See? I told you it would be fun to win a second round game. You know what else will be fun? A 2-0 series lead.
8/25 - @ Lightning (Game 2). Let's win another game.
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The first line took care of business in game one. The second line will take care of business in game two.
Bloody their souls and steal their hope.
Bloody their souls and steal their hope.
I don't think so tonight. Maybe tomorrow night, depending on how tonight's game goes. They could change things up tomorrow to get some fresh legs and energy in on the 2nd leg of a back to back.
Ritchie and Bjork are the whipping boys around here but they were actually OK the other night.
Bjork has some upside, and got a couple of good chances. Ritchie is bad at everything. I think this team can bring the physicality without having to dress someone specifically for that role.
After Wagner got hit on the numbers in the 3rd, he low bridged someone. Was that McDonagh?
Leads Tampa D in average time on ice so far in the playoffs, Hedman's obviously their horse and will pick up extra minutes, but they usually keep Hedman and McDonagh apart so they can have 1 of them on the ice for ~50 minutes or so of the game.
Another good sign for Kase getting a goal tonight. Hedman will get minutes against the Bergeron line, leaving the 2nd line against inferior defensemen.
No lineup changes for the Bruins, per Butch.
Marchand - Bergeron - Pastrnak
DeBrusk - Krejci - Kase
Ritchie - Coyle - Bjork
Nordstrom - Kuraly - Wagner
Chara - McAvoy
Krug - Carlo
Grzelyck - Clifton
Halak
Marchand - Bergeron - Pastrnak
DeBrusk - Krejci - Kase
Ritchie - Coyle - Bjork
Nordstrom - Kuraly - Wagner
Chara - McAvoy
Krug - Carlo
Grzelyck - Clifton
Halak
I will miss Brick if they don't pull him into the national broadcasts (which he deserves, he's great). I am on the "Jack sucks" train now, though.
Tampa also prefers to match up the McDonagh defense pairing against the Bergeron line. Not having McDonagh is a huge blow for them. He's probably their 3rd or 4th most important player, IMO.
Have to wonder if he's out tomorrow as well given the back to back games.
I wonder if given the B2B that he's given the day to get better and try to play in Game 3. If he was at all close to playing tonight and further aggravated whatever he has, he's out for both games.
Yes. All praise be to national broadcasts.
Brickley is very good.
Williams' act has been stale for a few years now. Time to make a change there.
Local broadcasts get the first round of the playoffs. Everything from the conference semifinals on is NBC-family-only in the US
Who was responsible for this horrible schedule? Could they really not figure out how to get two games on TV a night, with four series, one in the east and one in the west?
Fantastic if this is a play on Jack getting player names wrong way too frequently.
It sucks, but they're just trying to get out of these bubbles as quick as they can. Every day they shave off saves them money, gets the players/staff back to their families. extends the offseason which gives them more room to figure out a plan for next season, etc.
Has there ever been a guy we've collectively wanted to get a goal more than Kase? Dude's been an abolute treat to watch.
I would've liked one from Jagr in the 13 Cup Finals, but that's just me. I still have nightmares about those posts.
With McD out tonight, It definitely makes it harder for Tampa to line match against bergeron and Krejci.
If he was out game three the Bruins could have set the lines however they wanted anyways. So this will really test Tampa and how they want to defend the top two lines. Losing him for any game this series is a big hit to Tampa's back line, doesn't help that this is a de facto home game and they're down one at the start of the series.
Hopefully they can cash in with Hedman having to play even extra minutes.
If he was out game three the Bruins could have set the lines however they wanted anyways. So this will really test Tampa and how they want to defend the top two lines. Losing him for any game this series is a big hit to Tampa's back line, doesn't help that this is a de facto home game and they're down one at the start of the series.
Hopefully they can cash in with Hedman having to play even extra minutes.
It’s because he works hard at every facet of the game and contributes even when his shots don’t find the twine.
Here’s hoping that he gets a hat trick tonight.
But if he needs to stay stuck at zero for the Bruins to win Game 2 then I will accept that outcome (and proclaim that he will break the schneide in Game 3).
Go B’s.
Win.
Disapointed that Ritchie is still in tonight and not Studs but I understand csshea's logic.
If Ritchie is going to play then he needs to play the enforcer role or he's useless. Bjork has talent.
Jack Williams of WBZ TV. Who really wants those Wednesday children anyways....
Given the circumstances for sure. I did notice Doc a little behind a few times early on. Maybe we get the picture slightly before the audio. But it deemed like they've synced it up pretty good.
