Post-Game Talk: Oilers 3 BRUINS 2 F/OT
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rocketdan9
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Why not give McAvoy a shot on PP1 he has way more skill than Gryz
Grzelyck looks lost on the PP
Really would love to see the top line split...”put them together in 3rd if trailing” to get more balance even though the 2nd line contributed tonight
My ideal top 6 would be
Marchand Bergeron Heinen
DeBrusk Krejci Pastrnak
Roll the top 6 18-20mins a night
Nordstrom/Wagner Kuraly Acciari
Be the shut down 4th line play all the hard Dzone minutes
Than find a way to make a 3rd line of Wagner/Nordstrom Backes Donato Bjork “Providence player”
Try whatever till it clicks
If we balance things out we can have a lethal top 6 a great 4th line than we just need to figure out the 3rd line
Grzelyck looks lost on the PP
Really would love to see the top line split...”put them together in 3rd if trailing” to get more balance even though the 2nd line contributed tonight
My ideal top 6 would be
Marchand Bergeron Heinen
DeBrusk Krejci Pastrnak
Roll the top 6 18-20mins a night
Nordstrom/Wagner Kuraly Acciari
Be the shut down 4th line play all the hard Dzone minutes
Than find a way to make a 3rd line of Wagner/Nordstrom Backes Donato Bjork “Providence player”
Try whatever till it clicks
If we balance things out we can have a lethal top 6 a great 4th line than we just need to figure out the 3rd line
smithformeragent
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Hqvn't said it was a nice move, good contract and/or logical. I said i would still like him in a Bruins sweather.!
There must be a reason to not split the first line.
That said, i think the actual second line will be fine.
I beleive there is a problem with the third line... and Riley Nash hasn't been replace might be a part of what differs from last year
ON3M4N
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I actually managed to stay awake, but that was mostly because I was flipping between the Bruins and Sox. Few thoughts....
- Marchand seems off. I know the guy is currently on pace for 140 points, but right now he just seems sloppy and making piss poor decisions with the puck.
- The PP has been atrocious. They are forcing way to many passes through the slot and teams are knocking them down easily. Also, as much as people like to complain about Krejci, the guy can at least get zone. Far to many times have Pasta/Marchand skated full blast up the ice with no support and failed to obtain the zone.
- We've gotten away from what makes us a good team and that is those short supporting passes. Every time Boston start to play like crap you'll notice guys are spread all over the ice. When the B's are on, if someone gets in trouble, there is a teammate within 5-10 feet to take a pass. As the boys in the both say "layers"
- McAvoy has had a rough start to the season. It seems more and more that he's getting beat on a nightly basis. I'm confident he'll turn things around, but its still frustrating because we lean on he and Chara a lot
- We're struggling to get production from lines 2-4, everyone knows this. My gripe though is Cassidy continuously is moving guys in, out, up and down. Outside of the 1st line, no one really gets a chance to build any chemistry. Oh and stop leaving one of Donato/Heinen/Bjork out of the line-up. A guy like Acciari can be replaced with Wagner. I like what Acciari brings physically, but that's really all he brings.
- Lastly (and this one pains me), Boston needs to play the hot hand in net. I'm a big Rask fan, but right now the team just looks better in front of Halak. Now maybe that because his starts have been against BUF/EDM, but the team seems more in control with him in net. I'll admit, I'm getting to a point with Rask where anytime the puck is thrown at the net I think "how is this one going to find its way in".
- Marchand seems off. I know the guy is currently on pace for 140 points, but right now he just seems sloppy and making piss poor decisions with the puck.
- The PP has been atrocious. They are forcing way to many passes through the slot and teams are knocking them down easily. Also, as much as people like to complain about Krejci, the guy can at least get zone. Far to many times have Pasta/Marchand skated full blast up the ice with no support and failed to obtain the zone.
- We've gotten away from what makes us a good team and that is those short supporting passes. Every time Boston start to play like crap you'll notice guys are spread all over the ice. When the B's are on, if someone gets in trouble, there is a teammate within 5-10 feet to take a pass. As the boys in the both say "layers"
- McAvoy has had a rough start to the season. It seems more and more that he's getting beat on a nightly basis. I'm confident he'll turn things around, but its still frustrating because we lean on he and Chara a lot
- We're struggling to get production from lines 2-4, everyone knows this. My gripe though is Cassidy continuously is moving guys in, out, up and down. Outside of the 1st line, no one really gets a chance to build any chemistry. Oh and stop leaving one of Donato/Heinen/Bjork out of the line-up. A guy like Acciari can be replaced with Wagner. I like what Acciari brings physically, but that's really all he brings.
- Lastly (and this one pains me), Boston needs to play the hot hand in net. I'm a big Rask fan, but right now the team just looks better in front of Halak. Now maybe that because his starts have been against BUF/EDM, but the team seems more in control with him in net. I'll admit, I'm getting to a point with Rask where anytime the puck is thrown at the net I think "how is this one going to find its way in".
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Blowfish
Count down ...
Did Backes and Miller finish the game? Reading injury reports / head hit for Backes and not sure what for Miller?
Well I'm glad the second line looked alright, hopefully they stay together and can become a solid second line. I think that's a line that should have been put together last year and could work really well so hopefully they can be a solid second line. I think it is a lot easier to focus on fixing the third line than worrying about the entire middle six. Hopefully one of our young centers has a great weekend in Providence and justifies a chance centering the third, I also think it might be a good idea to send Donato down and maybe give Cehlarik a chance.
neelynugs
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i thought krech and heinen had good games - heinen especially looked engaged and
made a lot of nice, smart plays. bad circumstance for the b's - oilers home opener,
they are pissed from last week's game, i'll take the point and gotta go to vancouver
and get a W with pettersson out. overall bruins played well tonight - night and day
from that slopfest in calgary.
made a lot of nice, smart plays. bad circumstance for the b's - oilers home opener,
they are pissed from last week's game, i'll take the point and gotta go to vancouver
and get a W with pettersson out. overall bruins played well tonight - night and day
from that slopfest in calgary.
LouJersey
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Agreed with all this. Thought the team played pretty well in a home opener. Krejci's big asset this year is outchancing his opponent by a decent margin, they need to start cashing in, hopefully Heinen solidifies that right side.
I would send Donato down when they get home, call up Cehlarik and put him on Backes and Bjork's line. If Backes is ok of course. I don't want to see anymore fourth liners in the top 9 (cue Backes jokes)
LSCII
Cup driven
It's a gimmick just like the stupid shoot out. Hate both of them.
RiverbottomChuck
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I really think at some point they have to try a different center besides Backes or Kuraly in the 3c. Hopefully it's not Wagner though.
LSCII
Cup driven
No you don't. What you miss is the Lucic from 7-8 years ago. He's not that guy any more and hasn't been for a long time.
Blowfish
Count down ...
Kurl deserves more time on the 3rd. Bump turtle down.
Looks like a re-run of last season- shaky start but then settling in. Halak is playing well so I'm not concerned.
Mick Riddleton
“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”
Kampfer did not look bad in the pre-season, he can fill in for Miller easily. They have a day off unless Miller was sent home. Marshy tried a bad Flutie flick, other way around, Bergy gets it to Marchand. Should have used the boards to angle it to Bergy not straight up the middle. Chara has looked great this year the Diet has made a difference. I mean he is playing simple and smart and not over handling the puck.
Mac may never be Doughty, we need to come down to reality he is settling to what he always was. Krug is sadly missed, he is like a 4th winger at times and pushes the pace more then any of the dee we have. He would surely help the other lines get the puck when skating at speed. Maybe Winnik and Stemp should have stuck around for awhile in the minors, wish one was a center, 3rd line is dying without Riley Nash.
Mac may never be Doughty, we need to come down to reality he is settling to what he always was. Krug is sadly missed, he is like a 4th winger at times and pushes the pace more then any of the dee we have. He would surely help the other lines get the puck when skating at speed. Maybe Winnik and Stemp should have stuck around for awhile in the minors, wish one was a center, 3rd line is dying without Riley Nash.
BigBear83
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Im in the minority, but i thought gryz looked ok on the pp. marchand tries way to hard to feed bergy in the middle on the pp and teams know it.. it was a little bit better than the calgary game, but this team still feels off. when they are in the o-zone it looks like there is zero idea of what to do.. just quick rash decisions that lead to mucking in the corner, then one of the players will work hard to get some space and have no where to go with it.. it looked like the center of the zone was available the whole game but was never exploited..some times i feel like having the easy teams at the beginning of the schedule hurts your more than the points are worth..might take a streak of losing to teams for them to wake up.
KnightofBoston
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It’s intention was to stop the game from going to a shootout with a boring 5 minutes of 4-4 keep away
It’s done that, and I take solace in the fact it’ll likely never happen in the playoffs where overtime’s really matter. But it does suck to watch your team lose with the wide open pond hockey type play
