Post-Game Talk: GAME 36 - 2022 Adieu- Sabres 4 BRUINS 3 F/OT

[Shaun]

sucks to lose like that to end the year but they need to break the bad habits they seem to be developing by being too cute with the puck in the new year

 

[weaponomega]

8m is the max if it was my cash. Bruins have no answer to a center that will help get him to 50 goals going forward. Just concerns me

Pastrnak doesn't need a center to help him score. He's that elite. He makes things happen on the ice and generates something out of nothing.

 

[Tbaybruin]

Ullmark is league MVP. If he is in net we win. Stats don’t lie Ullmark is gold

 

[McGarnagle]

Wasn't able to watch. At least when we lose we're taking it to OT and still collecting points.

 

[danpantz]

8m is the max if it was my cash. Bruins have no answer to a center that will help get him to 50 goals going forward. Just concerns me

Dude made Erik Haula a ppg player when he was centering him.

8 mil is a joke for a player his caliber.

 

[McGarnagle]

Ullmark is league MVP. If he is in net we win. Stats don’t lie Ullmark is gold
Vezina maybe but McDavid is in an absolute other world from everyone else and has MVP locked up already

 

[danpantz]

You think he has any idea?

 

[pgm16]

Thompson, what a player though

 

[hrdpuk]

Clifton makes me nervous

 

[BruinsJoe]

48’s been whiffing on so many passes/plays lately
Wonder what’s up with him.

I dont know what Grezlyck bring to a team...at least he skate well...

 

[JAD]

Mid-season, lazy Saturday afternoon game on New Year's Eve with the Winter Classic on Monday ... a bad bounce/ice ... this stuff happens during the course of an 82 game season ... and Boston still has taken 4 points out of the last 3 games. With that said - I'm not too surprised by Buffalo's win, and I hate the overtime/shootout format, but I digress.



About Buffalo: Buffalo has been playing decent hockey the past month. Whether they have finally turned the corner towards winning ways is left to be seen. Regular season wins is the first step. Can Buffalo keep playing consistently or will they fade? Mid-season wins may put them in playoff contention. Then the last month and a half of the season when things tighten up will tell a lot about them when teams with more experience know what it takes. Playoffs are another story. It may still be a year or two before the Sabers are a true contender. In the playoffs usually a team needs to learn to lose before they learn how to win (in the playoffs) - it's a maturation process.



As far as people being critical of Swayman ... it's his second full year, teams should now have a decent personalized scouting reports on him ... so he won't be surprising teams. I kind of expected him to struggle a little this year because of it. He will need to adjust to the opponents adjustment and that is as much mental as positional and that will take a little time. He has the talent which is something that can't be taught. He'll be fine in the long run.

 

[Guelph Bruin]

It was an entertaining enjoyable afternoon game, they did to us what we have done to so many teams with the last minute heroics ... I'm not worried. The good news is it looks like Marchand is close to recapturing his mojo. Zacha is a great GM find if he can stay consistent. I'd like to see Charlie McAvoy dominate more, game changing skills when used. Wouldn't be upset if we upgrade on Swayman ... this year is all in, no time to learn on the job. Pay Pasta, he's got man strength now and is using it ... sure he does some stupid stuff but he has some real creativity and real finish... locker room gem to boot.

 

[chizzler]

Today’s loss is a big nothing Berger.
I only would like to see them get back to hitting like they were at the beginning of the season.

 

[Donnie Shulzhoffer]

The tying goal was terrible. I was never a huge fan of Swayman, but I am off the Sway train.

You do realize he is the backup?

Do you watch these games with a 5 on 3 plus another two if you score with 6 minutes to go?

And you are in here complaining about Swayman

 

[KnightofBoston]

Swayman having a rough go this year eh?

 

[The don godfather]

We lose but keep getting points I can live with this. Were doing fine. I think donny adds someone in the forward group to help out and Smith is the odd man out though I think he can turn it around but times running around out.

 

[DarrenBanks56]

48’s been whiffing on so many passes/plays lately
Wonder what’s up with him.

he cant hit the net either.
hoping we go after chychrun or even ghost from arizona.
still didnt think we pkayed bad today. buf really didnt have many chances. our pk was great.
swayman let them down. it was a workmanlike 3-2 win until tgat softy.

Ullmark is league MVP. If he is in net we win. Stats don’t lie Ullmark is gold

its probably a shutout if ullmark was in bet to be honest. probably 3-0

 

[DarrenBanks56]

Clifton makes me nervous

they have to keep him with lindholm.
that pair was great when they were together.
when hes with forbort or gryz(both not great defensively) his mistakes show more.

 

[BMC]

1. I hope Brandon Carlo is OK.
2. Monty has to do something with the PP. Not scoring on a 5 on 3 with the kind of talent the Bruins have is unacceptable.
3. Swayman & Goalie Bob have some work to do.

 

[danpantz]

Put McAvoy back on the damn PP

 

[fin8]

I’m not worried about this loss at all. They will lose more games this season, and I won’t worry about them as well. Show up in the playoffs. Losing games at that time, is when it’s time to worry. Bruins have a great team. Enjoy the ride. Win or lose.

 

[danpantz]

10 game point streak.

Last regulation loss was too Arizona lol

 

[Ddawg]

Swayman needs work, that is obvious. However for those that have jumped off the Swayman train, who are you going to run out there as a backup? Ullmark can't play every game and it looked like his lower back may have been hurting him late last game. They have no cap to bring another goalie in and they have the following in the A:

Kincaid 5th organisation
Keyser 19 - 19 - 10 AHL
Bussi 1st real AHL season

On another note, maybe some of you may need to back off a bit from blasting the players. If you can do better maybe you should get in touch with Don and Cam for a tryout.

 

[Gordoff]

bruins need to bounce back Monday. but this loss showed some flaws

In the last several games teams have been clogging up the middle and tightly checking the B's, and they've been playing here and there a bit loosely. IMO Monty has some adjustments to make and he knows it but he's holding out as long as possible to not tip his hand too soon before the playoffs.

 

[Gordoff]

I dont know what Grezlyck bring to a team...at least he skate well...

He went on a world tour of the ice in the OT. I've heard of north-south players and east-west players but he was a
N, NE, NW, S, SE, SW player in that overtime.