Post-Game Talk: GAME 52 - Booooooooooooooooooooooooo - Caps 3 BRUINS 0

[Mr. Make-Believe]

If you thought the Calgary game was the worst they could play Bruins said no no, hold on, we can be much worse, just watch. This was simply painful. I don't think we could have beat San Jose with this effort.

The optimist in me wants to believe that they really don't want to win the President's trophy, they believe in the jinx, and so this is all smoke and mirrors to drop just a little in the standings. (Ya, I know I'm reaching and dreaming)

The pessimist in me says we were never a good hockey team, it's all been a mirage. The old guys are running out of gas. The cast offs are looking like cast offs again, and the only thing keeping us alive at all is the goaltending.

They just stunk, plain and simple.

Not wanting to win the President's Trophy is absurd. But they looked bad like... On purpose. Not passively bad, but like bad with intention.

It's as good of a theory as anything I can come up with.

 

[bruinsfan1970]

Another game of not trying. Monty should work them hard. This will happen in the playoffs which again will result in another out in the first round. They just do not learn.

 

[Alicat]

Seriously.

I'm not... Listen I'm not like some who are throwing in the towel on the year.

But I also can't explain what I just saw.

People are throwing in the towel with 31 games left!? Some people need to go touch grass.

 

[bobbyorr04]

That game was not only hard to watch but gave me a headache (and I don't get headaches easy)

Did the Bruins sign a contract during the all-star break that said they only have to play every second game the rest of the season??

How can they play so bad against Calgary, then good against the Nucks and today had to be the crappiest B's game I've seen in a long time

 

[Blowfish]

On the bright side....

The Rocket played 10 minutes (more than his linemates Boquist/Lauko) and had one shot on goal ... one of the very few shots on goal. He was 2nd on the team with 6 hits behind Wotherspoon who had 8.

Not much but good to see he came out to play.

 

[DKH]

If you thought the Calgary game was the worst they could play Bruins said no no, hold on, we can be much worse, just watch. This was simply painful. I don't think we could have beat San Jose with this effort.

The optimist in me wants to believe that they really don't want to win the President's trophy, they believe in the jinx, and so this is all smoke and mirrors to drop just a little in the standings. (Ya, I know I'm reaching and dreaming)

The pessimist in me says we were never a good hockey team, it's all been a mirage. The old guys are running out of gas. The cast offs are looking like cast offs again, and the only thing keeping us alive at all is the goaltending.

They just stunk, plain and simple.

Yup

This was worse than Calgary

The Bruins looked like the 83 Islanders against Calgary verse today

If not for the too many men on the power play they very well steel that game

The only thing they stole today was our time, money, and faith

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Marchand was awful today

As was Pasta.

 

[Concessionaire]

I feel so bad for the Bruins fans in attendance. What an absolute waste of money.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

The PP may be an "asset" in the regular season but games like this and the personnel on paper suggests it will not score under pressure.

This game, no excuses. Two games out of the last three the Bruins were unfocused and beat themselves. The fans spending $100s should have bood the entire 3rd.

 

[mjhfb]

Maybe my eyes are going...saw a stat on the TV real quick I couldn't believe, something like the B's PK was 1st in the league before the holidays and now its 28th?

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Maybe my eyes are going...saw a stat on the TV real quick I couldn't believe, something like the B's PK was 1st in the league before the holidays and now its 28th?

28th since the Holidays.

 

[caz16]

I have a good one, they played like crap before and after Vancouver to get in the Nucks' heads about how bad THEY really are. I mean, how bad is Vancouver?

 

[22Brad Park]

That was tough to watch.I am tiring of players like Boqvist who rarely produce and do not hit much with purpose

 

[rfournier103]

I missed this one due to some other commitments, but from the little digging I’ve been doing, it looks like the Bruins coughed up a hairball today.

Glad I missed it.

 

[Blowfish]

That was tough to watch.I am tiring of players like Boqvist who rarely produce and do not hit much with purpose

He had 0 hits today...he won't be up much longer with that performance.

 

[ProdigalFan]

It's that time of the season as well when there's extra stress in the room due to the upcoming trade deadline. It's got to be on some of these guys' minds that they may not be finishing up their careers as Bruins. It's not like we have any picks to give. If anything, some players may be traded for picks far below their perceived value, just to stock our prospect cupboard for the future. And no matter what Sweeney does, we aren't getting out of the first round. We are unable to sustain a physical playoff style for more than one game per week or two.

 

[Blowfish]

Looking forward to hearing the report from 'Ladyfan in the stands' !

 

[hrdpuk]

Every team in the NHL takes days off . It's not so terrible

 

[eightspokedb]

The only thing they stole today was our time, money, and faith

Well, I don't buy Bruins' stuff anymore or go to their games so all I lost was my time....but when I lose my faith in them ( like last year's playoffs) it hurts

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

It's that time of the season as well when there's extra stress in the room due to the upcoming trade deadline. It's got to be on some of these guys' minds that they may not be finishing up their careers as Bruins. It's not like we have any picks to give. If anything, some players may be traded for picks far below their perceived value, just to stock our prospect cupboard for the future. And no matter what Sweeney does, we aren't getting out of the first round. We are unable to sustain a physical playoff style for more than one game per week or two.

Doesn't that apply to all teams?

 

[MarchysNoseKnows]

It's that time of the season as well when there's extra stress in the room due to the upcoming trade deadline. It's got to be on some of these guys' minds that they may not be finishing up their careers as Bruins. It's not like we have any picks to give. If anything, some players may be traded for picks far below their perceived value, just to stock our prospect cupboard for the future. And no matter what Sweeney does, we aren't getting out of the first round. We are unable to sustain a physical playoff style for more than one game per week or two.

So they’re first place in the east and you think the players played like shit because they are worried they’re going to be dumped for picks because they know Sweeney can’t put together a team that’s physical enough to get out of the first round? Just want to understand the take.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Every team in the NHL takes days off . It's not so terrible

Frustrated may be the word of the day.

For both fans and players.

I have a good one, they played like crap before and after Vancouver to get in the Nucks' heads about how bad THEY really are. I mean, how bad is Vancouver?

They lost today too.

 

[JAD]

Bring up Lysell. Enough of the floor over ceiling bullshit.

Has Lysell filled out any yet or is he still light as Balsam wood? The problem with players who are not physically ready yet is that they will need to avoid the physical contact as much as possible. And then people will complain that the team is soft even more; it's a double-edged sword, we need their talent - but ...

 

[eightspokedb]

Off to watch the PBruins.... hopefully a better effort....

 

[sarge88]

What I don’t get, and never will, is how guys like Lauko, Boqvist, Wotherspon, Geekie, Heinen, etc. ever play a game where they don’t hustle their asses off.

They are literally a bad month of hockey away from being in the AHL or not having a job a year or two from now.

You can’t control a lot in such a fast and unpredictable game, but you can control your effort and how physical you play.

And I’m not excusing Pasta, Marchand, McAvoy, et. al.

But those guys are locked into a roster spot, and while they also should have been busting their ass today, they do most of the time and their skill and production level is generally what keeps the team afloat. So they can get a pass every once in a while, IMO.