Boston NYR is the epitome of the nhl now.

[Machinehead]

This is what happens when the NHL wants to slowly rid the game of physicality. All special teams and 10 goal games with not much intensity in the regular season.

Again, I did not see this game tonight.

 

[JT Kreider]

So the OP just wanted the Bruins to goon it up in the final 10 minutes because they were down 5 goals?

 

[JT Kreider]

I refuse to acknowledge that the Bruins have played a game since Tahoe

Well the Bruins don't play the Flyers until April so that is a long memory lapse

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

And?

What surprises me (if we accept the shaky premise) is how long it took to realize that not one member of the NHL benefits from such things.

Improving entertainment and ratings just might.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Three different players were cross-checked in the head tonight during the 2nd period. It was a violent game until the Bruins got caught with their pants down and effectively lost the game in a span of 12 seconds.

2-1 to 4-1 in the matter of moments after a horrendous tripping call. The Bruins didn't deserve to win either way, they allowed NYR to absolutely bully them and target Pastrnak and Marchand without the slightest response.

This Bruins team is back to what it was last season when it didn't care if players or goalies were run. It simply must begin with the coach.

 

[Devil Dancer]

Agreed. If there's one team the NHL has made its mission to reel in and neuter, it's Brad Marchand's Boston Bruins.

Oh cry me a f***ing river. Marchand is trash that acts like trash, and the league reacts appropriately.

 

[Steve776]

Bruins played last night

Kind of.

 

[SotasicA]

The game today is terrible compared to what hockey really could be.

 

[BrokenFace]

Down 6-1? Don’t try anymore. Just go out and skate around. Even 5 years ago that 3rd would’ve taken over an hour, easily. Then again, you can’t hit, fight or send any messages. Someone might get offended.

Ps.. in before “ok boomer”

You can do all of these things in today's NHL. I wouldn't call you a boomer because a boomer would remember there have been plenty of times in the past when a teamed phoned in the 3rd period of a blowout. Nothing new about that. I guess it's easier to preemptively accuse people of getting offended than it is to remember things as they actually were though.

 

[SotasicA]

gooning it up wouldn’t have done a thing

Would have made the end game worth watching, for one.

Sports is an entertainment business.

 

[Breakers]

This has nothing to do with two different generations.

5 years ago we weren’t in pandemic with an insanely condensed schedule.

Hell yes teams are going to mail it in down 6-1.
they play each other again on Sunday.

this schedule is brutal

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I feel like it was a pretty even game and the Rangers early season lack of luck started to even out more with this game. Hopefully it continues.

 

[RempireStateBuilding]

The generations before the snowflakes

Might beg the question of who raised such an awful generation.

At any rate, tonight's game was pretty feisty so I'm not sure what some people were watching.

Would have made the end game worth watching, for one.

Sports is an entertainment business.

The game was super entertaining from a NYR fan's perspective.

 

[Zamknij kurwa ryj]

Oh no whatever will you do with no testosterone fueled barroom brawling on the ice that serves no purpose in a game that is not close.

Will it make you feel better? Is this a vicarious need that you require or something?

 

[Hisch13r]

Yeah we need to go back to the old school days where guys were such big bitches they’d go around cheap shotting the other team because they got blown out...

 

[Beezeral]

2nd night of a b2b in a season with a compressed schedule. These two teams play again on Sunday. Sorry that you are upset your precious Bruins didn’t treat the 3rd period like the “big bad Bruins” era but the best long term strategy was to get that game over as soon as possible without anyone getting hurt or expending a bunch of energy gooning it up.

 

[GoJetsGo55]

and the award for boomeriest boomer goes to.....

 

[Steve776]

Oh no whatever will you do with no testosterone fueled barroom brawling on the ice that serves no purpose in a game that is not close.

This, but unironically.

 

[Super Hans]

I miss the days of retired players dying in their 40s from after effects of CTE all because they couldn't handle losing a game 6-1.

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

You can thank the estrogens that leak from those shitty plastic Gatorade bottles. No one wants to see dudes with gyno slapping each other anyways. Too confusing.

 

[Sky04]

Imagine watching hockey for goons to rough it up after getting spanked at the game.

 

[JoVel]

Back in my day REAL men used to concuss actual hockey players because they couldn't stand the fact that they weren't exactly good players and were losing the game. Now THOSE were the days!!

 

[rangersfansince08]

Such a loser move to goon it up because you're losing the game.

 

[JoVel]

Would have made the end game worth watching, for one.

Sports is an entertainment business.

I don't think the entertainment level goes up when cavemen take out and injure actual hockey players. Crazy thought, I know.

 

[muddywaters]

We need to somehow find a way to inject passion and hate .... it’s good for the game ... are today’s players too friendly with one another ? We need more players like Matthew Tkachuk ...