Pre-Game Talk: Game 56: 2/19 | Monday Matinee | Bruins vs. Dallas Stars | 1pm ET | NESN, 98.5 FM

[BruinsFan37]

Hasn't Seguin also missed significant time to injury?

 

[Sheppy]

Meh.

 

[DKH]

Good test for Boston the Stars have 0.0 tough guys

No fighters

Benn can be a dick

Hakanpaa is tall but gentle and loves animals

 

[Aussie Bruin]

Good test for Boston the Stars have 0.0 tough guys

No fighters

Benn can be a dick

Hakanpaa is tall but gentle and loves animals

Here's a fun stat - the Bruins currently rank 3rd in the league for hits, with 1,376. The 'meek' Stars rank a lowly 31st, with just 913 accredited hits.

Which suggests or perhaps more accurately reinforces that a) hit stats are meaningless, and therefore b) how then does one measure team toughness, both absolute and relative to other teams?

 

[HustleB]

Here's a fun stat - the Bruins currently rank 3rd in the league for hits, with 1,376. The 'meek' Stars rank a lowly 31st, with just 913 accredited hits.

Which suggests or perhaps more accurately reinforces that a) hit stats are meaningless, and therefore b) how then does one measure team toughness, both absolute and relative to other teams?

Best told by the eyeball test I would say. This team needs more Miller/McQuaid.

 

[Aussie Bruin]

Best told by the eyeball test I would say. This team needs more Miller/McQuaid.

Yeah really no substitute for that in this regard I think. It's wholly experiential.

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

Yeah really no substitute for that in this regard I think. It's wholly experiential.

This one must be at a weird time for you? Like midnight or something?

 

[Aussie Bruin]

This one must be at a weird time for you? Like midnight or something?

5am. A wee bit early, especially on a weekday. So will most probably be watching this one after work!

 

[Bruinswillwin77]

5am. A wee bit early, especially on a weekday. So will most probably be watching this one after work!

Next time I'm drinking at 1am I'll remember 'it's 5-oclock somewhere.'

 

[Aussie Bruin]

Next time I'm drinking at 1am I'll remember 'it's 5-oclock somewhere.'

Equally, it's always beer o'clock in some part of the world!

 

[Alan Ryan]

5am. A wee bit early, especially on a weekday. So will most probably be watching this one after work!

4 am here in Queensland.

 

[BostonBob]

Heads up to Bruin fans here in Canada - Sportsnet has shuffled their TV lineup and will now air the Boston vs Dallas game on Sportsnet East and Sportsnet 360.

 

[Aussie Bruin]

4 am here in Queensland.

Eeek, even worse! You guys need to get on board with daylight savings

 

[DKH]

Here's a fun stat - the Bruins currently rank 3rd in the league for hits, with 1,376. The 'meek' Stars rank a lowly 31st, with just 913 accredited hits.

Which suggests or perhaps more accurately reinforces that a) hit stats are meaningless, and therefore b) how then does one measure team toughness, both absolute and relative to other teams?

That is interesting

Lots of hockey people like the Stars but that team would not go over well here

They aren’t physical, have Craig Smith, and Hakanpaa is 6’7 but doesn’t play that big/ they have studs but a handful of guys people here would post about every day driving some nuts

Seguin contract would be on its 20th thread