Post-Game Talk: GAME 23 - and the caissons go rolling along - BRUINS 5 Avalanche 1 F

[quietbruinfan]

just looked jan 1 2009
08 09 team was 29-5-4

2008-9 Had Bitz in the top 6 and the D was solid but slow. ...They had the schedule, and, for maybe the first time, the refs with them.

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

2008-9 Had Bitz in the top 6 and the D was solid but slow. ...They had the schedule, and for maybe the first time, the refs with them.

The Refs with them???

Christ…

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

Cassidy game tomorrow should be interesting

 

[PlayMakers]

2008-9 Had Bitz in the top 6 and the D was solid but slow. ...They had the schedule, and for maybe the first time, the refs with them.

09 D was the worst puck moving D on a first place team, maybe ever.

Chara, Ward, Wideman, Hnidy, Stuart, Montador were your playoff top6. They were our achilles heel that year.

 

[frankiess]

Bruins left wingers:

Marchand - 15 games 7-12-19 +6
Hall - 23 games 8-8-16 +5
Zacha - 23 games 3-13-16 +7
Foligno - 23 games 4-9-13 +7

Clearly Marchand is on a different level. But Hall, Zacha and Foligno are all putting up similar numbers while having 3 distinctly different playing styles. Foligno's numbers may be most impressive considering he's playing mostly on the 4th line and getting much less ice time.

And Zacha has had a lot of good chances to score. He is way due for a big goal game.

 

[PlayMakers]

And Zacha has had a lot of good chances to score. He is way due for a big goal game.

Zacha is shooting at 7.3%. His career average is 10.7 so hopefully there’s a correction coming, and the shots he’s missing now are going to start going in.

 

[bruinshoper]

Too bad Pi

Cassidy game tomorrow should be interesting

Too bad Pietrangelo is out. I hope Eichel plays. Don’t want any excuses for the absolute ass kicking I’m hoping the B’s are about to lay on them.
If I was Vegas, I would not be looking forward to this one.

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

Still need a nasty Dman In my view to go deep. Carlo/Griz to fragile for a long run. I could be wrong we shall see.

Don’t fix what isn’t broken. Be aware of complacency. That is all.

 

[Bradely]

Freddy or Clifton is my choice, Paying a guy 3.8m to play on the fourth line and be happy he's playing well is what I would expect. Foligno has been great let's hope it keeps up.

I see what I think you are seeing. In PO the intimidating factor comes in line especially in the crease (offence and defence). But I kind of like our D core as we had last night. I do beleive we will need a kind of intimidating presence at some point. Not sur it cain't be up front. We shall see.

Too bad Pi

Too bad Pietrangelo is out. I hope Eichel plays. Don’t want any excuses for the absolute ass kicking I’m hoping the B’s are about to lay on them.
If I was Vegas, I would not be looking forward to this one.

Personally I don't care who plays on Vegas. With or without Eichel or Pietrangelo.

 

[Ladyfan]

We were talking to a couple from Mass. when we were swimming in the ocean. They love the Bruins too

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

Don’t fix what isn’t broken. Be aware of complacency. That is all.

Agree/like

 

[Ladyfan]

I read through the Colorado GDT and they think Charlie Mac is dirty and needs to get pounded. I did not see the game.

What does everyone think?

 

[wintersej]

I read through the Colorado GDT and they think Charlie Mac is dirty and needs to get pounded. I did not see the game.

What does everyone think?

They should be complaining about Greer with 2:30 left in the game not McAvoy crease clearing. Their guy got hurt from
McAvoy taking him out, and they have a lot of injuries so I get their frustration, but it was a the kind of thing the happens in desperation situations around the goal all the time.

 

[aguineapig]

I read through the Colorado GDT and they think Charlie Mac is dirty and needs to get pounded. I did not see the game.

What does everyone think?

Attaboy McAvoy.

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

I read through the Colorado GDT and they think Charlie Mac is dirty and needs to get pounded. I did not see the game.

What does everyone think?

Overreaction by a team's fanbase that just witnessed its team just get bullied

 

[DarrenBanks56]

2008-9 Had Bitz in the top 6 and the D was solid but slow. ...They had the schedule, and, for maybe the first time, the refs with them.

pretty sure bitz was on 4th line and that was in secobd half of the year
top 3 lines were
lucic savard kessel
sturm/kobasew bergy recchi
ryder krejci wheeler
axelsson yelle thornton

 

[GoBs]

Getting that offense out of the third line puts you way up on the other teams

 

[Mione134]

I read through the Colorado GDT and they think Charlie Mac is dirty and needs to get pounded. I did not see the game.

What does everyone think?

He pulled down Lehkonen when he was in Linus' crease, and now he's another player out with an injury so they're a bit pissed

 

[Aussie Bruin]

I read through the Colorado GDT and they think Charlie Mac is dirty and needs to get pounded. I did not see the game.

What does everyone think?

Charlie was very physical in the first period in particular, laid a couple of very solid clean hits. He then ragdolled Lehkonen in the Bruins crease and gave him an upper body injury that put him out for the rest of the game. No penalty was called on the play, but it was marginal as to whether it went above and beyond the usual crease-clearing that goes on. I enjoyed it at the time, but if I were an Avs fan I would definitely be pissed off that one of my team's players had been injured for no real reason, and the guy that did it essentially got away with it. So I do get why they're grumpy.

I know that amongst some other fanbases McAvoy is viewed as a dirty player, so it's not confined to Colorado. I know I'm biased but in general I just can't see it. He plays hard, for sure, but very fair. At most he might occasionally get a little over-exuberant as we saw with the Lehkonen incident. But there's no malice. He plays with passion, and that can only be a good thing.

 

[quietbruinfan]

pretty sure bitz was on 4th line and that was in secobd half of the year
top 3 lines were
lucic savard kessel
sturm/kobasew bergy recchi
ryder krejci wheeler
axelsson yelle thornton

Check a playoff game 7. Bitz was on line 2 by then. Ironically, he scored goal one of our big two. Good recall otherwise though.

 

[quietbruinfan]

For all the hitting he does Charlie is surprisingly clean.

 

[Bradely]

I read through the Colorado GDT and they think Charlie Mac is dirty and needs to get pounded. I did not see the game.

What does everyone think?

Regarding 73, this is my biggest fear.

 

[Tbaybruin]

Toronto is 15-11. Loser point giving a misleading view.

Team I compare them to the most right now is the 85-86 Celtics. If you know, you know.

Well not really. They are still 15-5 and had a bad start and beat both Boston and NJ. They are a good team. we are just much better.

 

[Tbaybruin]

The Refs with them???

Christ…

No,he’s on Gods team

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

Well not really. They are still 15-5 and had a bad start and beat both Boston and NJ. They are a good team. we are just much better.

They’ve played 26 games. They’ve won 15.