Pre-Game Talk: GAME 39 1/24 7:08 PM - THE BEAR goes hunting for DUCKS - NESN, ESPN+, 98.5 WBZ-FM

[BruinsFanSince94]

One game the pucks just going to hit Foligno and go in, and Bruce will be like. See I told ya so.

Its like you have someone like JDB who has had success at the net front before, playing well, producing some and is a trade chip. Why not put him there? Let him build his value if he can chip in some goals. Nope. Stick the 3.8M anchor there.

Makes as much sense as using an umbrella inside.

 

[BMC]

A true disco trash classic!

 

[BMC]

Jesus. Get Foligno the f*** off the PP.

I get why he's there, Bruce wants a big tough presence in front of the net to raise hell with the goaltender and tip shots in. Apparently Bruce thinks nobody else on the team has the fortitude to do that.

 

[BMC]

After tonight

17 of the next 24 games will be on the road

From
February 11 until March 7
The Bruins will have 1 Home Game..10 Away

God that sucks.

 

[Dr Hook]

I get why he's there, Bruce wants a big tough presence in front of the net to raise hell with the goaltender and tip shots in. Apparently Bruce thinks nobody else on the team has the fortitude to do that.

Unfortunately Foligno doesn't do that either.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Jesus. Get Foligno the f*** off the PP.

Also enough of his playing 15-18 ATOI.

 

[Alicat]

I get why he's there, Bruce wants a big tough presence in front of the net to raise hell with the goaltender and tip shots in. Apparently Bruce thinks nobody else on the team has the fortitude to do that.

Aside from Marchand and Bergeron no one else crashes the net and parks themselves in front of the net on a regular basis this season. At least Foligno is willing to even tho he's really not good at it at this stage of his career.

I think Chris Kelly needs to have a chat with a few guys because he was a master at it and also pissing the hell out of goalies. I'm not shocked he developed back issues over his last few seasons because he was crosschecked regularly by the goalie or opposing D.

Bottom line, people want Foligno off the PP then someone needs to stand in front of the net, not move and take the abuse from the goalie.

 

[13Hockey]

And the home game is against the Avalanche lol

ya there okay

just 24-3-2

Since starting 4-5-1

gotta get 2 points tonight considering you got Colorado on deck who is 17-2-1 at home
15-0-0 since November 4th

 

[VanIsle]

This has nothing to do with the pre game.

I was on the main board and they were talking about players with interesting names.

I thought of Wacey Rabbit and looked him up, he is an assistant coach for Alberni Bulldogs 100 km away.
Weird. . . . .

 

[Mione134]

This has nothing to do with the pre game.

I was on the main board and they were talking about players with interesting names.

I thought of Wacey Rabbit and looked him up, he is an assistant coach for Alberni Bulldogs 100 km away.
Weird. . . . .

The Legend of Wacey Rabbit will forever live on! I went to one Baby B's game one year he was playing. I think he scored 16 that year. He was very fun to watch. And really great with us fans. I thought he was so cute too

 

[burstnbloom]

Unfortunately Foligno doesn't do that either.

Jake Debrusk has scored 2.66, 2.52, 2.1 and 2.9 G/60m on the power play since 2018. He scored 8 PP goes in 2018, follows by 7 in 2019 before Bruce decided that he hates him and cut his PP in 1/4. Foligno hasn't scored more than 2 PPG since 2016 and scored .69, .67, .95 and .66 G/60 on the power play in that same time period.

Playing him on the power play is a terrible coaching call. He's not been a good power play player in over 5 years and Jake's rate stats for the power play are mostly static despite being buried. He's the right player for PP1 if Hall is on PP2. This is foolish.

 

[Dr Hook]

Jake Debrusk has scored 2.66, 2.52, 2.1 and 2.9 G/60m on the power play since 2018. He scored 8 PP goes in 2018, follows by 7 in 2019 before Bruce decided that he hates him and cut his PP in 1/4. Foligno hasn't scored more than 2 PPG since 2016 and scored .69, .67, .95 and .66 G/60 on the power play in that same time period.

Playing him on the power play is a terrible coaching call. He's not been a good power play player in over 5 years and Jake's rate stats for the power play are mostly static despite being buried. He's the right player for PP1 if Hall is on PP2. This is foolish.

I couldn't agree more, and if Jake has trade requested himself out of PP time, then I would fine with Lazar or Nosek, or even Steen doing it. All three of them are unfraid to get in there and mix it up, and all three have the wheels and hands to be far more useful than Foligno.

 

[Alicat]

Change of plans. Not going to the game. It sucks when panic attacks strike for no reason

 

[RussellmaniaKW]

Jesus. Get Foligno the f*** off the PP.

he went back to Hall there for a bit and it was working pretty well I thought, this was even before Foligno got hurt. Idk why the hell he went back to Foligno there especially with Hall being on fire lately. Hell I'd even put Debrusk on PP1 over Foligno.

 

[Dr Hook]

Change of plans. Not going to the game. It sucks when panic attacks strike for no reason

Sorry to hear it. They can be so debilitating

 

[remer]

Well it’s looking real bad for Folingo when he gets PP time and can’t advance his stats. Fourth line 3.8 million dollar player. Likely a nineth floor player real soon if he can’t do something. Donny can’t be too happy with that move. Pretty bad advice from someone to make that signing with a NMC.

 

[Dr Hook]

Well it’s looking real bad for Folingo when he gets PP time and can’t advance his stats. Fourth line 3.8 million dollar player. Likely a nineth floor player real soon if he can’t do something. Donny can’t be too happy with that move. Pretty bad advice from someone to make that signing with a NMC.

Were they that worried that some other team was going to swoop in? Wish they hadn't been, maybe he'd be somewhere else stinking up the joint.

 

[RussellmaniaKW]

Well it’s looking real bad for Folingo when he gets PP time and can’t advance his stats. Fourth line 3.8 million dollar player. Likely a nineth floor player real soon if he can’t do something. Donny can’t be too happy with that move. Pretty bad advice from someone to make that signing with a NMC.

it really is looking like a pretty brutal signing so far. Even Nick Ritchie popped 15 getting that PP1 time. I realize Foligno does some good things, but so far it's not enough to offset the lack of scoring AND the lack of sticking up for teammates.

 

[HockeyMomx2]

Change of plans. Not going to the game. It sucks when panic attacks strike for no reason

:-(

 

[BMC]

Aside from Marchand and Bergeron no one else crashes the net and parks themselves in front of the net on a regular basis this season. At least Foligno is willing to even tho he's really not good at it at this stage of his career.

I think Chris Kelly needs to have a chat with a few guys because he was a master at it and also pissing the hell out of goalies. I'm not shocked he developed back issues over his last few seasons because he was crosschecked regularly by the goalie or opposing D.

Bottom line, people want Foligno off the PP then someone needs to stand in front of the net, not move and take the abuse from the goalie.

Loui Eriksson was great at it too bad concussion issues wrecked his time here

 

[Alicat]

Loui Eriksson was great at it too bad concussion issues wrecked his time here

Still pisses me off how his time here went

 

[mar2kbos]

Jesus. Get Foligno the f*** off the PP.

Cassidy needs to sit down with the prior first line again and let them make decisions because splitting up the first line they agreed with and it has been the biggest reason for the turnaround of the season.

 

[Jean_Jacket41]

Do you think they go back with Rask to increase his workload or to give him the easiest starts assuming they rotate G over the next 4?

Ana
Col
Ari
Dal

 

[22Brad Park]

Ducks will play hard for Ward tonite .Should be a good one

 

[bruins309]

Anaheim is a very interesting team, they do have trouble scoring goals at times even during their strong period in November/December.

They allow too many shots, but Gibson is a pretty good goalie and has been really good while they've killed penalties.

What is kind of funny is Anaheim has done well despite getting nothing from Jakub Silfverberg, 2 goals in 37 games. Signed at 5.25 cap hit thru 2024, probably gets bought out this summer.

I've taken a greater interest in them since laying a bet at +280 that they would make the playoffs.