BAD BOY
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Me too. If it’s between him and Ritchie.
Post-Game Talk: Game 31 - THE BEAR IS IN HIBERNATION - Ottawa 5 BRUINS 2 F
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Actually, Ritchie is a one liner as in "take my Ritchie, please."
22Brad Park
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I would not bet 5 cents on it in that barn but hope they win.
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He had that one shift where he made two really nice passes trying to set up a score, but the vast majority of the time he disappears. Need someone more dynamic than him. I don't hate him or anything, but surely the Bs can do better.
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BAD BOY
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I love Z as much as anyone I promise you, but this is no longer remotely true
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As worn out as Backes looks most of the time, he has 50x the offensive ability of Brett Ritchie.
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Ritchie was worth taking a flier on, but he is a 4th liner that should be out there sparking this team with rough and tumble play.
Instead, he looks like a slow veteran finishing out his career. Outside of 1 or 2 games in October, I'm pretty disappointed with him. He's a tough player, but he doesn't seem to play that way very much.
Tonight was a game that the 2008-2014 Bruins might have won by getting a little nasty and motivating the troops that way. The Bruins don't have that element at all right now.
If the Bruins want more finish they should get Studnicka back up. If they want more nasty, they probably need to make a trade.
Bring up Tfred for the game as well vs Washington. Size will matter in that game
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They must play 60 full minutes starting when the puck is dropped.
However, they are playing terrific hockey so far this season.
Not going to be on every game as a team or player.
However, they are playing terrific hockey so far this season.
Not going to be on every game as a team or player.
Maybe I need to say best 5on 5/PK dman? Chara got caught flat footed 10 years ago. His skating in terms of edges is way better today than when he came to bruins 13 years ago. Lost a little snarl and a little speed, but honestly 3-2 defending lead 2 minutes left in game 7 is Chara on the ice? 5 goals to Charlie’s 0... 12 points to Charlie’s 9... Krug is a PP specialist... an ok defender ... who is better ? Argument is only Carlo defensively and in all honesty only Krug offensively. So Chara is #2 offensively and number #2 defensively(at worst). That still makes him number one d man on this team. And don’t forget he can still rip the head off a lion if he really wants too.
My biggest challenge is Krug out there with no gas to hustle back and retrieve and when he does he cant get up to full speed, call me crazy but I would prefer a fresh McAvoy for the last 45-60 seconds....
I prefer a fresh anyone. I’ll take a ECHL player at that point. Krug has a lazy/ I wanna stay on ice too long streak. It’s got a little better this year but Krug was direct result for half of the shorties against us last year. Coaches working with him but it’s creeping in again. Don’t get me wrong Krug is elite PP dman.
Me too! Ritchie has about 2-3 More games and experiment has to be done.
Since Nov 21 the Bruins have played 10 games and they've probably delivered a really good, anywhere close to 60 min performance in just 1 of them, against the Habs, and even in that game the scale of the win was exaggerated by Price having one of the worst games of his career. It's safe to say they're in a slump, and you can count on 1 hand the number of guys who are playing even close to their best at present.
This was always likely to happen. Cassidy was right back in September when he said that the true test of this team and its motivation was going to come in December, not October. There comes a time when that initial enthusiasm and desire to prove a point wears off and you simply have to get down to playing regular season hockey 3 times a week and just stick at it, and that's not easy, especially when most squads have fresher legs than you do. That time is well and truly here and the Bs are just going to have to dig deep and see what they can produce.
We're fortunate that the team had such a hot start because I expect that by around New Year's they'll have pretty much come back to the pack in the Atlantic. But that's fine because there's no rewards for finishing first by 20 points rather than 1. The rough grind will pass and the road to the postseason will start to become clearer. That's when we'll find out what this team is really made of and whether they really do have the desire and motivation to set themselves for another long playoff run. The quality is still there, it just becomes about wanting it badly enough. Either they'll pick up the pace again and start finding and polishing their best form, or limp along to a soft exit.
In the meantime, it's the old cliche of one game at a time and trying to find some extra tempo and chemistry to face the Caps, who are doing us no favors coming off a chastising 5-2 defeat to the Blue Jackets.
This was always likely to happen. Cassidy was right back in September when he said that the true test of this team and its motivation was going to come in December, not October. There comes a time when that initial enthusiasm and desire to prove a point wears off and you simply have to get down to playing regular season hockey 3 times a week and just stick at it, and that's not easy, especially when most squads have fresher legs than you do. That time is well and truly here and the Bs are just going to have to dig deep and see what they can produce.
We're fortunate that the team had such a hot start because I expect that by around New Year's they'll have pretty much come back to the pack in the Atlantic. But that's fine because there's no rewards for finishing first by 20 points rather than 1. The rough grind will pass and the road to the postseason will start to become clearer. That's when we'll find out what this team is really made of and whether they really do have the desire and motivation to set themselves for another long playoff run. The quality is still there, it just becomes about wanting it badly enough. Either they'll pick up the pace again and start finding and polishing their best form, or limp along to a soft exit.
In the meantime, it's the old cliche of one game at a time and trying to find some extra tempo and chemistry to face the Caps, who are doing us no favors coming off a chastising 5-2 defeat to the Blue Jackets.
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Your 1st statement was correct.. and he is the best PK defender we have.. he is also on pace for his best offensive output in six seasons.
TCB
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Just got back from the game.
The Bruins were lethargic the first two periods , weren't moving their feet. Krejci played as if he was just going through the motions at a volunteer practice. Bjork and the Bergy line were skating well. Heinen should of scored twice, he just seems to grip the stick a little to tight when he has an opportunity.
Its a long season and they'll be games like this, but Debrusk played nearly 22 minutes and was hardly noticeable despite his goal, and Bjork played 13+ and you noticed him every time he was on the ice. Carlo was also shaky for him, and he usually plays great against the Sens, and he had the least amount of ice time among the defenders.
The Bruins were lethargic the first two periods , weren't moving their feet. Krejci played as if he was just going through the motions at a volunteer practice. Bjork and the Bergy line were skating well. Heinen should of scored twice, he just seems to grip the stick a little to tight when he has an opportunity.
Its a long season and they'll be games like this, but Debrusk played nearly 22 minutes and was hardly noticeable despite his goal, and Bjork played 13+ and you noticed him every time he was on the ice. Carlo was also shaky for him, and he usually plays great against the Sens, and he had the least amount of ice time among the defenders.
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