Player Discussion Who Made You Most Nervous Whenever He Touched the Puck?

[Fenian24]

Opponent-Mike McPhee
Bruin-Mike Milbury

 

[Fenian24]

Can't argue with Lemieux. Dude murdered us... Reason #11 why I hate him. Hypocritical self-righteous douchebag, who also happened to be probably the best forward to ever play the game.

Whiny, you forgot whiny, hypocritical self-righteous douchebag

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Let’s be honest. Lemieux was bound to be despised in this town the second he made Ray Bourque look like a fool on his first shift.

 

[shelbysdad]

Chara kinda scares me sometimes now....

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Chara kinda scares me sometimes now....

I feel like those moments with him have dramatically decreased since they’ve stopped asking him to take the toughest matchup every night.

Thank God the Bruins drafted well on D and didn’t force him to stay in that #1 role well into his early 40s.

 

[Babajingo]

Showing my age.

Opponent - LaFleur
Bruin - Glen Wesley (without a doubt) He buckled under pressure faster than Tony Eason.

 

[Aeroforce]

Another vote for McDavid. Though I don't necessarily get nervous, as I love watching him play, even against the B's.

And for the other end of the spectrum I'll say Jimmy Hayes. In the unlikely event the puck did touch his stick, a 'hockey event' was sure to happen; just not a favorable one.

 

[sarge88]

Lemieux probably cost us two Cups in the early 90's. Scored 23 points in 9 games in the 91 and 92 Conference Finals.

We'd have wrecked the North Stars in 1991, and I think we'd have beaten the Black Hawks in 1992, as well.

Don Sweeney was around a minus 2 billion vs. Mario in one of those series.
Lol.

I don’t know if the numbers bear it out, but their PP at the time with Mario, Jagr, Murphy and anyone else they used....Stevens, Francis, Tocchett, Mullen(?), was the scariest I’ve ever seen.

They just toyed with people.

 

[rfournier103]

Certainly a lot of hate here for Mario Lemieux. I completely understand it all, but I have to admit that when I started this thread, he didn’t immediately come to mind.

Another vote for McDavid. Though I don't necessarily get nervous, as I love watching him play, even against the B's.

I saw McDavid and the Oilers at the Garden back in October of 2018, and he scored their only goal. I think he’s the fastest player I’ve ever seen, and he definitely looked like he was a breed apart from everyone else. The rest of his team was garbage, and the Bruins cruised. He’s the only player in the NHL right now that I’d take over David Pastranak.

I also have to say I’m very impressed with the Bruins answers. There was some pretty deep digging done to unearth some of those magnificent nuggets...

 

[badbrewin]

I'd have to go with Mats Naslund (slippery bugger).

On our end, I always half jokingly said that if the B's didn't have Kaberle in 2011, they would have beaten the Canucks in 5.

 

[sarge88]

Certainly a lot of hate here for Mario Lemieux. I completely understand it all, but I have to admit that when I started this thread, he didn’t immediately come to mind.



I saw McDavid and the Oilers at the Garden back in October of 2018, and he scored their only goal. I think he’s the fastest player I’ve ever seen, and he definitely looked like he was a breed apart from everyone else. The rest of his team was garbage, and the Bruins cruised. He’s the only player in the NHL right now that I’d take over David Pastranak.

I also have to say I’m very impressed with the Bruins answers. There was some pretty deep digging done to unearth some of those magnificent nuggets...

The thing about anyone other than Mario for me is that there’s no emotional toll from most other players.

I mean I was too young to really be emotional about the Habs teams in the 70’s...I only vaguely remember the too many men game.

Sure Gretzky beat them in the finals twice, but they only played Edmonton 2x a year back then I think.

Mario just dominated the Bruins for a solid 6 or so years 8x a year in the RS and then the playoffs....especially those series previously referenced here.

I’ll never change my mind that the top 3 players in history in order are

Orr
Lemieux
Gretzky

Obviously Gretzky had a better career but IMO at his peak, Mario was a better player.

 

[McGarnagle]

Going to answer this before reading anyone else's posts.

Opposing player: Kovalev. He could just dominate out of nowhere, and sniped like no one else. He was pretty lazy, but on any play if he really wanted, he could create a scoring chance.

Bruin: This is harder to place. There are certainly bad defensive candidates like Wideman and Corvo who I could choose, but rather than blaming one person I think I'd say that in 2018 I was always scared shitless when that Riley Nash line was on the ice in the playoffs, like "please just survive and don't get scored on for 75 seconds then get a line change please"

 

[The Andrew Peeke Fan]

Jagr, with the Rangers

 

[Wiggleboom]

Stephane Richer for the Habs in the 1988 playoff series before he was injured (broke his thumb from a slash by Mats Thelin). He was so dominant that year and seemed like he was going to score every shift in that series.

For the Bruins, I hate to say it but it’s Chara the last 3-4 years when he doesn’t move the puck right away (which he is still decent at). When he holds the puck and allows forwards to get close, it seems like he makes a poor play or gets stripped almost every time now.

 

[shelbysdad]

I feel like those moments with him have dramatically decreased since they’ve stopped asking him to take the toughest matchup every night.

Thank God the Bruins drafted well on D and didn’t force him to stay in that #1 role well into his early 40s.

I find with Chara it's not so much as a bad decision, but he does shoot over the glass too often, and also whiffs when trying to pass a fair amount

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

I find with Chara it's not so much as a bad decision, but he does shoot over the glass too often, and also whiffs when trying to pass a fair amount

Ha yeah the over the glass thing.

I feel like between Carlo, McAvoy, and Chara, our defense must shoot it over the glass more than any other team.

I know a lot of fanbases may say that about their own D, but I feel pretty strongly we’re above average.

Anyone know of a place to find that stat?

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

I feel like those moments with him have dramatically decreased since they’ve stopped asking him to take the toughest matchup every night.

Thank God the Bruins drafted well on D and didn’t force him to stay in that #1 role well into his early 40s.

When did that happen?

 

[wintersej]

Mario Lemieux. Easily. We were a pretty decent team throughout much of his career, and we never had an answer for him.

That was my childhood. Those Bruins teams were so good. But not 25-66-68 good. And then we stole 25 at the wrong time!

 

[BAD BOY]

That was my childhood. Those Bruins teams were so good. But not 25-66-68 good. And then we stole 25 at the wrong time!

Tell me about it. That one year they had the Pens down in the series 2-0 if they could’ve closed them out they would’ve won the cup that year. I have no doubt in my mind. But the pens won both on their home ice . They won the one in Boston and that was it.

 

[duffy]

Chara kinda scares me sometimes now....

Just sometimes? He spends 90% of his time on ice with one hand on his stick, and it's scarier when he uses two!
But after 55 years of watching the Bruins it has to be Rask for me, as every time he touches the puck it's a great scoring chance for the opponents!

 

[Tbaybruin]

Any hab that touches the puck in our end. I just don’t like that team and I can’t stand when they score, ever. Hoping they never make the playoffs. Life is always better when they aren’t playing hockey in the spring.

 

[Sheppy]

As a Bruin fan, Subban seemed to always get me cringing when he would unload from the point when he was on the Habs.

 

[ThomasJ13]

The thing about anyone other than Mario for me is that there’s no emotional toll from most other players.

I mean I was too young to really be emotional about the Habs teams in the 70’s...I only vaguely remember the too many men game.

Sure Gretzky beat them in the finals twice, but they only played Edmonton 2x a year back then I think.

Mario just dominated the Bruins for a solid 6 or so years 8x a year in the RS and then the playoffs....especially those series previously referenced here.

I’ll never change my mind that the top 3 players in history in order are

Orr
Lemieux
Gretzky

Obviously Gretzky had a better career but IMO at his peak, Mario was a better player.

I concur with your top three, having seen all 3 in their primes. Lemieux in his prime was unstoppable - I once heard Dick Irvin (filthy Hab announcer, but extremely knowledgeable) say the same thing about Lemieux, and that guy had seen everybody from Howe to Richard to Gretzky. As whiny as he became later in his career, Lemieux was incredible in his prime. Got to give the devil his due.

 

[ThomasJ13]

Another vote for Subban on the PP, and Lafleur back in the day. Bad things always happened when they touched the puck.

And a vote for Joe Corvo for the Bruins. Just brutal.

 

[CharaBadSenyshynGawd]

Not sure about the numbers but I never wanted Kovalev near the puck when he was on Montreal.

on the Bruins, Kaspar Daugavins with an empty net.