Providence Bruins General Discussion thread ‘24-‘25 II

[BruinDust]

yes, but he should be close last I heard

Thanks!

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

No, Yuri is 37 and retired from the KHL a couple years back . This is Nikita a 24 year old former 2nd round pick who has had some time with St Louis

37 already...

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

Oh Viel you bastard.

Bad. Bad.

 

[JoeIsAStud]

And Viel commits a stupid slashing with 1:02 to play

 

[BlackFrancis]

Looked away for a minute there and come back to see the ref look like he's reciting War and Peace in sign language.

 

[Grasshopperking]

Viel with a slashing penalty with a minute left while down a goal. Stupid as hell

 

[Kegs]

Lost but grossly out played them.

 

[JoeIsAStud]

Lost but grossly out played them.

Certainly the last 2 periods. 31-8 in shots the final 2 periods. Just had a terrible first

 

[Terrier]

Dang, shots were 40-15 and they lose at home, figures.

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

That’s frustrating.

Wish I could watch more of these games.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

The AHL does not have replay on a slash penalty with 1 minute left to decide a playoff game?

The Providence Bruins have no prospects to ice in the final minute and thus have Mitchell, Brown, Pitlick on the ice to tie a game late?

Astounding.

 

[gvkmedia]

Best of 3 first round? Lose Friday and that’s it?

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

Oh I’ve been posting in the wrong thread. Sorry all

 

[Kegs]

The AHL does not have replay on a slash penalty with 1 minute left to decide a playoff game?

The Providence Bruins have no prospects to ice in the final minute and thus have Mitchell, Brown, Pitlick on the ice to tie a game late?

Astounding.

They tossed out a pk line I guess.

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

I really like Brunet

 

[Alan Ryan]

I was surprised there were so many empty seats. And I still don’t like the ads plastered on the boards and on the ice—makes hockey and building owners look really cheap.

 

[quietbruinfan]

On the Bright side, Locemelis is their first diamond in the rough prospect since Krejci. He impresses me quite a bit, more than Poitras. He makes consistently good immediate decisions out there. His shot and skating need work but not a ton. He is a real prospect.

 

[Kegs]

I really like Brunet

Me too. I wish he could skate the puck in deep on the power play. He kept pulling up and passing it back. He looks like an nhl player to me.

 

[JoeIsAStud]

Me too. I wish he could skate the puck in deep on the power play. He kept pulling up and passing it back. He looks like an nhl player to me.

I think that is what he is coached to do. I know they had Lohrei doing it at times as well. I absolutely HATE it. What can possibly go wrong with 40-50 foot blind passes back towards your own net

 

[Alan Ryan]

I really like Brunet

If Lohrei doesn’t get better in the defensive zone Brunet could take his spot in Boston.

 

[JoeIsAStud]

On the Bright side, Locemelis is their first diamond in the rough prospect since Krejci. He impresses me quite a bit, more than Poitras. He makes consistently good immediate decisions out there. His shot and skating need work but not a ton. He is a real prospect.

One thing I noticed tonight is Locmelis seems to make really quick decisions. I'm not sure I saw a time where he held the puck longer than a second in the offensive zone. Puck got to his stick, and was almost immediately off to the next player

 

[Kegs]

If Lohrei doesn’t get better in the defensive zone Brunet could take his spot in Boston.

I don’t see the same offensive upside. Brunet is good all round but lohrei has better passing and stick handling. In a couple years Lohrei might put it all together and be pretty nice power play weapon.

 

[Kegs]

On the Bright side, Locemelis is their first diamond in the rough prospect since Krejci. He impresses me quite a bit, more than Poitras. He makes consistently good immediate decisions out there. His shot and skating need work but not a ton. He is a real prospect.

He is always in the right place. His iq is off the charts.

 

[BadBruins]

The AHL does not have replay on a slash penalty with 1 minute left to decide a playoff game?

The Providence Bruins have no prospects to ice in the final minute and thus have Mitchell, Brown, Pitlick on the ice to tie a game late?

Astounding.

Only watched the 3rd period, but that was also my thought. Would have liked to see a replay of the reviewed non-goal as well. Should probably be happy I was able to watch for free.

Pitlick, Brown, Tufte, Lettieri and Viel all have great experience and resumes for this level, but the Boston fan in me wanted to see actual prospects with NHL futures. It was a heavy dose of the AHL veterans, especially in the final few minutes. I understand why. Probably another reason I don't tune into a lot of AHL games.

 

[BronxBruin]

It was clear heading into the playoffs what the P-Bruins' Achilles' heel was. They have probably the best goalie duo in the league. Their forwards are absolutely loaded. But their D was lacking in depth. They had two ECHL nobodies (Millman and Ortiz) who, granted, they played well during the season, were question marks for how they would perform in the playoffs. And they had Misyul who I've been critical of since he arrived. Sure enough, it was the defense corps who couldn't stop handing the puck to Springfield (especially in the 1st period) resulting in both goals against. Ortiz in particular was a turnover machine (and took a penalty). The loss of Sweezey (and even Regula & Oesterle) really hurts. Mougenel should definitely insert Wanner for Game 2 (I was surprised he was scratched) and I'd even consider Gallagher as well.
On the bright side, the PB's outshot the T-Birds by almost 3-to-1. If you can keep up that level of play, you're going to win 90% of the time. Kudos to Colten Ellis for making some big saves (and somehow only got the third star lol). The broadcast said he was 5-0 against us during the reg season -- so the Bruins are in trouble if they can't solve him soon.
A first round loss (especially a sweep on Friday) would be a huge let down as this is the most talented Providence roster in recent memory IMO.