Post-Game Talk: GAME #43 - B's at least get the loser point - Whalercanes 4 BRUINS 3 F/OT

[Coach Parker]

I would have started all three guys from the first line, they needed points in a bad way

I'd be good on that as well.

Point is, you have three D that are more than capable of playing the entire OT.

Krug plays then sits two shifts. (usual if you are running three pairs)
Chara plays then sits two shifts.
Carlo plays then sits two shifts.

This rotation twice usually runs the 5 minutes out or a goal is scored. To have the second guy up as Liles in his first game back with his slow pace and passing was clearly off in the third was just a bad decision by Sacco.

Cost them a point that may come back to haunt them.

I gave up posting:

'Yet another game where the Bruins would have taken more points if they had a #2 defenseman out there.'

Any way you look at it, they tossed their #6 defenseman out there in OT.

 

[vjcsmoke]

Hate to say it but I kinda saw this one coming. In the previous game, I said the Bruins love to show you a good win, and then crush your hopes later on. Well here it is.

Maddening inconsistency in performances. Can't win unless Rask performs out of this world. None of this has changed. I expect to see heads chopped in the offseason.

There shall be blood! And changes. Better be some big changes!

 

[RussellmaniaKW]

krejci is such a floater.
he just doesnt want the puck. ever

yeah like when he held on to the puck behind the net with 3 guys on him and threaded the needle to Vatrano in front?

Love how people will see one play and then re-write the entire history of the game. Because Krejci couldn't handle a bad pass from Liles in OT he's suddenly a floater who doesn't want the puck (objectively false since his entire MO is that he carries the puck and slows things down).

 

[PB37]

The team looked dog tired. That was some of the sloppiest hockey I've seen in a long time.

That Backes goal gave them some energy, but outside of that spurt in the third, they were skating in mud.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

If Schaller - Moore - Nash stay together that is a massive 4th line upgrade over last season. The kind of 4th line that teams need for a playoff run.

B's best line tonight. Led by the incomparable Riley Nash!

Kevan Miller on 3 game scoring streak. Seems much luckier playing the right side.

Zane McIntyre looks like an excellent AHL goalie.

Bergeron scores on first shift of OT, 3/4 of this thread's posts are gone.

 

[LouJersey]

Three vets lose the Bruins a point in overtime. Bergy not scoring. Liles with the poor pass. Krejci with the turnover.

Imagine if Spooner turned that pck over, we would not here the end of it. But Mr. 7 million dollar man does it and nothing much said. Wow!

Part of my retooling would be to beg him to waive his NTC and try to find a home for him. He's one of the most unmoveable contracts in the NHL I would bet with the injuries and the invisible nights.

 

[LouJersey]

yeah like when he held on to the puck behind the net with 3 guys on him and threaded the needle to Vatrano in front?

Love how people will see one play and then re-write the entire history of the game. Because Krejci couldn't handle a bad pass from Liles in OT he's suddenly a floater who doesn't want the puck (objectively false since his entire MO is that he carries the puck and slows things down).

Would you trade him if you had a chance?

 

[Bread and Circuses]

yeah like when he held on to the puck behind the net with 3 guys on him and threaded the needle to Vatrano in front?

Love how people will see one play and then re-write the entire history of the game. Because Krejci couldn't handle a bad pass from Liles in OT he's suddenly a floater who doesn't want the puck (objectively false since his entire MO is that he carries the puck and slows things down).

I think Krejci gets more criticism than he deserves most of the time.

His style isn't flashy, it is pretty much the opposite of the "new nhl" of today, which I think lends him to being called a floater more often than not.

Not saying he doesn't come across as disinterested at times but I think that is more of his personality in general. He is all business and has even admitted that it can be hard for him to get his intensity level up early in the season. At least he is self aware.

The guy has a track record of delivering the goods when it really matters.

He hasn't had a solid line since Lucic left and even with the bionic hip surgeries he still seems to be playing quite well surrounded by sub par wingers most of the time.

I mean sure for his cap hit you feel like you should be getting more at times but that doesn't all fall on him in my opinion.

 

[BronxBruin]

I'd be good on that as well.

Point is, you have three D that are more than capable of playing the entire OT.

Krug plays then sits two shifts. (usual if you are running three pairs)
Chara plays then sits two shifts.
Carlo plays then sits two shifts.

This rotation twice usually runs the 5 minutes out or a goal is scored. To have the second guy up as Liles in his first game back with his slow pace and passing was clearly off in the third was just a bad decision by Sacco.

Cost them a point that may come back to haunt them.

I gave up posting:

'Yet another game where the Bruins would have taken more points if they had a #2 defenseman out there.'

Any way you look at it, they tossed their #6 defenseman out there in OT.

Chara is way too slow for 3-on-3 OT -- which is why he has hardly played in OT all season.

 

[Pia8988]

Would you trade him if you had a chance?

Depends on who comes back. But no I would not actively try to give Krejci away.
He also isn't anywhere near the worst contracts in the NHL, he's not even the worst on his own team.

 

[barstool]

So Krejci is great in the playoffs,he's just not very good getting the bruins into the playoffs,perfect

 

[Pia8988]

So Krejci is great in the playoffs,he's just not very good getting the bruins into the playoffs,perfect

Top 3 in points for the team except his rookie year and 2014 season lost to injury.

 

[Mpasta]

B's best line tonight. Led by the incomparable Riley Nash!

Kevan Miller on 3 game scoring streak. Seems much luckier playing the right side.

Zane McIntyre looks like an excellent AHL goalie.

Bergeron scores on first shift of OT, 3/4 of this thread's posts are gone.

But he didn't, so...

 

[RussellmaniaKW]

Would you trade him if you had a chance?

for the right return, of course. But I don't think he's a "problem" right now and think a lot of the crap people say about him is just way off base.

 

[CDJ]

They looked gross most of the game so I'm happy to get a point to be honest.


Also....would have been nice to have Colin Miller out there in OT. Was it Liles that gave it away at the end there? IIRC it was. Well isn't that something. Literally everybody but Claude can see it was dumb to bench Miller before the game, and go figure everybody but Claude was right


Play your best ****ing team every night. They aren't good enough to be pulling this ****

 

[KnightofBoston]

One of the biggest differences just in terms of points if you look at the standings is the lack of loser points the bruins have accrued from their losses. It's a big reason why we're only 4 points up on several teams that have 4 games in hand...

So I don't mind the result today. They need more losses like this and less losses like they had against the devils and oilers. Lame way to look at it but it's where we're at if we want to make the playoffs and get our young guys some experience and management some breathing room to work their plan.


If it's one thing I can't abide it's pulling the rug out before it's been played out, and my fear is JJ is deluded and just wants playoff revenue so he'll force rash decisions that don't really help the team compete for a cup long term

 

[CombatOnContact]

I dunno. I could be down with fire Julien but I really don't think there's anybody out there can get more out of this team than Claude already does. Those that I think can already have NHl head coaching jobs :p

I'd support a Julien for Gerard Gallant swap.

 

[JCRO]

Wouldn't say he is coming back down, last time I check he was #2 overall in the league, but a solid back up would be nice. It really shows just how good Rask really is.

I am by no means taking anything away from Tuukka. Please don't misinterpret my post. He has been a rock for this team. I am just pointing out the fact that he is heavily relied on and it shows when he's back ups fill in every so often. My point of him coming back down is simply he hasn't been AS good as he was at the start of the season to up until about two weeks ago. He still has been more than stellar however.

Point being, this team relies heavily on their tender to win games and it's beginning to ware down on the goaltending corps. I don't blame Zane for anything in this game except maybe the game winner tonight. But the team in front of him was SLOPPY. Shouldn't have even gone to OT.

 

[PB37]

I'd support a Julien for Gerard Gallant swap.

Why? Gallant has a .518 win percentage and one playoff birth in 6 seasons as a coach. Not seein' it.

 

[mmk]

I am by no means taking anything away from Tuukka. Please don't misinterpret my post. He has been a rock for this team. I am just pointing out the fact that he is heavily relied on and it shows when he's back ups fill in every so often. My point of him coming back down is simply he hasn't been AS good as he was at the start of the season to up until about two weeks ago. He still has been more than stellar however.

Point being, this team relies heavily on their tender to win games and it's beginning to ware down on the goaltending corps. I don't blame Zane for anything in this game except maybe the game winner tonight. But the team in front of him was SLOPPY. Shouldn't have even gone to OT.

I thought Zane had a promising game. Didn't like the 3rd goal too much or the OT winner. But what shouldn't be lost is the fact that he stopped 2 HUGE breakaways and that statistically, teams play worse defensive hockey on the 2nd night of a B2B. This game showed me that Zane can stop the really difficult shots but sometimes has more trouble with easier ones. That seems like a teachable problem, correcting on how he plays the angles, protecting against low-percentage shots, etc.

The bottom line is that I think the kid will get much better with experience and age.

 

[BBB24]

I am by no means taking anything away from Tuukka. Please don't misinterpret my post. He has been a rock for this team. I am just pointing out the fact that he is heavily relied on and it shows when he's back ups fill in every so often. My point of him coming back down is simply he hasn't been AS good as he was at the start of the season to up until about two weeks ago. He still has been more than stellar however.

Point being, this team relies heavily on their tender to win games and it's beginning to ware down on the goaltending corps. I don't blame Zane for anything in this game except maybe the game winner tonight. But the team in front of him was SLOPPY. Shouldn't have even gone to OT.

My point was he now sits second in goalies within the league, he has never been number one all year so still confused about the trending down comment. The OT goal was weak as was the third goal so they are still in the same place they were before they waive Kubodin.

One if the biggest issues with this team is they generate nothing from the back end, nothing, and in today's NHL that is a requirement to success. There is presently no one on the blue line to generate any offence, no one, Krug to a point with assist but he has ONE goal, unacceptable. Until they get at least one dman who can generate offence consistently, what you see is what you get. Happy with 3 out of 4 points on the weekend, considering second game was travel and less than 24 hours to game prior. On to St Louis.

 

[bruinmann77]

I thought Zane played decent and helped the Bruins grab a point

 

[smithformeragent]

Why? Gallant has a .518 win percentage and one playoff birth in 6 seasons as a coach. Not seein' it.

Not understanding all the Gallant love either.

 

[Cronuss]

Just watched the game.

What the **** was Liles doing out there for the OT? It's his first game back in months, and he is rusty as ****.

Clode. Loss is on him. Again.

(I'm not a Julien hater, and I do not want him to be fired. But... FFS.)

 

[RussellmaniaKW]

so what did Claude have to say on NESN after the game?