Riley 88
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No you dont...Cause then you would be as old as us......The Janney line was fun to watch though.....
Post-Game Talk: ECSF GAME 1 - It Don't Come Easy - BRUINS 3 Tampa Bay 2 F
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Yes. Because the odds of a hit gone wrong on someone like Krug, Gryz, Marchand, Pastrnak, Krejci, Kase, etc etc increases with every loss.
It is a very even hockey match up if last night's Halak is the Halak we see each game, which is very encouraging.
Riley 88
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Carlo is entering big wimp mode for me. Never seen a Dman get pushed around so much. This guy needs to up his physical play.
Its funny, we have Clifton playing like he's 6 foot 5 and Carlo playing like he's 5 foot 11.
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Noticed Ritchie a few times finishing checks on the Tampa d-men as they were exiting the zone when most players would lay off. And like seeing that. It helps in a long series. Wish he was a touch faster but he takes good angles so that he can put the shoulder into players as compared to a stick check. And there is some offensive ability to his game. If he can work on it and up his speed just a small touch he'd be a really effective player that would make life miserable for the other teams defence.
Never know what I think of Bjork. It's like he tries and has talent but just isn't quite up to par with the rest of the team. Over the next season (if we have one) it'll either click or it won't. He's definitely an NHL calibre player - just a question of whether he's an NHL calibre player on a Cup contender.
I did as well. It was such a dominant PP and you could see Pastrnak right there, waiting despite the seemingly casual movement on Krejci. That was the best individual PP I've seen in a long time, possibly since Savard even.
It was so clear the Bruins were playing chess and Tampa PK was not.
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Carlo is over rated on this board and probably around the league. His play does not always reach his potential or talent level.
I think cliffy needs some more icetime. Kid is playing great.
It is all on the coach and in a positive way. Chara is stil god in tight areas (without the puck in his feetHow bad can you be at player evaluation if you said Chara was done like 5y ago... No worries. I won’t name you.
) and when the paste is lower.Speed coming out offensive zone are becoming an issue.
Good on Cassidy staff, put Chara in his strenght.
OH BOY....when you will be passing in Quebec city if the case...take a Ashton poutine and compare! I ll join you with pleasure ...
How bad can you be at player evaluation if you said Chara was done like 5y ago... No worries. I won’t name you.
“He should retire, he’s a stiff!”
Guy still draws the toughest matchups for a reason.
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Yes. I still respect that team. Even if a team dominate them it ain’t won, because of their offensive explosive talent,
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on a sidenote: I hadn't realized until recently that Kase, and Nick Ritchie, were both from the '14 draft were the Bruins picked up Pasta, Bjork, Heinen and Donato. - Brayden Point on the other side is from that same draft also. Just... sometimes players seem like such different ages. Considering that was a really weak draft, The Bruins have had 6 players from it that have surpassed 100 games (there's only around 40 guys that have) and 4 guys currently in their top 9.
I'm probably the only one that finds it interesting but... whatever.
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Bjork is almost always going to be noticed more because his skating is top level. Bjork did nothing aside from one good scoring chance where (guess what) he didn't score again and a couple of other forgettable shots.
Prior to that scoring chance in the 3rd, he stupidly tried to skate through 2 Bolts going the wrong way and almost turned the puck over in a dangerous area.
Not saying Ritchie dominated, but he had 5 hits, at least one was a heavy hit on a TB defenseman, was a plus 1 and could have had an assist if Vasilevsky didn't make a great save on McAvoy.
Not bad for 9 minutes and change.
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Not sure if anyone else noticed, but it looked like Krug was looking for Pasta and Pasta pointed back to the point. From there Krug brought it back, switched with Krejci and them the goal happened.
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Even if it wasn't The Bruins and just some random team - I'd want to watch that again and just tip my cap. That was as well executed and pretty of a power play as we get to see.
1. I love Charlie Coyle.
2. David Krejci is a playoff god. He held that puck for what seemed like hours before whipping that pass off to Pastrnak who promptly buried it. We are going to miss DK when he's gone.
3. Tampa Bay is dirtier than underwear that hasn't been washed in a month.
4. Having guys like Wagner, Nordstrom & yes Ritchie in the lineup helps negate #3.
5. I love Charlie Coyle.
2. David Krejci is a playoff god. He held that puck for what seemed like hours before whipping that pass off to Pastrnak who promptly buried it. We are going to miss DK when he's gone.
3. Tampa Bay is dirtier than underwear that hasn't been washed in a month.
4. Having guys like Wagner, Nordstrom & yes Ritchie in the lineup helps negate #3.
5. I love Charlie Coyle.
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I would normally agree with your shiny new toy theory.
But all it takes is an eyeball test for me. The play ended on Bjork’s stick last night more often than he connected a pass. Every now and then he used his speed successfully, but overall, meh.
Studnicka actually created more plays and created dangerous scoring opportunities with his passing in his small sample size. I’m not biased, but can’t say Bjork created one play in any game that he’s played.
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Bergeron - Krejci - Coyle - Kuraly. Best centre depth in the NHL.
Not just 'playoff' Krejci - love seeing him out there on the first power play unit and with Kase. He's never captured the imagination of Bruins fans like Bergeron or Marchand have but he's been that third pillar for so long that we sometimes forget how integral he is to this team.
That's the most frustrating thing for me about Brandon Carlo. He can bring the nasty and he's very effective when he does but he goes long stretches of playing passively.
IMO moving DK to the first PP unit is the best decision Cassidy has made all season.
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