Post-Game Talk: Game 2 - The B's shuffle out of Buffalo with a 4-0 win.

4ORRBRUIN

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I have been quite impressed by Nordstrom. He’s a little slow to my eye, but could he potentially be tried in that 3C role as well?

Moore has been ugly. Not going to lie, when Krug is back, he sits over Gryz and it’s not that close.

I see the total opposite with Nordstrom and Moore has been good and will get better as time goes on.
 

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I notice everything you say since you been here ends up the opposite

I’m expecting Backes to have a strong year

In fairness it appears you don’t watch the games

Opposite? Like where?
In fairness it appears you do watch the games....that's the concerning part.

But just to be sure.. what exactly is a strong year ? What are your expectations.?
I'll just take a guess..
8 to. 12 goals with 20-25 ass
If so .. yeah real strong ...im getting real excited but even moreso im sure looking forward to seeing him in the playoffs with his massive production ... He can do all this with bricks in. His skates
 

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Opposite? Like where?
In fairness it appears you do watch the games....that's the concerning part.

But just to be sure.. what exactly is a strong year ? What are your expectations.?
I'll just take a guess..
8 to. 12 goals with 20-25 ass
If so .. yeah real strong ...im getting real excited but even moreso im sure looking forward to seeing him in the playoffs with his massive production ... He can do all this with bricks in. His skates
I’m just glad you trashed him
 
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Backes needs to get his legs back. Hopefully the loss of weight and some games will have him improve. The Bruins can not afford to have a 6 million man on the fourth line. If anything the Bruins need to hope he has a decent year so that they can move him at the end of the season. Next year Backes NMC is modified with a cap hit of 6 million but only being paid 4 million. He will still be a tough sell to another team, but he will need to go.
 
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I think Grz and Donato are very similar at this stage.
They are both highly skilled, agile, intelligent young players that just need to get stronger...you breathe on them now and they fall over.
 

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I see the total opposite with Nordstrom and Moore has been good and will get better as time goes on.
I also thought Moore has been good so far, I'm liking what I see. Nordstrom is what he is, nothing special but for me he has a spot in the lineup because of his speed and PK abilities.
 
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Backes needs to get his legs back. Hopefully the loss of weight and some games will have him improve. The Bruins can not afford to have a 6 million man on the fourth line. If anything the Bruins need to hope he has a decent year so that they can move him at the end of the season. Next year Backes NMC is modified with a cap hit of 6 million but only being paid 4 million. He will still be a tough sell to another team, but he will need to go.
If Backes is playing well on the 4th line, then that’s a great problem to have as long as the 3rd line is good. Who cares what line he’s on? I could see a line of Nordstrom-Kuraly-Backes being a big asset in the near future. Remember how good the Merlot line was?
 

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I’m just glad you trashed him

Still waiting for these opposites I keep getting into?
You must be referring to me being totally against the Rick Nash trade last yr.. how mistaken I was ... Where is he now btw? That superflake.
And you're glad I trashed backes
Well I have to tell you ...Backes has been trash or close to it since he's been here and when he's gone
He won't be missed not one iota. In fact the only reason he is still here is because of the stupid contract DS gave him and because no one will take on that contract not even close.
Im not one who attempts sometimes desperately to make things look much better then they
Actually are . I am certainly not one who tries to grasp at something anything to make a player look like he is so precious.
Sorry im no sugarcoater
 

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Don't you feel guys the Bruins season lies in the hands of Halak ? If he's great we go deep. Rask is great but come playoff time he lets in a softie and deflates the team and series. Halak might be more dependable . I hope I'm wrong but it seems it's heading that way. I think Cassidy and management will make a decision on rask after this year.
 

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Still waiting for these opposites I keep getting into?
You must be referring to me being totally against the Rick Nash trade last yr.. how mistaken I was ... Where is he now btw? That superflake.
And you're glad I trashed backes
Well I have to tell you ...Backes has been trash or close to it since he's been here and when he's gone
He won't be missed not one iota. In fact the only reason he is still here is because of the stupid contract DS gave him and because no one will take on that contract not even close.
Im not one who attempts sometimes desperately to make things look much better then they
Actually are . I am certainly not one who tries to grasp at something anything to make a player look like he is so precious.
Sorry im no sugarcoater
You spent the last 3 years saying the Bruins sucked, Sweeney sucked, the prospects were overrated

You only show up when shit is going wrong

They win 10 in a row you will disappear faster than a ghost
 

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My prediction for the season, based on the first two games:

Halak ends up #1, gets a contract prolongation midseason and takes the team to the conference finals.

Then starts a summer of debate in Boston as who should be the #1 going forward between him and Rask. He ends up being traded to Washington for Eller and Ian Schultz (who the Caps just signed for the LoLz of it), and everyone is laughing everywhere until the end of times.

I don't see any other way it could go.
 

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Don't you feel guys the Bruins season lies in the hands of Halak ? If he's great we go deep. Rask is great but come playoff time he lets in a softie and deflates the team and series. Halak might be more dependable . I hope I'm wrong but it seems it's heading that way. I think Cassidy and management will make a decision on rask after this year.

This place.
 

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Don't you feel guys the Bruins season lies in the hands of Halak ? If he's great we go deep. Rask is great but come playoff time he lets in a softie and deflates the team and series. Halak might be more dependable . I hope I'm wrong but it seems it's heading that way. I think Cassidy and management will make a decision on rask after this year.
Halak would have to be lights out in every game he plays in order for that to happen and I don’t think he will . I hope Halak can provide what Khoudobin did only more . Khoudobin struggled down the stretch last year in my opinion and really wasn’t an option come playoff time maybe Halak will be someone the Bruins can trust to use in the playoffs if Rask falters.
 
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Don't you feel guys the Bruins season lies in the hands of Halak ? If he's great we go deep. Rask is great but come playoff time he lets in a softie and deflates the team and series. Halak might be more dependable . I hope I'm wrong but it seems it's heading that way. I think Cassidy and management will make a decision on rask after this year.

Seems to me people have forgotten how good Rask was last year.

Halak is less consistent than Rask is. He can be lights out but he can go in slumps too. You don't go 3 months without a regulation loss without being pretty darn consistent like Rask did last year.

Split the games roughly 50/30, roll into the playoffs with two fairly fresh guys.

Fact is, the last time we saw a goaltender run the table in the playoffs was Quick back in 2014. You need two decent goaltenders now, both playoffs and regular season, and you'll need two decent ones next year too.

I'm totally cool with seeing some of both Halak and Rask in the playoffs if it means the Bruins hoisting the cup.

Bruins teams did pretty decent around here with Cheevers/Gilbert and Moog/Lemelin.

Funny fact, the last 4 seasons, the goaltender of record in Game 1 of the 1st round series of ever Cup champion was not the same goaltender of record in the game where they won the cup.

2015 - Game 1/1st rd. - Darling - Cup clincher - Crawford

2016 - Game 1/1st rd. - Zatkoff - Cup clincher - Murray

2017 - Game 1/1st rd. - Fleury - Cup clincher - Murray

2018 - Game 1/1st rd. Grubauer - Cup clincher - Holtby
 

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Backes needs to get his legs back. Hopefully the loss of weight and some games will have him improve. The Bruins can not afford to have a 6 million man on the fourth line. If anything the Bruins need to hope he has a decent year so that they can move him at the end of the season. Next year Backes NMC is modified with a cap hit of 6 million but only being paid 4 million. He will still be a tough sell to another team, but he will need to go.


Most everyone seems to think that Tampa is one of the favorites to come out of the East.

They had and have a $5.8m Ryan Callahan on their 4th line (he’s out until November). Is the extra $200k what’s going to sink Boston if they use Backes on the 4th line?
 

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Most everyone seems to think that Tampa is one of the favorites to come out of the East.

They had and have a $5.8m Ryan Callahan on their 4th line (he’s out until November). Is the extra $200k what’s going to sink Boston if they use Backes on the 4th line?

If they use him right, it's a non-issue IMO.

He's still getting PP time.

He's back to getting PK duty

He'll sub in for Donato on the Krejci line late in games as we saw last night.

You can still get his minutes to that 15ish range this way. Sure you'll get a game here or there where he won't see as much time if there aren't many penalties called, but on average he'll get his minutes.
 

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My prediction for the season, based on the first two games:

Halak ends up #1, gets a contract prolongation midseason and takes the team to the conference finals.

Then starts a summer of debate in Boston as who should be the #1 going forward between him and Rask. He ends up being traded to Washington for Eller and Ian Schultz (who the Caps just signed for the LoLz of it), and everyone is laughing everywhere until the end of times.

I don't see any other way it could go.

1) Halak has a two year deal and I’m not sure they are allowed to sign him to a contract “extension” (prolongation?) in season.

2) I’m really hoping this is sarcasm.
 

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Congrats to Halak for his 1st win and 1st shutout for the Bruins. Rask needs to be pushed and I think he will be for the next 2 years...
 
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b in vancouver

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Still waiting for these opposites I keep getting into?
You must be referring to me being totally against the Rick Nash trade last yr.. how mistaken I was ... Where is he now btw? That superflake.
And you're glad I trashed backes
Well I have to tell you ...Backes has been trash or close to it since he's been here and when he's gone
He won't be missed not one iota. In fact the only reason he is still here is because of the stupid contract DS gave him and because no one will take on that contract not even close.
Im not one who attempts sometimes desperately to make things look much better then they
Actually are . I am certainly not one who tries to grasp at something anything to make a player look like he is so precious.
Sorry im no sugarcoater

Wow. I actually liked Backes since he's been here. He's not the player he was at 27 but he's been effective. He didn't look good in the first game but outside of Moore and a few shifts from the top line - no one did. I'd wager it's just beginning of the season, that they needed a shake-up after that Wash game, and he is a big part of the team this year.
I like having him here. Not everything can be kids kids kids kids.
 
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Don't you feel guys the Bruins season lies in the hands of Halak ? If he's great we go deep. Rask is great but come playoff time he lets in a softie and deflates the team and series. Halak might be more dependable . I hope I'm wrong but it seems it's heading that way. I think Cassidy and management will make a decision on rask after this year.


IT'S. BEEN. TWO. f***ING. GAMES!!!!!!
 

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This thread needs a little grounding, so I'm going to resurrect a post I made a while ago:

It used to be the worst thing that can happen was Bucky F-ing Dent, the ball going between Buckner's legs to lose the World Series, or LaFleur scoring during the Too Many Men game to lose the Cup. Since we've become title town, the "worst thing that can happen" becomes whatever game you are watching, and whatever play you decide to kvetch about. A defensive breakdown in a game against Arizona on January 13th becomes the same as losing in triple overtime on a goal by that useless scrub Petr Klima. It's Eeyore on steroids. It's like that dumb donkey won the lottery, built himself a million dollar barn with all the luxuries, and then *****es about his stall not having enough sunshine when a random cloud goes by.

My God I wish just one of these spoiled millennials lived through Lucy pulling away our football in the late 70's and 80's.
 

Mainehockey33

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This thread needs a little grounding, so I'm going to resurrect a post I made a while ago:

It used to be the worst thing that can happen was Bucky F-ing Dent, the ball going between Buckner's legs to lose the World Series, or LaFleur scoring during the Too Many Men game to lose the Cup. Since we've become title town, the "worst thing that can happen" becomes whatever game you are watching, and whatever play you decide to kvetch about. A defensive breakdown in a game against Arizona on January 13th becomes the same as losing in triple overtime on a goal by that useless scrub Petr Klima. It's Eeyore on steroids. It's like that dumb donkey won the lottery, built himself a million dollar barn with all the luxuries, and then *****es about his stall not having enough sunshine when a random cloud goes by.

My God I wish just one of these spoiled millennials lived through Lucy pulling away our football in the late 70's and 80's.
I understood none of this.
 

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