6/9–Bruins at Islanders Game 6–Not Done Yet

BaseballJones

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If they somehow managed to get out of this series, do you like them against Tampa? They’ve been the same thing for 4 years, the 4th-7th best team in the league that loses once they play Tampa. The one year it cleared out for them they blew it. This year they’re not even getting to Tampa. They gotta make some serious changes and stop spinning their wheels.
In that situation I'd expect them to lose to Tampa but as we've seen, if you keep it close and get a couple of bounces, you can definitely win a series when you're the underdog.

Remember, I was responding to the claim that the Bruins "can't compete". Which seems like nonsense to me.
 

Haunted

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In that situation I'd expect them to lose to Tampa but as we've seen, if you keep it close and get a couple of bounces, you can definitely win a series when you're the underdog.

Remember, I was responding to the claim that the Bruins "can't compete". Which seems like nonsense to me.
But he wasn’t talking about this series specifically, and you can understand that when he said we were stuck in the middle. And then clarified that same point. He’s absolutely right.
 

RG33

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I wonder if the Bruins have ever trailed 4-1 in the 3rd period of an elimination game and come back to win the series. . . . .
 

MiracleOfO2704

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How do they acquire a top 2 line center? They don’t have the trade chips. Unless you think Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is the answer, there are none available in free agency.
Also, I don't think reassembling the 2010-14 Oilers piece by piece is exactly the way to go about building a winning franchise.
 

Jed Zeppelin

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Donnie’s legacy rightly or wrongly is those three picks in a row. He whiffed on two and DeBrusk is looking like a flameout. I think he’s a good GM but that kind of mistake leaves long term damage.
Certainly doesn’t help getting boned here by the obvious pick that he rejected in favor Zach Fucking Senyshyn.
 

twibnotes

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A missed draft pick almost six years ago killed them?

I get the frustration but with a healthy Carlo and Rask this series is not close.
We are talking about back to back to back top 15 picks and Sweeney arguably reached on all three and missed on all three

imagine this team with Kyle Connor and/or Barzal.
 

Salem's Lot

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Also, I don't think reassembling the 2010-14 Oilers piece by piece is exactly the way to go about building a winning franchise.
Exactly, that’s my point. Top 2 centers aren’t readily available. You either have to draft them, or have a bunch of elite prospects to trade for one.
 

teddykgb

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I wonder if the Bruins have ever trailed 4-1 in the 3rd period of an elimination game and come back to win the series. . . . .
It’s so different now. That team was so deep and tough and could just keep coming at you. They’ve been so top heavy they’re only really dangerous every few shifts when they can get a Bergeron line out there and control the zone
 

BaseballJones

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But he wasn’t talking about this series specifically, and you can understand that when he said we were stuck in the middle. And then clarified that same point. He’s absolutely right.
A six-game series where one team has dealt with injuries and the other has had the bulk of puck luck and a favored whistle - both undeniably true statements - isn't "not being able to compete".