Post-Game Talk: GAME 48 - Tampa Bay 3 BRUINS 2 F

[ON3M4N]

Not looking into this loss to much. 3-2 game with the boys playing sloppy and no DeBrusk. match-up of these two teams would be fun to watch in the playoffs.

 

[Bruinaura]

I'm grumpy this morning.

Not because I think the world is coming to an end, we weren't going to go undefeated the rest of the season. I just reeeeaaaaallllly hate losing to that particular team.

Now, Bruins.... go beat up on the kitties.

 

[Bruinfanatic]

IIRC the Bruins 2 wins earlier this season were against a Lightning team with key people injured & unable to play.

Last night they played the real TB. Bruins were good but TB was definitely better.

I thought other than the last ten minutes the Bruins were the better team .

 

[KrugAvoy]

I'm grumpy this morning.

Not because I think the world is coming to an end, we weren't going to go undefeated the rest of the season. I just reeeeaaaaallllly hate losing to that particular team.

Now, Bruins.... go beat up on the kitties.

Yeah any loss sucks but losing to Tampa stings a little more than some other teams. I'd say any loss to Tampa, Montreal, Toronto,Carolina, Washington are the worst.

 

[caz16]

I am not arguing how dominate the Bruins have been against the whole NHL.

What I am saying is that coaches are looking for a blueprint to beat the Bs.

Tampa just gave them one.

I still think the Bruins should and would be the favorite in any series played today by far.

That makes more sense, thank you for the explanation.

 

[Tbaybruin]

That was a 2 point gift to Tampa! If you don't think we need to upgrade our D you just need to watch 2 D in the corner on goal 1, D going offside on a rush, or D falling down and taking your goalie with him on goal 3! Not to mention the amount of times we had the puck and played with it in our own end until Tampa took it from us for a grade A scoring chance!



Haven't seemed to all year! Thank God for goaltending because our D after Lindho!lm, Forbort, and MacAvoy has been suspect to say the least!

Wow I love our D. Best in the league

 

[Bruinfanatic]

what an ugly goal to win a great game

Yeah would have been nice if the Bruins standing around watching it had pulled a Ryder and played goaltender.Lol

 

[Tbaybruin]

We lost to the team that has been in the finals the past 3 years. They are a great team. No Shame. We are better.

 

[Blowfish]

Bah ... how can anyone be upset with a loss.

Joona continues to impress. For those worried about his foot speed I'm not seeing it. He's average but not below average. He's aggressive on the puck, makes smart plays with the puck, block shots, PK time. All good.

 

[rfournier103]

Have the Bruins ever lost a game where half of the posts here didn't blame the officiating?

I don’t know, but I can say that NHL on-ice officiating can be pretty dreadful at times, and sometimes outright sinister.

Gary Bettman just a few days ago emphatically said ‘tanking doesn’t happen in the NHL.’ I only bring that up because the NHL also insists that “game management” doesn’t happen, either.

It will take some hard evidence to convince me that the officials do not try to influence the outcomes of games from time to time.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

I don’t know, but I can say that NHL on-ice officiating can be pretty dreadful at times, and sometimes outright sinister.

Gary Bettman just a few days ago emphatically said ‘tanking doesn’t happen in the NHL.’ I only bring that up because the NHL also insists that “game management” doesn’t happen, either.

It will take some hard evidence to convince me that the officials do not try to influence the outcomes of games from time to time.

Why do you think they would do that?

 

[rfournier103]

Why do you think they would do that?

Try to influence games?

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

Why do you think they would do that?

Don’t like certain teams? Don’t like certain players? Betting?

Why did Tim Donaghy do what he did?

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Try to influence games?

But why? What's the motive?

Betting on games, personal grudges?

 

[KWbruin]

Bah ... how can anyone be upset with a loss.

Joona continues to impress. For those worried about his foot speed I'm not seeing it. He's average but not below average. He's aggressive on the puck, makes smart plays with the puck, block shots, PK time. All good.

Joona also good at the dot. 57% overall, 63% in the d-zone. Somewhat small sample size, I realize (44 FO).

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Don’t like certain teams? Don’t like certain players? Betting?

Why did Tim Donaghy do what he did?

For money, he was gambling.

 

[Blowfish]

Joona also good at the dot. 57% overall, 63% in the d-zone. Somewhat small sample size, I realize (44 FO).

Yes...i meant to add his FO play is good.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

For money, he was gambling.

So the point is it’s not out of the realm of possibility officials try to influence games.

Why did Tim Peel, “want to call a f***ing penalty on smashville early”? Even though it “wasn’t much”.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

So the point is it’s not out of the realm of possibility officials try to influence games.

Why did Tim Peel, “want to call a f***ing penalty on smashville early”?

Of course not.

That would be true in any sport.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

Of course not.

That would be true in any sport.

Yes so I don’t understand why you’re challenging @rfournier103 on this one.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Yes so I don’t understand why you’re challenging @rfournier103 on this one.

Not challenging him.

Seriously wanted to know what he thought the reasons would be for officials to want to influence a game.

Remember, this started out about posters blaming the refs every time the Bruins lose a game.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

Not challenging him.

Seriously wanted to know what he thought the reasons would be for officials to want to influence a game.

Remember, this started out about posters blaming the refs every time the Bruins lose a game.

I didn’t read much prior to this page so my mistake.

They definitely didn’t lose because of the refs. I think the refs sucked last night but bruins just weren’t the better team.

 

[rfournier103]

But why? What's the motive?

Betting on games, personal grudges?

I think motive comes from the league.

An uncompetitive game needs evening out to keep people watching. Or, in this case last night, keep the Bruins from sweeping the season series so casual fans won’t assume the Bruins will roll in the playoffs and not bother to watch.

The NHL wants parity, and they want to “grow the game” at all costs. They want to get (and retain) fans in Florida. Most Bruins fans will stick around whether they win or not.

Can you honestly tell me the referees didn’t influence the 2019 Stanley Cup?

Here’s a great example from the world of football…

In last year’s Super Bowl, Cincinnati was on the cusp of winning. Then all of a sudden the yellow flags start coming out after being absent all night long. The West Coast team with the shiny new billion dollar stadium (playing at home, by the way) won the game.

I’d love to pick this up another time because I’m running late for work. Maybe we can have a game management thread?

Have a good night everyone.

 

[Mione134]

Have the Bruins ever lost a game where half of the posts here didn't blame the officiating?

Yes. The Kraken and Sens game.

 

[Glove Malfunction]

Frederic and Smith combine for zero hits.

Tampa scorer credited Marchand with zero but he had several.

Hits is easily the most subjective "stat" and is totally at the whim of the home team's scorer. That's why I usually don't give it much regard. This is one thing where the "eye test" tells a much more accurate picture.