This game illustrated why you don't want so many players going to the all star show. All of the players that went were not close to good and some looked off in la la land. Score, I don't think, was particulary indicative. Canucks were nothing like run our of the buildong but did make enough critical and often lazy mistakes to allow Boston to get the jump and then the Bruinsplayed shut down game. Showed how critical playing with the lead is, something the Canucks have done well this year
Garland - continued to be a buzz saw and set up people all game. Far and away the Canucks best player.
Joshua - only forward going to the body. Was one player trying to respond to the hard checking by the Bruins. Blueger also wasn't bad
Hronek - most solid in own end and best at moving the puck up ice.
Poor
Boeser - baggage. If Miller isn't going you can forget about Boeser.
Miller - one of his worst games. Got frustrated, egged on by Marchand, and lost much focus. Stopped playing at one point out of anger. Think he was sat a bit after that.
Demko - overall wasn't awful but he needed to make some critical saves and just didn't. Early goal against, and at other time,s did not show much concentration handling the puck.
Lafferty - not making himself a factor like he was early in the year. Not getting in on the forcheck and not moving the puck effectively. Play has not been trending well for a while and if Di Guiseppe was available might be replacing Lafferty. Like others have said, 4th line is spending too much time in their end.
Pettersson - pretty obviously the Canucks worse player. Just not ready to play in the early going and was tragic defensively. HIs mind is simply not in the right space. Getting whacked alot and another losing focus and spending too much time trying to retaliate.
Others
Lindholm - a ghost in this game. I rarely saw him in the play. -4 was ma ostly on Pettersson but Lindholm did nothing offensively.
Hughes - got better as the game went on but another who made critical errors and helped Boston get off to the lead. Play in his own zone, especially keeping inside position around his net, was frequently inadequate. Had real problems when he wasn't out with Hronek.
Hopefully this game gets our allstars sorted out and re-focused. I thought they lost this game rather than Boston winning it. (and Boston does amaze me since, on paper, they are simply not that good). Boston has a way of getting you off your game if you let them.