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Post-Game Talk: GAME 50 - BRUINS 2 Ottawa 0

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PlayMakers said:
Zacha line outshot OTT 18-8. That's a nice bounce back from getting trounced by NJ.

Coyle line outshot OTT 8-5. Not as good as their 15-5 edge vs NJ but another game where they are on the plus side of the shot attempt differential, and the one game they were outshot (SJ) is the game Coyle had 2 goals.

Peeke with 20:56 in ice time. I know it's out of necessity but he's really stepped up.

Geekie had a goal, 5 hits, 1 takeaway, 1 shot block, +2, and was 2 for 2 at the dot.

Lohrei had 5 blocked shots and buried a Senator against the wall. Would love to see him add a bit more of that to his defensive game.

Korpisalo was outstanding. His third shutout brings his record to 9-4-2.
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Coyle and poitras work well together but I find Marchand and Poitras don’t have chemistry. Maybe they will figure it out.
 
Boston Bandit said:
Play Korpi for all home games and Sway for all road games 🤣
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I'd play Korpi a bit more, especially if Sway has a minor injury

..but to play Korpi for all home games is not really fair to Sway (although he gets the big bucks), because the whole team has been playing much better at home, but have been playing crappy on the road

..since December 1st the B's are 9-2 at home and only 4-10 on the road..and a dismal 1-5 on the road in January

If they want to make the playoffs, they'll need to start playing better on the road
 
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Isles just signed Deangelo. He wouldve been perfect for us.
Couldve kicked Carlo to the curb when Mcavoy and Lindholm returned,
 
TD Charlie said:
Has Wotherspoon received his praise? He does nothing but eat minutes in bunches when the Bruins have success.
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I love the kid. Plays hard, plays smart, doesn't try to do more than he's capable of doing. I really like the way he tries to keep the crease clear so Sway/Korpi can see.

He should not sit unless injured.
 
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NeelyOrr said:
To buy they're gonna have to sell. And that's where the problem lies. Not an appetizing bunch of tradable players.
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I'd float Carlo and see what he brings.
If you get Mac and Lindholm back, you can live without Carlo.
I'll admit I have not watched much this year, but reading on here seems like he hasn't done well.
A very good in the past, Defensive D'man, at the deadline can have a decent return.
 
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bobbyorr04 said:
I'd play Korpi a bit more, especially if Sway has a minor injury

..but to play Korpi for all home games is not really fair to Sway (although he gets the big bucks), because the whole team has been playing much better at home, but have been playing crappy on the road

..since December 1st the B's are 9-2 at home and only 4-10 on the road..and a dismal 1-5 on the road in January

If they want to make the playoffs, they'll need to start playing better on the road
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10 of 14 games are on the road in March, yikes!
 
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BruinDust said:
They posted his home/road splits on TSN last night during the broadcast. It was eye-opening.

Home: 6-1-2 GAA 1.96, SP .927

Road: 3-3 GAA 3.69, SP .860

At home he's basically 2011 Tim Thomas. On the road he's not an NHL caliber goaltender.
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Bruins road record mirrors those numbers also. Team is bad on the road. Don’t just lose most nights but get beat badly.
 
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lopey said:
Bruins road record mirrors those numbers also. Team is bad on the road. Don’t just lose most nights but get beat badly.
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In his 3 credited losses they got smoked by Florida (Game 1), out in Seattle on that western trip and just after Xmas in Columbus.

Suprisingly his numbers in 2 of his 3 wins on the road weren't great. .875% against Colorado in Game 5, an .880 vs. NYI at Belmont.

He's gotten the lighter work at home as well. San Jose, NYI, Ottawa, Detroit, St. Louis, Calgary all in the lower portion of the league offensively.

The games on the road where the Bruins really got spanked (Dallas, Carolina, Winnipeg). Swayman was in net for them.
 
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Kegs said:
Coyle and poitras work well together but I find Marchand and Poitras don’t have chemistry. Maybe they will figure it out.
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Get Coyle off the ice all together if you want to improve the team. Guys a black hole regardless of who he plays with.

Hopefully if he's still here next season (no one will take him in a trade) he's plaster on the fourth line fighting the waiver wire.
 
Dennis Bonvie said:
Excellent point.



Actually, that would be Zadorov, +10.
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No, I said 5v5. As you point out, Zadorov's official plus/minus is +10. But at 5v5, he's -2, whereas Oesterle is +6.

Zads has a really quirky +/- this season, in that his positive goal differential comes almost entirely from 4v4 and 3v3 hockey. Which is still a credit to him, as far as you can read anything into these things, but perhaps not quite as much as it might initially appear.
 
sarge88 said:
TBH it rarely happens at all -- but if we gave up on our teams every time things seemed bleak, life would be pretty ominous.

I've said it before and I'll say it again:

Each of us is going to watch our favorite teams play anywhere from 70 to 100% more regular season games than playoffs in a given year.

Yes, the end goal is always a championship, but each year only 1 team or around 3% of teams in a given league will win it all.

I watch for the excitement, the distraction from real life, the camaraderie that watching sports fosters, the opportunity to see something unique to the sport and because it often brings back memories. Sports are just fun!

If keeping an open mind, looking on the bright side whenever possible and believing something good can happen when it seems unlikely is wrong....then I'll happily be wrong until my dying breath.

I'm not dumb enough to try to convince people that this team is winning a cup. But I'm also not naive enough to think that in January 2019 -- the St. Louis Blues board wasn't filled with "Blow It Up", "Trade Pietrangelo or Parayko" posts on a daily basis.

Yes, it's unlikely that any team outside the playoff structure in mid-January wins another cup anytime soon -- but it did happen, which means it can happen, which means I'll still be rooting for it!
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Well said. Personally, in my fandom I separate between hope and belief. I'll always hope my team can be competitive and eventually go all the way until that possibility is entirely snuffed out. But whether or not I believe that they can is more calculated or rational. I won't believe if the evidence to my mind doesn't support it. And I try to evaluate or analyze the team and what I think is best for it based on my belief and reasoning rather than my hope.

Which at times like this can be a little jarring. I don't believe in this year's Bruins and I think their main priority right now should be to make a better team for next season and beyond. In that sense you could even make a good case that in cold hard logical terms it's better right now if they lose games. But when I sit down to watch individual games, I still without fail want to see them win, I still support the boys and there is still a flickering hope for this year that they just might really get their act together.

So a little bit of a clash there perhaps, but end of the day as you said, the number one thing is the entertainment, fun etc. Go on the journey, discuss it around the campfire on the way, and see where it all ends up.
 
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