Its a long season. Plenty of things can happen.How has our team lost 5 of the last 6?? Is it Coop??
Plenty of time left as well. Just enjoy the games as they come
Its a long season. Plenty of things can happen.How has our team lost 5 of the last 6?? Is it Coop??
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I've criticized kuch plenty before. I got flak for saying he doesn't back check or fight for the puck hard enough. The teams issue (still) seems to be that they can't put together a full 60 min effort. Maybe i'm wrong.
As for my "positivity" I guess I just like to look at the bright side of things. There is still time before the playoffs start and thats all that matters.
I thought it was due to fatigue, especially since Boston kept such a high pace for the first half of the game. But if what you are saying is the more accurate analysis, then that kind of favors Tampa too.Boston was protecting their lead. Their forecheck in periods 1 and 2 owned us. This was a really bad game.
Its gonna be that much more enjoyable when they break through it.Here’s the deal... I’ve been watching this team since 94 when I was a young pup. Saw ALOT of bad hockey over the years, embarrassments yearly. But I’ve always been there. They are my team bottom line and the reason I got into hockey in the first place. And it was so sweet to finally build a team up that achieved a Cup championship. It means so much more to win it all when you’ve gone thru the years of agony.
Fast forward...And yes we’ve all probably become spoiled ever since Vinik took over & the team became yearly contenders. It’s been amazing to see & have a team that you know is gonna win most nights rather than having Peter Bondra drop 4 goals every time as you get embarrassed. But it feels we have hit a wall with this group, and as much as we keep trucking on & supprting them, it’s become so frustrating to watch the same inconsistent, half ass efforts & mentally fragile team that leads to the same playoff defeats.
Bottom line I’ll always cheer these guys on. I think we all see what could have & should have been already, but for some combination of the same reasons it’s been holding us back. And although I’ll always tune in, lately their play has become somewhat unenjoyable to watch. This team is like a family member you love no matter what, but watching them make the same mistakes with bad women, money & drugs really makes you want to smack the crap out of them so they wake up!
The end,
I thought it was due to fatigue, especially since Boston kept such a high pace for the first half of the game. But if what you are saying is the more accurate analysis, then that kind of favors Tampa too.
If Boston thinks they can just indefinitely sit on 1 goal leads against Tampa, it probably won't go well for them, over the course of a long series.
I agree with all of this. I really believe this was Boston's best tonight and I really don't believe it was Tampa's best. Boston came into this game with no injuries and they were rested. Despite that, they managed a 2-1 squeaker win, which required a lucky bounce goal and a lot of bad luck near misses for Tampa, including a razor thin offside goal. I'm curious to see how Saturday goes.Agree a few missed opportunities by Tampa to tie it up. Then we are talking about a nice bounce back game by our team without our captain. I didnt like how we overall played against Boston but I dont think tonight's game matters all that much. The question is how will they be during the playoffs? These last games here we need to get our game right. Boston is a good team to play against for that. I think we play Toronto again soon too. Will be good for them with this roster before the playoffs. I like our team if we get everyone back healthy against both teams.
Sometimes Cooper does the dumbest shit. Maroon??? Maroon?!?!?!?
I get it. Injuries... But Maroon?!?!?!
Boston closed out that game perfectly, Lightning couldn't do anything in the final 5 minutes during their push, Kucherov trying to dangle through 4 guys with the goalie pulled and then shooting 5 foot wide and clearing the zone for them didn't help either. This guy just can't stay level headed in a tight game.
Let’s try and learn from it. Still time to adjust and fix stuff. Thanks Boston for the lesson.
Like start playing at puck drop and not just in the 3rd. Or hitting the net once in a while.
Boston was protecting their lead. Their forecheck in periods 1 and 2 owned us. This was a really bad game.
I agree with others that Palat isn’t really impacting the top line much. I would actually try TJ there who tends to be better with skill.
We were pure shit in the first half of the game aside from Vasy. Got better in the second half but that's probably Boston sitting back a bit. When the chips were down in the last five minutes we couldn't get anything done.
This loss means we're playing the Leafs in the first round and that's a bit concerning because they're due to win a round after coming so close the last couple of times. I don't know if I can handle another first round exit.
Gourde is always creating stuff.
His speed and never ending tenacity should be used as a spark plug to jumpstart either lines in the Top 6.
But Cooper seems to be dead set on keeping him in the bottom 6 so I didn’t even bother creating lines with #37 in the Top 6.
What a shame.