Post-Game Talk: Game 23 - As the late, great Ned Martin would say MERCY!!!!!!!! - B's win it in OT - 5-4

[sarge88]

Dk will play halfboard or on the point. Do you really want DK in Debrusk or Heinen place in front of the net....
Do you want him in Pastrnak place? Would you remove Bergeron who gains 58% of each puck on the faceoff and is one of the best bumper guy! Then it comes down to Marchand and Krug.
I think as it is built the Boston PP is balance. Can be cerebral, dynamite and offensive punch.
DK at the end of games adds...positively. He is a heck of a player but right now first unit is as good as it can be.

100% honestly, I’d be fine if the PP had Krejci in front over anyone they have right now.

I think he’s too talented not to use for the bulk of the PP.

I’d have a much different opinion if the two units were splitting time more equally, but it seems like every single PP has the first PP out there for 1:30 minimum.

 

[bbfan419]

Good call

...do you have 6 lucky numbers between 1 and 49 you could share

I wish I did my friend

 

[BRUINS since 1995]

100% honestly, I’d be fine if the PP had Krejci in front over anyone they have right now.

I think he’s too talented not to use for the bulk of the PP.

I’d have a much different opinion if the two units were splitting time more equally, but it seems like every single PP has the first PP out there for 1:30 minimum.

Well I disgree with you then. On one game i would be ok, but all the time, it just does not suit DK game to stand in front of the net.

 

[Tbaybruin]

Anyone else impressed that Zdeno Chara is on pace for 36 points with no powerplay time?

Impressed with every aspect of his game. Is he really human?

 

[HumBucker]

Great win! WTG Krugger!

 

[Fenway]

 

[sarge88]

Well I disgree with you then. On one game i would be ok, but all the time, it just does not suit DK game to stand in front of the net.

I get it, I just look at the way it's set up now with Heinen there.
(And this isn't an anti-Heinen thing --- I said the same thing when JDB was on the PP)

Is there anything Heinen does better than Krejci?

Neither is big or physical, they are about the same size, but DK is just a more gifted offensive player.

That's my thinking.

Now if they traded for a Kreider, I'd want him there due to his size/reach, etc.

 

[BigBear83]

glad krug redeemed himself a the end, because i thought he was horrendous for the entire game. .. did anyone else notice that brucey is starting to trust that third line a little more!? love watching that line..

 

[BMC]

Impressed with every aspect of his game. Is he really human?

He's actually a cyborg

 

[BruinDust]

Impressed with every aspect of his game. Is he really human?

I'm starting to wonder.

He's approaching age 43 and yet he's tied for 18th among all D-men in EV scoring, and 2nd in the entire league in plus/minus.

 

[22Brad Park]

100% honestly, I’d be fine if the PP had Krejci in front over anyone they have right now.

I think he’s too talented not to use for the bulk of the PP.

I’d have a much different opinion if the two units were splitting time more equally, but it seems like every single PP has the first PP out there for 1:30 minimum.

Look at Oilers #1 powerplay. I watch alot of their games and McDavid and Leon play the full 2 mins alot.Bruins and them are only 2 teams operating above 30%

 

[sarge88]

Look at Oilers #1 powerplay. I watch alot of their games and McDavid and Leon play the full 2 mins alot.Bruins and them are only 2 teams operating above 30%

Makes sense and I don't even have a problem with that plan. I just feel like Krejci is wasted by not getting more PP time.

IMO whatever % they would be without him, it would be higher with him.

Let some combination of Coyle, Heinen, Debrusk, Bjork, Grizz, Clifton get the final 20 - 40 seconds, which typically are kind of scattered, since they usually only get on the ice if the puck isn't in the offensive zone.

 

[RustyBruins72]

Was that the Connor McGregor dance after he scored?

 

[PB37]

I get it, I just look at the way it's set up now with Heinen there.
(And this isn't an anti-Heinen thing --- I said the same thing when JDB was on the PP)

Is there anything Heinen does better than Krejci?

Neither is big or physical, they are about the same size, but DK is just a more gifted offensive player.

That's my thinking.

Now if they traded for a Kreider, I'd want him there due to his size/reach, etc.

They have liked a left hand shot in that spot on the PP ever since the Reilly Smith and Carl Soderberg days. I think it's less about the talent and more about the handness. The PP flows along the boards of the half wall and then back to the point. Having a left shot allows the puck to travel quicker along the boards and away from stick traffic. Back when they first started primarily using a left shot there ( different coaches ), they used it for cross ice, backdoor opportunities for someone crashing the net. Now, i feel more like that spot is just for puck flow and digging rebounds.

 

[BruinsFanMike82]

Was that the Connor McGregor dance after he scored?

 

[jgatie]

Was that the Connor McGregor dance after he scored?

No, that was the patented Krug Choo Choo

 

[BRUINS since 1995]

I get it, I just look at the way it's set up now with Heinen there.
(And this isn't an anti-Heinen thing --- I said the same thing when JDB was on the PP)

Is there anything Heinen does better than Krejci?

Neither is big or physical, they are about the same size, but DK is just a more gifted offensive player.

That's my thinking.

Now if they traded for a Kreider, I'd want him there due to his size/reach, etc.

I hear you. But i don’t feel it is DK job to be in front of the net. Kreider in the Bruins sweater would be awesome.... and it would be his office for sure.

 

[Kazcram]

Wanna bet. Ya it’s a friendly one but I say he does. Guy is a difference maker. Look at the playoffs. Well 8.5 no less.

its a bet