Hali33
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Yep.
A lot of talk, no action.
Never imagined this team would come out flat and I'd be questioning the effort of my team in the last 2 series clinching games against the Habs. But that's where we're at this morning.
Post-Game Talk: Gm7: Canadiens win Part II
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Yep.
A lot of talk, no action.
Never imagined this team would come out flat and I'd be questioning the effort of my team in the last 2 series clinching games against the Habs. But that's where we're at this morning.
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DarrenBanks56;85174137[B said:
It's not just the current team, Bruins teams have choked vs the Habs for decades. With new division format the Bruins better hope that somebody else knocks them off in the playoffs every year or that 2011 cup will be the last one I see. Also having a goalie that you just signed to a long term, high dollar contract that can't beat them doesn't help either.
RedeyeRocketeer
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Ya that's fair. Last night I was yelling so much at the fact that the Habs won almost every foot race. Was impressive.
HockeyMomx2
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Yah ditto, haven't gotten mine yet either. Ugh. I wanna puke. Please NYR, sweep those lil bastids.
howaryuh
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The way the Bruins and Rask looked in the first period, I had the feeling they were going to have to steal the game in order to win it.
With 8 minutes left, I told my buddy on of two things are going to happen, Bruins are going to tie the game up and go to OT, or there will be a penalty called on the B's and Montreal puts the game away.
Disappointed with the overall effort in the last two games, especially how well they played in game 5. The habs seemed more fluid and wanted it more.
What can I say, Go Rangers?
With 8 minutes left, I told my buddy on of two things are going to happen, Bruins are going to tie the game up and go to OT, or there will be a penalty called on the B's and Montreal puts the game away.
Disappointed with the overall effort in the last two games, especially how well they played in game 5. The habs seemed more fluid and wanted it more.
What can I say, Go Rangers?
HockeyMomx2
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ODAAT
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Rask played ok, but didn`t play great, and that play on the first goal had me doing this
Seemed like he just had mental breakdowns at the wrong time
mikelvl
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How come there is no talk on the referree Dave Jackson? He was disgusting. Six ticky tack penalties to one. Brad Marchand gets cross checked in the head and gets a penalty. He was a disgrace all night. He stopped all momentum with ridiculous calls against Krecji and Boychuck. You dont make those calls in a Game 7. They had to beat the refs too. Disgraceful.
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howaryuh
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In fairness, he did make some key saves to keep it close and nothing he could do on the third goal.Rask played ok, but didn`t play great, and that play on the first goal had me doing this
Seemed like he just had mental breakdowns at the wrong time
But he needed to be better than the guy at the other end of the ice.
ODAAT
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Statistically speaking. There is another conclusion you can draw other than bad calls
ODAAT
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mikelvl
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If you watched the game last night, you know that the referee was in the Habs back pocket. He was disgusting.
Hey guys,
Just wanted to drop in and congratulate you guys on an awesome series.
Certainly the best series in the whole playoffs so far. I know it must hurt right now but from what i've seen you guys have some players which showed great potential for the future.
Krug, Smith, Hamilton were very fun to watch. Most likely will make the game hard for us in the next playoffs ^^
As for the handshake line stuff: well it happens when there's emotion. People say dumb stuff sometimes under emotion (I'm looking at you too Weise and Subban). For me it's water under the bridge and already forgotten. I think it's absurd of people going hard on Lucic. The guy really took the loss to heart and just shows how much character he has. I would take him on the habs any day.
See you next year in the playoffs again
Just wanted to drop in and congratulate you guys on an awesome series.
Certainly the best series in the whole playoffs so far. I know it must hurt right now but from what i've seen you guys have some players which showed great potential for the future.
Krug, Smith, Hamilton were very fun to watch. Most likely will make the game hard for us in the next playoffs ^^
As for the handshake line stuff: well it happens when there's emotion. People say dumb stuff sometimes under emotion (I'm looking at you too Weise and Subban). For me it's water under the bridge and already forgotten. I think it's absurd of people going hard on Lucic. The guy really took the loss to heart and just shows how much character he has. I would take him on the habs any day.
See you next year in the playoffs again
I am ****ing disgusted with the lack of effort the Bruins showed last night. You'd think they were in a hurry to get to the nearest golf course....
There is no excuse for it. None. If you can't/won't bring the effort in a Game 7 playoff against the Canadiens you don't deserve to win anything.
I don't want to hear any biatching about the refs letting the Canadiens get away with penalties. Officiating in this league has been a joke for years, nothing new to see here.
This is all on the Bruins. All of it. They need to look in the mirror and own it.
There is no excuse for it. None. If you can't/won't bring the effort in a Game 7 playoff against the Canadiens you don't deserve to win anything.
I don't want to hear any biatching about the refs letting the Canadiens get away with penalties. Officiating in this league has been a joke for years, nothing new to see here.
This is all on the Bruins. All of it. They need to look in the mirror and own it.
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I am just as disappointed about the refs more than anyone else, but the bruins only have themselves to blame for game 6. If they win that game there's no game 7 and bad offciating, Jackson deserves to be fired for his performance last night however. I won't say the window is closed because this team should still be a contender with mcqauid, seids, and Kelly all back. I hope this team can contend for the cup for at least a few more years and doing what the hawks are doing which is something special.
Pathetic display yesterday by the experienced guys. Still angry as **** about the loss.
On another note the NHL refs have become a total joke. What the hell was that yesterday? They did not even try to hide the fact that they called/non called everything in favour of the Habs.
Still, the Bruins could have done much better, especially against a much inferior team like the Habs.
Still no respect for the Habs organization and fans. **** the all!
On another note the NHL refs have become a total joke. What the hell was that yesterday? They did not even try to hide the fact that they called/non called everything in favour of the Habs.
Still, the Bruins could have done much better, especially against a much inferior team like the Habs.
Still no respect for the Habs organization and fans. **** the all!
Officiating was terrible. Great teams will find ways to win those games. Despite the horrible officiating the Bruins were 1 shot away from tying the score for much of the game, and failed miserably.
Pie O My
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Miller, Krug, and Bartkowski had zero blocked shots, Subban had 2.
God do i miss Seids and Ference now.
Hopefully this will be a learning experience for the kids.......hopefully.
God do i miss Seids and Ference now.
Hopefully this will be a learning experience for the kids.......hopefully.
Leadership was lacking in that locker room. That's the only explanation as to why they didn't come out ready G6 and G7. Too many mistakes. Timid play. Nervousness. Things that at this point needed to be fixed. The lack of Seidenberg, Kelly and as well as Ference showed big time. The Habs came out and wanted it more. It disgusts me to say, but its true. The lack of hunger in G6-7 was evident.
Habs Fan Coming In Peace...Respect For The Bruins
This is not a post to meant to brag or anything like that. Let me just start off by saying that.
The past series was a really good one for both teams. It went to seven games and realistically either team could have won the series. The Bruins hit so many posts and even if a few of those shots went in then it could have been a completely different outcome.
When the Krejci-Lucic-Iginla had the puck in the Habs end they were very hard to stop. I know that the line did not even have that great of a series which is what makes that even scarier.
I know from watching a lot of hockey and specifically playoffs and Olympics but Bergeron is such a tough player to play against. He is so good defensively and a threat on offense.
I thought at the time when you guys traded Seguin to Dallas that you lost that trade by a lot. I knew that Eriksson is a good player but I did not think that he would be able to replace Seguin. I know that he has not been able to replace Seguin but Smith has turned out to be a real steal in that trade. The player is a very sold player and Fraser had one very timely goal and looks as if he could be a regular next season. You made your team a lot deeper with that trade while saving a lot of cap space.
I know that injuries are a part of the sport and you never wish for them but the Bruins were missing Kelly, Seidenberg and McQuaid. The Habs were only missing Galchenyuk. I think with a fully healthy lineup things could have easily been different.
The line of Campbell-Thornton-Paille is such a pain to play against. Sure they may not be an offensive threat out there compared to other lines but they are very good defensively and so physical.
Soderberg also impressed me a whole lot. I just thought that he was a scoring Euro to come over but he can actually play.
Boychuk is such a warrior. I always liked his game but I have so much respect for him. I really wish that he was on the Habs but I am sure that all of the other 29 teams would love to have him.
Even though Krug is small he is very much a threat. I know that him being a good defensive D man will not be in his future but when he is matched against bottom six players and on the power play the kid is good.
Hamilton is a stud. Plain and simple. Even though I do not think that he played his greatest in the series he showed a lot of flashes of brilliance. With him only being like 20 or 21 years old he will be a top pairing D man for the next decade. The Kessel trade has turned into Hamilton, Eriksson, Smith and Fraser. You guys really came out ahead. Usually when a trade is four for one it is a quantity for quality type of trade but you guys got a whole lot of quality in that trade to go with the quantity.
The series was a very physical one. Most people had said that it was the best series so far in the playoffs.
The first game went to OT. I think that in OT it is pretty much a coin flip as to who will win and Montreal got the win where Price stood on his head that game. The Bruins could have/should have won that game.
The second game the Habs were up 3-1 in the third period but the Bruins stormed back and won the game 5-3. Their 5th goal was an empty net goal thus it was a one goal game at the end of the game.
The third game the Habs won 4-2 but their were only two penalties called the whole game. It was a very rough, tough and physical game that the refs let the players play. The Habs 4th goal was an empty netter thus being a one goal game. I think this was the best game of the series.
The fourth game Habs won 1-0 in OT with both goalies playing great. Once again OT is a 50/50 in my view.
The fifth game the Bruins won 4-2. That game the Bruins really outplayed Montreal and I honestly though that if Montreal did not change their game plan the series will be over.
The sixth game Montreal won 4-0 and in all honesty that was the best game that Montreal has played all year. Regular season and playoffs. Just a complete team effort.
That leads us to the seventh game last night and the Habs won 3-1 but did not get that third goal until their were two minutes left in the game. The Habs were just hanging on in the third period and I have never watched a clock in a game as much as I did last night. That twenty minute third period felt like it took an hour to play. The Bruins were in the Habs end pressuring and the clock just did not feel to be ticking away. You know what I am saying how when your team has the puck in the offensive zone how the puck seems to just keeps ticking more and more and then when the puck is in your own end it seems to go in slow motion mode.
I will just finish by saying that I know that Chara was not at his best for some reason. Maybe he was playing hurt. Rask did not stand on his head and play like he did in the regular season. He played well but did not steal games like he is very capable of.
I will keep my comments to a minimum about the Thornton water squirting incident and the Lucic/Weise handshake.
When Thornton squirted his water bottle it was at the end of a game that the Bruins were obviously going to win. If if happened in the middle of a game with a player flying down the wing with the puck then sure it is a major problem. I think what he did was wrong and even Claude Julien said that he was in the wrong. It was just a stupid thing to do that he apologized for. Water under the bridge.
The Lucic/Weise handshake and supposedly the Lucic/Emelin handshake I do have a problem with. I do know that Lucic battled with both of those players for seven games but when the series is done, the series is done. As much as it sucks just be a man and congratulate the winner. As much as you want to win and you play with emotion you still have to man up.
With that long post all said and done the series could have easily gone either way. It was a good, physical and pretty clean seven game series. Their was never any controversy about a play that could have been a suspension. Their were no major (five minute) penalties the whole series. It was well played series by both teams and I would just like to say thanks for the fun and exciting games.
I think that the Bruins and Habs proved to be by far the best two teams in the Atlantic division.
-The Sabres are building a good crop of youth but it will be a while until they are a dominant team.
-The Wings have some young talent there but Datsyuk and Zetterberg and getting up there in age and may be on the decline sooner rather than later.
-The Panthers are a ways away from being able to compete for a playoff spot if you ask me. They have have some good young talent there but they will not be a dominant playoff team for a while.
-The Sens I am not really sold on. I think that they are a team who is spinning on a hamster wheel. They are good enough to make a push for the playoffs but not quite make it. Thus missing the playoffs and not getting top draft picks.
-Tampa did surprise me this year. With Stamkos they have a superstar and have a lot of young players who had break out years. I would like to see them have a repeat performance for me to be sold on them.
-The Leafs...well look at the Sens. By the way I hate the Leafs more than any other team in any other league in any other sport. Do you have any clue how happy that I was to their collapse against you guys last year.
So to me it looks like their will be a Habs/Bruins playoff rivalry for years to come. Both teams have skill and more importantly youth. Both teams should be good for years to come and I can see a lot more playoff series in the next few years.
So with all that being said. Thank you. Thanks for a very fun series to watch. I am not bragging but just can appreciate good hockey when I see it.
This is not a post to meant to brag or anything like that. Let me just start off by saying that.
The past series was a really good one for both teams. It went to seven games and realistically either team could have won the series. The Bruins hit so many posts and even if a few of those shots went in then it could have been a completely different outcome.
When the Krejci-Lucic-Iginla had the puck in the Habs end they were very hard to stop. I know that the line did not even have that great of a series which is what makes that even scarier.
I know from watching a lot of hockey and specifically playoffs and Olympics but Bergeron is such a tough player to play against. He is so good defensively and a threat on offense.
I thought at the time when you guys traded Seguin to Dallas that you lost that trade by a lot. I knew that Eriksson is a good player but I did not think that he would be able to replace Seguin. I know that he has not been able to replace Seguin but Smith has turned out to be a real steal in that trade. The player is a very sold player and Fraser had one very timely goal and looks as if he could be a regular next season. You made your team a lot deeper with that trade while saving a lot of cap space.
I know that injuries are a part of the sport and you never wish for them but the Bruins were missing Kelly, Seidenberg and McQuaid. The Habs were only missing Galchenyuk. I think with a fully healthy lineup things could have easily been different.
The line of Campbell-Thornton-Paille is such a pain to play against. Sure they may not be an offensive threat out there compared to other lines but they are very good defensively and so physical.
Soderberg also impressed me a whole lot. I just thought that he was a scoring Euro to come over but he can actually play.
Boychuk is such a warrior. I always liked his game but I have so much respect for him. I really wish that he was on the Habs but I am sure that all of the other 29 teams would love to have him.
Even though Krug is small he is very much a threat. I know that him being a good defensive D man will not be in his future but when he is matched against bottom six players and on the power play the kid is good.
Hamilton is a stud. Plain and simple. Even though I do not think that he played his greatest in the series he showed a lot of flashes of brilliance. With him only being like 20 or 21 years old he will be a top pairing D man for the next decade. The Kessel trade has turned into Hamilton, Eriksson, Smith and Fraser. You guys really came out ahead. Usually when a trade is four for one it is a quantity for quality type of trade but you guys got a whole lot of quality in that trade to go with the quantity.
The series was a very physical one. Most people had said that it was the best series so far in the playoffs.
The first game went to OT. I think that in OT it is pretty much a coin flip as to who will win and Montreal got the win where Price stood on his head that game. The Bruins could have/should have won that game.
The second game the Habs were up 3-1 in the third period but the Bruins stormed back and won the game 5-3. Their 5th goal was an empty net goal thus it was a one goal game at the end of the game.
The third game the Habs won 4-2 but their were only two penalties called the whole game. It was a very rough, tough and physical game that the refs let the players play. The Habs 4th goal was an empty netter thus being a one goal game. I think this was the best game of the series.
The fourth game Habs won 1-0 in OT with both goalies playing great. Once again OT is a 50/50 in my view.
The fifth game the Bruins won 4-2. That game the Bruins really outplayed Montreal and I honestly though that if Montreal did not change their game plan the series will be over.
The sixth game Montreal won 4-0 and in all honesty that was the best game that Montreal has played all year. Regular season and playoffs. Just a complete team effort.
That leads us to the seventh game last night and the Habs won 3-1 but did not get that third goal until their were two minutes left in the game. The Habs were just hanging on in the third period and I have never watched a clock in a game as much as I did last night. That twenty minute third period felt like it took an hour to play. The Bruins were in the Habs end pressuring and the clock just did not feel to be ticking away. You know what I am saying how when your team has the puck in the offensive zone how the puck seems to just keeps ticking more and more and then when the puck is in your own end it seems to go in slow motion mode.
I will just finish by saying that I know that Chara was not at his best for some reason. Maybe he was playing hurt. Rask did not stand on his head and play like he did in the regular season. He played well but did not steal games like he is very capable of.
I will keep my comments to a minimum about the Thornton water squirting incident and the Lucic/Weise handshake.
When Thornton squirted his water bottle it was at the end of a game that the Bruins were obviously going to win. If if happened in the middle of a game with a player flying down the wing with the puck then sure it is a major problem. I think what he did was wrong and even Claude Julien said that he was in the wrong. It was just a stupid thing to do that he apologized for. Water under the bridge.
The Lucic/Weise handshake and supposedly the Lucic/Emelin handshake I do have a problem with. I do know that Lucic battled with both of those players for seven games but when the series is done, the series is done. As much as it sucks just be a man and congratulate the winner. As much as you want to win and you play with emotion you still have to man up.
With that long post all said and done the series could have easily gone either way. It was a good, physical and pretty clean seven game series. Their was never any controversy about a play that could have been a suspension. Their were no major (five minute) penalties the whole series. It was well played series by both teams and I would just like to say thanks for the fun and exciting games.
I think that the Bruins and Habs proved to be by far the best two teams in the Atlantic division.
-The Sabres are building a good crop of youth but it will be a while until they are a dominant team.
-The Wings have some young talent there but Datsyuk and Zetterberg and getting up there in age and may be on the decline sooner rather than later.
-The Panthers are a ways away from being able to compete for a playoff spot if you ask me. They have have some good young talent there but they will not be a dominant playoff team for a while.
-The Sens I am not really sold on. I think that they are a team who is spinning on a hamster wheel. They are good enough to make a push for the playoffs but not quite make it. Thus missing the playoffs and not getting top draft picks.
-Tampa did surprise me this year. With Stamkos they have a superstar and have a lot of young players who had break out years. I would like to see them have a repeat performance for me to be sold on them.
-The Leafs...well look at the Sens. By the way I hate the Leafs more than any other team in any other league in any other sport. Do you have any clue how happy that I was to their collapse against you guys last year.
So to me it looks like their will be a Habs/Bruins playoff rivalry for years to come. Both teams have skill and more importantly youth. Both teams should be good for years to come and I can see a lot more playoff series in the next few years.
So with all that being said. Thank you. Thanks for a very fun series to watch. I am not bragging but just can appreciate good hockey when I see it.
hubey
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I agree. You would think a team with Chara, Bergy, Thornton and Iginla would be able to get the team ready for atleast game 7. But instead the first period was probably the teams worst period of the season.
And Claude is a great coach for setting systems and structure, but his unwillingness to change the lines around when struggling badly still ticks me off. He needs to take some heat for this loss as well.
