BRUINS GDT SCF GAME 1 8:24 PM - St. Louis @ BRUINS - NBC, CBC, SN(4K), TVAS, 98.5 WBZ-FM, NHL Radio

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Fenway

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I haven't said this in 11 days so.....*Gargles with Listerine to make sure throat is clear* *Taps on microphone* Is this thing even on? Ahem.....


DROP THE ****ING PUCK ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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DK46

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Been listening to SiriusXM NHL radio and most callers and hosts keep saying the Blues will dominate the Bruins physically. But when you look up team stats that doesn't seem to match what they are saying.

Blues have an avg of 29.4 hits per game compared to Boston with 30 hits per game. Both teams not the top hitting teams. I get they have a good forecheck but not something that the B's have not seen in these playoffs. Also, B's defense with the exception of Chara are much more mobile than previous years so puck retrieval and breakouts are much better.

GP: BOS 17 STL 19
H/G BOS 30 STL 29.4
GF: BOS 57 STL 57
GA: BOS 33 STL 48
PPG: 17/50 chances (34%) for BOS and 12/62 chances (19%) for STL
Shots for: BOS 571 STL 588
Shots against: BOS 550 STL 539

The most concerning stat for me is shots against as the Bruins have played 2 less games but that stat doesn't speak to the quality of those shots. On the flip side the B's only have 16 less shots for than the Blues and they played 2 extra games.

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Great GDT as always! Thank you!!

The wait of 11 days has been bad but now the minutes are crawling by.....this is torturous. I am best friends with everyone wearing B's gear or flying a B's flag on their vehicle - hubby says he can't take me anywhere...lol Let's Go Bruins!!!!!!!
 
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Johnny4778

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With the lay-off it feels like a whole new season. NHL needs to correct this kind of lay-off going forward. It’s for American Tv rights catering to the non hardcore hockey fan (ie not the north). I’d think many people with exception of the hardcore fans will have lost interest with this kind of lay-off . Having said that go bruins... We got this!
 

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Been listening to SiriusXM NHL radio and most callers and hosts keep saying the Blues will dominate the Bruins physically. But when you look up team stats that doesn't seem to match what they are saying.

Blues have an avg of 29.4 hits per game compared to Boston with 30 hits per game. Both teams not the top hitting teams. I get they have a good forecheck but not something that the B's have not seen in these playoffs. Also, B's defense with the exception of Chara are much more mobile than previous years so puck retrieval and breakouts are much better.

GP: BOS 17 STL 19
H/G BOS 30 STL 29.4
GF: BOS 57 STL 57
GA: BOS 33 STL 48
PPG: 17/50 chances (34%) for BOS and 12/62 chances (19%) for STL
Shots for: BOS 571 STL 588
Shots against: BOS 550 STL 539

The most concerning stat for me is shots against as the Bruins have played 2 less games but that stat doesn't speak to the quality of those shots. On the flip side the B's only have 16 less shots for than the Blues and they played 2 extra games.

DK46


Yeah I don't get it, I get the Blues take the body, but I watched the series with the sharks and I don't really consider the sharks that heavy of a team, so it's not surprising they got bullied by the Blues. I think those that think the Bruins will have issues physically with the Blues team are selling the Bruins short, the Bruins did well against the CBJ and they were a heavy team, it won't be an issue.
 
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