2019 Stanley Cup Final Pre-Game Talk GAME 1 - 5/27 8:21 PM - Blues return to SCF after 17,914 days to the same city
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My dad would have been all over Thornton if we faced the sharks, he hated him .
It's really not. I have no clue why you shared this link.
Especially since my original post wasn't meant to be a serious one.
But suit yourself. I don't care anymore.
JRull86
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Bruins and Blues are absolutely heavy teams, not sure how you can say otherwise.
CBJ was too.
Being heavy doesn't mean you hit a lot of people. It's that you can do that, but also take the punishment. That is why CBJ lost. Bruins hit back and created space to score because of it. Pretty much the definition of a heavy team
I wish both of my parents were here . They missed 2011 too. I felt like they were with me in 2011. I put a B's flag on their grave .
Peter DeBoer used the superlative "the two heaviest teams" and expressed it like it's the main reason they are in the Finals.
The Bruins are not as heavy as they used to be. No more Lucic, Thornton, McQuaid. Miller is injured and Chara hasn't really laid a crushing hit since he destroyed Pacioretty.
And there is a reason Cassidy had to insert Backes back into the line-up in the Columbus-series.
Of course you're right when you're saying that it also means taking hits.
But this seems kind of hypocritical coming from a fan base that's been mocking the Sedins for years. They were deemed soft, just because they didn't retaliate for the abuse they took all the time.
Game and league are different than they were in 2011. By 2019 standards the Bruins are a heavy, physical team.
They aren’t close to as physical as the 2011 team but quite literally nobody is anymore. I think they’ve got the ideal combo of speed and skill and that’s why they are where they are right now
For sure. I think they learned their lesson the two years they missed the playoffs and then when they got torched by the speed of the lightning last year
Game 1 comes sooner than my next day of work. This pleases me.
ON3M4N
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Taking mom to make the rounds at the cemeteries today.
I think my dad would have liked this Bruins team. Even after I moved away from home, we would always talk after big Bruins wins.
True story...
Back in March I turned on the TV and had left NESN on from the previous night’s Bruins game. There was some strange cartoon about Opening Day at Fenway on and had some notable voice actors. I left it on and went into the kitchen to assist Mrs. 103 with dinner prep.
We brought our plates into the living room and sat down as the cartoon was drawing to a close. I turned and said to my wife, “you know, the last Red Sox game the old man ever saw was the Red Sox beating the Dodgers to clinch the World Series. How many people does that happen for? He thought he’d never see them win, and now look at them.” I’m not going to lie - I was a little choked up at the memory.
So, the cartoon ended, and lo and behold, Game 5 of the 2018 World Series comes on. I had no idea it was coming on, hadn’t looked at the schedule on the TV or anything like that.
Should the Bruins win this series, I’m going to go see the old man and plant a championship flag. He’d think that was pretty cool.
I think my dad would have liked this Bruins team. Even after I moved away from home, we would always talk after big Bruins wins.
True story...
Back in March I turned on the TV and had left NESN on from the previous night’s Bruins game. There was some strange cartoon about Opening Day at Fenway on and had some notable voice actors. I left it on and went into the kitchen to assist Mrs. 103 with dinner prep.
We brought our plates into the living room and sat down as the cartoon was drawing to a close. I turned and said to my wife, “you know, the last Red Sox game the old man ever saw was the Red Sox beating the Dodgers to clinch the World Series. How many people does that happen for? He thought he’d never see them win, and now look at them.” I’m not going to lie - I was a little choked up at the memory.
So, the cartoon ended, and lo and behold, Game 5 of the 2018 World Series comes on. I had no idea it was coming on, hadn’t looked at the schedule on the TV or anything like that.
Should the Bruins win this series, I’m going to go see the old man and plant a championship flag. He’d think that was pretty cool.
The Blues don't have the offensive players we have.. Jaden it's time to face reality and the Bruins will hit you with a massive dose of reality and bring you back to planet earth You are playing way above your head . Guy scores 11 in reg season and has 12 in playoffs..get the *uck outta here
I am tired of hearing (from Bruin haters, AKA Montreal media) how St.Louis was "BY FAR" the best team in hockey since Jan 1st.
1st of all, percentage wise, they were not, that honour goes to the Tampa Bay lightning.
They are the team that played the most games and accumulated the most points, gee who would have thunk.
it goes,
St.Louis
45G 30W 10L 5OT 65P
Tampa
42G 31W 9L 2OT 64P pretty sure they would have made up at least two points if they had played 3 more games
Carolina
44G 30W 12L 2OT 62P
Boston
43G 28W 10L 5OT 61 P What if they would have won the two games less they played. If you take the last 45 games the Bruins played their record is identical to that of the Blues.
In any case, even not getting into it as I have, "BY FAR" is clearly an overstatement. At least qualify it by saying they played the most games as well. I hate when the media cherry pick stats like in this case to suit their narrative. I'm particularly bothered by it when they use it to put the Blues over the Bruins. If your prediction is based in half truths it kinda messes up your prediction. Bruins in 6 , suck it up.
1st of all, percentage wise, they were not, that honour goes to the Tampa Bay lightning.
They are the team that played the most games and accumulated the most points, gee who would have thunk.
it goes,
St.Louis
45G 30W 10L 5OT 65P
Tampa
42G 31W 9L 2OT 64P pretty sure they would have made up at least two points if they had played 3 more games
Carolina
44G 30W 12L 2OT 62P
Boston
43G 28W 10L 5OT 61 P What if they would have won the two games less they played. If you take the last 45 games the Bruins played their record is identical to that of the Blues.
In any case, even not getting into it as I have, "BY FAR" is clearly an overstatement. At least qualify it by saying they played the most games as well. I hate when the media cherry pick stats like in this case to suit their narrative. I'm particularly bothered by it when they use it to put the Blues over the Bruins. If your prediction is based in half truths it kinda messes up your prediction. Bruins in 6 , suck it up.
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Spooner st
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Oh boy...
You posted this. " The Blues are the best team in the world and the Cup favorites."
I posted a link where the Bruins are the cup favorite.
End of story.
BruinsFanSince94
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You saying that Schwartz is playing "way above his head" tells me you're not at all familiar with the player. For one, he scored 11 goals in 69 games this year. In November, he suffered an UBI and from what I've found, it was a hand injury. Schwartz has been pretty consistent over his career to give you 20-25 goals. He's an excellent two-way player and should not be taken lightly.
The Blues have offensive talent. They have Tarasenko, who is one of the best players in this series. Brayden Schenn is very talented and ROR is one of the best two-way centers in the game. They have good depth as well.
I don't understand why so many Bruins fans are underestimating this Blues team. They have talent and depth up front. They have talent on the backend. They have a good goalie.
At least the actual Bruins team won't take them lightly. This is a series that could easily go either way.
Spooner st
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Game 1 can't start soon enough.
Tired of all those numbers trying to bump one team over the other.
Play the game.
Tired of all those numbers trying to bump one team over the other.
Play the game.
talkinaway
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The "bottom of the barrel to the playoffs" statistic for the Blues really annoys me. Yes, they had the fewest points at that point. But that metric is unbelievably stupid, for two reasons:
1) Their points percentage was way higher than some teams. Think St. Louis with 34 points in 37 games is bad? What if they were to, say, really bomb, and only get 1 more point out of 8 in the next 4 games? Congrats, you're the Senators or the Kings on the same day, January 2. Or 2 points in 5 games? You're the Hawks.
2) Strength of Schedule. Just looking at playoff vs non-playoff, maybe this doesn't apply in January, as that month was pretty stacked for the Blues, with a 7-5 mix. February is just as bad - 8-6. But their March/April stretch? 7-12. (I may be off a little - just scanned their schedule and tallied manually.) Their last 6 games included 1 playoff team - the Avs.
And the Bruins were technically at the bottom of the standings this year, too...on October 4.
1) Their points percentage was way higher than some teams. Think St. Louis with 34 points in 37 games is bad? What if they were to, say, really bomb, and only get 1 more point out of 8 in the next 4 games? Congrats, you're the Senators or the Kings on the same day, January 2. Or 2 points in 5 games? You're the Hawks.
2) Strength of Schedule. Just looking at playoff vs non-playoff, maybe this doesn't apply in January, as that month was pretty stacked for the Blues, with a 7-5 mix. February is just as bad - 8-6. But their March/April stretch? 7-12. (I may be off a little - just scanned their schedule and tallied manually.) Their last 6 games included 1 playoff team - the Avs.
And the Bruins were technically at the bottom of the standings this year, too...on October 4.
Mathews28
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Ahh, same here. That’s awesome LF. Wish you could enjoy this with your folks.
My parents both passed in 2002; while the 2003 Grady Little year for the Sox would have been brutal for them, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2017 would have seen us all together for Sox 0r Bruins championships.
Both were Giants fans though (born in New Haven...just the way it is).
But...now I get to enjoy this with MY kids!!!
Drop the puck already!!!!
Predicting only one home ice win in a 6 game series is bold.
I just don’t remember this being part of his game until this year during the playoffs. This is new and I hope it will persist.
N o o d l e s
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Did I know Steve Ott was on the Blues coaching staff? No I did not.
f*** the Blues
f*** the Blues
He scored 11 in 69 before getting hurt
Now he has 12 in19 which would translate in 51goals in reg season. Never said he wasn't a good player but no doubt as the numbers show he is playing like Ovie not Schwartzy.... Don't worry the Bruins won't take them lightly the way they didn't take the Canes and the blue jackets lightly and the Blues will have the same faith.
Only thing that can beat the Bruins is having key injuries . the Blues must rely on that luck for them to win
As I said with the Canes and now I'm saying it with the Blues
The buck stops here ...the Bruins will see to it
Take a hike Binnington .... You're flash in the pan is over
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