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[Aussie Bruin]

Vladar's learning how tough it is to be a Bruins goalie. He's been mostly stellar, very impressive. Curious to see Swayman, but it's probably premature to play him unless they really have no choice, and this is a massive game in the context of the season. So it's Dan's net. Hopefully he can handle the b2b ok and the team better give him more support this time - he deserves it.

 

[Mantis]

f***in Bruins owe me $836

 

[Jean_Jacket41]

Beat these losers and get 3pts out of 4 in this 2 games set.

Do it

 

[Alicat]

Per Morning Brew with Jaffe and Razor, the Bruins will not have morning skate and Cassidy will speak to the media at 11:30am ET.

 

[ON3M4N]

So any guess as to the line-up changes Bruce makes? I'm going with....

Wagner for Senyshyn
Tinordi for Lauzon

 

[13Hockey]

Really hoping Miller is playing tonight

I think that would give the whole team a huge emotional lift

give Freddy a night off
and since Bruce won’t play Senny give him the night off too so we don’t have to juggle lines

I’d roll

Marchand Bergeron Smith
Ritchie Krejci Pastrnak
DeBrusk Coyle Kuhlman
Bjork Kuraly Wagner

Grzelcyk McAvoy
Zboril Miller
Lauzon Kampfer

 

[TSBruins13]

Kampfer belongs in this lineup over Clifton, Zboril and Lauzon, in my opinion. Not a sexy name but I like his game.

 

[Alicat]

IMO, they have 3 options on D tonight:

Use Kampfer as a 7th defenseman.

Take Lauzon and Cliffy out and insert Miller and Tinordi:

Gryz-McAvoy
Zboril-Miller
Tinordi-Kampfer

If they keep Lauzon in and swap Cliffy for Miller

Lauzon-McAvoy
Gryz-Miller
Zboril-Kampfer

 

[EvilDead]

Kampfer belongs in this lineup over Clifton, Zboril and Lauzon, in my opinion. Not a sexy name but I like his game.

Kampfer is a seventh d at best and has no place in the starting lineup unless people are injured. Clifton, Zboril, and Lauzon were fine before getting injured. They all just need more time to develop and get their skates back underneath them. It does the Bruins no good to have those guys in the lodge.

 

[LouJersey]

Kampfer belongs in this lineup over Clifton, Zboril and Lauzon, in my opinion. Not a sexy name but I like his game.

Ideally Zboril is your 3 LHD and Lauzon is a scratch. Lauzon still has some stuff to learn, but he really only performs NHL level with McAvoy

 

[LouJersey]

Kampfer is a seventh d at best and has no place in the starting lineup unless people are injured. Clifton, Zboril, and Lauzon were fine before getting injured. They all just need more time to develop and get their skates back underneath them. It does the Bruins no good to have those guys in the lodge.

Lauzon stinks without McTruck.

 

[Jean_Jacket41]

Kampfer belongs in this lineup over Clifton, Zboril and Lauzon, in my opinion. Not a sexy name but I like his game.

Best #9D in the league.

Bruins depth on D ain’t fair for others.

McAvoy
Carlo
Gryz
Lauzon
Zboril
Miller
Clifton
Moore
Kampfer
Tinordi
Vaak

 

[EvilDead]

Lauzon stinks without McTruck.

Bullshit. Lauzon in the first two months of the season looked dynamite and he was one of the best players on team Canada in the world juniors tournament not too long ago. These first few weeks back from injury are an outlier imo. Lauzon just needs to regain his confidence and he will snap back to form.

 

[LouJersey]

Best #9D in the league.

Bruins depth on D ain’t fair for others.

McAvoy
Carlo
Gryz
Lauzon
Zboril
Miller
Clifton
Moore
Kampfer
Tinordi
Vaak

They have one top pair, two second pair, four third pair, three fifth pair and an AHL'er. Would you swap that for Colorado's top 9? Islanders?

 

[LouJersey]

Bullshit. Lauzon in the first two months of the season looked dynamite and he was one of the best players on team Canada in the world juniors tournament not too long ago. These first few weeks are an outlier imo. Lauzon just needs to regain his confidence and he will snap back to form.

Yeah Curtis Lazar was great for team Canada too.

Lauzon looks good with McAvoy, because, well who doesn't. He does look good with Carlo killing penalties though for sure.

 

[BruinDust]

Yeah Curtis Lazar was great for team Canada too.

Lauzon looks good with McAvoy, because, well who doesn't. He does look good with Carlo killing penalties though for sure.

I thought he looked OK last year on the 3rd pair.

Lauzon is and always will be a complimentary guy. He'll never be the type that leads a pairing.

 

[LouJersey]

I thought he looked OK last year on the 3rd pair.

Lauzon is and always will be a complimentary guy. He'll never be the type that leads a pairing.

he looked better last year IMO. He and Kampfer/Clifton could be third pair while the others get healthy.

 

[ON3M4N]

Lauzon stinks without McTruck.

Is that surprising consider Lauzon's 2nd most common d-partner is Clifton? Lets be honest, Lauzon isn't a guy whose going to carry a d-pairing and Clifton is just a younger version of Kampfer.

 

[LouJersey]

Vladar back to back? nice.

 

[LouJersey]

Is that surprising consider Lauzon's 2nd most common d-partner is Clifton? Lets be honest, Lauzon isn't a guy whose going to carry a d-pairing and Clifton is just a younger version of Kampfer.

Yeah he's a bottom pair rotational guy for me, unless you stick him with McAvoy.

 

[Jean_Jacket41]

They have one top pair, two second pair, four third pair, three fifth pair and an AHL'er. Would you swap that for Colorado's top 9? Islanders?

Colorado certainly have two studs in Makar and Girard. Byram should also be good.

But I take McAvoy over any of these and he tilt the ice Bruins way on this question.

Like you said, Bruins have a top #1, two 2nd pair and plenty of improving depth D. This is why they survived the plethora of injuries they got.

12D played.

They may be a 4th G tonight.

Many F out too.

Great top skills and depth.

No wonder the Bruins will again be a tough out in a best of 7 and a favorite to get out of the division.

 

[ON3M4N]

Yeah he's a bottom pair rotational guy for me, unless you stick him with McAvoy.

I still think he's a Seidenberg 2nd pairing guy. He hasn't looked the same since returning from injury, but most of the team has looked like shit recently too

 

[Dueling Banjos]

Vladar's learning how tough it is to be a Bruins goalie. He's been mostly stellar, very impressive. Curious to see Swayman, but it's probably premature to play him unless they really have no choice, and this is a massive game in the context of the season. So it's Dan's net. Hopefully he can handle the b2b ok and the team better give him more support this time - he deserves it.

We might be underestimating what is happening before our eyes atm here. I mean the greatness of rookie goalie having an excellent NHL start so far. We haven't witnessed that in so many years, not that we needed to badly but anyway. Vlad looked really good, wish him all the best.

 

[Jean_Jacket41]

I still think he's a Seidenberg 2nd pairing guy. He hasn't looked the same since returning from injury, but most of the team has looked like shit recently too

I like Lauzon.

Will never drive a pairing but the perfect sidekick.

Plays tough. Good PKer.