Looked like Wilson was the closest on the far side but pulled himself back.Can we show the far side maybe?
Yeah that wasn’t the problem at all. They never had the puck and the power play is trash.Same shit as the Tampa series last year, can’t get to the net against larger defenseman.
That was almost as bad as the goal BU lost the Natty to PC on.I don’t get how a puck hits a goalie in the logo then goes in.
Yep. Generally pushed around all night. They got pushed around by the Blues and got there by avoiding the Caps who would've pushed them around. In a long series...I don't know how they win. Cannot lose against Anderson. Poop.Same shit as the Tampa series last year, can’t get to the net against larger defenseman.
Wasn’t thrilled with all 3 if I’m honest. Feels like he makes himself small instead of big if that makes senseGoal was soft as shit, too.
You don’t get puck luck when you play like dog shit and don’t control the puck or play. What’s they have like 2 scoring chances all night? Anderson is 14638184738 years old, I don’t and hasn’t played in over a year almost and didn’t break a sweat.Some awful puck luck tonight, but this doesn't feel like the first time this team under Cassidy has had a shitty effort in the first playoff game of the year.
The first line needs to get their shit together. They were not taking care of the puck well at all tonight.
I'm ready to completely replace the Coyle line. They're awful. Ritchie was slow and making terrible decisions all night, I hope to hell that his goal doesn't buy him much goodwill.
Yeah, the puck off the crossbar earlier practically went through his glove, too.Didn't need Rask from 2019 but needed more than he gave them last two weeks. He seems to be having trouble tracking the puck last several games.
He is playing deeper than normal, been doing that for the last several games. A bad habit he falls into from time to time but usually when he is tired. Not sure what is going on but he has given up more goals from low danger areas the last few weeks than he has in months.Wasn’t thrilled with all 3 if I’m honest. Feels like he makes himself small instead of big if that makes sense
It does. He’s going down way early and off balance, making himself even shorter.Wasn’t thrilled with all 3 if I’m honest. Feels like he makes himself small instead of big if that makes sense
Glad it's not just me.He is playing deeper than normal, been doing that for the last several games. A bad habit he falls into from time to time but usually when he is tired. Not sure what is going on but he has given up more goals from low danger areas the last few weeks than he has in months.
Just not good enough from those guys. Bruins won’t go anywhere with them playing like they did tonight.View: https://twitter.com/bruins_stats/status/1393757180642398208?s=20
Tweet from Bruins Stats (@bruins_stats):
Marchand Bergeron Pastrnak have scored 4 5v5 goals in their last 199 minutes together in the playoffs, 1.2 goals per 60. 1 vs CAR 0 vs STL 2 vs CAR 1 vs TBL 0 tonight
*editorial comment: oof
Agreed. He didnt look great back there. Sloppy compared to normal Tired? Injured?It does. He’s going down way early and off balance, making himself even shorter.
Nesn is doing postgameNo Felger and Amonte postgame this year?
It always felt like they did it on the weekdays and never showed on weekends....unless it was Finals. But, given Mike's doing the BST show....maybe Boston NBCSports already is paying him enough....lolNo Felger and Amonte postgame this year?
Hey, I said that the first line was invisible when not turning the puck over in the neutral zone, too.The third period breakout strategy consisted of skied pucks to center ice for most of the frame. I'd like to see them skate for more than 20-25 minutes before reverting to the old "Tuukka's fault" routine. Also, more time for DeBrusk / Lazar, less for Kuraly please
Seriously. My wife who never ever ever watched hockey sat down for the beginning of the they'd and say "umm so do the bruins ever get the puck? Seems like Washington has it all the time. How is it tied?". To goalie could have been a shooter tutor last night and they would have pulled a loss.Tuukka wasnt in the top 10 reasons they lost, and he was probably in the top 3 reasons this was close. He made some tough saves tonight.
Hey, look! An angry post that invents something to respond to! That’s something completely new and unexpected from you.And so it begins again #benchTuukka. First goal is arguable. Second goal had 8 deflections and third had one deflection based off a shit front man clear. For fucks sake.
Hooray another playoffs to shit on Tuukka has started! Until he plays well and posts a.920+ sv%. Then he’s fine. Until they lose.
Exactly. The need to pretend that he’s in Vezina form and that every goal against him is lucky is cultish. It’s like the Boston sports scene is so irrationally anti-Tuukka that some people here have gone completely around the bend on viewing him rationally and instead treat him like a loyalty test.Two things can be true:
Tuukka did not play well last night.
Tuukka is not to blame for the Bruins losing last night.
Fucking Craig Anderson was in net and the Bruins only managed like 17 shots on him in 2+ periods.
The perfection line was ass.
Krejci never looked right after Ovechkin trucked him.
In a just world Miller and Lauzon don’t see more than 6 minutes a night going forward.
Yup this is it right here. They were not good enough offensively. The top line gave them next to nothing. Hall line was the best line they had, but they need their best players to play like it and it hasn’t happened in the playoffs since 2019.Two things can be true:
Tuukka did not play well last night.
Tuukka is not to blame for the Bruins losing last night.
Fucking Craig Anderson was in net and the Bruins only managed like 17 shots on him in 2+ periods.
The perfection line was ass.
Krejci never looked right after Ovechkin trucked him.
In a just world Miller and Lauzon don’t see more than 6 minutes a night going forward.
Don’t get puck luck when you’re cursed from the start for the wrong guy starting the game thread....You don’t get puck luck when you play like dog shit and don’t control the puck or play. What’s they have like 2 scoring chances all night? Anderson is 14638184738 years old, I don’t and hasn’t played in over a year almost and didn’t break a sweat.
Some observations/questions; that hit on Krejci was not charging, looked like it to me?Two things can be true:
Tuukka did not play well last night.
Tuukka is not to blame for the Bruins losing last night.
Fucking Craig Anderson was in net and the Bruins only managed like 17 shots on him in 2+ periods.
The perfection line was ass.
Krejci never looked right after Ovechkin trucked him.
In a just world Miller and Lauzon don’t see more than 6 minutes a night going forward.