31 December Eichel and the Scrubs Part Duh

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The Bruins should have a full team scrimmage about an hour before the game starts, and then call the first 40 minutes of the real game the second period.

Beat these assholes again.
 

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Backes is out, B's will apparently have an update on him later in the day.

63-37-88
51-46-72
59-27-20
81-28-11

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47-54
86-6

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Need to get the full 2 points against a bottom of the league team like Buffalo. We'll see if there is any carryover animosity from Thursday's game and the Backes hit. Carrier is out for Buffalo. Seems to be a hand injury likely sustained by throwing fists into McQuaid's helmet / visor while McQuaid was being restrained. Good on the NHL in getting both guys dinged up in that fiasco.
 

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Vatrano's release is insane. Legitimately one of the best shots in the league and it consistently finds the back of the net.
 

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I like Jack and all but when he sees someone is skating off with head down and arm hanging like that maybe tone it down a bit?
 

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Spooner starting to turn into the guy we hoped he'd be with the nice assist and coming off 2 goals Thursday?
 

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Will be fun to see the linesman jump in when Miller and Deslaurier try and go when they get out of the box.
 

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Either a linesman is gonna catch a stray punch or a player is gonna get cold cocked with his arms pinned down by a linesman and things will get ugly for the NHL for doing this.
 

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Either a linesman is gonna catch a stray punch or a player is gonna get cold cocked with his arms pinned down by a linesman and things will get ugly for the NHL for doing this.
Yep. They won't ban it because of fan backlash, but they need to back way off. The game on its own has evolved to the point where goons are a thing of the past and the staged fights are long gone. That's good, but I think there is still a place for the fight that comes naturally during the course of play.
 

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Either a linesman is gonna catch a stray punch or a player is gonna get cold cocked with his arms pinned down by a linesman and things will get ugly for the NHL for doing this.
This pretty much is what happened to McQuaid Thursday. Luckily his face is made of stone and he can only be knocked out if he trips over the goal line
 

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Yep. They won't ban it because of fan backlash, but they need to back way off. The game on its own has evolved to the point where goons are a thing of the past and the staged fights are long gone. That's good, but I think there is still a place for the fight that comes naturally during the course of play.
I completely agree. Or if they want to ban it then fine (make it an automatic ejection). But this halfway crap is awful.

The evolution of the game is solving their problem for them. No need to upset the apple cart with this crap.
 

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I completely agree. Or if they want to ban it then fine (make it an automatic ejection). But this halfway crap is awful.

The evolution of the game is solving their problem for them. No need to upset the apple cart with this crap.
But it's the NHL. Fucking up a good thing is what the commissioner's office does.
 

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Yep. They won't ban it because of fan backlash, but they need to back way off. The game on its own has evolved to the point where goons are a thing of the past and the staged fights are long gone. That's good, but I think there is still a place for the fight that comes naturally during the course of play.
If you can't fight a player who delivers a cheap shot, how do you retaliate? You take your own cheap shot.

Jesus, Eichel is good.
 

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Good thing the linesman wouldn't let them fight!!

Miller apparently said the same thing about Kane to the media after the game.
 

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Easy for Kane to say that with no games left against them this year.