GDT: 12/31| GTFO 2013, Hello 2014!| Boston Bruins vs. Fish Sticks|7pm ET| NESN(HD),98.5 FM

[SPLBRUIN]

Ryan Spooner, Matt Fraser and Nick Johnson were attrocious tonight. The softest 3rd line in hockey right now.

Nothing wrong with Spooner's play last night, he did all he could. He's stuck with two guys who aren't NHL players, Julien should have moved Paille on to his line for a bit of support.

 

[The Special K]

glad I missed the game....watching the hobbit was certainly the better choice. The losses are no surprise....the injuries are starting to catch up with us.

 

[Ladyfan]

glad I missed the game....watching the hobbit was certainly the better choice. The losses are no surprise....the injuries are starting to catch up with us.

Krug played so we all watched the Hobbit too

How was the Movie? I may go see it later today.

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

Timmy left the team saddled with a large cap hit without playing a single game for us last season.

Tuukka never did that.

What are the Bruins paying him again ? Oh at least he's playing and badly at the moment. Dont ask him that though.

 

[ODAAT]

Nothing wrong with Spooner's play last night, he did all he could. He's stuck with two guys who aren't NHL players, Julien should have moved Paille on to his line for a bit of support.

just finished watching the game, love the elements Spoons brings, watching him closely (on TV granted), defensively, counted 4 separate times he was waaaaaay outta position.

Young, he`ll learn, but this was not his best game....and he wasn`t alone.

 

[Braunbaer]

just finished watching the game, love the elements Spoons brings, watching him closely (on TV granted), defensively, counted 4 separate times he was waaaaaay outta position.

Young, he`ll learn, but this was not his best game....and he wasn`t alone.

It's also hard for him to shine with 2 other AHL-players who don't belong to the NHL at all.
We need Söderberg and Eriksson back.

 

[ODAAT]

It's also hard for him to shine with 2 other AHL-players who don't belong to the NHL at all.
We need Söderberg and Eriksson back.

Don`t need him to shine, and having AHL players on his wings has nothing to do with him over committing defensively, his wingers, if were being honest, were in the right places defensively

Offensively, obviously it would help to have higher skilled wingers with him, defensively is where I watch closest

 

[Mione134]

Last night was a terrible game. I won't make judgements on any player because we looked awful. Its best we forget it.

I do have to say though, Looch's terrible "boarding" call and ejection was absolutely atrocious. I'd like to hear an explanation for that.

 

[ODAAT]

Last night was a terrible game. I won't make judgements on any player because we looked awful. Its best we forget it.

I do have to say though, Looch's terrible "boarding" call and ejection was absolutely atrocious. I'd like to hear an explanation for that.

don`t hold your breath

 

[Jean_Jacket41]

Glad I missed this one.

Seemed like an atrocious game from Rask and the PK.

Is it like the 3rd time this year we have blown a 2 goals lead? Something that usually never happen since Julien is here.

Strange that we seem to never be able to beat the Isles. And now that they have Vanek, we should just forfeit before the game...

At least the Habs and Pens also lost...

 

[Trap Jesus]

Definitely. It's pretty out of character for him, you can tell he's feeling the pressure. He's gonna feel the biggest effect of our defensive injuries and is gonna take the biggest criticism if this team starts to slide.

This isn't out of character for him at all. I don't think I've ever seen him take any blame for anything. I've always been fine with what he has to say because he can usually back it up, but when some goals clearly were his fault like the last couple games, he just ends up sounding stupid.

 

[ODAAT]

Glad I missed this one.

Seemed like an atrocious game from Rask and the PK.

Is it like the 3rd time this year we have blown a 2 goals lead? Something that usually never happen since Julien is here.

Strange that we seem to never be able to beat the Isles. And now that they have Vanek, we should just forfeit before the game...

At least the Habs and Pens also lost...

Habs gave up a 3 goal lead....happens more than we care to admit/accept around the league, loads of teams jump out to those leads, take their foot off the pedal and boom...tied. One of the strangest things in sport when you establish that lead then stop doing all those things that gave you the lead

 

[ODAAT]

This isn't out of character for him at all. I don't think I've ever seen him take any blame for anything. I've always been fine with what he has to say because he can usually back it up, but when some goals clearly were his fault like the last couple games, he just ends up sounding stupid.

I love his fire, love his hatred for losing, but I`m with you and others, it serves the team best when you stand behind your teammates regardless of how ya feel, and not toss them under the bus, especially when you (Tuukka) were a contributor to the problem

Maturity, he stills needs some, I know some with cringe but we watched Timmy let in one that was a teammates fault with a missed assignment and he just shut his yapp, moved on

 

[Rubber Biscuit]

I happened to catch the game on a tiny TV at a party so I couldn't give it my best attention. From what I could tell, it seemed like it was a rough night for everybody. Probably best to put this behind us and just move on to the next one.

 

[Mione134]

don`t hold your breath

I know, I know. To be honest, I'm surprised there isn't a main thread up about it.

 

[Braunbaer]

Habs gave up a 3 goal lead....happens more than we care to admit/accept around the league, loads of teams jump out to those leads, take their foot off the pedal and boom...tied. One of the strangest things in sport when you establish that lead then stop doing all those things that gave you the lead

Thing is ... the Habs blew a 3 goal lead coming into the third ... they surrendered 4 goals in 8 minutes and they responded to send the game to OT.
We didn't. We somehow never do.

 

[Ladyfan]

I happened to catch the game on a tiny TV at a party so I couldn't give it my best attention. From what I could tell, it seemed like it was a rough night for everybody. Probably best to put this behind us and just move on to the next one.

This is what is best for all

 

[Ladyfan]

I love his fire, love his hatred for losing, but I`m with you and others, it serves the team best when you stand behind your teammates regardless of how ya feel, and not toss them under the bus, especially when you (Tuukka) were a contributor to the problem
Maturity, he stills needs some, I know some with cringe but we watched Timmy let in one that was a teammates fault with a missed assignment and he just shut his yapp, moved on

I like Tuukka too but he was not so good last night either. I agree...You don't throw your team under the bus.

 

[ODAAT]

Thing is ... the Habs blew a 3 goal lead coming into the third ... they surrendered 4 goals in 8 minutes and they responded to send the game to OT.
We didn't. We somehow never do.

Never?? Sorry, I`ll disagree, this team has long been regarded as one of the toughest teams to play against in the 3rd period, and do they fall short at times?? Sure they do, so do most teams, it`s not the norm for most teams to fight their way back from a deficit.

The PK is one of the top in the league usually, and sucked last night, also not something we see often....I`m not concerned about that, how many PP`s were the Isles handed last night??? No team can find any continuity while being penalized that much in a game, healthy or not

I can`t watch this Bruins team, a walking M.A.S.H. unit and hammer them for not being able to play the way I expect them to when healthy.

You take any team, have them play with the AHL players the B`s have been forced to use, and I`ll wager, you`d see worse results than this team has managed with the band aids they have been forced to apply.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

This isn't out of character for him at all. I don't think I've ever seen him take any blame for anything. I've always been fine with what he has to say because he can usually back it up, but when some goals clearly were his fault like the last couple games, he just ends up sounding stupid.

Not fair.

There have been plenty of times Tuukka has taken the blame.

 

[ODAAT]

Not fair.

There have been plenty of times Tuukka has taken the blame.

yep, he has, still don`t like the finger pointing from time to time

 

[KrejciMVP]

Gotta give the Islanders credit they played well. I bet when the playoffs come this year, nobody will remember this loss lol

 

[Trap Jesus]

I love his fire, love his hatred for losing, but I`m with you and others, it serves the team best when you stand behind your teammates regardless of how ya feel, and not toss them under the bus, especially when you (Tuukka) were a contributor to the problem

Maturity, he stills needs some, I know some with cringe but we watched Timmy let in one that was a teammates fault with a missed assignment and he just shut his yapp, moved on

I've seen this attitude after wins as well. I remember in his first interview after the Pens series he said something along the lines of: "There was no question that it was a great series for me. We didn't play very well the last two games though."

Again, probably true to some degree, but why say it? We just swept the Pens so who cares, but it still seemed a bit weird to me. I guess it is nice to see a guy not going with canned answers in hockey interviews, but some of the stuff he says is just needless. I like the guy and love his game, but he comes across as a bit of a d-bag.

Right around the 9 minute mark:

 

[Marc978]

Bruins played poor last night. Bad defense bad offense and bad goaltending. Hopefully this isn't a sign of things to come with Seidenberg out. Bruins need to get healthy and Rask needs to step up. A few of those goals he could have saved. Also I noticed really bad Puck possession's just a poor effort and hopefully just an off night and not a sign of things to come.

 

[The Special K]

Krug played so we all watched the Hobbit too

How was the Movie? I may go see it later today.

it was great, better than the first fo sho!