BRUINS GDT GAME 12 - BRUINS at Whalercanes - 7:07 PM - NESN, WBZ-FM 98.5

[Bruinfanatic]

I don't understand how Acciari and Kuraly are both always playing. Do we honestly not have better options?

I don’t have an issue with Kuraly,but have been less than satisfied with Acciari,definitely wouldn’t mind seeing someone from Providence

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

FYI...Canes line-up. Darling in net.

Forwards
Foegele-Staal-Williams
Ferland-Aho-Teravainen
Martinook-Wallmark-Svechnikov
McGinn-Roy-Zykov

Defense
Slavin-Hamilton
de Haan-Faulk
van Riemsdyk-Pesce

Goalies
Darling
Mrazek

Scratches: Di Giuseppe (healthy), McElhinney (healthy), Rask (hand; injured non-roster)

 

[compan]

I don’t have an issue with Kuraly,but have been less than satisfied with Acciari,definitely wouldn’t mind seeing someone from Providence

I just think having both of them on the roster is redundant.

 

[NDiesel]

For those of you who don't watch much Canes for me they are one of the most exciting teams to watch currently and I make an effort to watch as much of them as I can.

I'm a huge fan of Aho, one of my favourite non-Bruins at this time, and their D corps is one of the deepest in the league. They have surprising depth as well at forward.

Goaltending is their weakness but Darling looked good in preseason so this won't be an easy win. Excited to see Krug back in the lineup.

 

[VanIsle]

FYI...Canes line-up. Darling in net.

Forwards
Foegele-Staal-Williams
Ferland-Aho-Teravainen
Martinook-Wallmark-Svechnikov
McGinn-Roy-Zykov

Defense
Slavin-Hamilton
de Haan-Faulk
van Riemsdyk-Pesce

Goalies
Darling
Mrazek

Scratches: Di Giuseppe (healthy), McElhinney (healthy), Rask (hand; injured non-roster)

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

For those of you who don't watch much Canes for me they are one of the most exciting teams to watch currently and I make an effort to watch as much of them as I can.

I'm a huge fan of Aho, one of my favourite non-Bruins at this time, and their D corps is one of the deepest in the league. They have surprising depth as well at forward.

Goaltending is their weakness but Darling looked good in preseason so this won't be an easy win. Excited to see Krug back in the lineup.

Lack of goal scorers (ie..talent) and abysmal special teams has been killing them this season though.

 

[Fenway]

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LINESMEN
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[Bruinfanatic]

I just think having both of them on the roster is redundant.

I agree.

 

[Chief Nine]

Lack of goal scorers (ie..talent) and abysmal special teams has been killing them this season though.

What's the consensus on Dougie with you folks so far?

 

[UncleRico]

Why does Torey Krug's partner always have to be some defensive stay-at-home type?

Because krug is arguably the worst pure defender of his position among the defensive core. Great offensively, but he needs a safety net back. He often gets caught out of position while trying to pinch up.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

What's the consensus on Dougie with you folks so far?

Not as much scoring as we had hoped. Overall, playing well though with Slavin on the top pairing and he generates a lot of offense/shots, but the scoring hasn't come yet. Adding Dougie and de Hann have really stabilized the defense (so far). Canes usually just roll all 3 defensive pairings equally at ES and thus all 6 of the D are averaging between 15-18 min TOI/GP at ES (and 16:13-22:46 OA). It helps with the style the Canes play that they don't have to shelter a pairing and can play them equally.

 

[Chief Nine]

Not as much scoring as we had hoped. Overall, playing well though with Slavin on the top pairing and he generates a lot of offense/shots, but the scoring hasn't come yet. Adding Dougie and de Hann have really stabilized the defense (so far). Canes usually just roll all 3 defensive pairings equally at ES and thus all 6 of the D are averaging between 15-18 min TOI/GP at ES (and 16:13-22:46 OA). It helps with the style the Canes play that they don't have to shelter a pairing and can play them equally.

Good stuff, that's great that they can average those minutes, helps greatly with an uptempo pace. Does that offset losing Hannafin? I'm a big Justin Faulk fan, I like the way he plays and he seems like a real leader on the ice

 

[Pay Carl]

looking forward to this one

now that the Sox season is done I can finally focus on the B's

its tough living in New England some times

 

[AngryMilkcrates]

I don't understand how Acciari and Kuraly are both always playing. Do we honestly not have better options?

They fight hard every shift and give 100%. That endears them to their coaches.

 

[BruinDust]

Because krug is arguably the worst pure defender of his position among the defensive core. Great offensively, but he needs a safety net back. He often gets caught out of position while trying to pinch up.

If a D-man pinches, which the majority of them do now, one of the forwards fills in an covers for him, pretty much NHL defensive play 101. Kevan Miller pinches, so does Carlo. The days of a D-man staying tight to the blue-line 99% of the time are over with.

He needs support skating the puck out of the zone and reducing his touches of the puck much more than he needs a "safety net".

 

[compan]

They fight hard every shift and give 100%. That endears them to their coaches.

Let me be the first to say that I would also do the same for the Bruins organization and I would even take the league minimum. I hope Sweeney is reading this.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Good stuff, that's great that they can average those minutes, helps greatly with an uptempo pace. Does that offset losing Hannafin? I'm a big Justin Faulk fan, I like the way he plays and he seems like a real leader on the ice

Opinions may vary, but IMO, Dougie is what we hope Hanifin would become. That said, Dougie+deHann more than offsets the loss of Hanifin (age/contracts not withstanding).

de Hann is a good partner for Faulk who looks much better this year with that stability. Dougie and Slavin have meshed well which allows Pesce to be on the 3rd pairing (even though he's playing the 3rd most minutes OA). It gives 3 solid defensive guys (Slavin, de Hann, Pesce). They still play aggressively though, which can lead to some odd man rushes/break-aways. That's more of a system thing.

 

[BMC]

Because krug is arguably the worst pure defender of his position among the defensive core. Great offensively, but he needs a safety net back. He often gets caught out of position while trying to pinch up.

In fairness to Krug this is the problem with all offensive defensemen, not just him.

 

[gumgum]

This will be the biggest test of the year so far. Carolina just absolutely siphons the puck toward goal and forces high danger chances, meanwhile, the b
Bruins take on average the farthest distance shots of any team in the league and just don't produce much chaos around the net.

I'm looking for JD to have a big night driving the net. 2 goals for JD!

 

[Seidenbergy]

Lack of goal scorers (ie..talent) and abysmal special teams has been killing them this season though.

"Killing them" might be a tad strong, given that they are currently in 2nd place in the division.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

"Killing them" might be a tad strong, given that they are currently in 2nd place in the division.

Only because of playing more games than the 3 teams 1-2 points behind them and having been good at ES. Still, here's how they are doing:

ES: 27 GF / 16 GA
Specal Teams: 6 GF / 15 GA (includes 6 on 5 and 5 on 6 EN goals).

They are brutal on special teams.

 

[MustardStew]

So excited I get to see this one live!!! Woop woop - Here We Go Bruins, Here We Go!!

 

[Chief Nine]

Opinions may vary, but IMO, Dougie is what we hope Hanifin would become. That said, Dougie+deHann more than offsets the loss of Hanifin (age/contracts not withstanding).

de Hann is a good partner for Faulk who looks much better this year with that stability. Dougie and Slavin have meshed well which allows Pesce to be on the 3rd pairing (even though he's playing the 3rd most minutes OA). It gives 3 solid defensive guys (Slavin, de Hann, Pesce). They still play aggressively though, which can lead to some odd man rushes/break-aways. That's more of a system thing.

Thanks for the info, great analysis!

 

[Seidenbergy]

Only because of playing more games than the 3 teams 1-2 points behind them and having been good at ES. Still, here's how they are doing:

ES: 27 GF / 16 GA
Specal Teams: 6 GF / 15 GA (includes 6 on 5 and 5 on 6 EN goals).

They are brutal on special teams.

No doubt they are brutal on special teams. Just pointing out that it isn't exactly "killing them"....at least not yet. Either way, the Bs were like that a few years ago. Better IMO to be great at 5 on 5 play and suck on the power play than the other way around. Teams that only score on the power play struggle when teams figure it out and stop going into the box.

 

[Ladyfan]

So excited I get to see this one live!!! Woop woop - Here We Go Bruins, Here We Go!!

For you and anyone else going tonight you know what to do.

Have a blast and cheer loud for our boys.

HERE WE GO BRUINS...HERE WE GO