Not entirely joking. Maybe not Bergy but I’d keep rotating guys through the playoffs. Shit beats dudes up and if you have depth, keep it fresh and rest your guys who are hurting.You joke, but at this point, I'm giving him game 2 off.
Guy from work - a Preds fan who hasn’t seen a ton of B’s games this year - texted me that their defense and goaltending makes it basically feel hopeless for the opponent when they lock in.They got better and better as the game went. Thought they really found their sea legs in the 3rd and basically squashed it.
They also don’t play scared with a lead which goes a long way.Guy from work - a Preds fan who hasn’t seen a ton of B’s games this year - texted me that their defense and goaltending makes it basically feel hopeless for the opponent when they lock in.
I do not disagree.Not entirely joking. Maybe not Bergy but I’d keep rotating guys through the playoffs. Shit beats dudes up and if you have depth, keep it fresh and rest your guys who are hurting.
Fuck.Hall didn't play the last 10 minutes or so? Did we see/hear anything?
may have just been a line thing, looks like Zacha and Frederic the same.Hall didn't play the last 8 or 10 minutes or so? Did we see/hear anything?
Looking that chart over, some other guys were held out: Foligno, Frederic, Clifton, and most curiously Lindholm.Hall didn't play the last 8 or 10 minutes or so? Did we see/hear anything?
There was a play mid to late in the third where he got in deep with a lot of speed and was ridden off the play by their D. It looked awkward and could have been really bad if he wiped out.Don’t think Hall was hurt? Didn’t notice anything, he looked very good all night.
Lindholm was the one I noticed. Maybe these are the players who aren't feeling well?Looking that chart over, some other guys were held out: Foligno, Frederic, Clifton, and most curiously Lindholm.
Yep. I remember that and am concerned.There was a play mid to late in the third where he got in deep with a lot of speed and was ridden off the play by their D. It looked awkward and could have been really bad if he wiped out.
Right there with you. Forbort had more than his fair share of possession-killing turnovers, and the late season stretch run showed this team can kill penalties without him. Foligno was just unremarkable overall. I could see Grz's ability to move the puck and Lauko's skating ability doing wonders on punishing the Panthers' over-aggressiveness.I've seen enough of Foligno and Forbort for a little while.
That really is weird. Maybe Orlov got sort of caught out there a couple times and then Monty went back to Orlov and McAvoy after the delay for the Hathaway called back goal? Lindholm just got kinda skipped and it added up?and most curiously Lindholm.
This is where I'm at. No reason to panic given the circumstances.Isn't Occam's razor that if Monty started skipping people in the last ten minutes of a game where the team had the lead and players are sick, that maybe Monty knows more than us? At least until we hear something else?
Well, they were minus a C.Good to grab a playoff win playing C plus hockey.
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I had an opposite takeaway.I've seen enough of Foligno and Forbort for a little while.
Forbort is not really important for the penalty kill with Orlov on the team and as such he just steals shifts from Grizzy's offensive value 5v5.
Foligno? IDK, I'd rather see Greer and definitely rather see Lauko. What are we doing here? Monty doesn't even seem to want him on the ice (8:39). As a result, one of the Bruins' superpowers of just rolling four lines until the other team finally craters was not quite the same tonight.
And the proof seemed to be in the pudding where there were all of these crazy, first time groupings tonight to sort of avoid (it seemed) really rolling the four lines where Uncle Nick would have to be out there for real minutes.
Free Gryzelcyk!
(Florida is fucked once Bergeron starts winning the face-offs, btw).
I think that was the shift that ended up in the disallowed goal?Man, the Panther's really wore down in the third. They were a completely different team in the third P compared to P1 and P2 to my eyes. The B's, as sick as they might be, finished unbelievably strong. There was one shift late in the 3rd when the B's were in the offensive zone for what felt like 15 mins (it was more like 2 mins) and the Panthers players were burnt toast. I noticed #7, whoever that is, barely even moving. Was great to see. This B's team is something else.
I think this is right.Definitely matchups. Hall doesn't play SH so with the penalty and FL pulling the goalie with 3 to go, that's 5 of the last ~9 minutes. With Freddie and Fliggy not seeing the ice as well, seems Monty was using Coyle as a sub for the 1, 3, 4 lines. Not sure about the last 5 with Lindholm but we saw Orlov with that long shift.
That may be it, but I am not sure. It's all a blur to me, as I was up way past my bedtime.I think that was the shift that ended up in the disallowed goal?
Pasta had a weird game. He had a bunch of great plays and a bunch of low effort plays in his own zone last night where he took the path of least resistance, e.g. poke checking instead of taking the body.Don’t think Hall was hurt? Didn’t notice anything, he looked very good all night.
Thought Pasta was really ineffective and cherry picking during the 5 on 5. Looked like he missed his buddy. Marchand and the 3rd/4th lines were quite good, as were all defense pairings.
Not if you were watching NESN.Sportscenter has the goalie hug, at least. Just a couple seconds, but better than nothing which is what we got last night
The depth of the Bruins allows them to be more even in terms of TOI. I think that showed last night, and has likely been true all season, which probably has implications for relative fatigue. Shades of 2011.Man, the Panther's really wore down in the third. They were a completely different team in the third P compared to P1 and P2 to my eyes. The B's, as sick as they might be, finished unbelievably strong. There was one shift late in the 3rd when the B's were in the offensive zone for what felt like 15 mins (it was more like 2 mins) and the Panthers players were burnt toast. I noticed #7, whoever that is, barely even moving. Was great to see. This B's team is something else.
I think that was the shift that ended up in the disallowed goal?
It definitely was, I know this because I was in the middle of typing, and I quote, "I FUCKING LOVE CHARLIE COYLE" when they scored the disallowed goal. Coyle alone felt like he had about a minute of possession where nobody could touch him, and it was one of those shifts where they cycled, won every puck battle, won every loose puck. Must have been a gutting shift for the Panthers as time was growing short.That may be it, but I am not sure. It's all a blur to me, as I was up way past my bedtime.
I’m just outside their broadcast region. On the flip side, the games don’t end after my bedtime. I’ll take that trade off.Not if you were watching NESN.
This is a really good point about the end of the game, beyond just the issue of giving up icings. All those soft dumps into the neutral zone don't get you a goal, but they also stopped Florida from getting good changes.non-icing clears that prevented Florida from getting matchup advantages