What will it take for the league to look at Boston's PP #'s

[Over the volcano]

Dead last in the league by a HUGE margin (14 fewer than the 29th team whose played 2 fewer games. By far the biggest gap between any team in the league. 40% less than the league median, the leading team is at 20%above for comparison)

Would say it's an anomaly but this is the third year in a row that they are #30 with a bullet.

I don't think it's a conspiracy and I don't think it's just because of the "diving culture"- just wondering how far the numbers have to get before the league takes notice and considers it's practices.

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[jdatb]

What are you trying to say here

 

[Bieber fever]

its normal since its one of the slowest team in the league

 

[dechire]

What do you expect the league to do ? Award Boston more powerplays just because they suck at drawing penalties on their own ?

 

[RiceCooker]

Top 4 Teams in Power Play Opportunities :
Detroit - 120
Chicago - 119
NY Islanders - 113
Toronto - 111


Bottom 4 :
NY Rangers/Fla/Buff - 87
Montreal - 84
Washington - 83
Boston - 69

 

[Bad News Bears]

Everyone hates the Bruins.

 

[The Dangly One]

its normal since its one of the slowest team in the league

But Boston gets favorable treatment I thought?

 

[ghostingtaro]

I mean, Edmonton can't have all the glory right? That's selfish

 

[bobbyt911]

got to do with all the favoritism the team got while Campbell played for them and his dad was in office

 

[Over the volcano]

got to do with all the favoritism the team got while Campbell played for them and his dad was in office

Seriously?

What a clown show.

This has gone form sad to ****ing hilarious

 

[Bob Cole]

The bruins are slow.

Also thats what happens when you have the biggest hypocritical cry baby behind the bench. The refs are probably sick and tired of his act.

 

[The Dangly One]

got to do with all the favoritism the team got while Campbell played for them and his dad was in office

So you're admitting the Bruins are getting screwed?

 

[Over the volcano]

The bruins are slow.

Also thats what happens when you have the biggest hypocritical cry baby behind the bench. The refs are probably sick and tired of his act.

Interesting hypothesis- biased refs.

I wouldn't go there.

 

[jacks*]

Just watch some of their games.If anything the refs lets them get away with to much as it is.Wish the Refs would actually clamp down on these clowns.

 

[RiceCooker]

got to do with all the favoritism the team got while Campbell played for them and his dad was in office

umm, they had the lowest amount of PP's when Cambell was in office too, try again.

 

[Derrty]

Just watch some of their games.If anything the refs lets them get away with to much as it is.Wish the Refs would actually clamp down on these clowns.

Ya, if their games were called like any other game, they would get a few more PP. But they would also get penalized twice as much and we'd have to hear about that.

 

[TRG]

Seriously, enough with the whining. Maybe it's related to how they play the game. If I remember correctly, it's not the first year that they don't have many PPs.

 

[mrv52]

Everyone hates the Bruins.

Since this thread is still alive I am going to say this is the answer.

 

[Over the volcano]

Just watch some of their games.If anything the refs lets them get away with to much as it is.Wish the Refs would actually clamp down on these clowns.

You think they'd get more pp's "if the refs would actually clamp down on these clowns"?

Seriously, enough with the whining. Maybe it's related to how they play the game. If I remember correctly, it's not the first year that they don't have many PPs.

You don't have to remember, it's in the first post- this is year 3 at #30.

 

[TRG]

You think they'd get more pp's "if the refs would actually clamp down on these clowns"?



You don't have to remember, it's in the first post- this is year 3 at #30.

Then why do you blame the refs? To create penalties, you need to be quick and have skill. That's not really how the Bruins are built.

 

[Over the volcano]

Then why do you blame the refs? To create penalties, you need to be quick and have skill. That's not really how the Bruins are built.

You don't think they were skilled last year or the year before? I don't mean compared to your team but compared to the Entire league.

 

[TRG]

You don't think they were skilled last year or the year before?

They're not "unskilled", they don't play a run and gun game. They grind, use to defensemen well in the offensive zone to open up space and score dirty goals. That's the Bruins I know. Not the type of hockey that will win you PPs, though it's still effective.

 

[Quares27]

They're slow and bad offensively. Not hard to see why they don't draw penalties.

 

[Over the volcano]

They're slow and bad offensively. Not hard to see why they don't draw penalties.

"Bad offensively"? They were best in the league 5on 5 last year and 3rd the year before- still #30 in pp opportunities both years.

 

[kingsholygrail]

"Bad offensively"? They were best in the league 5on 5 last year and 3rd the year before- still #30 in pp opportunities both years.

We aren't talking about last season or the season before that.