I have read multiple posts saying Ritchie “sucked” tonight and I just don’t understand the expectations I guess. This goes back to the post I had earlier about the bias. Those who don’t like him are going to say he sucked no matter what he does. He was ok tonight and the one time someone tried to get in coyle’s face he was right there. Don’t understand how he sucked. They need him in there for all of the dirtbags on Tampa who are inevitably going to try to start shit.
Post-Game Talk: ECSF GAME 1 - It Don't Come Easy - BRUINS 3 Tampa Bay 2 F
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Mantis
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Wish Kase woulda buried that breakaway. When he gets his first hopefully the floodgates open.
Hit Hedman , Point and Kucherov every chance you get and they will fold like a cheap suit, tampa does not like being hit.
BruinsFanMike82
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The Bruins are now 6-1-0 in their last 7 games vs the Lightning when leading after 2 periods.
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It haunted one team in round one, I cannot remember which but they lost the game as a result.
BruinsFanMike82
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Studnicka will get his chances this playoffs. Ritchie and Bjork both had solid games. No need for any changes.
In reference to the thread title, it actually came easier than I expected. Yes the final minutes were tense, but the Bruins were comfortably the better team, and it took a couple of lucky deflections and some horrendous empty net shooting to keep Tampa in the game.
Great work and hustle by the whole team. All the centers were just dominant, both on faceoffs and in general play, and helped the Bruins dictate large portions of the contest. This was Marchand's best game in the bubble, Bergy was very good, Krej and Coyle brought it again, Pasta is still heating up but still had a real impact. 4th line set the tone and made Tampa feel their hits. D was mostly fine. McAvoy played like the first-rate defender he now is, Cliffy and Gryz continue to be a good, very active pairing, Krug was involved. Carlo still feels a bit off but is gradually improving. Probably not Chara's best game, just fumbled the puck a bit, but I'm not too worried about it.
Halak was excellent. All the raving pre-game was over Vasilevskiy, who played fine, but Halak was better. Calm, tracked the puck well, and his glove work was very good.
What does Tampa bring next game? They have to work a lot harder for a start, and not get so beat up in the neutral zone, and they have to be less content to just sit on the outside, which is usually something we're critical of the Bs for. I feel like putting bodies to the net is still a potential weakness for Boston in its own zone, and the Bolts eventually saw that with two weak, if fortunate goals. Bs need to be wary of a response next game.
But a great start, really fun team effort. On to the next one!
Great work and hustle by the whole team. All the centers were just dominant, both on faceoffs and in general play, and helped the Bruins dictate large portions of the contest. This was Marchand's best game in the bubble, Bergy was very good, Krej and Coyle brought it again, Pasta is still heating up but still had a real impact. 4th line set the tone and made Tampa feel their hits. D was mostly fine. McAvoy played like the first-rate defender he now is, Cliffy and Gryz continue to be a good, very active pairing, Krug was involved. Carlo still feels a bit off but is gradually improving. Probably not Chara's best game, just fumbled the puck a bit, but I'm not too worried about it.
Halak was excellent. All the raving pre-game was over Vasilevskiy, who played fine, but Halak was better. Calm, tracked the puck well, and his glove work was very good.
What does Tampa bring next game? They have to work a lot harder for a start, and not get so beat up in the neutral zone, and they have to be less content to just sit on the outside, which is usually something we're critical of the Bs for. I feel like putting bodies to the net is still a potential weakness for Boston in its own zone, and the Bolts eventually saw that with two weak, if fortunate goals. Bs need to be wary of a response next game.
But a great start, really fun team effort. On to the next one!
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I just feel that Stud plays a lot bigger and heavier than he is and that Bjork plays a lot smaller and lighter than he is.
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DK just going for a walk in the park lol
Tra la la... Oh hey there's Pasta.....zing!!!
8thRoundPick
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Lots of great performances tonight. Stick tap for DeBrusk though, he played a really good 200-foot game. We have some amazing playoff performers on this roster, and Jake is turning into one.
Biggest improvement would be scoring on an empty net. Seems that would be easy to fix.
I will say that all of us should give Nordstrom a pass on the missed empty net, with all of the penalty killing and blocked shots he has more than earned his money. He isn’t here to score, even on empty nets
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Took him a while to get going but got his legs moving. I say keep him in and hope he keeps warming up. But hey, everyone needs a whipping boy. Nick "the whip" Ritchie.
His cap hit is $1.5M too lol
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Well to me the Bruins have played really well in front of him.He has let in some really soft goals by my eyes.Rooting him on but he makes me nervous.
He is the main guy I would be locking up first if I was Sweeney.Only 23 I believe without looking it up..
Aeroforce
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I always wondered why there were so many ads for men to color their gray hair, airing during hockey games. After those missed empty nets, I think I need a treatment.
Coach should have those guys on the ice practicing immediately after the game. It didn't bite them tonight but it's never good making things harder than necessary.
I feel for Bjork and Kase; they do a lot right, but like Beavis and Butthead, can never score.
Coach should have those guys on the ice practicing immediately after the game. It didn't bite them tonight but it's never good making things harder than necessary.
I feel for Bjork and Kase; they do a lot right, but like Beavis and Butthead, can never score.
I want to like the guy but he makes it difficult. His board play is lacking, he's weak on the puck and he's just watching the play half the time instead of engaging. I feel like he's a guy who needs to be angry to be effective otherwise he's just there but doesn't bring much.
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