Post-Game Talk: Bruins score four, allow none, in an open practice at the Bell Centre

[OldCraig71]

I've brought up our match ups before but for some reason people just get too defensive and don't want to even admit it as a possibility.
We had a very easy schedule to start the year. It didn't look like it to start the season with LA and Pittsburgh facing us, but turns out they're struggling this year. It continued through end of Oct, and then we started getting tougher teams, we went 7-8-3 over that stretch. Early dec comes around and again, easy match ups including 3 games versus OTT. When I brought this up though, it wasn't about facing those garbage teams...it was Weber's return that made everything so awesome.
Well, it definitely doesn't look like Weber's making things all pretty whenever we face tougher teams, losing to SJ-Minny-BOS...even vs Carolina, they were lucky to get that win and played pretty poorly.

Will be interesting to see how we fare off on the road with tougher games through early Jan. Let's see if match ups matter more than Weber's return.

They were also very lucky against Chicago in my opinion, there are too many leaks on D and it is not a coaching issue. How can anyone argue in good faith that we can compete on a nightly basis with the likes of Schlemko, Benn, Alzner, Juulsen, Mete, Kulak and Reilly. We only really have S Weber and Jeff Petry as credible defenders as a top 4 option, Price and Niemi can steal some games but it is the exception and not the rule, NHL hockey does not work that way. You just cannot count on luck and bounces to consistently win hockey games.

Our PP and PK are at or near the bottom of the league, our goal differential is poor and we need to score by comittee but yet there are posters arguing the merits of a 35 year old Duncan Keith as an option to push us over the top. We need to draft some more talent and yes that means pain but so what? Who wants to keep squeaking into the playoffs without any realistic chance at winning? Not me.

 

[Kriss E]

They were also very lucky against Chicago in my opinion, there are too many leaks on D and it is not a coaching issue. How can anyone argue in good faith that we can compete on a nightly basis with the likes of Schlemko, Benn, Alzner, Juulsen, Mete, Kulak and Reilly. We only really have S Weber and Jeff Petry as credible defenders as a top 4 option, Price and Niemi can steal some games but it is the exception and not the rule, NHL hockey does not work that way. You just cannot count on luck and bounces to consistently win hockey games.

Our PP and PK are at or near the bottom of the league, our goal differential is poor and we need to score by comittee but yet there are posters arguing the merits of a 35 year old Duncan Keith as an option to push us over the top. We need to draft some more talent and yes that means pain but so what? Who wants to keep squeaking into the playoffs without any realistic chance at winning? Not me.

It's crazy what a little hot streak can do to some fans.
Almost unanimous that we should rebuild when discussing our direction this past summer. The trap was, don't get fooled if we're better than originally thought, but a lot of people have fallen for it.
You'd think we would have learned after seeing how we handled this in 12-13.
We should not deviate from the original plan, rebuilding should be our priority, but seems like we'll be making the same mistakes again.

 

[Gravity]

Player of the game : the fans..

Player of the Game: The other team!

 

[Gravity]

Oh come on, how does Rivet have 6 votes? Langdon was awesome & he brought the team potatoes from P.E.I.

**** game. Next....

Because Rivet got us Pacioretty who got us Tatar,Suzuki and a 2nd.

 

[admiralcadillac]

The coaching staff especially the head coach need to look in the mirror.

Sick of lame ass hockey like this.

Dude if this game sticks out like a sore thumb it's because they don't usually play this way. Get with it.

 

[GreenBubbleRaincoat]

I would've really liked for Langdon to show some emotion, drop the gloves and take someone on after BOS went up 3-0. In hindsight, it could've really turned things around.

 

[McDrailers]

Oh come on, how does Rivet have 6 votes? Langdon was awesome & he brought the team potatoes from P.E.I.

**** game. Next....

Langford from Newfoundland....so he probably bought many many dozen beer. I know and see they guy daily

 

[Fazkovsky]

We should waive one of our dman

 

[Kriss E]

Get used to it, Claude is the opposite of creative.

As true as this may be, when you have guys like Kulak Schlemko Benn Reilly...you can be Dr. Seuss...ain't crap gonna change.

 

[Habano]

i can't believe the people on this thread!! Did you guys watch the same game I did?? Dackell was by far the best player on the ice, c'mon guys and gals

 

[26Mats]

My favorite part about tonight was all the great adjustments Julien made to the lines to get them going when it was clear little offense was being manufactured with the lines we started with.

 

[Math the wild rose]

Habs fans.....god.

Your team is almost in the playoff
and you cry about games that will get your team better.

They Will try To learn from such games.

 

[Math the wild rose]

When you see Price leave the Ice at the end of the game with fire in his eyes. You know the team played bad.
Price is one of the true leader in this team.
Pretty shure the players Feel bad to such à game. They worked together and cared for one another from the start of the season. They Will go in playoffs.

 

[Treb]

Probably Halak's easiest shut out ever

He spent years under Hitchcock Blues. Easy shutout are familiar to him.

 

[nhlfan9191]

Habs fans.....god.

Your team is almost in the playoff
and you cry about games that will get your team better.

They Will try To learn from such games.

We haven’t beaten teams who are competing all year. Try and learn all you want, when we have a tough schedule moving forward. It’s great they have taken advantage against weaker teams to get points, but if we keep dropping points against teams that matter, who cares? We had an easy starting schedule. Talking a about playoffs with our toughest games to come with half a season to go is a ridiculous statement.

 

[No More Subban]

Damn. What the hell happened?





But shutout to all the Niklas Sundstrom fans out there though

 

[jaffy27]

Langford from Newfoundland....so he probably bought many many dozen beer. I know and see they guy daily

Langford eh???.....sure b’y!!!......many dozen beer for yourself maybe??

 

[jaffy27]

Habs fans.....god.

Your team is almost in the playoff
and you cry about games that will get your team better.

They Will try To learn from such games.

Avalanche lost 4-1 to the Isles at home.....and they have STAR POWER!!!!

Moral of the story......shit happens. Get over it and move on......

 

[Lycanthrope]

Probably Halak's easiest shut out ever

One of THE easiest shut outs ever. Man glad I was jamming tonight and didn’t watch this abomination live.

 

[Lycanthrope]

After a few wins against the lowly Sens looks like the Habs mailed this one in and caved to Colby and the Bruins.

The Bruins were by far the better team and wanted it way more tonight. The Habs showed ZERO emotion and effort and deserved this loss.

Mete called back up. Juulsen sent down.

Good, best news I’ve heard all night. Give him another shot.

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

‘‘Tis the season for giving the puck away and ‘‘twas another night before Christmas with the saddest looking PP we’ve ever had

Bah Humbug

 

[BLONG7]

What was the official total on turnovers? Brutal effort...at least in Minny it was on the road, feel for the fans who paid for that one last night...

 

[BLONG7]

They were also very lucky against Chicago in my opinion, there are too many leaks on D and it is not a coaching issue. How can anyone argue in good faith that we can compete on a nightly basis with the likes of Schlemko, Benn, Alzner, Juulsen, Mete, Kulak and Reilly. We only really have S Weber and Jeff Petry as credible defenders as a top 4 option, Price and Niemi can steal some games but it is the exception and not the rule, NHL hockey does not work that way. You just cannot count on luck and bounces to consistently win hockey games.

Our PP and PK are at or near the bottom of the league, our goal differential is poor and we need to score by comittee but yet there are posters arguing the merits of a 35 year old Duncan Keith as an option to push us over the top. We need to draft some more talent and yes that means pain but so what? Who wants to keep squeaking into the playoffs without any realistic chance at winning? Not me.

Agreed..............but our scholar of a GM says different.........I believe the quote , make da playoff, and who knows...

It sure is looking like our D needs a huge overhaul, and not the kind that MB has already done for us...

 

[habsfan891]

Team looked terrible against a playoff team after playing bottom feeders for the last while not suprising in the slightest

 

[Rapala]

PP : 3% since Weber is back.
Ouch.

I'm not sure why people though Weber would make a huge difference on the PP anyways. He had a short lived stint with Beaulieu at 25% under Therrien and that was it. Below 15% the rest of the time here as a Hab.