Pre-Game Talk: GAME 8 7:08 PM - THE BEAR wants Dallas to see stars - NESN, NESN 4K, ESPN+, SN, 98.5 WBZ-FM

[22Brad Park]

Monty grasping at straws. He neutralizes Beecher and Kastelic by anchoring them with Brazeau.

Yea,I don't get busting up a line that is working.And working with 3 players nobody expected to click .Monty changes things way to quick & not 1st time we have saw this with him.I sence a disturbance in the force

 

[Alicat]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849481590369288508

 

[NeelyDan]

Monty grasping at straws. He neutralizes Beecher and Kastelic by anchoring them with Brazeau.

disagree - these lines are gonna be the ones that gel

 

[BruinsFanMike82]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849482593395175787

 

[lopey]

disagree - these lines are gonna be the ones that gel

Hope your right

 

[Healthy Wrap]

disagree - these lines are gonna be the ones that gel

I guess we'll see. What's made Beecher-Kastelic-Koepke so effective is that they actually play with pace, which you can't say about any other line thus far. Not a fan of swapping Koepke with their worst-skating forward in Brazeau. Monty has to try something to get the other lines going, but I would have kept the 4th line intact.

 

[TobanWest]

I think Freddy works hard but the lines are a mess nobody clicking.Just a guess but I think Freddy wants to score more after putting up 17 & 18 goals respectively last 2 seasons & might be getting away from what works.They are 7 games in so he can turn this around yet.

He can turn it around but doesn't really do anything out there. Much like most of them

 

[xStanleyCupsFor]

New forward lines from morning skate:

Marchand - E.Lindholm - Pastrnak
Zacha - Poitras - Geekie
Frederic - Coyle - Koepke
Beecher - Kastelic - Brazeau

Koepke's reward, get saddled with two lumbering zombies with their head up their ass

 

[TobanWest]

Great.

A backup.

Screams shutout and maybe goalie goal?!

 

[Sheppy]

That's right, Monty.

Break up that 4th line!

 

[NeelyDan]

I guess we'll see. What's made Beecher-Kastelic-Koepke so effective is that they actually play with pace, which you can't say about any other line thus far. Not a fan of swapping Koepke with their worst-skating forward in Brazeau. Monty has to try something to get the other lines going, but I would have kept the 4th line intact.

You’re certainly not alone in that perspective - I just happen to believe Koepke has earned a bump and Braz is better suited for 4th line than he is 3rd

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

It's way too early for the fourth line to be sacrosanct.

 

[BruinsFanMike82]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849488197983605191

 

[HumBucker]

You’re certainly not alone in that perspective - I just happen to believe Koepke has earned a bump and Braz is better suited for 4th line than he is 3rd

Agreed. Maybe Koepke is the spark that gets the 3rd line going.

 

[I Hate Philadelphia]

Could this be this team's 2010-11 "Dallas Game"?

Let me cope.

 

[chizzler]

Wonder how many Gryz haters are having crow for Thanksgiving leftovers.

Why?

 

[TD Charlie]

I’ve been begging for them to be pricks. What better way to get back to the prick tendencies than a game against Dallas?

 

[Blowfish]

Well this made my day.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1849487734651425120

 

[Sheppy]

Wonder how many Gryz haters are having crow for Thanksgiving leftovers.

Why? Did he score a goal or something?