Post-Game Talk: ECSF GAME 2 - Get a good night's sleep guys - Tampa Bay 4 BRUINS 3 F/OT

[KillerMillerTime]

You don't, you just smack both of them in the head and tell them to do better

He needs to challenge them for sure.

 

[Caper Bruins fan]

You don't, you just smack both of them in the head and tell them to do better

Exactly, some of these lineup suggestions are ridiculous: sit Chara , put Vladar in , bench Krug as if Cassidy is seriously going to consider any of them .

 

[KillerMillerTime]

He’s right there with him. hedman now isn’t hedman of 3-4 years ago.

I said what I said but to be more clear...The grass is greener everywhere else in some peoples eyes. TB has a decent, balanced D. They are not infallible. And Hedman isn’t The end all/be all of defenseman.

He is clearly better than McAvoy.

 

[JOKER 192]

Chara is a really funny case. Sometimes you think he still has it. Other times he looks completely cooked. We'll have to take stock of which happened more often in the aftermath.

 

[Mathews28]

Go blow hedman in the TB threads. They’ll
Love ya for it.

 

[Fenway]

 

[JOKER 192]

Exactly, some of these lineup suggestions are ridiculous: sit Chara , put Vladar in , bench Krug as if Cassidy is seriously going to consider any of them .

No he's not, there is a difference between what fans want and what coaches do, everytime.

 

[Caper Bruins fan]

Go blow hedman in the TB threads. They’ll
Love ya for it.

Hedman has been great in this series but we’ve only played two games . Charlie has time to get better and he will . Let’s decide who’s better when the series is over .

 

[JOKER 192]

He’s right there with him. hedman now isn’t hedman of 3-4 years ago.

I said what I said but to be more clear...The grass is greener everywhere else in some peoples eyes. TB has a decent, balanced D. They are not infallible. And Hedman isn’t The end all/be all of defenseman.

Exactly at this point of his career McAvoy is ahead of where Hedman was.

 

[BTO]

How do you break up Krug Carlo and have Gryz play with McAvoy?

Chara can’t play with Carlo except on the PK.

This is the whole problem - they have 2.5 smurf d-men (Clifton's half a smurf), all three of whom belong on a third pairing (along with Chara). Right now, without Lauzon and with Carlo playing so poorly with Krug, you have all of one decent defensive d-man (Mac, obviously). And that, my friends, is a recipe for disaster. That and useless wingers outside of Marchy and Pasta. Team has one line, three centres and one d-man. Anyone for shinny?

 

[KillerMillerTime]

Go blow hedman in the TB threads. They’ll
Love ya for it.

Get a grip.

 

[Caper Bruins fan]

This is the whole problem - they have 2.5 smurf d-men (Clifton's half a smurf), all three of whom belong on a third pairing (along with Chara). Right now, without Lauzon and with Carlo playing so poorly with Krug, you have all of one decent defensive d-man (Mac, obviously). And that, my friends' is a recipe for disaster. That and useless wingers outside of Marchy and Pasta. Team has one line, three centres and one d-man. Anyone for shinny?

And only yesterday, I thought we were Cup contenders . One game doesn’t define a series . Let’s see how it plays out .

 

[Fenway]

 

[KillerMillerTime]

And only yesterday, I thought we were Cup contenders . One game doesn’t define a series . Let’s see how it plays out .

No Stamkos and McDonagh and Coburn/Schenn
hurt their team less than your 2nd pair. That's
a lost opportunity.

 

[Mathews28]

And only yesterday, I thought we were Cup contenders . One game doesn’t define a series . Let’s see how it plays out .

exactly right. Tightly contested game, Bs were right in it. Moving on to tomorrow night, great opportunity to get the upper hand here.

 

[BTO]

And only yesterday, I thought we were Cup contenders . One game doesn’t define a series . Let’s see how it plays out .

Yeah? See the post immediately below yours.

 

[BTO]

This team needs a legitimate number one defenseman. Someone with size. McAvoy is a 1A.

He's a #1. Problem is there's no 1B. Yet.

 

[Caper Bruins fan]

Yeah? See the post immediately below yours.

What does that tell us ? As bad as the Bruins played tonight , I didn’t see them giving Tampa a ton of good looks . Tampa was controlling the play , for sure but for the most part we’re on the perimeter. Only some colossal f***ups by the D gave them the quality chances that they had .

 

[Mathews28]

Yeah? See the post immediately below yours.

you referring to being outshot?
His point is still valid. The fandom rises with every win and gets demoralized with every loss.

saw some great bruins teams lose in the 70s to teams they outshot badly. Anything can happen.
Nothing wrong with well placed optimism.

 

[JOKER 192]

No Stamkos and McDonagh and Coburn/Schenn
hurt their team less than your 2nd pair. That's
a lost opportunity.

It sure is , golden opportunity tonight. Despite their poor play they had a chance to win it and just bonehead play after bonehead play, to many Bruins had a bad game tonight including most of the D

 

[BTO]

What does that tell us ? As bad as the Bruins played tonight , I didn’t see them giving Tampa a ton of good looks . Tampa was controlling the play , for sure but for the most part we’re on the perimeter. Only some colossal f***ups by the D gave them the quality chances that they had .

They were dominated. The D wasn't just a disaster, it *is* a disaster. And tb didn't need many good looks, all they had to do was fling the puck towards the net a couple of times.

However, you are right: despite being completely outplayed they still had more scoring chances. Just couldn't finish. Jeez, when have I heard that before?

 

[BTO]

you referring to being outshot?
His point is still valid. The fandom rises with every win and gets demoralized with every loss.

saw some great bruins teams lose in the 70s to teams they outshot badly. Anything can happen.
Nothing wrong with well placed optimism.

Yeah so have I. The problem is Tampa didn't lose.

Edit: and I'll be perfectly optimistic in the morning. Tonight I'm pissed-off.

 

[Caper Bruins fan]

They were dominated. The D wasn't just a disaster, it *is* a disaster. And tb didn't need many good looks, all they had to do was fling the puck towards the net a couple of times.

However, you are right: despite being completely outplayed they still had more scoring chances. Just couldn't finish. Jeez, when have I heard that before?

If you want me to agree that Tampa was the better team tonight , I certainly agree with you , I just don’t think it’s all gloom and doom as you make it out to be . Let’s get back on track tomorrow.

 

[BTO]

If you want me to agree that Tampa was the better team tonight , I certainly agree with you , I just don’t think it’s all gloom and doom as you make it out to be . Let’s get back on track tomorrow.

Yeah, I'll be perfectly back on track tomorrow, and perfectly optimistic in the morning, but tonight I'll be pissed-off.

 

[Mathews28]

Yeah so have I. The problem is Tampa didn't lose.

Edit: and I'll be perfectly optimistic in the morning. Tonight I'm pissed-off.

missed the point my man.

SOG aren’t the whole story is the point. Its as if DuPont throws out a stat and the series is over.
Long way to go.

I mean everyone is free to give up and stop watching if they’re convinced these two games show fatal flaws that the Bs can’t overcome.

Hell, they can stop posting too while they’re at it.

Bs very well may come up short here. But it ain’t over and pointing to an observation by a writer and interpreting it as a death sentence is a bit extreme.