle or inaccurate reporting (I note he's not listed on IR just yet) we're talking weeks rather than days here which is a real shame. But opportunity knocks and perhaps others will thrive in his absence.
The practice lines as posted are the logical ones. Pasta back with Bergy and Hall and Zacha on either side of Krejci. Splitting McAvoy and Lindholm remains the right move for me. I don't like the look of the 4th line though but it will do as a temporary measure. I agree with @Aeroforce though, if there's a time to inject Wags back into the lineup, it's now. Bit of fresh energy, he'll be physical and responsible and I think he is better at the 4th line grind than Smith.
I think this is not a bad time for a road trip. The Christmas period and the Classic are great but they can have their disruptions and distractions, and the team has felt like it is losing its edge in some respects, which is only to be expected at this time of year and after being hot for so long. Being away will give them time to come together as a group and refocus, and hopefully try and iron out a few of the kinks in their play. I happened to watch the Kings beat the Stars yesterday and they played a really solid game. Good first and probably hardest challenge of this west coast swing coming up for the Bs.
The practice lines as posted are the logical ones. Pasta back with Bergy and Hall and Zacha on either side of Krejci. Splitting McAvoy and Lindholm remains the right move for me. I don't like the look of the 4th line though but it will do as a temporary measure. I agree with @Aeroforce though, if there's a time to inject Wags back into the lineup, it's now. Bit of fresh energy, he'll be physical and responsible and I think he is better at the 4th line grind than Smith.
I think this is not a bad time for a road trip. The Christmas period and the Classic are great but they can have their disruptions and distractions, and the team has felt like it is losing its edge in some respects, which is only to be expected at this time of year and after being hot for so long. Being away will give them time to come together as a group and refocus, and hopefully try and iron out a few of the kinks in their play. I happened to watch the Kings beat the Stars yesterday and they played a really solid game. Good first and probably hardest challenge of this west coast swing coming up for the Bs.
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Ah yes, the portion of the schedule where I find out the score when I get up in the middle of the night to pee
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Sad for Jake, he was playing well. Bruins have depth but will miss his speed and youthful energy. Watching the other night the analysts mentioned the only Bruin upgrade they could think of would be youthful legs for the long haul.
With Jake out for maybe a couple months I'm sure the Bruins will tinker with different players, but wonder if they feel the need to replace youth with youth.
With Jake out for maybe a couple months I'm sure the Bruins will tinker with different players, but wonder if they feel the need to replace youth with youth.
My tentative plan is watch the first period live(not sure if I can make it, as puck drop is at my work night bedtime 
)DVR the rest and get up extra early tomorrow (which means around 5am
for me) and cruise through the rest before going to work.
Please get and hold a lead, 3rd period comebacks will eventually dry up. So sorry to hear about JBD, Hope he rests and recovers ahead of schedule like the rest of the boys. Perfection line: Let’s Go !!!
)DVR the rest and get up extra early tomorrow (which means around 5amfor me) and cruise through the rest before going to work. Please get and hold a lead, 3rd period comebacks will eventually dry up. So sorry to hear about JBD, Hope he rests and recovers ahead of schedule like the rest of the boys. Perfection line: Let’s Go !!!
So this is the stretch I don't sleep for a week.
I don’t get home from work until around 12:15 AM anyway, so I’m looking forward to seeing some quality Bruins hockey
I hate these stretch of games. I'm fine staying up if they win, but nothing worse than staying up til 1 AM for a loss.So this is the stretch I don't sleep for a week.
Actually, Brad was playing well in most games he was just not scoring, Jake benefits from Marchy's play.
IMO Jake rarely outplays Brad and I like Jake.
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Yay for ESPN+ replay. Can watch them tomorrow when I get time.
I gotta respectfully disagree. There has been plenty of games where Jake has carried that line. Especially as of late. Whereas Brad hasn't looked his best and that okay. I'm sure it has to do with his hips. He'll get back on track in no time. But there has been definitely games where without Jake, that top line looked not so great.
And that's okay to say. I have no doubt, especially now with the injury that Brad will step up. Because we're gonna need him to. Leaders lead. He's one of them.
Hall is not really the best net front guy in my opinion
But they have played him in that spot before..he was there a fair amount last year
So you may be right
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Really looking forward to this one. Kings are playing pretty good hockey as of late. When their tending and D is on they are very tough to beat. Thankfully those things aren't on as much as they would like.
In their most recent stretch of games they've defeated Dallas, Vegas, Colorado, and Calgary. Impressive. In that same stretch they've lost to Arizona and Philly. Go figure. For a team with a minus diff it's impressive that they are only 4 pts back of Vegas.
In their most recent stretch of games they've defeated Dallas, Vegas, Colorado, and Calgary. Impressive. In that same stretch they've lost to Arizona and Philly. Go figure. For a team with a minus diff it's impressive that they are only 4 pts back of Vegas.
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Foligno has had a decent season,especially compared to last year but ,yeah he showed be on the first line power play,that’s for sure.
jake was playing great. but pasta and marshy together have great chemistry. they could both be playing drunk and make other teams looks silly.
Absolutely. And we're gonna need them both to step up.
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What a night. Get to watch Canada win gold, follow it up with a Bruins win!
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