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Post by kjc2 on Dec 19, 2023 21:37:18 GMT -5
Yes! Marchand!
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Post by SeaBass on Dec 19, 2023 21:39:41 GMT -5
Guess I picked a good time to get home and turn the tv on.
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Post by madmarx on Dec 19, 2023 21:41:20 GMT -5
Guess I picked a good time to get home and turn the tv on. So it’s your fault 😉 |
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Post by madmarx on Dec 19, 2023 21:46:35 GMT -5
Gotta hit the net ffs
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Post by kjc2 on Dec 19, 2023 21:46:51 GMT -5
Pathetic decision by Jake there.
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Post by SeaBass on Dec 19, 2023 21:47:37 GMT -5
If I am Monty I bench DeBrusk after that stupid fucking play.
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Post by SeaBass on Dec 19, 2023 21:48:20 GMT -5
Guess I picked a good time to get home and turn the tv on. So it’s your fault 😉 I guess i should have turned it back off. |
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Post by madmarx on Dec 19, 2023 21:48:44 GMT -5
If I am Monty I bench DeBrusk after that stupid fucking play. I would trade him before the midnight deadline 🤬 |
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Post by SeaBass on Dec 19, 2023 21:50:21 GMT -5
Is it just me or do we rush the plays in OT? Some teams seem to have possession a lot longer than the bruins. We get it and take a stupid shot or force something.
Marchy should have passed the puck back to Ullmark, instead he gives up a breakaway.
JD tries to pick a corner and gives them a 3 on 1.
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Post by blkngld on Dec 19, 2023 21:50:51 GMT -5
between Gryz awful D zone coverage and Debrusk's bonehead plays it ruined a spectacular game
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Post by madmarx on Dec 19, 2023 21:51:17 GMT -5
I guess i should have turned it back off. They played a loose game and it bit them in the ass , MacAvoy was invisible Grz and Jake are really getting on my nerves. |
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Post by SeaBass on Dec 19, 2023 21:52:57 GMT -5
I guess i should have turned it back off. They played a loose game and it bit them in the ass , MacAvoy was invisible Grz and Jake are really getting on my nerves. Makes trading them that much harder. Who would want them and what would the return be. A 3rd round pick? |
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Post by blkngld on Dec 19, 2023 21:57:24 GMT -5
this team is not nearly as good in the D zone as the one coached by Cassidy and I think we're seeing the effects of no Bergy to cover up how bad this team is at holding leads. It seemed to me Monty had the 4th line out there against Minny's top line WTF is that all about? How about you make them defend Pasta the whole game and expose Boldy and Kaprizov's weakness in their own end. I just don't think JM's a good X's and O's coach. Wortherspoon looked like an AHL d man. Gryz and Carlo were both caught looking at the puck instead of tying up sticks on the last two Min goals.
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Post by madmarx on Dec 19, 2023 22:01:27 GMT -5
They played a loose game and it bit them in the ass , MacAvoy was invisible Grz and Jake are really getting on my nerves. Makes trading them that much harder. Who would want them and what would the return be. A 3rd round pick? Nobody would want them we need Players that are hungry to play sit there asses and bring up the Yutes . We can’t have the same two Guys carrying them team night after night need to send a message. . |
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Post by KSJ08 on Dec 20, 2023 7:33:19 GMT -5
Grz AGAIN in OT!!! 🤢🤮👎
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Post by crafar01 on Dec 20, 2023 7:57:47 GMT -5
The smoke and mirrors ain't working with these guys anymore. And now that the goaltending, mostly Ullmark unfortunately, is starting sag and show some cracks, teams have us figured out. Press them long enough, someone will make a mistake and a scoring opportunity will present itself and it will usually be a good one. And to be fair, you can only lean on the goalies to a point. Remember a time when our guys between the pipes only had to make one, two, maybe 3 high end saves a game? Well, now they're having to make them in the double digits, in almost every game and that isn't good. The bad decisions with the puck continue along with soft play, the 4th line is probably the only exception on the latter front, but this team has flatlined. And I'm not sure what the fix is, if we have the players in the system, or the assets to rectify it via a trade to really improve it.
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Post by SeaBass on Dec 20, 2023 9:21:08 GMT -5
That one(for a change) was not on him. 3 on 1. |
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Post by KSJ08 on Dec 20, 2023 9:50:01 GMT -5
That one(for a change) was not on him. 3 on 1. Was he on the ice?? |
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Post by SeaBass on Dec 20, 2023 10:32:51 GMT -5
That one(for a change) was not on him. 3 on 1. Was he on the ice?? Yup. This one was all on JD |
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Post by KSJ08 on Dec 20, 2023 10:58:27 GMT -5
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Post by kjc2 on Dec 20, 2023 12:35:57 GMT -5
I’m not blaming Grz but a taller D with a longer stick could have intercepted that pass.
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Post by nfld77 on Dec 20, 2023 13:32:37 GMT -5
That OT goal is all on Jake, no mistake about it..You rarely do that 5 on 5 much less 3 on 3..Trying to hit top corner and nobody on opposite side..Stupid play Jake..
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Post by SeaBass on Dec 21, 2023 10:02:07 GMT -5
The Boston Bruins banked one point against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday. Jim Montgomery was pleased about that.
“I do like our compete,” the Bruins coach said after the 4-3 overtime loss. “I love the fact that we got that point. I love the way our goaltender competed again.”
The Bruins advanced to overtime because of good down-low work by their horses. By claiming his net-front ice, Charlie Coyle drew a high-sticking call on Alex Goligoski at 17:29 of the third.
The Bruins, down 3-2 at the time, tied the game on Brad Marchand’s goal. The captain scored following extended crease craziness around Marc-Andre Fleury, who had lost his battle ax and was playing with Connor Dewar’s stick.
But they failed to record the extra point in overtime. Jake DeBrusk snapped a shot that sailed wide of the net. It was his first mistake. DeBrusk compounded his error by taking a generous skate deep into the offensive zone.
The Wild went the other way. Kirill Kaprizov ended the night by slamming home Joel Eriksson Ek’s slot-line pass. Linus Ullmark had no chance.
“Got to get that on net,” Montgomery said of DeBrusk’s attempt. “I don’t like the shot selection. And I don’t like both guys going to the net, going all the way to the goal line. That’s what gives up the three-on-one the other way.”
You could make the case the Bruins were fortunate to get the lone point. They didn’t play like they wanted it in the third period.
They were up 2-1 after 40 minutes. Good teams go into lockdown in such instances, especially against a team that was playing its second game in two nights (the Wild lost 4-3 to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday).
Instead, the Bruins played their leakiest defense of the game in the third. The Wild ripped off 12 shots on Ullmark. They should have put more pucks behind him than only two.
But Ullmark was square on Kaprizov’s early chance in the third. He made back-to-back right-pad stops on Kaprizov and Jake Middleton. Ullmark gloved Kaprizov’s point-blank attempt. Ullmark darted to his right to make a desperate save on Marcus Johansson.
The Wild did not back down. Kaprizov was in position to pump in Middleton’s shot off the post. Then after Brock Faber’s point shot hit traffic, Ryan Hartman had enough open space in front to put the Wild up 3-2.
The Bruins were lucky to be within just one given the quality of chances they were allowing.
“Slot area and the net front,” Montgomery said of his team’s biggest defensive deficiencies. “We’re just not closing quickly enough. When they went out high, I don’t think our wings closed quick enough. Urgency, probably, was the biggest thing.”
The Bruins did some good things. Fleury was just as busy as Ullmark late in the game. David Pastrnak pumped 11 pucks on net, putting two past Fleury.
Pavel Zacha, back after missing three games because of an upper-body injury, did not play with a single speck of rust on his skates. The No. 1 center set up Pastrnak for one of his two goals. He was also credited with an assist on Marchand’s tying strike.
Fourth-liners Jakub Lauko, Johnny Beecher and Oskar Steen played one of their best games of the year. They met with Montgomery on Tuesday morning to discuss what they needed to do to make more of an impact. The message was received.
Lauko was cleared to fight for the first time since suffering facial fractures Oct. 24. He accepted the green light by challenging Dewar after the Wild took a 1-0 lead. Lauko punched Dewar hard enough to knock off his opponent’s helmet. Later in the first, Lauko nearly executed a Michigan on Fleury. He sent his lacrosse-style shot just wide of the net.
Beecher and Steen were just as stout. Beecher roared past Zach Bogosian to help set up Pastrnak’s first goal. The No. 4 center recorded four hits. Steen laid out three hits, including two on the hulking Pat Maroon.
“I do think it was his best game,” Montgomery said of Lauko. “Just because of his intensity on pucks. He was physical. I think he had at least three big hits that I remember. I thought it was the fourth line’s best game in a long time. It was much-needed for us. It helped us.”
The Bruins’ looseness wasted their effort.
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Post by kjc2 on Dec 21, 2023 11:15:31 GMT -5
The Boston Bruins banked one point against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday. Jim Montgomery was pleased about that. “I do like our compete,” the Bruins coach said after the 4-3 overtime loss. “I love the fact that we got that point. I love the way our goaltender competed again.” The Bruins advanced to overtime because of good down-low work by their horses. By claiming his net-front ice, Charlie Coyle drew a high-sticking call on Alex Goligoski at 17:29 of the third. The Bruins, down 3-2 at the time, tied the game on Brad Marchand’s goal. The captain scored following extended crease craziness around Marc-Andre Fleury, who had lost his battle ax and was playing with Connor Dewar’s stick. But they failed to record the extra point in overtime. Jake DeBrusk snapped a shot that sailed wide of the net. It was his first mistake. DeBrusk compounded his error by taking a generous skate deep into the offensive zone. The Wild went the other way. Kirill Kaprizov ended the night by slamming home Joel Eriksson Ek’s slot-line pass. Linus Ullmark had no chance. “Got to get that on net,” Montgomery said of DeBrusk’s attempt. “I don’t like the shot selection. And I don’t like both guys going to the net, going all the way to the goal line. That’s what gives up the three-on-one the other way.” You could make the case the Bruins were fortunate to get the lone point. They didn’t play like they wanted it in the third period. They were up 2-1 after 40 minutes. Good teams go into lockdown in such instances, especially against a team that was playing its second game in two nights (the Wild lost 4-3 to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday). Instead, the Bruins played their leakiest defense of the game in the third. The Wild ripped off 12 shots on Ullmark. They should have put more pucks behind him than only two. But Ullmark was square on Kaprizov’s early chance in the third. He made back-to-back right-pad stops on Kaprizov and Jake Middleton. Ullmark gloved Kaprizov’s point-blank attempt. Ullmark darted to his right to make a desperate save on Marcus Johansson. The Wild did not back down. Kaprizov was in position to pump in Middleton’s shot off the post. Then after Brock Faber’s point shot hit traffic, Ryan Hartman had enough open space in front to put the Wild up 3-2. The Bruins were lucky to be within just one given the quality of chances they were allowing. “Slot area and the net front,” Montgomery said of his team’s biggest defensive deficiencies. “We’re just not closing quickly enough. When they went out high, I don’t think our wings closed quick enough. Urgency, probably, was the biggest thing.” The Bruins did some good things. Fleury was just as busy as Ullmark late in the game. David Pastrnak pumped 11 pucks on net, putting two past Fleury. Pavel Zacha, back after missing three games because of an upper-body injury, did not play with a single speck of rust on his skates. The No. 1 center set up Pastrnak for one of his two goals. He was also credited with an assist on Marchand’s tying strike. Fourth-liners Jakub Lauko, Johnny Beecher and Oskar Steen played one of their best games of the year. They met with Montgomery on Tuesday morning to discuss what they needed to do to make more of an impact. The message was received. Lauko was cleared to fight for the first time since suffering facial fractures Oct. 24. He accepted the green light by challenging Dewar after the Wild took a 1-0 lead. Lauko punched Dewar hard enough to knock off his opponent’s helmet. Later in the first, Lauko nearly executed a Michigan on Fleury. He sent his lacrosse-style shot just wide of the net. Beecher and Steen were just as stout. Beecher roared past Zach Bogosian to help set up Pastrnak’s first goal. The No. 4 center recorded four hits. Steen laid out three hits, including two on the hulking Pat Maroon. “I do think it was his best game,” Montgomery said of Lauko. “Just because of his intensity on pucks. He was physical. I think he had at least three big hits that I remember. I thought it was the fourth line’s best game in a long time. It was much-needed for us. It helped us.” The Bruins’ looseness wasted their effort. I think he’s right, aside from a few breakdowns there was lots of thing to like about that game. |
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