Well, my Breakfast with the Bruins was fun!! Just finished watching. Still some adjustments to be made, but beat a diminished team as they should!
I expected the Avs to come out flying, but they looked horrible.Not to take anything away from the Bruins effort (they played a solid game), but the AV's (besides their PP) looked like they're only running on 3 cylinders
Will call out the refs here too.
Very favourable toward the Bruins tonight. And fortunate for us that they were as I’m not sure we even had a full minute of PK time over the three goals.
Fourth line very good. Yet again. Do NOT break them up. Ship Tufte to Providence and get Johnson in here.
Zaddy on TNT. Sorry, I can’t call him Z or Big Z.
Should be OZ (Oh-Zee), for “Other Z.” Could also pronounce it Oz as in Wizard.Zaddy on TNT. Sorry, I can’t call him Z or Big Z.
Beecher and Kastelic deserved apples on Lindholm goal. Official scorer way to strictKoepke-Kastelic-Beecher all +3 in a 5-3 game
Can’t ask for more than what they’re bringing to the table. It’s line 4 but it’s actually line 1 right now. Kastelic got 16 min, Koepke 14, Beecher almost 14
Did anyone think that hit on poitras was a penalty? Live time it looked bad / interference which led to the fight. 2 games in a row non calls (greer on pasta more obvious) lead to Bruins taking penalties and then power play goals and momentum shifts for the opposition. But like others said, Bs got away with a couple later on so can’t complain.
I think there is legitimate concern for Poitras's long term status in the NHL. Kid better do something about his tendency for getting walloped.Well he definitely caught him in the head. But his head was down staring at the puck, as usual, so . . . ?
Seen enough of Tufte and he should be waived as soon as they comeback to Boston and sign Johnson.Well that was a bit better. Both teams were scrappy to start with but the Bruins settled and then put in probably their best period and a half of the season so far. Good, sustained pressure, some nice puck movement, dominance of the neutral zone, forecheck working pretty well. Colorado played some terrible defense and were careless with the puck, and Boston could easily have led by more at the halfway mark if they'd had a little more finish. 1st and '4th' lines continue to do well.
End of the 2nd and most of the 3rd the Bruins got too complacent and passive, which should be a reminder as to how not to protect a lead if one is needed, but they held on and deserved the 2 points. The Avs are genuinely struggling but are a strong team on paper nonetheless and I think we can still be pretty pleased with what the Bs dished up here. Solid road win. Korpisalo has his shaky moments but made a couple of big stops too. He was tidy enough. Only his second real outing for the year, so early days.
Monty essentially ran with 3 and a bit lines - 13 mins for Lindholm's and 10 each for Coyle's and Beecher's. Poitras' 3rd only got 5:40 5v5. They weren't horrible in that time but they didn't offer much either. Thought Frederic did ok with Charlie and Brad, but the middle 6 remains a challenge. Not sure Monty changing things up really made much difference. If it gave the team as a whole a jolt then well and good, but I don't think it achieved too much in terms of giving the coach 4 readily usable and effective lines, and the TOI reflects that. I know Geekie has started the year poorly, but he surely offers more than Jones or Tufte. Give him some time with Poitras in a position to which he's more suited, and see what happens.
To state the cliche, points really are going to be at a premium in the Atlantic. The Leafs look in fine regular season form and are going to be vying for top spot, the Panthers remain strong, and early signs are that Tampa and Vasilevskiy may be rejuvenated and in a position to reverse their downwards slide. Again the Sabres and Red Wings are looking underwhelming, Sens perhaps stronger but still defensively suspect, but chances are things will really click for at least one of them at some point, and even if they don't, the three usual suspects are all there so it's crowded enough as it is. Boston's going to have to run up their tally consistently if they want to avoid the wildcard melee. Wins like this really help in that regard.
Plus we all had fun on the GDT!I don’t know what it is, but the late game threads are always the best
That was a ton of fun tonight
I agree. Early 24/25 season Hampus reminds me of early season 22/23 Hampus. He looks good and confident.I really liked Hampus tonight. A lot of confidence with the puck - made plays. Real nice look on that pasta goal.
He is a magnet for big hits. Absolutely no doubt about that.I think there is legitimate concern for Poitras's long term status in the NHL. Kid better do something about his tendency for getting walloped.
Thank you for the synopsis.Well that was a bit better. Both teams were scrappy to start with but the Bruins settled and then put in probably their best period and a half of the season so far. Good, sustained pressure, some nice puck movement, dominance of the neutral zone, forecheck working pretty well. Colorado played some terrible defense and were careless with the puck, and Boston could easily have led by more at the halfway mark if they'd had a little more finish. 1st and '4th' lines continue to do well.
End of the 2nd and most of the 3rd the Bruins got too complacent and passive, which should be a reminder as to how not to protect a lead if one is needed, but they held on and deserved the 2 points. The Avs are genuinely struggling but are a strong team on paper nonetheless and I think we can still be pretty pleased with what the Bs dished up here. Solid road win. Korpisalo has his shaky moments but made a couple of big stops too. He was tidy enough. Only his second real outing for the year, so early days.
Monty essentially ran with 3 and a bit lines - 13 mins for Lindholm's and 10 each for Coyle's and Beecher's. Poitras' 3rd only got 5:40 5v5. They weren't horrible in that time but they didn't offer much either. Thought Frederic did ok with Charlie and Brad, but the middle 6 remains a challenge. Not sure Monty changing things up really made much difference. If it gave the team as a whole a jolt then well and good, but I don't think it achieved too much in terms of giving the coach 4 readily usable and effective lines, and the TOI reflects that. I know Geekie has started the year poorly, but he surely offers more than Jones or Tufte. Give him some time with Poitras in a position to which he's more suited, and see what happens.
To state the cliche, points really are going to be at a premium in the Atlantic. The Leafs look in fine regular season form and are going to be vying for top spot, the Panthers remain strong, and early signs are that Tampa and Vasilevskiy may be rejuvenated and in a position to reverse their downwards slide. Again the Sabres and Red Wings are looking underwhelming, Sens perhaps stronger but still defensively suspect, but chances are things will really click for at least one of them at some point, and even if they don't, the three usual suspects are all there so it's crowded enough as it is. Boston's going to have to run up their tally consistently if they want to avoid the wildcard melee. Wins like this really help in that regard.
The scary part is that it's never a glancing blow or off the shoulder. He's getting drilled square in the chest.He is a magnet for big hits. Absolutely no doubt about that.
Nighthawks was a good Stallone/Hauer movie in 1981. Don't know if it aged well, but I enjoyed it back in the day.Nighthawks are always more fun