GDT: Game 58: Bruins (43-8-5) @ Kraken (32-19-6) - 7 PM PST/10 PM EST

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Wow

 

[kihei]

Well, hell, yes.

Well, hell, no.

 

[The Marquis]

Motherf sonofab bastard ass bulls f

 

[The Marquis]

I’m all worked up

 

[UseYourHedman]

I feel like Hakstol gets too much of a pass. Most of the Kraken's problems are fixable with good coaching

 

[Bear of Bad News]

Diddly ding dong crap.

 

[The Marquis]

Well f this s

 

[UseYourHedman]

Oh and I'm soo happy that the Canucks get to play these punks with Marchand out on suspension

 

[kihei]

What a brutal thing to have happen.

 

[Sad People]

Regardless of the outcome this was a great game.

 

[The Marquis]

Man. These reverse retros are poison.

 

[Bear of Bad News]

Still love this team.

 

[The Marquis]

Regardless of the outcome this was a great game.

It was some really good hockey

 

[Toomany7pins]

The failure to clear the puck out of their own defensive end in front of the net cost the Kraken the game.

 

[kihei]

This one will sting for awhile.

 

[Toomany7pins]

It was some really good hockey

And some real crap defense by the Kraken. Gotta clear the puck and clear opponent bodies from in front of the net.

 

[UseYourHedman]

Over the course of 6 hours I was able to watch my 2 favorite teams each lose 6-5 and my least favorite team in the NHL deliver one of those losses. Ouch

 

[kihei]

The failure to clear the puck out of their own defensive end in front of the net cost the Kraken the game.

That, and the usual egregious giveaways.

 

[GrungeHockey]

These refs f***ing suck tonight. Boston is getting away with quite a lot.

Huh?
Kraken had like 6 power plays and Bruins had what? None.

The Marchand whining is lame. He did nothing tonight. Gourde is just the same. Both great players for their teams.

Can't fault the effort level tonight. Pity they didn't get a point. Game really should have gone to OT but that's what great teams do, they find a way to win. No shame in losing a one goal game to the top team in the league.

 

[RainyCityHockey]

Well, even if it's the Bruins you've got to get something out of a game you score five in.

Still a great effort though, but like others have said, you do need to be able to clear the puck and not give up goals at the end of games.

Next game will be agains the Leafs on Sunday and we'll need some points given that we're now in a wild card spot and only four points ahead of Calgary, who're out of the playoffs.

 

[The Marquis]

Huh?
Kraken had like 6 power plays and Bruins had what? None.

The Marchand whining is lame. He did nothing tonight. Gourde is just the same. Both great players for their teams.

Can't fault the effort level tonight. Pity they didn't get a point. Game really should have gone to OT but that's what great teams do, they find a way to win. No shame in losing a one goal game to the top team in the league.

They missed the most egregious calls that should have gotten majors.

You're not wrong on that last point though. The Bruins are good and did good team stuff.

 

[The Marquis]

Yo. I know some of you dismiss the +/- stat.. but getting a +2 in a game where your team lost says it wasn't your fault. Froden and Borgen had the best +/- on the team last night. I felt during the game that they were both noticeably good eye test wise. Froden looked like he belonged in the NHL. Not sure Schultz did last night though. Every time his name was said out loud it was involving some giant mistake on the ice that turned over the puck or lost a really nice possession run or whatever.

Then you've got Larsson and Dunn who also don't seem to have retained their top tier chemistry. Something was off. I'm sure they are burnt out, but they can't afford to be.

Ultimately, griping aside, offensively this was a very good game. They scored 5 on a VERY good team. I liked what I saw from Matty, Froden, Borgen and McCann.

Defensively, well, the score says everything... as do the unreal number of breakaways they allowed. Matty probably made the best defensive efforts for a forward by far too big a margin.

Blah Blah; tldr; Go Kraken.

 

[kihei]

I feel a bit emotionally hung over this morning. It's not a great feeling but it beats last year when another loss at this stage, even a tough one just seemed inconsequential.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Good game. On a day when the Kings, Oilers, Flames, and Knights could all get some points it hurt for us to not get any points.

If they can keep up with this level of play, though, they should be able to keep pace in the playoffs but in a close Pacific, can't take too many days off.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

I feel a bit emotionally hung over this morning. It's not a great feeling but it beats last year when another loss at this stage, even a tough one just seemed inconsequential.

That is a very good way of putting it. The close Pacific and looming TDL make me anxious, even though I know we have exceeded my expectations for this season based on the last off-season.