Have to love how this team came out of the break. Most enjoyable hockey of the season IMO.
Post-Game Talk: GAME 35 - HAPPY NEW YEAR - BRUINS 5 Detroit 3
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Monty ran a rather weird bench tonight, especially considering it was the 2nd half of a b2b. Basically played two and a half lines - 5v5 11 mins each of the Coyle and Geekie/Zacha lines, then Heinen and Freddie getting the bulk of the rest alternating between the remaining forwards. The 4th line and Merkulov didn't get much to do at all. And was Beecher injured or benched? Just 5 mins TOI and not seen again after the half way point. If it was a benching it was a long one. Obviously the Bruins got the right result but they had to ride their top guys pretty hard (again) to land it. Fine in isolation, but can't do that too often.
The goaltender interference call was wrong, the explanation on the ice was wrong, and it took an unacceptably long time to determine. These things are a blight on the game. Biggest issue with that play was still the Bruins allowing Chiarot to wander down Main St unmarked. Overall the defense was tidy though and had a solid outing. Lapses will happen.
Wotherspoon continues to do a decent job. When the Bruins signed him I had no interest either way in it, but he's stepped in and been a handy and pretty reliable presence for us when required. Nothing flash, makes the odd error, but mostly just goes about his business without fuss. Useful depth piece.
I don't know if the Bruins players got coal in their stockings for Christmas, or someone spiked their eggnog, but they've had a collective bee in their bonnet ever since the break and they're playing much better as a result. Bit of aggro, greater purpose with the puck, greater desire to win pucks, more speed, all make for 3 games that were both very effective and enjoyable. Pasta has become quite the shit stirrer of late - twice in this one he shot the puck after the whistle. In the old days he'd have been flattened for it before the game was over, but times have changed.
The players' legs and endurance are going to be tested over the next few weeks, so we'll see how well they can maintain this level of play. But right now they're getting depth production and contributions from across the roster, and that's been a real positive. Keep it rolling.
The goaltender interference call was wrong, the explanation on the ice was wrong, and it took an unacceptably long time to determine. These things are a blight on the game. Biggest issue with that play was still the Bruins allowing Chiarot to wander down Main St unmarked. Overall the defense was tidy though and had a solid outing. Lapses will happen.
Wotherspoon continues to do a decent job. When the Bruins signed him I had no interest either way in it, but he's stepped in and been a handy and pretty reliable presence for us when required. Nothing flash, makes the odd error, but mostly just goes about his business without fuss. Useful depth piece.
I don't know if the Bruins players got coal in their stockings for Christmas, or someone spiked their eggnog, but they've had a collective bee in their bonnet ever since the break and they're playing much better as a result. Bit of aggro, greater purpose with the puck, greater desire to win pucks, more speed, all make for 3 games that were both very effective and enjoyable. Pasta has become quite the shit stirrer of late - twice in this one he shot the puck after the whistle. In the old days he'd have been flattened for it before the game was over, but times have changed.
The players' legs and endurance are going to be tested over the next few weeks, so we'll see how well they can maintain this level of play. But right now they're getting depth production and contributions from across the roster, and that's been a real positive. Keep it rolling.
Olden McGroin
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They died over the summer and now they're back. Within the last week they sprouted.
Must be good luck!
Bruinfanatic
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They have been a little testy it’s been nice to see.
Jay-zoos NESN It's (a tribute) not "attribute." Who's running the show at that place? Did they start celebrating early?
That pick of Padre Pio will do it. Life is good.
They are making this up because they realize they got the rule wrong about interference outside the crease. If something like this happens in a playoff game, I will be needing a new TV for sure
OT: Bear with me.
This is a league office intent on ridding the NHL of any and all physicality or emotion.
We saw a chippy, nasty tilt on New Year's Eve, yes?
We saw multiple scrums, after the whistle business, and Trent Frederic inviting Ben Chiarot to dance immediately after Freddie's goal.
And yet, as has been the case for a decade at least, watching NHL game highlights, or even TSN highlights, you would never know that was the case.
You would see, as I did in reviewing these highlights, goals and saves. That's it. No emotion. No physical play. No scrums, no hate. We're all gentlemen here.
Rather, Goals! Goals! Goals! To a lesser degree, save here, save there.
This is the "product" the NHL has been pushing since Bettman's arrival and the advent of CTE, which has exposed the league to culpability, and therefore financial liability. Hence, the gradual abolishment of fighting and removal of the game's nasty North American roots.
What the league wants is a game entirely drained of genuine emotion, physical play and bad blood. They want fancy Dan's and flashy goals, the more the better. They want European "hockey." Touch football, as it were.
Unless you watch a game, you don't know what actually happened, because everything has been sanitized.
You have to rely on Dafoomie or, if you're lucky, bits & pieces on YouTube.
Endless ticky-tack calls ("Breathing on opponent. Two minutes"); an absurdly tortuous "Coach's challenge" guaranteed to suck the life out of any building; a bad joke known as the "Department of Player Safety," the crass, crowd-pleasing shoot out.
Ladies and gentlemen, your NHL.
Are you not entertained?
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This is a league office intent on ridding the NHL of any and all physicality or emotion.
We saw a chippy, nasty tilt on New Year's Eve, yes?
We saw multiple scrums, after the whistle business, and Trent Frederic inviting Ben Chiarot to dance immediately after Freddie's goal.
And yet, as has been the case for a decade at least, watching NHL game highlights, or even TSN highlights, you would never know that was the case.
You would see, as I did in reviewing these highlights, goals and saves. That's it. No emotion. No physical play. No scrums, no hate. We're all gentlemen here.
Rather, Goals! Goals! Goals! To a lesser degree, save here, save there.
This is the "product" the NHL has been pushing since Bettman's arrival and the advent of CTE, which has exposed the league to culpability, and therefore financial liability. Hence, the gradual abolishment of fighting and removal of the game's nasty North American roots.
What the league wants is a game entirely drained of genuine emotion, physical play and bad blood. They want fancy Dan's and flashy goals, the more the better. They want European "hockey." Touch football, as it were.
Unless you watch a game, you don't know what actually happened, because everything has been sanitized.
You have to rely on Dafoomie or, if you're lucky, bits & pieces on YouTube.
Endless ticky-tack calls ("Breathing on opponent. Two minutes"); an absurdly tortuous "Coach's challenge" guaranteed to suck the life out of any building; a bad joke known as the "Department of Player Safety," the crass, crowd-pleasing shoot out.
Ladies and gentlemen, your NHL.
Are you not entertained?
All rights reserved. Rebroadcast of NHL games without the express written consent of the National Hockey League (TM) is strictly prohibited.
Carl Hungus
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Freddy scoring the first goal, running through Lyon, and gesturing Chiarot to fight put a big smile on my face. What a satisfying win
Keep that Marchand-Coyle-Debrusk line together. All three guys are rolling now and I think it will continue. I wouldn’t mind rolling Frederic next to Zacha and Pasta for game as a reward after the goals he put up today.
My key takeaway from the game
Detroit needed a regulation win and instead got the worst result possible.
Detroit needed a regulation win and instead got the worst result possible.
bruinsfan1970
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I was glad to see McAvoy tell the Refs about DeBrincat slashing him and he gets two minutes for the slash. They seem to be a dirty team and that call for goalie interference was a joke. It was in fact interference. I will never understand the inconsistency of these calls.
Seems like they’re building an identity, they’ve been much harder to play against the last few games and the scores have reflected that
Gonzothe7thDman
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The bolded actually makes the call make sense. At the time I thought it was definitely goalie interference as I thought wether the contact was on purpose or incidental you can’t interfere with the goalies ability to make a save.
I didn’t know the exception about incidental contact being allowed outside the crease. The ref did a shit job relaying the ruling on the mic but it all makes sense now.
If that same contact happened within the crease then it’s a no goal.
Thanks for posting this @Fenway
mjhfb
Easier from up here
When Bettman left the NBA for the NHL, the word was he would turn the NHL into the NBA.
goldnblack
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Coyle has 2 pts less than Hertl with one game in hand. But he's not a top 6F guys
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You just knew that goal was staying when it took a separate period of hockey to come to a conclusion. These f***-ups are happening all over the league, almost on a nightly basis, and are brought to you by Bet99.
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Bruinfanatic
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Wow Leafs only 1 point up on last playoff spot .oh please make it so.Lol
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