Series Discussion: Columbus (3) vs Pittsburgh (2)
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Jackets have played 14 playoff games in their existence.
They've never given up less than 3 goals.
They've never given up less than 3 goals.
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As I was thinking about this series early this morning, I wondered if the CBJ hitting was beginning to take a toll on Pittsburgh physically and the series was beginning to turn. Granted, this could well be just wishful thinking on my part, given my bias.
Then the Scott Hartnell interview article showed up from the Columbus Dispatch. Hartnell basically admitted that the hitting and scrums after whistles was tiring out the CBJ, and not working. He explained this line of thinking in part to justify why he was a healthy scratch last night.
The article draws a correlation between the late regular season Pens games and games 1 & 2 in Pittsburgh. The contrast is the 9 goals scored in the 2 most recent games when compared to the 3 goals scored in the previous 3 match-ups.
This leaves me with conflicted feelings. If John Tortorella is such a good coach, why did he not recognize this sooner. But....credit him for recognizing it before he goes back to the condo in Tampa for the off-season.
Like other regulars in this forum, the Gabe Carlsson role seem curious. Ditto Harrington. Nutivaara contributed well for 66 games this season, while Harrington sat for long stretches. My hopes are very high for Gabriel Carlsson, but not in the playoffs two weeks after he comes to North America. I understand Murray is hurt, but this team isn't that thin.
The series lasts until one team wins 4 times. That hasn't happened yet. Until then....keep working hard. Go Jackets.
Then the Scott Hartnell interview article showed up from the Columbus Dispatch. Hartnell basically admitted that the hitting and scrums after whistles was tiring out the CBJ, and not working. He explained this line of thinking in part to justify why he was a healthy scratch last night.
The article draws a correlation between the late regular season Pens games and games 1 & 2 in Pittsburgh. The contrast is the 9 goals scored in the 2 most recent games when compared to the 3 goals scored in the previous 3 match-ups.
This leaves me with conflicted feelings. If John Tortorella is such a good coach, why did he not recognize this sooner. But....credit him for recognizing it before he goes back to the condo in Tampa for the off-season.
Like other regulars in this forum, the Gabe Carlsson role seem curious. Ditto Harrington. Nutivaara contributed well for 66 games this season, while Harrington sat for long stretches. My hopes are very high for Gabriel Carlsson, but not in the playoffs two weeks after he comes to North America. I understand Murray is hurt, but this team isn't that thin.
The series lasts until one team wins 4 times. That hasn't happened yet. Until then....keep working hard. Go Jackets.
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Last night CBJ had a HUGE (YUUUGE) advantage in scoring chances and high-danger opportunities. With a league-average tender, that's a 5-2 game. Bob is due for 2-3 extraordinary games in a row after this funk.
theD86
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If Dubi makes the shot in OT Sunday it's a different series.
The defense has been solid. But, man alive Bob!
The defense has been solid. But, man alive Bob!
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Wow. That pretty much sums it up right there.
Allowing 14 games in a row since the lockout in the playoffs has got to be a record. It may be an all time record. That's just horrible.
KJ Dangler
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As much as people wanted to pile on our team after falling down 3-0, they have not played bad at all this series. We literally had no bounces in the first couple games, but on top of that, if Bob was just average nhl goalie in this series, its easily 2-2 , maybe us up 3-1 . Jackets are going to really have to consider if Bob has what it takes to stick with him going forward. This isn't the first time he has crapped the bed in the playoffs. If they do decide to keep him, we absolutely need option 1b instead of Korpi or Forsberg. You cant go into the playoffs assuming Bob wont crap the bed again.
Privet
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Agreed, imagine if we had traded for Jaroslav Halak in trade deadline. Would be amazing to have him right now.
theD86
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This is what I've said. To lift the Cup the goalie HAST TO BE THE BEST PLAYER ON THE ICE. Bob has not been....... Perhaps, they give Korpi (if he's still around) or Forsberg a shot soon.
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The thing with Bob....is I think it would take just ONE shutout, or game where he stands on his head, and then he would run off a string of great performances.
Just has to do it once.
Just has to do it once.
hockey17jp
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If we can win Game 5 in Pittsburgh I think we could ride that momentum all the way through a Game 7.
All depends on Bob though. He's been dreadful and I hope to God he picks it up tomorrow.
We all thought our big problem in this series would be our struggling offense, but the boys are putting up 4 and 5 goal performances and still struggling to get the win.
All depends on Bob though. He's been dreadful and I hope to God he picks it up tomorrow.
We all thought our big problem in this series would be our struggling offense, but the boys are putting up 4 and 5 goal performances and still struggling to get the win.
Scoring goals at home.. not on the road. Need the same offense tomorrow night or else Bob has to stand on his head 100%.
I made a semi-facetious post about Bob having not established himself in the playoffs. While what I said is bunk as a serious point, it's got to be said, playoff Bob isn't the "real" Bob.
This isn't supposed to be an apologist post, but isn't it clear that something is up with him, and he's not playing like we know he can play? I guess what I'm saying is, I know there are those who might contend that the low-level of play exhibited by Bob fits cleanly into an assessment of him as inconsistent, and his regular season numbers should also be read as inconsistent.
I lean towards the argument that what's wrong with him right now can be fixed because we've seen how dynamic and solid he is in real life.
An available rebuttal of that argument is how poorly Rick Nash does in the playoffs versus his (for the most part) effectiveness during the regular season. My response is that Nash is a skater, and I'd need to see a similar regular season vs. playoffs performance drop-off from some goalies.
This isn't supposed to be an apologist post, but isn't it clear that something is up with him, and he's not playing like we know he can play? I guess what I'm saying is, I know there are those who might contend that the low-level of play exhibited by Bob fits cleanly into an assessment of him as inconsistent, and his regular season numbers should also be read as inconsistent.
I lean towards the argument that what's wrong with him right now can be fixed because we've seen how dynamic and solid he is in real life.
An available rebuttal of that argument is how poorly Rick Nash does in the playoffs versus his (for the most part) effectiveness during the regular season. My response is that Nash is a skater, and I'd need to see a similar regular season vs. playoffs performance drop-off from some goalies.
Bobcat110
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Any ideas on why Game 7 isn't listed on Ticketmaster? Even if it was soldout, they would normally have the event listed. They do have a Ticketexchange listing for it, but not a normal Ticketmaster listing.
http://www.ticketmaster.com/search?tm_link=tm_header_search&=&user_input=penguins&q=penguins
http://www.ticketmaster.com/search?tm_link=tm_header_search&=&user_input=penguins&q=penguins
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Hard to make that assumption because if the Jackets win maybe Nuti doesn't play, maybe the Pens come out harder in the 1st, etc.
I agree on Bob though... he's played like a backup.
http://www.dispatch.com/sports/20170419/blue-jackets--fewer-hits-result-in-closer-games
This is a good column and I still haven't picked my job up off the floor after seeing that Portzlije wrote it.
This is a good column and I still haven't picked my job up off the floor after seeing that Portzlije wrote it.
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