Post-Game Talk: GAME 50 - Whalercanes 4 BRUINS 1 F

[bruinmann77]

Love to see this happening forces the bruins adding at the deadline

 

[Bmessy]

Looks like they need a solid practice or two. Montgomery has been pretty hands off, but might need to lay the hammer down a bit.

 

[LouJersey]

No need to panic

That’s generally the last thing you hear before the plane goes down

 

[Alicat]

Looks like they need a solid practice or two. Montgomery has been pretty hands off, but might need to lay the hammer down a bit.

Sounds like they are going to be watching a lot of video in the coming days

 

[NeelyOrr]

That’s generally the last thing you hear before the plane goes down

Or when they ran out of life boats on the Titanic.

For sure playing 4 games in six days had something to do with this game. More like a baseball schedule.

 

[Gee Wally]

Get some rest. Regroup. Add a top six forward (JDB) and get back on the horse.

 

[Mione134]

What else is there to say? Rough patch. Guys are tired. The compete level is not really there. There is no excuses to have a pp this badly for years. Sacco should of left with Bruce. It has to be addressed.

Furthermore, we want the ups and downs now, rather than later. Things will be addressed and fixed. I trust it.

But it's hard to watch them skid like this. This is not normal for us. But it's okay. We'll be okay.

Get some rest. Regroup. Add a top six forward (JDB) and get back on the horse.

He'll be back before we know it. Thank goodness for thar. We need him.

 

[22Brad Park]

All I am saying is that powerplay needs alot of work.Leafs next

 

[duffy]

Linus doesn't seem worried, kept saying they are in a great position right now, every team faces adversity during the season, rest up for the ASB and come back and "go on another heater."

Better not rest up too soon they still have another game before the ASB!

 

[duffy]

Looks like they need a solid practice or two. Montgomery has been pretty hands off, but might need to lay the hammer down a bit.

What will that look like as they are still making the same mistakes they were making while Cassidy was here! Can anyone blame Cassidy's ire being raised by Carlos play after watching the last 4 or 5 games?

 

[GordonHowe]

Here's the deal:

Bruins are now officially experiencing their first real adversity of the season.

About time, and not a minute too soon.

No

but they will likely lose to the Leafs, and be left reeling.

Here's where it gets interesting, folks.

I would rather a losing streak, even a major losing streak, occur NOW so an intelligent, committed and resilient
roster -- at least two of whom, leaders Bergeron and Marchand -- understand setbacks of the Stanley Cup variety all too well.

There is also plenty of time for the coaching staff to adjust.

Don't know what will happen, but, again, adversity is a useful tool in hockey, as in life.

If you're wise, you learn from it, and grow stronger.

That's the challenge.

Knives Out. (Surprise.)

NHL media, local and otherwise, especially the cheerfully vindictive & schadenfreude Canadian media, now have their chance to put the boot in, but good.

So they shall.

It's up to the Boston Bruins to recover, regroup, and respond.

 

[22Brad Park]

That’s generally the last thing you hear before the plane goes down

Watched an old GI talk other day about D day and he said the first thing to go was the plan.Sorry made me think about it .Plane I was thinking plan but same result

 

[Baddkarma]

As the butt-whoopins begin to pile up, it will be interesting to see the adjustments that JM makes.

Like I said, other contenders have figured out a way to compete with the Bruins and things are getting interesting. Muck up the zone, take the body, throw the Bruins out of their flow/rhythm.

TB and the Canes are an issue because their D is big and mobile. FLA is an issue because they have the ability to make the game messy in the forecheck and neutral zone.

When JD74 gets back it will help alot.

Gonna be interesting to see how it goes...

 

[The don godfather]

Blow the laughs out in hogtown and all will be forgiven.

 

[Fenway]

The NHL schedule has quirks .

Carolina is grouped with Tampa and Florida as Raleigh is only a 90-minute flight from the Sunshine State.

Truth is flying charters make this not as much of an issue as was 40 years ago. Cherry blew up at Harry when the team played in Atlanta and flew commercial the next morning for a game in Boston that night.

The Bruins use this airline and it is top notch

iAero Airways - iAero Group

iaerogroup.com

Also, don't lose sight that the Bruins just played 3 teams desperate for points as Carolina can't shake New Jersey, Tampa wants home ice and Florida is desperate.

Throw in many of the players are dreaming of being on the beach Thursday morning in places like the Turks and Caicos Islands.

 

[Fenway]

 

[Fenway]

 

[dugg133]

Not too worried about this three game skid tbh, we know how good this team can be. We were bound to go through a rough patch eventually. Get a day of rest, have some good practices, and then go beat the Matthews-less Leafs on Wednesday.

One thing i will say though, I want Monty to put Zacha on the first line next game. He’s been hot lately, why not give him the bump to RW1 instead of Hall. We know he can play the right side, and we know Hall can play with Krejci. I don’t think the Czech line has been so good where they have to keep it together, and I’d like to see how Zacha does up top. Also cause if he does work there it opens up the possibility of a 74-46-88 line, which could be really good imo.

 

[Bradely]

That’s generally the last thing you hear before the plane goes down

Maybe.... but when it is said by someone who is not on the plane means nothing....

 

[LouJersey]

Can't stand carolina. Hope to meet them in the playoffs and whup up on them.

 

[mjhfb]

Even Bergeron said they were fatigued. Physically and mentally.
I think at least some of it has been the inability to roll 4 lines with confidence, thus wearing down the core, especially the over 30 crowd. Not sure what you can legally do about that except fix the bottom six and rest.

 

[Fenway]

 

[Clode]

Reality check

 

[Gee Wally]

Bruins cool down, lose third straight game after failing to show power vs. Hurricanes - The Boston Globe

The Bruins have lost to Tampa Bay, Florida, and Carolina on their current road trip.

www.bostonglobe.com

RALEIGH — The hottest team in Bruins history ventured south late last week and caught a troublesome chill, one that burrowed deeper into their bones here Sunday night with a 4-1 loss to the Hurricanes that left the Black and Gold with a season-worst three game losing streak (0-2-1). Sebastian Aho, Paul Stastny, and Seth Jarvis all scored before Taylor Hall finally short-circuited Fred Andersen’s shutout bid at 3:22 of the third period with his 15th goal this season.

Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal then connected into an empty-netter, outracing David Pastrnak in the process for the final strike — the knockout punch to a outing night that saw a risible Bruins power play go 0 for 6, rarely mounting a solid scoring bid and eventually resorting to fruitless dump-ins on the entry that the fleet-footed Hurricanes easily broomed out of the zone.

Four months into the 82-game schedule, and voila, the Bruins have arrived at their first real test point of the season.

“We talked about facing adversity at some point during the year, and here we are,” said team captain Patrice Bergeron. “We have to face that as a team together. We’ll roll up our sleeves now and learn from what hasn’t been there in the last few games.”

“You know what, it really doesn’t matter in the end,” said Ullmark, when considering the 25 stops he made in the first two periods alone. “You have to rely on your goaltender to make saves — unfortunately, I didn’t do that today.”

Ullmark, who finished with 32 saves, now has suffered back-to-back losses for the first time and is a stellar 25-4-1 for the season. He remains the obvious favorite to win the Vezina Trophy as this season’s top stopper.

Little went right for the Bruins across the opening 40:00, but they were particularly bad, even awful at times, on the power play. They were awarded four PPs in the first two periods and managed but three shots — none a serious threat on Fred Andersen.

But to make matters all the worse, the Bruins consistently made poor puck dumps, the result of which saw the Hurricanes easily get the puck out of the zone, or at least prevent the Bruins from creating a serious scoring threat.

“Not in real good places,” said coach Jim Montgomery, noting the failed dumps. “Most importantly, our puck support wasn’t real good on them. They had two to our one [players getting to pucks) all night long.

“When things aren’t going well, how are we going to dig ourselves out? We’re going to dig ourselves out by staying together. And we are going to dig ourselves out with better execution with everything we do.”

They get their first chance to rest Wednesday night in Toronto, where they face the Leafs, and then start a long vacation. One they so obviously need.

 

[DarrenBanks56]

All I am saying is that powerplay needs alot of work.Leafs next

we need that shot from the point threat.
im sure we will make the moves at the deadline.