Predsfan78
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Yeah he was screened mostly by Ekholm who decides to get away from the flying puck right in the end.Maz didn't deserve that loss, would have gotten out of hand early without him.
Yeah he was screened mostly by Ekholm who decides to get away from the flying puck right in the end.Maz didn't deserve that loss, would have gotten out of hand early without him.
Maz didn't deserve that loss, would have gotten out of hand early without him.
I just hope 101 rips on Fisher for missing his check right there.
So the Lucic to Iginla play was the only thing you saw from the game? Absurd
A point on the road against the Bruins is a good thing. The way we allowed them back into the game in the 3rd and OT is not. Failing to pick up the defenseman coming into the zone led to their first goal. Not taking the passing lane away with Lucic on the boards their second. Fisher going for the hit and skating past Marchand the GWG. Another three ES goals allowed ... one of the most glaring issues the team faces right now.
How this team plays Saturday is important. They just faced one of the better home teams (17-4-2 now) in the league and escaped with a point in spite of the inconsistencies of this season. If they play well against the Panthers, there is something to build upon. If this becomes the start of another 5+ game losing streak, it's time for leadership at all levels to take a hit ... both on the ice and behind the bench.
And to think that I get called a pollyanna.
Yet the first goal never happens if Stalberg takes a body on the guy leaving Boston's end. He even remotely slows him down and it's a different play and game. Leaving the trailer was either on him or the other winger but like I said, he takes the body the play never develops and it's us up 1-0 still.
I agree. Again on that pairing Josi was the weak link.... he won't get called out though, because he doesn't make Weber money or have the C on his chest.Weber hasn't been involved defensively? You're kidding yourself if you actually believe that
I commented on Weber's invisibility tonight long before that play. Pray tell, just where was he involved, committed, and worthy of the letter on his chest and $7.8 mil + cap hit in the first 50 -54 minutes?
I agree. Again on that pairing Josi was the weak link.... he won't get called out though, because he doesn't make Weber money or have the C on his chest.
Weber one point off the team lead, once again...... A defenseman should be your top point producer, yet year after year Weber leads us and yet some here consider him lackluster, passenger, etc.
As I said, when he turns it on he is dominant. WHEN being the key word in that sentence.
Weber gets an assist on our first goal after Josi stops Marchand and passes the puck across to him. He then just clears it up to Fisher in neutral ice. Not making a play, not stopping a rush. But it gets him a point. On the Iginla goal Weber is not playing Lucic. He's too busy looking out towards the blue line to take the passing lane or body after his soft pass takes Cullen straight into Krejci leading to the rush. The Bruins scored 2 on 4 with both Bourque and Stalberg high in the defensive zone to deal with trailers.
Like I said after the 1st ... we needed Weber to play like he did against the Kings and Wings where he neutralized forwards like Bertuzzi and Kopitar. He didn't shift close to that gear until the final 5-6 minutes.
This was only mentioned once in the thread, but Fisher is our best player by a country mile right now. Yes, the OT goal was on him, but he's been all heart lately and is racking up points at a pretty obscene rate right now. Maz played really well also; he stopped some very, very quality chances. We may have outshot the Bruins, but in terms of quality opportunities it was much closer, if not in favor of the Bruins (for some reason I can't track down the official scoring chances from the game). Happy with a point at TD Garden; tough place to play.