Post-Game Talk: Habs win again 3-1 Rivalry my aching ***

[DCHabitant]

Disagree, nothing gets people in MTL more excited than a Bruins Habs game.

Yeah, not even close. If Bruins play against Leafs, most Habs fans cheer on the Leafs. Leafs are second most hated. But Bruins are Habs' fiercest riivals.

 

[LouJersey]

And if Rask didn't come up huge and bail out the team, they would have lost 6-1.

I forgot to give Rask credit. Him and Pasta played great games.

I think it's hilarious that this board has this preconceived notion that I'm a Habs fan just because I call it like I see it. The Bruins have been playing much better than they were at before 2015 but like I've been saying, they are not good enough to beat the Habs.

welcomed much around here.

 

[PricePkPatch*]

7-0, but still a dominating performance.

To be 100% honest, i stopped watching after the 2nd period

 

[LSCII]

This game was an absolute cluster****.

No passion, piss poor effort [which is guaranteed to push me over the edge no matter who they're playing] and zero hitting.

They played so soft and squishy they looked like a bunch of Play Doh figures out there.

**** the NHL- the Bruins need to play their game. If that means extra penalties so be it, the Bruins have excellent PKers to deal with that.

Yep. This is what I saw as well. Another uninspired effort against the Habs. Like they knew going in they had zero shot at winning, so they didn't even bother trying. They basically were sleepwalking out on the ice last night. It was disgraceful.

 

[LSCII]

welcomed much around here.

No it's not. You end up getting called names and shouted down by the crowd that thinks:

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

In the 2nd yes but it was even for the majority of the 3rd nd the Bruins were clearly the better team in the first.

The Bruins lost so it is the same Bruins suck narrative and anything they did well goes ignored.

We strongly disagree here.

- the Bruins fought the puck ALL night... bouncing off their sticks, misfiring on passes and receiving them, tripping over the blueline, Chara with time and space and he makes it look as though his stick was made out of Cheesestring.

- dig the puck out of the corner in the offensive zone, force it back to the point... shot is either easily blocked, Price has no one in front of him so he sees it all the way, or the shot is a total muffin that Price could have had with his back turned to the shooter, or combination of any/all of these three

- no puck support in the defensive zone and a stuttering disability to turn possession into transition from anywhere around Tuukka

- puck along the boards and the Bruins look like a Midget team trying to get the puck away from the Habs, skating in and hacking away at the puck. When what they SHOULD be doing, is hammering their man into the boards and forcing him to make a play

- lines with no chemistry... too many times I counted too many men in one single area of the ice. Either no attention to structure, no confidence in it, or no idea where each other are/are supposed to be on the ice

I won't sit there and say that they didn't care. I don't believe that to be the case. Tuukka played well, Pastrnak did some things that surprised me. I think the team wanted to win. But they sucked. They flat-out sucked.

 

[Ladyfan]

I think the Bruins just need to say "**** it we're playing our game. If we get called we get called". They're going to get called anyway so they might as well get called playing their game instead of Montreal's.

I think you have something here. It seemed like (last night) they were being too careful to avoid being sent to the box.

I would have liked Looch to put Weise and Emelin through the glass. Pasta's hit on PK was the highlight for me. PK must out weigh Pasta by 50 + pounds. The big smile Pasta had on his face as he sat next to Malcolm after that hit was priceless.

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

And then when they finally scored I was thinking 'heck, there's still 5 minutes left, they can tie this... '
Then the habs completely controlled the play and the puck the rest of the game.

 

[Alicat]

We strongly disagree here.

- the Bruins fought the puck ALL night... bouncing off their sticks, misfiring on passes and receiving them, tripping over the blueline, Chara with time and space and he makes it look as though his stick was made out of Cheesestring.

- dig the puck out of the corner in the offensive zone, force it back to the point... shot is either easily blocked, Price has no one in front of him so he sees it all the way, or the shot is a total muffin that Price could have had with his back turned to the shooter, or combination of any/all of these three

- no puck support in the defensive zone and a stuttering disability to turn possession into transition from anywhere around Tuukka

- puck along the boards and the Bruins look like a Midget team trying to get the puck away from the Habs, skating in and hacking away at the puck. When what they SHOULD be doing, is hammering their man into the boards and forcing him to make a play

- lines with no chemistry... too many times I counted too many men in one single area of the ice. Either no attention to structure, no confidence in it, or no idea where each other are/are supposed to be on the ice

I won't sit there and say that they didn't care. I don't believe that to be the case. Tuukka played well, Pastrnak did some things that surprised me. I think the team wanted to win. But they sucked. They flat-out sucked.

They had issues on D and along the boards as the game went on but they weren't as putrid as some are making it out to be but hey if people want to be miserable about one game then more power to you.

The same people will puff out their chests and be like "that's what I'm talking about" the next game we win. This place is a cesspool of overreaction every time we play Montreal. I think the Habs are in the heads of this fanbase. So consumed with beating the snot out of them and looking at every little thing to nitpick about.

 

[29dryden29]

It is... when's the last time MTL and TOR faced each other in the playoffs anyway ?

It is the overall rivalry not just a playoff rivalry. Growing up in a HABS family there has only ever been one team we have hated and that was the Laffs. The Bs were never even an afterthought for us even my kids have been raised to hate the Leafs. I am a HABS fan first then a fan of any team playing the Leafs. I enjoy our games against the Bs but it is not a heartbreaker if we lost to them it is just a loss. When we lose to the Laffs it is heartbreaking.

 

[ODAAT]

It is the overall rivalry not just a playoff rivalry. Growing up in a HABS family there has only ever been one team we have hated and that was the Laffs. The Bs were never even an afterthought for us even my kids have been raised to hate the Leafs. I am a HABS fan first then a fan of any team playing the Leafs. I enjoy our games against the Bs but it is not a heartbreaker if we lost to them it is just a loss. When we lose to the Laffs it is heartbreaking.

Odd, unfortunately, I have many misguided friends who are Hab fans and have been for 3-4 decades and not one of them has ever mentioned the Leafs in the same breath as the Bruins when speaking to a team who they feel has a rivalry with the Habs

If you ask most Leaf fans, I`d argue Detroit, not Montreal was and still is their biggest rival and to be honest, I`d also argue the games that most resemble a rivalry for the Leafs in recent history are those of which they have played the Sens not the Habs

 

[Tyson]

Yeah, not even close. If Bruins play against Leafs, most Habs fans cheer on the Leafs. Leafs are second most hated. But Bruins are Habs' fiercest riivals.

I come in peace please-
Habs fans respect the Bruins, I always have. Growing up my favorite player was Mr. Orr.
Habs fans however have no respect for the Leafs.
Reading these posts shows that Bruin fans know hockey. Boston needs to get faster. Good luck the rest of the way.
Every team has teams they struggle with...Habs IMO won't beat a healthy Tampa team.

 

[ODAAT]

We strongly disagree here.

- the Bruins fought the puck ALL night... bouncing off their sticks, misfiring on passes and receiving them, tripping over the blueline, Chara with time and space and he makes it look as though his stick was made out of Cheesestring.

- dig the puck out of the corner in the offensive zone, force it back to the point... shot is either easily blocked, Price has no one in front of him so he sees it all the way, or the shot is a total muffin that Price could have had with his back turned to the shooter, or combination of any/all of these three

- no puck support in the defensive zone and a stuttering disability to turn possession into transition from anywhere around Tuukka

- puck along the boards and the Bruins look like a Midget team trying to get the puck away from the Habs, skating in and hacking away at the puck. When what they SHOULD be doing, is hammering their man into the boards and forcing him to make a play

- lines with no chemistry... too many times I counted too many men in one single area of the ice. Either no attention to structure, no confidence in it, or no idea where each other are/are supposed to be on the ice

I won't sit there and say that they didn't care. I don't believe that to be the case. Tuukka played well, Pastrnak did some things that surprised me. I think the team wanted to win. But they sucked. They flat-out sucked.

yep, far too passive, need to be the one`s initiating and dictating what the pace and the flow of the game was going to be and yet again, they didn`t

Against the Isles, they played the precise way I was hoping they would play against the Habs. The Isles game wasn`t perfect, but the B`s had strong net presence, good solid cycling of the puck in the offensive zone, physically engaged, and when the Isles used their speed, the B`s didn`t chase them, they gave them the perimeter while focusing on the dangerous areas in the offensive zone....they forgot all that against the Habs

 

[Mr. Make-Believe]

They had issues on D and along the boards as the game went on but they weren't as putrid as some are making it out to be but hey if people want to be miserable about one game then more power to you.

The same people will puff out their chests and be like "that's what I'm talking about" the next game we win. This place is a cesspool of overreaction every time we play Montreal. I think the Habs are in the heads of this fanbase. So consumed with beating the snot out of them and looking at every little thing to nitpick about.

It's not being nitpicky Ali. This is a team that (rivalry aside) the Bruins HAVE to be able to beat. And it's a team that continually outplays them.

If it was just one game against the Habs, so be it. I'm with ya... It's one game, it pissed me off at the time (because I hate losing - especially to them), but in the grand scheme of things, it's really no big deal. It's that this egg gets laid CONSTANTLY against the Habs.

It's one thing to be disappointed in the team for a game. It's another entirely to be disappointed repeatedly with a hammer. THIS discontent is the result. To call it "nitpicking" is to be extremely dismissive of what is a genuine problem.

 

[LouJersey]

And then when they finally scored I was thinking 'heck, there's still 5 minutes left, they can tie this... '
Then the habs completely controlled the play and the puck the rest of the game.

God I know...they were a total ***** killer... Like didn't even give us a real chance. Just upped their effort and shut us down.

 

[KrejciMVP]

Should have saved the Gronk puck spike for last night's game.

 

[Alicat]

It's not being nitpicky Ali. This is a team that (rivalry aside) the Bruins HAVE to be able to beat. And it's a team that continually outplays them.

If it was just one game against the Habs, so be it. I'm with ya... It's one game, it pissed me off at the time (because I hate losing - especially to them), but in the grand scheme of things, it's really no big deal. It's that this egg gets laid CONSTANTLY against the Habs.

It's one thing to be disappointed in the team for a game. It's another entirely to be disappointed repeatedly with a hammer. THIS discontent is the result. To call it "nitpicking" is to be extremely dismissive of what is a genuine problem.

It simply isn't worth my time to continue this discussion. When it comes to the Habs no rational conversation can be had especially when people refuse to look at the few positives that came from the game.

It isn't worth getting all worked up over one team. I have better things to do with my time.

I'll say this, it is hard to play your game when a team flops and dives every time you go near them.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

We strongly disagree here.

- the Bruins fought the puck ALL night... bouncing off their sticks, misfiring on passes and receiving them, tripping over the blueline, Chara with time and space and he makes it look as though his stick was made out of Cheesestring.

- dig the puck out of the corner in the offensive zone, force it back to the point... shot is either easily blocked, Price has no one in front of him so he sees it all the way, or the shot is a total muffin that Price could have had with his back turned to the shooter, or combination of any/all of these three

- no puck support in the defensive zone and a stuttering disability to turn possession into transition from anywhere around Tuukka

- puck along the boards and the Bruins look like a Midget team trying to get the puck away from the Habs, skating in and hacking away at the puck. When what they SHOULD be doing, is hammering their man into the boards and forcing him to make a play

- lines with no chemistry... too many times I counted too many men in one single area of the ice. Either no attention to structure, no confidence in it, or no idea where each other are/are supposed to be on the ice

I won't sit there and say that they didn't care. I don't believe that to be the case. Tuukka played well, Pastrnak did some things that surprised me. I think the team wanted to win. But they sucked. They flat-out sucked.

I could probably add a few things but I'd say you summarized the entire game pretty darn well. They care, they simply have to -- they're professionals -- but something just isn't clicking.

 

[BNHL]

And if Rask didn't come up huge and bail out the team, they would have lost 6-1.

I forgot to give Rask credit. Him and Pasta played great games.

I think it's hilarious that this board has this preconceived notion that I'm a Habs fan just because I call it like I see it. The Bruins have been playing much better than they were at before 2015 but like I've been saying, they are not good enough to beat the Habs.

Rask was good and Pasta was alright but I believe his puck possession takes the puck away from Krejci. He's an asset that needs to complement another line. Not enough pucks for Pasta and Krejci on one line.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

It simply isn't worth my time to continue this discussion. When it comes to the Habs no rational conversation can be had especially when people refuse to look at the few positives that came from the game.

It isn't worth getting all worked up over one team. I have better things to do with my time.

The thing is, this one team is the team we probably have to play in 75% of playoff runs going forward as long as this new playoff system exists. It isn't as though we are getting worked up over losing to Vancouver or Dallas or even Tampa, etc.

 

[29dryden29]

Odd, unfortunately, I have many misguided friends who are Hab fans and have been for 3-4 decades and not one of them has ever mentioned the Leafs in the same breath as the Bruins when speaking to a team who they feel has a rivalry with the Habs

If you ask most Leaf fans, I`d argue Detroit, not Montreal was and still is their biggest rival and to be honest, I`d also argue the games that most resemble a rivalry for the Leafs in recent history are those of which they have played the Sens not the Habs

I have been a HABS fan for over 4 decades now and ALWAYS hated the Leafs I guess it has something to do with the fact they were the closes to us in overall cups. I like the Wings if I had to pick a second fav team it would be them. As a kid I was a big Bobby Orr fan and Dryden fan. Our family has always hated the Leafs my grandparents settled in Montreal from England and Scotland and then moved to Ontario and have been HABS fans and Leaf haters from the minute they started watching the games back after the war. It is something my siblings and now my kids have been raised with and all the Leaf fans I know are all adamant they hate the HABS and could care less about the Sens or Bs.

 

[Shoebottom]

Bruins need a 4th line that likes to hit and cause mayhem. Forget scoring, just hit. Just a spark plug. Got to get under the hab's skin. The habs fold when you hit them. You can't expect this team to hit when they have no forwards that do that with the exception of Lucic. Kelly had the best hit of the night on Gonchar. Pasta's was more incidental than anything. Most Bruins showed passion, but didn't know what to do with it. Wish we could get a guy like Marcus Foligno for the 4th line.

PS liked how Weise declined Lucic's invitation. But Lucic should've insisted, made him turtle. Now the frustration just keep growing and the p/o isn't a place to unload. Thanks Chia & CJ for p***yfying this team.

 

[BMC]

I come in peace please-
Habs fans respect the Bruins, I always have. Growing up my favorite player was Mr. Orr.
Habs fans however have no respect for the Leafs.
Reading these posts shows that Bruin fans know hockey. Boston needs to get faster. Good luck the rest of the way.
Every team has teams they struggle with...Habs IMO won't beat a healthy Tampa team.

Thank you.

You're all right for a Habs fan. But don't tell anyone I said so- I have my image as the ultimate Hab Hater to maintain

 

[Alicat]

The thing is, this one team is the team we probably have to play in 75% of playoff runs going forward as long as this new playoff system exists. It isn't as though we are getting worked up over losing to Vancouver or Dallas or even Tampa, etc.

Lets get to the playoffs before we start worrying about playing them.

 

[BNHL]

I could probably add a few things but I'd say you summarized the entire game pretty darn well. They care, they simply have to -- they're professionals -- but something just isn't clicking.

Smith is a serious problem at the moment and what he forces Claude to do. Attitude is too robotic,too mechanical,very little life,lots of poor execution. Some talent has decreased and other talent is immature. My first attempt at fixing it would be attitude.