Well I for one can't understand the crowd being quiet for 15 wins out of 20 games at home. Maybe they have been 'dull' in all those wins, but man I'd be going nuts at a Bruins game 1-0, 2-1 whatever as long as they're up. Maybe because I haven't been lucky enough to attend yet....
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Okay from now on I won't try to cheer on the team.
Also, do you really believe that crowd noise doesn't play a factor?
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I’m with you here. I think this goes far beyond the Bruins fanbase, though. As a matter of fact, I’ve talked to plenty of opposing fans who actually think the TD Garden is an overall loud rink.
I think the reality is sad: the crowd generally only gets really into the game when things are already going really well. Frustration generally trumps fandom when the team could probably use home ice advantage the most. A lot of fanbases, but absolutely Boston, has negativity running through it inherently. I’ve lived enough other places to notice this. Boston fans (other than when it comes to the Pats) hate on their teams more than any other city. That being said, we also make players into heros perhaps quicker than any other city when things go well, so there’s two sides of the coin.
My dream is that pro sports crowds In Boston morph into the energy filled stadiums of D1 football teams, but I don’t see it happening.
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The entire point of sports chants was not a reaction to good play. It was a selfless way to participate for the fans by trying to get their team to play better by cheering. That seems to almost be gone in culture nowadays. Nows its "we cheer if you do something good otherwise get me another beer while I play candy crush on my phone sitting in my $300 seats"
crowd reminds me of the games i went to back in 1997. i dont think oi would go to a reg season game this year if somebody gave me tickets.
Goals obviously get the crowd riled up.......fights are another. Not that I want to re-open the fighting discussion (there's already a thread for that), but I do have a question: when was the last time a member of the Bs got into and won a fight? I honestly can't remember. Miller tried the other night, but Frolik wussed out and clearly wanted no part of him.
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Honest answer, the last time a Bruin came out on the winning side of a fight was October 11th, Miller vs Khaira. The last actual fight was Kuraly getting his head busted in by Harpur, and that was on the 9th of December.
Basically everything since then has either been a Bruin getting murked, or 2 punches thrown and both guys fall down.
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It's definitely a quieter bunch it seems, at least through the TV. They are winning games, they're in good shape, but they're far from an exciting group of guys to watch, outside of the first line. There's not much nasty to this team anymore, and whether people want to believe it or not, that plays a factor with the crowd.
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So Backes on the Second line. Kid line listed as the third playing less than the 4th line?
Can anyone tell me what the D pairs were last game?
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I don't like Minnesota. It has nothing to do with recent years or the current team. It's just that I remember every time we played them from 2002-2012 or so it was an incredibly boring 1-0 loss. Also, I hate their jerseys.
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I usually don't participate in chants/cheers unless it's a playoff game or a super high stakes/energy point in the game and I get carried away. Just not how I prefer to watch hockey and enjoy myself at a game.
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I like that he’s keeping the kid line together, allowing them to build something. Hopefully they can take on bigger minutes if they manage to get out of their own zone more consistently. The way the “4th line” played lately they have earned every minute they got.
I could see Backes and Donato alternating between 2nd and 3rd if the kids continue to struggle in their own end, but I’d prefer the lines as is for a little while to at least see if the kids can get something going. They had a few very promising sequences last game that never ended up in the net but would have with a little more luck.
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Was at Game 1 and 2 against the Leafs last year, could tell after warm ups in Game 2 the Bruins were going to rout, the crowd was great right from the start.
I think that's fair - it's hard for me to chime in on how to act during a game because my next Bruins game will be my first and I plan to be as energetic as possible (in Toronto) and let Leafs fans have it. I feel like I'd be even louder in Boston, but again if I saw many games over my life time I'm sure it would be a bit different.
Heard this morning on TSN690 that the Habs suffered the same fate. Hopefully influences their game tonight as well.
Any bets on whether we will have a goal disallowed tonight or have the Wild score a goal that shouldn't count. With us closing in on Toronto I guess we can expect even more calls to go against us.
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