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Our Captain being "Hazard Cone" seems oddly appropriate.
I may have to use some of these in game threads.
I may have to use some of these in game threads.
Not this series, unfortunately.Manzivino said:Lucic as Maul Clinic couldn't be more on the nose.
It's because almost all his points are on the PP, not because he's been on the ice for a lot of goals against.NortheasternPJ said:I love that PK has 7 points and is still a -1 for the series.
I would not want to be playing a Game 7. Close them out in Montreal and you don't have to deal with a game in which a bad bounce or 2 ends your season. This is why I love the Bruins' mentality in regards to most teams in the rest of the league. You hear postgame quotes after elimination game losses by the team that is ahead where they are content with not closing out and "we'll get 'em next game". Screw that. Finish an opponent off as quickly as possible. Game 7's aren't something you want even though the Bruins would be home.RSN Diaspora said:Oy vey, per Haggerty:
Johnny Boychuk on Game 6 in Montreal: "It's basically a must win game. I don't want to sugarcoat it. We have to be prepared for everything"
I get that everyone overdoes the "must win" thing, but right after a win in which the other team literally must win to stay alive?
Agreed. I thought whoever won last night was going to take the series in 6 because there would be that urgency to not go to game 7. Hope I'm right on this one tomorrow.RedOctober3829 said:I would not want to be playing a Game 7. Close them out in Montreal and you don't have to deal with a game in which a bad bounce or 2 ends your season. This is why I love the Bruins' mentality in regards to most teams in the rest of the league. You hear postgame quotes after elimination game losses by the team that is ahead where they are content with not closing out and "we'll get 'em next game". Screw that. Finish an opponent off as quickly as possible. Game 7's aren't something you want even though the Bruins would be home.
Will there be a retroactive fine for Horton for 2011?Boston Brawler said:Thornton fined about $2800 for the water incident.
I wonder if he'll also get a press box view of game 6Boston Brawler said:Thornton fined about $2800 for the water incident.
Ed Hillel said:Do you really think the "water incident" is going to fire up a team playing at home in an elimination game?
mwonow said:I wonder if he'll also get a press box view of game 6
Don't get me wrong, I really like Thornton. There are coaches/teams that would extend the punishment unilaterally, others who figure that this kind of thing is a league issue, I was just wondering where you thought Claude stood.Lose Remerswaal said:
Replaced by . . . Caron? No way. He's playing fine in the games, this is the penalty he deserves for that trick.
Boston Brawler said:Thornton fined about $2800 for the water incident.
Toe Nash said:Beyond sportsmanship, I think there's pretty clear player safety reasons that players on the bench physically interfering with a player during play shouldn't be tolerated. Spraying a little water probably had very little effect last night but it's easy to see how it could have. I think a fine is fair.
I also just don't see a reason for it. You just outplayed them (and finally got the puck in the net instead of off the post), are one game away from moving on, and a guy who played less than two minutes in the 3rd gives the media something else to talk about and gives the Canadiens even more reason to be fired up next game. They had already gotten Subban "off his game" by making him spend time in his own end and clogging shooting lanes when he had the puck. Just unnecessary. [/rant]
"I love it," PK Subban told NBC's Pierre McGuire after the game. "That's what playoffs is all about. I hope the crowd is louder than in here. I hope it gets nasty. I hope it gets dirty. At the end of the game, when you're shaking hands, whoever wins, that's what the feeling is all about. Knowing that you battled, knowing that you went through a war. You know what? We're gonna be there at the end standing tall."
DrewDawg said:
I have to say for as much as I hate seeing Subban wearing the RWB (en Francais, le RBB), this is the sort of bad-ass quote that we would expect out of someone like Pedroia. If/when Subban hits free agency, I'd love to see Chia back up the Brinks truck for him.
"I love it," PK Subban told NBC's Pierre McGuire after the game. "That's what playoffs is all about. I hope the crowd is louder than in here. I hope it gets nasty. I hope it gets dirty. At the end of the game, when you're shaking hands, whoever wins, that's what the feeling is all about. Knowing that you battled, knowing that you went through a war. You know what? We're gonna be there at the end standing tall."
Saints Rest said:I have to say for as much as I hate seeing Subban wearing the RWB (en Francais, le RBB), this is the sort of bad-ass quote that we would expect out of someone like Pedroia. If/when Subban hits free agency, I'd love to see Chia back up the Brinks truck for him.
SoxFan58 said:It didn't have to but it helps when the team a win away from closing it out decides to not show up.
Shifting to Game 7, it seems obvious but I think the biggest story going in is how Rask performs. He's had a pedestrian series (outside of game 4 which was really impressive, the one game in this series he has stolen); and I think it's fair to say he hasn't put together that one great "back against the wall" type performance. He was the goalie in the Philly series, he had a bad game 7 against Toronto, and obviously Game 6 last year. Small samples aside, this is the game an $8 million goaltender needs to show up for.
SoxFan58 said:It didn't have to but it helps when the team a win away from closing it out decides to not show up.
Shifting to Game 7, it seems obvious but I think the biggest story going in is how Rask performs. He's had a pedestrian series (outside of game 4 which was really impressive, the one game in this series he has stolen); and I think it's fair to say he hasn't put together that one great "back against the wall" type performance. He was the goalie in the Philly series, he had a bad game 7 against Toronto, and obviously Game 6 last year. Small samples aside, this is the game an $8 million goaltender needs to show up for.
Smiling Joe Hesketh said:
He hasn't played well in this series and it's fair to note that. But he's certainly played great in the playoffs in the past. Maybe he can remember how to do that again tomorrow night.
The Four Peters said:How much of the stickhandling is the ice though? It's been extremely noticeable this series (moreso than the Detroit series) and it seems like the puck is impossible to control for both teams. I hope the Garden is at about 55 degrees tomorrow night.
Sorry, my mistake. I read the length of the contract as the terms.TheShynessClinic said:
Why do you keep calling him the "8 million dollar" goalie?
I agree with you. All i was saying is right or wrong three years ago, the talk was how the core of this team had never won a game 7. The core of this team never showed up in a big spot in the playoffs. 2011 changed that but I think it's important to note that Rask wasn't in net for that.Smiling Joe Hesketh said:
That's like saying he wasn't good in the games he struggled in, while ignoring the games where he's played well.
I was killing the guy in the game thread too, because he played like absolute shit last night. That being said, noting the Philly series 4 years ago has really nothing to do with what will happen tomorrow. He played great against Detroit this year, he played great against the Rangers (save for one screwup) and the Pens last year, and played great against Chicago in the Final which was an extremely tight series.
He hasn't played well in this series and it's fair to note that. But he's certainly played great in the playoffs in the past. Maybe he can remember how to do that again tomorrow night.
Rask is obviously important tomorrow. A goalie's performance is always key to a victory in any game. He's shown up a lot this series (Games 1, 4, and 5 he was spot on). But, that being said, you have to expect more from the rest of the guys too. It didn't matter what Rask did last night because they didn't put the puck in the net. The overwhelming theme in this series is the Bruins not finishing their open chances. If they buried even a few of them, this series would already be over independent of what Rask has done. Spot Rask a couple of goals tomorrow night, please.SoxFan58 said:I agree with you. All i was saying is right or wrong three years ago, the talk was how the core of this team had never won a game 7. The core of this team never showed up in a big spot in the playoffs. 2011 changed that but I think it's important to note that Rask wasn't in net for that.
He's played very well this season and he's played very well in the playoffs in the past. He is the key tomorrow and I think it's important that he shows up in one of these games. The point of my post was that it hasn't happened yet.
SoxFan58 said:I agree with you. All i was saying is right or wrong three years ago, the talk was how the core of this team had never won a game 7. The core of this team never showed up in a big spot in the playoffs. 2011 changed that but I think it's important to note that Rask wasn't in net for that.
He's played very well this season and he's played very well in the playoffs in the past. He is the key tomorrow and I think it's important that he shows up in one of these games. The point of my post was that it hasn't happened yet.
Myt1 said:To be fair, he's at least been hitting and in position to shank shots. His linemates have been invisible.
This is the worst playoff series I've ever seen out of Krecji. By far. The aggression on the top of the Montreal penalty kill has been giving him fits and he seems to be thinking about every play when he's usually so effortless and instinctive.
Some of his stick handling in the 3rd last night echoed old playoff Krecji. Wouldn't be surprised to see that line explode tomorrow. But more than anything, I think the breakout needs work. They're completely unable to get any speed through the neutral zone and that kills the offense, whether it's carrying the puck in or dumping and chasing for a cycle.
He wasn't very good at the faceoff dot either, losing 3 in a row cleanly in the second period including one which directly led to the third goal. Usually when a player of his caliber struggles with putting the puck in the net they often can help make up for it in other aspects of the game. Krejci seems to be struggling with everything lately (it obviously doesn't help that he isn't overly physical), which would lead me to believe he could still be hiding some injury.Smiling Joe Hesketh said:
Every decision Krejci has made with the puck in this series has been wrong. He's making drop passes when he has a path to the net, he's not carrying the puck in with speed, he's continually trying to make cross ice passes and pretty plays. It's infuriating. I agree with you, Montreal has gotten in his head and it's screwed him and his linemates all up.
Lupe Whalewatch said:He wasn't very good at the faceoff dot either, losing 3 in a row cleanly in the second period including one which directly led to the third goal. Usually when a player of his caliber struggles with putting the puck in the net they often can help make up for it in other aspects of the game. Krejci seems to be struggling with everything lately (it obviously doesn't help that he isn't overly physical), which would lead me to believe he could still be hiding some injury.
I could get on board with that. Soderberg has been the best offensive center on the roster this series and might be able to get Looch going.cshea said:The ship has likely sailed on it, but earlier in the series I would've experimented with shaking up the Krejci line. I would've done this:
Lucic - Soderberg - Eriksson
Marchand - Bergeron - Smith
Paille - Krejci - Iginla
Caron/Fraser - Campbell - Thornton
I still might consider something like that if Krejci line starts slow tomorrow. Their game 6 play was encouraging, but they haven't had any sort of consisteny from game-to-game so I'm not sure what to expect. The combo's above probably are the least upsetting to the entire roster. It might be worth a shot if that line is shaky at the start.