2/29 VGK: Blood from a Stone

[Dewey's 'stache]

Just as my Sphincther de-clenched slightly. I’m making diamonds again

 

[catomatic]

Hire Clode!!!

 

[MiracleOfO2704]

Hey @durandal1707, is a 12.7% xGF 5v5 period bad?

 

[durandal1707]

Hey @durandal1707, is a 10.8% xGF 5v5 period bad?

Certainly matches the eye test.

 

[Salem's Lot]

Lohrei, Grzelyck, McAvoy, Wotherspoon.

McAvoy being on that list is frightening.

 

[cshea]

McAvoy being on that list is frightening.

A lot of it is because his 2 most common partners are on it.

 

[Jordu]

Just got home and discovered Morgan Geekie has a hat trick. Well now.

 

[Dewey's 'stache]

Not the smartest penalty by that Vegas guy, well take it. Time to capitalize on the stupidity

 

[Ferm Sheller]

WTF Jack's talking about?

 

[Ferm Sheller]

Jesus Christ

 

[NJ_Sox_Fan]

I mean, they’ve been horrible since the break

 

[barclay]

Unacceptable, bordering on offensive

 

[durandal1707]

This team has an impressive ability to come up small at the worst possible times.

 

[patinorange]

This team. Hey, a breakaway score.

 

[RSN Diaspora]

Balls. What a gutpunch

 

[Murby]

Yikes. That was awful.

 

[Dewey's 'stache]

WTF Jack's talking about?

I lost him at “the bruins have…”

 

[joe dokes]

Jeez. They dont shoot, just keep passing to a guy in a position where he cant shoot.....5 feet to the side of the net, right on the goal line.

 

[The Napkin]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2uu6NF2inY

 

[joe dokes]

This team has an impressive ability to come up small at the worst possible times.

Is there any other time to come up small?

 

[MiracleOfO2704]

Until I checked the line stats, I had no clue JvR was playing tonight. Like, I’d just thought to myself he must be sick.

 

[patinorange]

Jeez. They dont shoot, just keep passing to a guy in a position where he cant shoot.....5 feet to the side of the net, right on the goal line.

Are they just looking for the Pasta open slap shot? I think the other teams are on to this strategy.
Shoot the damn puck. Get a tip or a screen. It's working against Swayman.

 

[Dewey's 'stache]

Until I checked the line stats, I had no clue JvR was playing tonight. Like, I’d just thought to myself he must be sick.

Good point. Haven’t heard his name spoken once tonight. Definitely a passenger

 

[catomatic]

Pasta can be maddeningly soft on the puck, sometimes. Like, you can’t let that guy get sprung there. Do everything in your power. Don’t anticipate a clean, effortless pick and keep, there. Get your skate involved, swivel your body, don’t just jab at it. Killer.

 

[MiracleOfO2704]

Are they just looking for the Pasta open slap shot? I think the other teams are on to this strategy.
Shoot the damn puck. Get a tip or a screen. It's working against Swayman.

For this game, the big change I saw in Pastrnak was that he was a lot more active, not nearly just sitting in the left circle looking for the one-timer. If they were deferring to him, it was in letting him run the PP.

 

[Murby]

Sway.

 

[patinorange]

Jesus, how many bad passes in their zone tonight?

 

[MiracleOfO2704]

This team has no idea how to break out. It’s spray-and-pray passing.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Turnovers in your own zone aren't good, guys.

 

[catomatic]

DeBrusk’s handling the puck like a grenade, tonight. Passenger.

 

[MiracleOfO2704]

Also, the Bruins best line by xGF% at 5v5 by far? Lauko-Boqvist-Brazeau. Like, it’s not close.

 

[durandal1707]

Last year's team spent months being unable to enter the zone on the PP. This year's team continues to struggle with breakouts. Doesn't inspire a lot of confidence in the coaching.

 

[Dewey's 'stache]

Win this face off, and bury the Mfing puck in the mfing net

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Thought they weren't going to call that for a second.

 

[durandal1707]

Maybe they just suck at puck battles in general.

 

[Ferm Sheller]

LOW -- RYE!

 

[Murby]

Woot!

 

[cshea]

Time for the 4:00 6x5

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Wooooooo

 

[durandal1707]

LOHREI

Over/under on how long this lead lasts?

 

[patinorange]

A shot. A score.

 

[Ferm Sheller]

Buckle down now

 

[cshea]

Think he heeled it

 

[SoxFanInCali]

1:50 of crap then a goal right before the penalty ended. Just like you draw it up.

 

[Ferm Sheller]

Sketchy icing there

 

[barclay]

My God! Sign that kid to a 10/60 right now!

 

[Bergs]

Does anyone actually believe 5-4 is a final score that is probabilisticly in play?

 

[durandal1707]

Icing is an improvement, maybe?

 

[RSN Diaspora]

1:50 of crap then a goal right before the penalty ended. Just like you draw it up.

It’s amazing how listless it was. I was just about to post how something seems profoundly wrong with this team right now and then Lohrei nails it.

 

[cshea]

6 on 4 Baby!

 

[Murby]

Gulp. Seems like I’ve seen this.