No, I just don't pretend its still the 1980's and imagine that Josh Brown fighting Zadorov will make a lick of difference other than satiate some fans desire for "revenge" or other nonsense. Kudos to @Vagabond for admitting its just because they'd find it entertaining.
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Drivesaitl
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Connor Brown shouldn't be on a topline. Nuge continues to be underwhelming offensively.
Just a hunch I would elevate Henrique, Perry or Kapanen rest of game. They look like they could be going.
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The mis-passing has been an off and on thing with McD for awhile now. I think it’s just mental. And his skating has looked at its normal level for most parts this season. Watch him bust out of it in the next 40 lol.’
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2 minutes and zero response from the team. Basically a freebie on our goalie.
The Good… geez literally everything but the bad haha.
The bad…. WORST scoring chance converting team in the league and I feel it ain’t even close.
The ugly…. Zadorov and the piece of shit power play that followed. You have two options to step up. Go after Zadorov, Bruins. I get it that’s not us. But that also was not a determined pissed off power play imo.
Thankfully they must be the best scoring chance creating team haha.
The amount of times they got me out of my chair this period just to sit right back down. My thighs are burning
The bad…. WORST scoring chance converting team in the league and I feel it ain’t even close.
The ugly…. Zadorov and the piece of shit power play that followed. You have two options to step up. Go after Zadorov, Bruins. I get it that’s not us. But that also was not a determined pissed off power play imo.
Thankfully they must be the best scoring chance creating team haha.
The amount of times they got me out of my chair this period just to sit right back down. My thighs are burning
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"Kulak didn't do a great job cuttin him off to the post" makes it sound like Kulak should have stopped him.
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I hope they have a better response in the second than they did on that power play.
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If Zadorov won't answer the bell then Brown needs to wreck one of the Bruins stars and/or their goalie. Truth be told I don't expect Brown to win a fight against Zadorov but if he makes Zadorov have to face him because he wrecks someone while Zadorov is on the ice and gets a draw I'd call that a win.
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Knobby hates physicality. It means we're going to have to rely on other teams wearing down our oppnents prior to facing them in playoffs, and that our stars probably show up to another finals appearance too banged up to produce much again (Drai in finals). It's the last missing piece to this team figuring it out but something that our coaching staff is actively preaching against.
The other day, Jeff Skinner led the team in hits with 2. That shit is unacceptable.
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Lol I had that same thought when I heard the travel excuse. PUH-lease if you are in the East, especially the metro you have ZERO excuses when it comes to travel.’
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He’s not wrong, kulak didn’t do a great job defending.
But he’s also not blaming him for skinner getting run over
Bryanbryoil
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Honestly this is probably the best thing. Run our top guys, you better make sure your top guys don't see the ice again.
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Bruins also got the #1 Penalty drawing player in the league. Bergeron.
Team should run Swayman as well if they get up a few. Wish we did that to Bob in the finals lol
Drivesaitl
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Seems like we all get burned then. The one thing the Bruins can do is take the game to the alley and make dirty plays. Pretty much what they are and the NHL allows the Bruins to be dirty cheap shot artists as much as any club in the league. Pretty much a reason why Bruins get a clown like Zadorov. They look at his history, still assess the minimum 2mins.
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Agreed, in part. In this specific play, Bouchard just watches Zadorov fall-skatw to the corner after his goalie gets run, and Kulak watches with his arms in the air complaining for a call (that we get, but often don't). Bouchard will always get hate for his lack of intensity Housley-like - and as the closest guy, probably should have done something. But it's January, not May. Team's veteran enough, you'd hope, to turn it on when it matters.
That being said, being outhit 17-5 isn't a winning recipe (unless you're coached by Dallas E). Need capable intensity in the team.
KeithIsActuallyBad
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Zadorov getting more ice time is a fitting punishment.
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He should of got his ass kicked right then and there but it’s not the ‘80’s, so I’ll wait.
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KeithIsActuallyBad
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I did play soccer. Hockey too for what its worth. Stopped playing as a teenager because I blew up my knee one season and then shattered my collar bone the next. Wasn't worth it to keep getting hurt doing something that I was pretty mediocre at.
But those facts matter about as much as anything Josh Brown might do tonight in retaliation to Zadorov running Skinner.
