Post-Game Talk: Marchy Does it Again B's 2 Panthers 1

[GloryDaze4877]

Actually 3-fold, cuz the kids gain NHL experience along the way.

So true, good point.

 

[Fossy21]

I didn't see that, and thought the effort was there even though the results weren't. Agree to disagree.

I wasn't referring to you or your post specifically (about the trade stuff), just couldn't go back and quote all of them

Yes, and I meant to add that I didn't take offence or feel singled out in any way.
Just making that point independently.

 

[dup7]

came away more impressed with florida than anything

my takes
-bergy line had their best game in a while
-marchand had a "bee in his bonnett" all night. and im glad to see people excited about him but the guy should have had atleast two more goals.. gotta bury those.
-reilly was the best defensively hes been all year.
-thought warsofsky and morrow were great
-thought trotman was awful- time to put bart in there for him -trotman looks scared everytime he has the puck
- at one point morrow and dougie were out there at the same time and they looked very smooth together.. if they both could figure out how to be more physical we would be on our way to two great dmen.
-fraser still working hard , like that. how about that wrister from the blue line? laser
-i miss cunningham on the fourth
-griffith's hand are truly wizard like , which they have to be because he is pushed off the puck so easily , but most of the time he somehow gets it back and pops out with the puck . like him .
- i like kelly , but you could tell looch and griffith had no idea what to do without krejci
-lastly, offensively this team is still trying to figure it out.. hard to make passes when everyone is in front of the net waiting for a rebound, giving the d no other option but to fire a prayer through legs

Pretty much agree with everything here....definitely noticed some chemistry between Morrow and Dougie...

 

[Alicat]

This isn't about Kelly vs Spooner anymore, it's about Campbell vs Spooner and Clode won that battle, not sure about the war. I get why he would want to keep Soup and not live with Spooner's rookie gaffes, but I think it's a mistake long term.

Clode is a good coach and I'm glad the B's have him, but he has his favorites like every coach and Spooner isn't one of them. People can scoff, but he did the same exact thing to Sobotka (and Yelle) that he has done to Spooner. The kid is more worried about making mistakes (and getting benched) than he is about making hockey plays. I hope the B's haven't lost him. If he goes at the deadline, you will have your answer.

Wasn't trying to make it Kelly v. Spooner. Was just pointing out that there's a reason Kelly is up on that line and why Spooner wasn't called up.

You are correct that it is about Spooner v. Campbell at this point tho.

 

[ODAAT]

I don't think Spooner will ever get a fair shot here, as long as Julien is coach.

Yeah, the old Julien hates skill stuff I read here far too often

If I'm Spoons I'm livid I'm not called up but I would also look at a few reasons why Julien has chosen a guy who isn't an offensive threat on that line over me.

I get Spoons was playing with a not yet healed Looch and Fraser on his off wing but I'd challenge many here if they'd give a free pass like that to many others outside the golden boy??

I want Spoons to put all elements of the game this organization demands of it's players , just didn't/haven't seen it

 

[Pie O My]

I don't think so?

I think defensive structure is the type of team D they play. Layers is a facet of a certain style?

I meant in terms of season long catch phrases that Brick will repeat ad nauseam.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

Wasn't trying to make it Kelly v. Spooner. Was just pointing out that there's a reason Kelly is up on that line and why Spooner wasn't called up.

You are correct that it is about Spooner v. Campbell at this point tho.

Yeah, I know you weren't, just trying to point out that the landscape has changed. I truly believe that if Campbell had not been injured, he (and someone else) would have been dealt instead of JB, and Clode would have been forced to deal with Spooner or maybe CC as 4th line C.

I don't think many people would have had a problem with that?

 

[GloryDaze4877]

I meant in terms of season long catch phrases that Brick will repeat ad nauseam.

In that sense, you may be correct?

 

[Alicat]

Yeah, I know you weren't, just trying to point out that the landscape has changed. I truly believe that if Campbell had not been injured, he (and someone else) would have been dealt instead of JB, and Clode would have been forced to deal with Spooner or maybe CC as 4th line C.

I don't think many people would have had a problem with that?

You're absolutely correct here. I believe Cunningham would have replaced Soupy, not Spooner however.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

You're absolutely correct here. I believe Cunningham would have replaced Soupy, not Spooner however.

Not so sure about that, but it doesn't matter at this point. I hope the damage has not been done to Spooner and he is "salvageable".

I still think/say/do a lot of dumb things now, but it was much worse when I was 18-23. I think sometimes (because these kids are professionals) how young they really are, and how careful you have to be trying to develop them.

 

[Shoebottom]

Game went as expected, Florida keeps it tight this season. Don't allow a lot of goals and don't score a lot. Bruins doing better than treading water right now, so some posters are bashing them for style lol . Very impressed with how this young D crops has responded to adversity and how the vets (Kelly, Marchy etc) have stepped up. One game Kelly doesn't produce this season, and posters already complaining about Spooner not getting a fair shake. This is about wining games, not Spooner. And the Bs are on a 3gm streak.

Loved the tribute to Thornton. Guy was great here.

 

[Shoebottom]

Didn`t watch the Habs, but I watched them also get spanked by the Flames with Emelin producing one of the biggest bush league embellishments I`ve seen in a while

Ya know, I`d still hate them if they cut that stuff out but they just can`t, it`s been ingrained in them for decades

Yup. Its part of their ID. Look at their 4 captains: Plekanec, Subban, MaxPac, & Markov. The 4 poster boys for slimy, disrespectful, spoiled brats. That team is just gross.

 

[Roll 4 Lines]

Game went as expected, Florida keeps it tight this season. Don't allow a lot of goals and don't score a lot. Bruins doing better than treading water right now, so some posters are bashing them for style lol . Very impressed with how this young D crops has responded to adversity and how the vets (Kelly, Marchy etc) have stepped up. One game Kelly doesn't produce this season, and posters already complaining about Spooner not getting a fair shake. This is about wining games, not Spooner. And the Bs are on a 3gm streak.

Loved the tribute to Thornton. Guy was great here.

I missed the first but halfway through the 2nd I commented how Kelly was keeping that line alive. Not Looch's best game to my eyes.

Bergy's line was bringin' it!

 

[BMC]

Go back a week and this place hated Marchand

I still do.

Although "hate" is a very strong word. "Despise" is a better one I think.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

I still do.

Although "hate" is a very strong word. "Despise" is a better one I think.

Awesome.

Despising a player and recognizing their talents/skills are two different things. I cannot stand PK Subban, but can see how good he is, and would love him on the B's, simply because he would make them a much better team.

 

[BMC]

Awesome.

Despising a player and recognizing their talents/skills are two different things. I cannot stand PK Subban, but can see how good he is, and would love him on the B's, simply because he would make them a much better team.

I despise Marchand for the same reasons I despise Sean Avery and other players of that ilk [Matt Cooke is in a class all by himself]. The fact that he wears the Spoked B doesn't earn him any slack with me.

As far as I'm concerned we Bruins fans have zero right to complain about diving, embellishment & other bush league maneuvers committed by opposing players when we have a player on our team who can give lessons.

 

[GloryDaze4877]

I despise Marchand for the same reasons I despise Sean Avery and other players of that ilk [Matt Cooke is in a class all by himself]. The fact that he wears the Spoked B doesn't earn him any slack with me.

As far as I'm concerned we Bruins fans have zero right to complain about diving, embellishment & other bush league maneuvers committed by opposing players when we have a player on our team who can give lessons.

Slack? It seems to me that you judge Marchand more harshly BECAUSE he wears the Spoked B, which is fine, if you recognize that.

If you were being objective, which you clearly are not, you would see that Marchand is not of that "ilk". Sean Avery's best year, he had 15 goals, and Marchand is far more talented than he ever was. I try to watch as many out of town games as possible, and can tell you that Marchand is not nearly as bad as others I see when it comes to embellishment. Look no further than last night's game where Jokinen dove worse than anything I have ever seen Marchand do.

You have a bug up your butt about Bad Brad, that's cool, but don't let it blind you to the fact that he's a helluva player.

 

[Hali33]

I was also impressed with Florida's play.

 

[BMC]

Slack? It seems to me that you judge Marchand more harshly BECAUSE he wears the Spoked B, which is fine, if you recognize that.

If you were being objective, which you clearly are not, you would see that Marchand is not of that "ilk". Sean Avery's best year, he had 15 goals, and Marchand is far more talented than he ever was. I try to watch as many out of town games as possible, and can tell you that Marchand is not nearly as bad as others I see when it comes to embellishment. Look no further than last night's game where Jokinen dove worse than anything I have ever seen Marchand do.

You have a bug up your butt about Bad Brad, that's cool, but don't let it blind you to the fact that he's a helluva player.

No, I don't judge him more harshly. I judge him the same as other "pests". That he has more talent than many of them only makes his actions worse, IMO. I can understand a guy like Avery- he had to do something else to earn a spot in the NHL because he wasn't that great a player. What's Marchand's excuse?

Just play the freaking game and leave the garbage out of it no matter what team you play for is my belief.

 

[LouJersey]

Spooner for mcIlrath.

 

[member 96824]

Spooner for mcIlrath.

Has he pressed charges against Tarasenko yet?

 

[Neely08]

Slack? It seems to me that you judge Marchand more harshly BECAUSE he wears the Spoked B, which is fine, if you recognize that.

If you were being objective, which you clearly are not, you would see that Marchand is not of that "ilk". Sean Avery's best year, he had 15 goals, and Marchand is far more talented than he ever was. I try to watch as many out of town games as possible, and can tell you that Marchand is not nearly as bad as others I see when it comes to embellishment. Look no further than last night's game where Jokinen dove worse than anything I have ever seen Marchand do.

You have a bug up your butt about Bad Brad, that's cool, but don't let it blind you to the fact that he's a helluva player.

I don't know why Marchand would bother to dive at this point. Pretty clear you can do what ever you want to him and not draw a call. I acknowledge a couple seasons ago he was a dive machine, but I'm not seeing it now. Most of the time Marchand ends up on his ass is due to the fact he's 5'8" playing a big man's game.

 

[Central Scrutinizer]

Has he pressed charges against Tarasenko yet?

did he pick up his pants yet?

 

[Artemis]

I don't know why Marchand would bother to dive at this point. Pretty clear you can do what ever you want to him and not draw a call. I acknowledge a couple seasons ago he was a dive machine, but I'm not seeing it now. Most of the time Marchand ends up on his ass is due to the fact he's 5'8" playing a big man's game.

Yeah, Julien has gotten on his case when he's crossed the line, and Marchand's reined it in. The problem is, with some people, when you get a rep, it sticks, no matter what.

The yapping and agitating is part of the game, and Marchand is good at it; God knows plenty of players do it. If it gets other players off their game, more power to him (they should react as Hartnell often has - laugh).

As you said, he does have a tendency to get knocked down due to his size, and IMHO also because of his hell-for-leather skating style. He's on his edges more often than not, which makes him tough to catch but easy to knock flying if you do catch him.

 

[Jean_Jacket41]

Spooner for mcIlrath.

Spooner for anyone that could help the team. Which he never will.