Pre-Game Talk: Game 12 - 2/10 7:10 PM - THE BEAR invades Manhattan - NBCSN, TVAS, 98.5 WBZ-FM

[CHRDANHUTCH]

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Georgiev will start according to the Rangers' Board

 

[DarrenBanks56]

ah.
I was dying for a game tonite to watch.
Cant wait another day.

 

[bbfan419]

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/02/08/sports/bruins-expect-jake-debrusk-matt-grzelcyk-return-


Jake DeBrusk and Matt Grzelcyk rejoined the Bruins for a workout Monday and both are expected back in the lineup Wednesday night when the Bruins face the Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
Grzelcyk, sidelined for six of the 11 games this season, will plug back into the No. 2 defensive pairing with right side running mate Brandon Carlo. He also will be the No. 1 point option on the power play.
DeBrusk, often at David Krejci’s left wing the last couple of years, likely will begin the night on the No. 3 line centered by Charlie Coyle, with his wing opposite Anders Bjork still to be determined.

I like McAvoy on the top PP over Grizz.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

I have Grzelcyk and Clifton rated really close to each other in the low 80s, and I think Cliffy's hot streak and Grz'z being out add up to enough to wash the small difference there, but getting the first-powerplay defenseman back into the flow is probably enough to make me choose a different d-dude to rest while riding the hot streak. roster maintenance.

McAvoy likely playing before a given power play and into the shift after the second unit's possible turn likely motivates leaving him to greatly improve what the second bunch would otherwise be cumulatively. coaching.

Your rating system doesn’t make sense.

 

[danyhabsfan]

So Grzelcyk gets the #1 PP unit with Pasta and Marchand, Bergeron?

I'm thinking of adding him over Giordano in my hockey pool.

thoughts?


I have Pasta and Marchand

Edit: think he was on the 2nd PP at practice...

 

[SPLBRUIN]

So Grzelcyk gets the #1 PP unit with Pasta and Marchand, Bergeron?

I'm thinking of adding him over Giordano in my hockey pool.

thoughts?


I have Pasta and Marchand

Edit: think he was on the 2nd PP at practice...

Hard to say because some reports have Marchand, Bergeron, Pastrnak, Ritchie and Krejci on the #1 unit, these forwards have played together on the PP this year.

 

[Blowfish]

I like Smith with Krejci but if there planning on putting studnicka back when he's healthy then they should put him with Coyle now and plug in Bjork on the second line for now. Let the Coyle line build chemistry together

Thinking Studnicka will be extra forward for a bit until someone falters...

 

[Bruinaura]

"For the speed Jake brings to the table, there’s no reason why Jake can’t kill penalties," B's general manager Don Sweeney said.
Keep him with Coyle and Bjork. Push his pace. The PP is clicking right now with Ritchie, so make it known we need him to step it up in other areas to help the team. When he uses his legs and hunts pucks is when he is at his best. And throw him out on the kill with Kuraly, speed on speed.

DeBrusk doesn't strike me as a PK guy

 

[bruinshoper]

DeBrusk doesn't strike me as a PK guy

Me neither. It seems like he is always losing board battles.

 

[barstool]

Beat 'em with a shoe.

Great name for a racehorse

 

[AngryMilkcrates]

Great name for a racehorse

Great name for a racehorse

"...and it's Milbury's Shoe rounding the corner on the inside...followed by Shore's Elbow and Drunken 8 in a Fountain.."

 

[burstnbloom]

I really can't relate to the Clifton over Gryz people on this board. Gryz is a legit top 4 D. Clifton is fun but not very good and playing on his off side. He did have a pretty good game the other night but that was on the back of some really bad hockey. I just don't understand.

 

[Fenway]

Boston vs. N.Y. Rangers

Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire

7 p.m.

NBCSN

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[sooshii]

Boston vs. N.Y. Rangers

Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire

7 p.m.

NBCSN

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Guess Pierre didn’t get a job with Pittsburgh.

 

[Clint Eastwood]

Does Rask really have below a .900 save percentage? Has he played a lot worse than I thought? Been thinking he's pretty good despite the Washington game.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Boston vs. N.Y. Rangers

Kenny Albert, Pierre McGuire

7 p.m.

NBCSN

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

No mute button needed for this one.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

DeBrusk doesn't strike me as a PK guy

Seems to avoid point shots rather than blocking them.

 

[danpantz]

Does Rask really have below a .900 save percentage? Has he played a lot worse than I thought? Been thinking he's pretty good despite the Washington game.

Our shot suppression is insane. It's why he can have a below .900 Save percentage and still be rocking a 2.36 GAA. He doesn't face many shots.

 

[CDJ]

Does Rask really have below a .900 save percentage? Has he played a lot worse than I thought? Been thinking he's pretty good despite the Washington game.

Lotta flukey goals, lotta high quality opportunities allowed would be my guess

he’s passed my eye test, that’s all I know

 

[Bruinaura]

Feels like it's been a month since the last game

 

[aguineapig]

Habs were and shall remain Public Enemy No. 1. But in the 60's the Rags were 1A.
Bruins-Rangers games spark memories of fierce rivalry for Park

And Derek was on every wanted poster in the Big Apple

 

[Ladyfan]

Feels good to have a PGT. Hope the game gets played as I read in another thread a Flyer was out due to Covid, and the B's just played them twice.

Usually when a team is on a winning streak an unexpected break isn't good. However the B's were trailing in the third in each of the last 4, plus Coyle and Grizz can use the rest.

On paper the B's should be fine against the Rangers; but we all remember how that worked out against lowly Detroit last year.

B's need to take every game seriously .

 

[HustleB]

Does Rask really have below a .900 save percentage? Has he played a lot worse than I thought? Been thinking he's pretty good despite the Washington game.

He has 3 games with less then a 900 save percentage. 1 game vs the Caps with 4 goals on 23 shots. 4 goals vs Philly on 26 shots and 3 goals vs Philly on 26 shots. Somehow he won two of those games and got no decision in the game vs the Caps event hough we lost in overtime.

To me they are just outliers but in small samples 3 outliers is just less then half his games. To me I have had complete confidence in our goaltending except for the game when Rask appeared to be injured. He's bounced back since then.

 

[Dizzay]

I would love to see a few shifts of Ritchie-Krejci-Frederic if Bjork doesn't look good.
I'd say someone will be bust tonight with Claude's son running around like usual. Be nice to see Ritchie get the mitts off for the first time this season.

 

[ON3M4N]

Does Rask really have below a .900 save percentage? Has he played a lot worse than I thought? Been thinking he's pretty good despite the Washington game.

Boston just doesnt allow a lot of shots. In fact if you look at goalies per 60 this year from least to most shots....

Halak - 2nd fewest
Rask - 4th fewest

This does include me removing goalies with only 1 game so far (but that was only two guys.)