Game 5 - Bruins v. CBJ
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On the McAvoy block, it looked like it may have deflected off his ankle and into his torso, possibly knocking the wind out of him. Glad to hear that he appears to be fine, but will feel better if he's actually able to put a skate on his foot on Monday.
He also may have been jabbed in the ribs or elsewhere with a CBJ stick trying to dig the puck out from him.
also, to go back to the controversial first goal, I don't think we had a shot of it posted yet:
I'm not 100% convinced that that's the puck, but I'm like 95% there, which is good enough for me to be OK with the result being a just one, and maybe even grudgingly accepting of the overturn.
I'm not 100% convinced that that's the puck, but I'm like 95% there, which is good enough for me to be OK with the result being a just one, and maybe even grudgingly accepting of the overturn.
Yeah that was a good goal and the right calls
Oh and what the fuck are people getting mad at Myt1 for? He’s right.
Win game 6 you fucks
Oh and what the fuck are people getting mad at Myt1 for? He’s right.
Win game 6 you fucks
Also hoping the McAvoy good news carries through Monday.
Weird game all around. The Jackets only had about one good, sustained offensive shift for two and a half periods, then seemed to realize that the Bruins defense would fall to shambles under the slightest of pressure. I expect that level of desperation from them at the start of Monday's game.
The good news is that it looks like, finally, the Bruins have all four lines in order, and their depth was key tonight. Columbus is leaning hard on their top players to make a game of it, where the Bruins are doing a better job of balancing their forwards' minutes and as such they looked better and better as the game went on. On to Game 6 I expect that to be a big advantage.
Stay out of the box as best you can, clear the damn zone and keep firing on Bob. The ticket to the ECF is right there for the taking.
Weird game all around. The Jackets only had about one good, sustained offensive shift for two and a half periods, then seemed to realize that the Bruins defense would fall to shambles under the slightest of pressure. I expect that level of desperation from them at the start of Monday's game.
The good news is that it looks like, finally, the Bruins have all four lines in order, and their depth was key tonight. Columbus is leaning hard on their top players to make a game of it, where the Bruins are doing a better job of balancing their forwards' minutes and as such they looked better and better as the game went on. On to Game 6 I expect that to be a big advantage.
Stay out of the box as best you can, clear the damn zone and keep firing on Bob. The ticket to the ECF is right there for the taking.
Yeah. Yeah on both.
Tortorella, at his post-game press conference, said there will be a game 7. He seemed quite sure of this. How happy would we be to see the Bruins make a fool of him?
It can't be anything else but the puck. It's not Rask's skate---when he later pulls the pad out of the net, you can see that the skate is hidden behind the pad. It's not his pad---the black pattern on it isn't big enough. There isn't anything else for it to be but the puck.
My first thought was he got it in the nuts. Certainly looked more like a wind thing than an ankle until I saw the video.
Because Chris Wagner sucks? As does Cehlarik, Kuhlman, and any of the other plugs that was going to be a plausible sub for a top 20-30 player in the league, even when injured.
I was out all night. I watched about 20 times and still never saw an angle where the entire puck was inconclusively in on that 1st CBJ goal. Dont get me wrong, I am fairly certain it was in, and am not complaining about the call, but honestly just highly curious about if the standard is evolving from "conclusive evidence to overturn" to "whatever seems the most likely following review (which I would be fine with)".
Note- I waw the side angle where the puck was not visible and then part of it seemed to flash behind the cross bar, but we never saw the entire puck in from that angle as far as I could see. Doesnt matter but just to clarify. And to reiterate, not complaining, thin it ultimately was a goal
Either way, killer W
Note- I waw the side angle where the puck was not visible and then part of it seemed to flash behind the cross bar, but we never saw the entire puck in from that angle as far as I could see. Doesnt matter but just to clarify. And to reiterate, not complaining, thin it ultimately was a goal
Either way, killer W
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On that controversial goal, here are the highlights from the game. Go to the 3:15 mark.
You can see the puck deflect off his pads, disappear behind the post momentarily, and then suddenly, when there wasn't anything there before, there's a black object in the net.
It sucked but it was absolutely a goal. Pasta made a great reply seconds later but Columbus fought hard. One hell of a third period and a great win for the Bs. I'd love to finish this off in Columbus and not have to have a game 7, but somehow I think that's what we're in for.
You can see the puck deflect off his pads, disappear behind the post momentarily, and then suddenly, when there wasn't anything there before, there's a black object in the net.
It sucked but it was absolutely a goal. Pasta made a great reply seconds later but Columbus fought hard. One hell of a third period and a great win for the Bs. I'd love to finish this off in Columbus and not have to have a game 7, but somehow I think that's what we're in for.
I was flying back to Seattle during the game, looks like I missed a sick game.
This series has been incredible.
This series has been incredible.
Can we make sure to carry the “Pasta should’ve sat earlier in the series” debate into the game six game thread? TIA.
Sure.
I hope he has a good enough game that the people who were very quiet in Games 3 and 4 feel brave and vindicated, nine days after the fact this time.
Backes in the past two games completely outplayed Pasta in game 3.
Again, there’s no universe in which he was a top 20-30 player in the league during those games.
If your argument didn’t suck so much, you’d be able to make it with the facts as they existed at the time, instead of reference to irrelevancies. Instead, every one of you are trying to bolster with Pasta’s true talent level. It’s silly.
I’m just glad that Cassidy got down to some good, old fashioned coaching this game. Apparently, it’s the stuff that the guys in the suits on the bench do to make players like Pasta able to skate, just not for the first 4 games of the series.
I was right for two games. You guys were quiet. It’s cool, I can be happy with a win, seven days later, even if it activates the stupid.
I mean, if you guys really thought you were right, you’d have been crowing after Game 4. After all, he scored a goal.
Of course, we all watched that game, and know why you couldn’t. Because Pasta still couldn’t skate.
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You play Pasta because his upside is significantly better than anyone on the roster. Especially compared to other options that are playing at 100%. As evidenced by last night. That is my argument.
My argument may suck but you’re bringing in one game sample sizes. I appreciate Pasta and Tuukka are the hills you want to die on. But I’m going to gladly dance on your grave when you’re wrong because you’re actively being a dick while making it.
My argument may suck but you’re bringing in one game sample sizes. I appreciate Pasta and Tuukka are the hills you want to die on. But I’m going to gladly dance on your grave when you’re wrong because you’re actively being a dick while making it.
The fact that you think that Tuukka is a hill I want to die on illustrates how poorly you understand the very basic concepts of what I’m saying. The fact that you think Pasta is, when he’s one of my favorite professional athletes, is downright bizarre. Is this what people who can’t separate their feelings from their brains do? It must be exhausting.
Pasta’s upside when he can’t move is not significantly better than anyone in the roster. And his downside in that state is also a factor that matters, if you’re thinking about this at all more rigorously than starfucking. As evidenced by the two games in which his controller was disconnected. Your argument is nonsense. Seven days later, he could skate again.
I’m sorry that logic and reason hurt your feelings to the point that you’re willing to make such shitty arguments.
Tom Brady’s upside is off the charts. Maybe they should have played him with a torn ACL.
Pasta’s upside when he can’t move is not significantly better than anyone in the roster. And his downside in that state is also a factor that matters, if you’re thinking about this at all more rigorously than starfucking. As evidenced by the two games in which his controller was disconnected. Your argument is nonsense. Seven days later, he could skate again.
I’m sorry that logic and reason hurt your feelings to the point that you’re willing to make such shitty arguments.
Tom Brady’s upside is off the charts. Maybe they should have played him with a torn ACL.
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Every time I watch the defensive play by by Carlo that led to Pasta's GWG, I get more impressed by it. He absolutely blew up that Panarin rush.... a completely underrated and impressive play.
The fact that people who objected to your overreaction to a small sample happened to be unavailable to comment in the game thread Thursday night doesn’t make your analysis any more correct.
Carlo has been the Bruins best shut-down defenseman throughout the playoffs. He makes mental mistakes from time to time, but he’s 22 and this is his first postseason.
I've stayed out of this discussion because I kind of fall in the middle, although I lean "can't sit your all star in the playoffs" while admitting he's looked brutal for the majority of the time. But I must object to the bolded.
Name another guy on the roster that can shoot the puck like him. Yes he's been largely immobile, and yes he's made some terrible decisions, but as evidenced by his points totals, he can still stick the puck in the net, and that's something they desperately need.
The fact that he couldn’t skate in either game does.
And seriously, it’s not a “sample,” let alone a small one, which may explain why you people keep fucking this up. The player’s inability to move is not a randomly distributed occurrence, so, please spare me your pseudo-dispassionate “long view” analysis. This also made your Marchand analogy diatribes particularly stupid.
But hey, you’re probably right. It was all in his head, and Cassidy snapped him out of it with coaching. Shame he didn’t find the right magic words sooner.
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His point totals include games where he could move. No one was saying that he should be benched for the series or the entire playoffs. He had three points in a game, 7 days after I said that he needed a game off.
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