Post-Game Talk: Game #62 - The Bear is doing the Texas Two Step - BRUINS 6 Dallas 3 F

[ReggieMoto]

I"m not sure how some don't feel they see much of a difference besides the success, this team and system looks night/day different to me.

Aside from the fewer shots from the point as mentioned, the exchange of Backes and Pastrnak on the top two lines, and the lowered stress factor from behind the bench, I don't see much difference at all. The system looks very much the same. What night-and-day differences between coaching styles do you see that could account for the recent success?

Here's what I see and none of it is related to coaching style: Bergeron is back to playing like Bergeron. Marchand has begun playing like his old self. Krug and Pastrnak have recovered sufficiently from the surgeries to be playing like their old selves.

The single biggest difference I see in coaching style is the defense is activating lower in the o-zone, and as mentioned the D taking fewer shots from the blueline. That's about it.

 

[ReggieMoto]

Telling the players to play more one on one hockey down low...

I guess I don't see this. I see the D engaging more lower in the o-zone but I don't see man-on-man coverage. To me the offense looks very similar, the principal differences being Bergeron playing like Bergeron now, Pastrnak recovered from his surgery, and Marchy playing more like Marchy. Everything else seems very much the same to me.

 

[bruins4thecup65]

If only they could've gotten atleast one outta Ana. Great road trip though. Much better than last year's results.

Yeah that totally sucked.
3 goal posts and two goals called back...ugh.

 

[ODAAT]

Yeah that totally sucked.
3 goal posts and two goals called back...ugh.

and sloppy D zone coverage too

 

[GoBs]

And I think Colin having a weaker game vs. LA gave him a chance to get Liles some time.

One of my beefs with Julien was he'd sit guys upstairs far too long if their weren't injuries, and those regular scratches just weren't ready when they got asked to play after spending sometimes 4-5-6 weeks watching from above.

Don't understand the bad game and your out. In my opinion that is why these younger guys look more creative and taking chances they have been assured they will not be pulled out of the lineup for a bad game.

 

[BNHL]

I guess I don't see this. I see the D engaging more lower in the o-zone but I don't see man-on-man coverage. To me the offense looks very similar, the principal differences being Bergeron playing like Bergeron now, Pastrnak recovered from his surgery, and Marchy playing more like Marchy. Everything else seems very much the same to me.

I see what you see,but the D playing lower has resulted in 50% less shots from them?

 

[cska78]

It's great, we had put together a successful string of wins, but I don't see how this type of wins, allowing 3 goals a game takes us far in the play offs, granted we make it this far

 

[Fossy21]

It's great, we had put together a successful string of wins, but I don't see how this type of wins, allowing 3 goals a game takes us far in the play offs, granted we make it this far

On the road against Dallas, 3 goals isn't that much. It's how they respond to goals that counts.