The missed passes were bad enough. What kills me is everything was a one shot and done. There was no jam at the net. Everything stayed on the perimeter all night. They didn’t fight through anything. Zero push back.Literally looked as drunk as I am trying to hit the tape with a pass.
They made a couple of mistakes that ended up in the net. That happens against this team. What’s inexcusable is the lack of fighting to win pucks along the wall and getting to the net.The two teams played pretty much even in the stats: possession, shots, hits, blocked shots. But the Bruins made mental mistakes — a turnover by a forward at the offensive blue line, an undefended stretch pass — that you just can’t make against a team that is always looking to head up ice with speed.
Be better Saturday.
which matched the Lightning futility last night.4 unanswered at home. Says everything.
They were not very aggressive and had trouble connecting on passes to maintain possession.They honestly didn’t look that bad. Given the playoff format, I’d hope they resist the urge to play into Toronto’s hands and change their game to match up with the Leafs, especially at home.
Aside from Haggerty being an unabashed shithead, thankfully most folks seem to recognize the key saves Tuukka made to keep them in the game. I roll with him in game 2 no questions asked.
Marner being (arguably) a bigger threat than Matthews or Tavares is what I think needs to be addressed. Need Heinen (or Coyle) on the wing defending him IMO, ideally on the Krejci line. Swapping him and Kuhlman is a reasonable measure for game 2 IMO