Pre-Game Talk: Game 21 - 11/19 7:07 PM - THE BEAR visits beautiful Downtown Newark - NESN, SN, 98.5 WBZ-FM

[Fenway]

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[Ladyfan]

Please Please Please no more injuries. Just a nice win .

 

[smithformeragent]

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[smithformeragent]

Boy, Cory Schneider’s Star flamed out rather quickly.

 

[AngryMilkcrates]

Lets not make Domingue a legend, please?

 

[KillerMillerTime]

Boy, Cory Schneider’s Star flamed out rather quickly.

He physically broke down the last year or two.

 

[Maine Fan]

While the Devils continue to play poorly under GM Ray Shero, Cory had some great year's when it didn't count.

 

[neelynugs]

Boy, Cory Schneider’s Star flamed out rather quickly.

worst thing to ever happen to devils was schneider standing on his head in 2014-15.
maybe cost them mcdavid.

 

[Emerz]

Feeling a big game for the Bergeron line (if he's back).

 

[Ladyfan]

Feeling a big game for the Bergeron line (if he's back).

Is there any news on Bergy ? How about Miller ?

 

[Emerz]

Is there any news on Bergy ? How about Miller ?

Miller is out for the week and Bergeron looks to be a game time decision.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

Is there any news on Bergy ? How about Miller ?

Bergeron is a GTD for tomorrow and Miller is possibly back next week per Cassidy.

 

[Ladyfan]

Miller is out for the week and Bergeron looks to be a game time decision.

Thanks !

 

[Pay Carl]

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today Sal’s punishment is having to watch the Bruins in the shootout

 

[Aussie Bruin]

Despite injuries, travel and any lingering fatigue from the weekend, the Bruins just need to win this one.

All very well to put in good efforts against rivals and high quality opponents, but they need to back it up by getting the job done in sleepy mid-week encounters against average teams like the Devils. Sure, bad nights like the loss to the Red Wings are going to happen, but not too often please. Points are too valuable to just give up like that too frequently.

So here's hoping for a regulation W, no OT, no injuries and a fun game.

 

[Wiggleboom]

I just want to see the Bruins get back to the elite total team D they usually have. That’s when they are at their best and the offence soon follows.

 

[Aussie Bruin]

I just want to see the Bruins get back to the elite total team D they usually have. That’s when they are at their best and the offence soon follows.

I agree 100%. I felt that in the Washington game, while they did give up a lot of shots, especially in the 2nd period, at least the effort was somewhere back close to where it should be and the team really tried to play together and support each other. Halak made the scoreboard look better than it had any right to be, but I still felt it was an improved D mentality compared to some of their other recent showings. Really hoping that effort doesn't drop off in this game.

 

[Aeroforce]

With all the talk about the shootout ineptitude and injuries, the B's recent struggles in face-offs gets overlooked. Sure missing Bergeron hurts, but 33% against Washington? Not to mention 28% in the defensive zone and 1-5 on the PK.
Faceoff Summary

Time to clean up some fundamentals while key players are out.

 

[kthx]

Atleast Coyle is playing C in this game. Expecting a W, please no shootouts.

 

[Aussie Bruin]

With all the talk about the shootout ineptitude and injuries, the B's recent struggles in face-offs gets overlooked. Sure missing Bergeron hurts, but 33% against Washington? Not to mention 28% in the defensive zone and 1-5 on the PK.
Faceoff Summary

Time to clean up some fundamentals while key players are out.

Good point. I had a look at the numbers for the season so far and Bergy's the only guy going at over 50% on the dot - he's at 54.6%, followed by Coyle with 48.2%, Kuraly 48.1%, Krejci 46.6% and Lindholm 46.1%. Not terrible, but not great either. I don't think it's ever been a strength of Coyle's but Krejci and Kuraly definitely have the proven ability to be on the happy side of 50 so a little lift in their figures is not unreasonable to ask for.

Otherwise yeah there are other pretty core aspects of the game that the Bs could and should be doing better. Too many passes aren't finding their mark and too often there are careless gaps in their defensive coverage that most of at least the back half of last season weren't there. Part of the reason for both is of course the changing lineups, which is understandable, but they're just going to have to keep working hard to sort those things out, and maybe there are some aspects of their play that they need to simplify or put extra focus into while people are missing.

This game is a great opportunity to really try and address some of those areas and put a priority on doing them well/better.

 

[smithformeragent]

It’d be nice to not play down to the competition for once, eh?

 

[KillerMillerTime]

Atleast Coyle is playing C in this game. Expecting a W, please no shootouts.

If DeBrusk plays would like to see Coyle with
63/88 if #37 out.

 

[JCRO]

Can we get a healthy win? Healthy as in no injuries.

And healthy as in my mental health- don't take this **** team to OT/a shootout

GO B's!

 

[Fenway]

This is the way to kill 4 hours on the Acela to Newark

 

[22Brad Park]

Boy, Cory Schneider’s Star flamed out rather quickly.

Leafs should of snagged him. Anyways big 2 points tonite. Go Bruins.