1/4/14 - Winnipeg at Boston

[tonyandpals]

Starting to get healthy, and many decisions will have to be made. That stuff has a way of working itself out. 
 
Thornton filled in on D for Krug who got a day off practice today.  Decision on Krug will be made tomorrow.
 
One last game at home before they head left to face 3 against the Pacific's best.  That starts a stretch of 8 against +500 teams. Could be their toughest stretches left this year.
 
Get the job done. One at a time.

 

[timlinin8th]

I hate the number of Saturday matinee games they've had to play this season, because a) they always seem to not show up for them and b) because I don't get to watch them. Ugh.

 

[cshea]

Justin Florek is up from Providence. No word on which forward is ailing, everyone practiced yesterday. 

Edit: Caron out with a stiff back.

 

[FelixMantilla]

Just after Caron played his best game in a long time.

 

[Terras]

Weak penalties today? Oh boy!

 

[McDrew]

Is this Florek's debut as well?  If so, that's 6 this season. 

 

[McDrew]

Ok, so its going to be one of those games.  Also, Jack totally missed a "DOWN GOES FRASIER" moment

 

[The Napkin]

I have no idea what's going on here

 

[cshea]

Stone hands Paille makes an appearance

 

[Terras]

They had that one coming.

 

[The Napkin]

Awful turnover by Krug set that up

 

[The Napkin]

Stone hands Paille makes an appearance

What what

 

[Terras]

Krug's pass was so good even Pie couldn't whiff.

 

[goyangfc]

PIES!

 

[Bergs]

Beastly shift by Krejci to end the period.

 

[McDrew]

The reason that Jerry Rice was one of the greatest recievers of all time was that he could reach down and grab an extra gear to get separation when he really needed to about 5 times a game.  It let him get just enough space to make a catch or evade a tackle, and made the difference between a 10 yard catch, and making the safety run him out of bounds 20 yards later. 
 
This game, Krecji has shown a couple of those moments, going screaming through the neutral zone, making a good fake or move to avoid the forecheck, and then drawing multiple defenders because of his speed and evasion.  He's gotten good outlet passes to ginla/Lucic because of that. 

 

[FelixMantilla]

Krejci reminds me of Jean Ratelle.

 

[FelixMantilla]

Krug may be a defensive liability, but boy can he shoot the puck.

 

[Jordu]

KROOOOOOOOG!

Florek in the right place on that.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Pretty passive reaction to Kane running Rask there

 

[FelixMantilla]

Krug and the big Swede! Gorgeous!
 
EDIT: My bad, Soderberg never touched it.

 

[goyangfc]

Krug will be eating kimchi and kalbi in PyeongChang in 2018. Mark my words.

 

[The Napkin]

Awful turnover by Krug set that up

He's made up for it

 

[The Napkin]

They gave it to Yeti. Methinks that'll change

 

[Jordu]

Krug's got 12 minutes to nail the pure hat trick.

 

[Eddie Jurak]

Is Florek up because Nick Johnson has 9 games in on emergency recall?

 

[Jordu]

Speaking of Krug, let's give the B's scouting operation some love: Both Krug and Miller were undrafted and Bartkowski was a 7th rounder (FLA).

 

[cshea]

Bergy just went down the runway.

 

[The Napkin]

They gave it to Yeti. Methinks that'll change

Damn I'm smart

 

[The Napkin]

Bergy just went down the runway.

With the equipment guy...

 

[FelixMantilla]

Turning into a typical second period for the Bruins. Lucky to be ahead as Winnipeg has dominated the last half of the period.

 

[FelixMantilla]

And now a terrible call against Hamilton.

 

[cshea]

Florek has impressed.

 

[FelixMantilla]

That's # 15 for Smith. Quite the season.

 

[Jordu]

That's # 15 for Smith. Quite the season.


Scores from all over the zone, too.

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

I think if I had to guess the Bruins record based on Felix's posts I'd say around .500, at best.

 

[Nomar813]

Bloody hell. I thought this was being played tonight. Huzzah for Gamecenter's quick archives.

 

[McDrew]

Florek has been called up as an emergency.  Will accompany the team as they head west. 

 

[kenneycb]

Winnipeg.  More like Lose-ipeg.

That is all.