Bruins @ Canadiens - Game 6
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And my general point is that we're going to be celebrating like Rocky and Apollo in the Pacific Ocean after Rocky finally beats him in their beachside sprints. And it will be glorious and you won't be invited!
Just a careless game with a lack of attention to detail by the Bruins tonight. Poor exchange by Rask and Miller leads to a gift of a goal and then a lack of communication between Chara and Rask leads to another. They were toast at that point, they never pushed back after the Paciorrety goal.
My only positive takeaway would be the Krejci line certainly improved.
My only positive takeaway would be the Krejci line certainly improved.
The whole calm the fuck down thing in the game thread after the worst performance f the year in a potential series clinching game against a rival is kind of a tired trope. Forgive me but it is. People have a right to be pissed off by this game because there was a stunning lack of mental fortitude tonight in a big moment, and to pretend that they can't won't allow themselves to lose 1-0 on a bad bounce on Wednesday is kind of fatuous. Crush, kill, destroy in game 7 as we know you can and also, in the same breath, fuck you Bruins' 18 skaters on 5/10/14. I take both positions and both are valid. I am not calm about either one, though, and I don't need to be told to be.kenneycb said:
Make sure the hugging is really uncomfortable and in slow motion, and bring an extra pair of shoes or you'll get blisters.kenneycb said:
But yeah, you should get to celebrate that way after Game 7 and people should take a road loss in stride. Montreal has the odds stacked against them.
I'm not talking about not being annoyed at this game, more about the Chicken Little crowd for the Wednesday game. This thing happens pretty much every time the B's lay an egg in the playoffs and people freak out and then they come back and play competently in the next game, such as when the Bruins were eliminated after the Pavel Datsyuk goal a couple weeks ago. Sucks to ride that wave of emotions but so be it, it's just hockey.catomatic said:
With my snuggest pair of nut hugging shorts. You know, for the ladies. Yeah.Fred in Lynn said:
Amen, it's just hockey, but to say that at the end of the thread given the way these threads begin is slightly disingenuous—emotionally speaking. You can't reeeaally have it both ways, you know. Raise the torch and then walk home as a rationalist. I get weary—and I'm not accusing you personally, it just happened to be the post to set me off a little—I get weary of the rush to the adult high ground after the groaning and puking reaches a certain saturation point. Someone is going to rush up there and tell everyone to calm down as the din reaches a crescendo and you can almost set your watch by it. You can't invoke Bearataur, watch one of the worst performances of the season in the biggest game so far and then take refuge in logical positivism—it doesn't really work that way. Not for me anyway. I'm bullshit AND bullish, but the full spectrum of emotion has never—in this season—been more justified.kenneycb said:
They played like shit, but it wasn't for lack of effort, buddy. Their shitty luck kept being shitty with the posts and near misses. I don't know what it is about the Bell Center, but it brings the worst out in their skill and touch plays. They suddenly tighten up and can't finish. Passes are in skates and wide open chances are misses.
That being said, it's happened uncharacteristically in Boston this postseason too. They have to score first on Wesnesday and ride the wave of emotion to victory. I'm confident they'll get it done, but it's certainly not going to be easy.
That being said, it's happened uncharacteristically in Boston this postseason too. They have to score first on Wesnesday and ride the wave of emotion to victory. I'm confident they'll get it done, but it's certainly not going to be easy.
@reporterchris: P.K. Subban, on Game 7: I cant wait for the crowd, the noise, the energy in the building. I cant wait to take that all away from them.
Shitty showing, no energy for the most past. Got shutout by Price, bad bounces. All in all, the guys didn't look very focused in this one. The intensity wasn't there and thats something you just don't see from them. I have no doubt we take this thing on Wednesday night.
cshea said:
I guess my frustration stems from the fact that they played a lazy game in the first place. No effort, no emotion, careless plays, stupid passes, no drive or energy...it's a chance to wrap up the series and they didn't show up. That's really disconcerting to me. This is a veteran team for the most part and they should know better. Had they come out and played hard and with energy but lost the game, well, shit happens, because the other guys are on scholarship too. But that's not what happened last night. Save for a 10 minute stretch in the second, they didn't show up.
ypioca said:
NYCSox said:
Assuming option A is out of the question, option B strikes me as an absolute must.
As good as he's been all series, Loui was on the ice for all 4 Montreal Goals.
edit: not that he's directly at fault, but he's had better games.
edit: not that he's directly at fault, but he's had better games.
All I know is that I've seen this fucking script before. Oh look, the Canadiens took game 6 to force a game 7. Oh no, the Bruins aren't going to be able to exorcise their playoff demons. Oh dear, how are we ever going to win with an effort like this?
You know what? Fuck that noise.
This Bruins team, for as shitty as they've played for parts of this series, is tied 3-3 coming back home tomorrow night. They're tied 3-3 despite getting absolutely jack shit from the first line. They're tied 3-3 despite Tuukka's 5-hole being wide enough to drive a fucking Mack truck through. They're tied 3-3 despite painting the outside of the every fucking post with enough black rubber to scare the fuck out of Donald Sterling. So enough about how we should be so scared of the Canadiens and how the series is over.
This team is going to come home tomorrow and bring the fucking wood to Montreal. I don't know what the fucking score is going to be. I don't know who we're going to knock out. I don't know how many beers I'm going to drink. But I do know that this Bruins team always shows up when they have to. And tomorrow, they're going to send the Canadiens back across the border until October. Dust off your fucking 9-iron, PK. It ends tomorrow.
You know what? Fuck that noise.
This Bruins team, for as shitty as they've played for parts of this series, is tied 3-3 coming back home tomorrow night. They're tied 3-3 despite getting absolutely jack shit from the first line. They're tied 3-3 despite Tuukka's 5-hole being wide enough to drive a fucking Mack truck through. They're tied 3-3 despite painting the outside of the every fucking post with enough black rubber to scare the fuck out of Donald Sterling. So enough about how we should be so scared of the Canadiens and how the series is over.
This team is going to come home tomorrow and bring the fucking wood to Montreal. I don't know what the fucking score is going to be. I don't know who we're going to knock out. I don't know how many beers I'm going to drink. But I do know that this Bruins team always shows up when they have to. And tomorrow, they're going to send the Canadiens back across the border until October. Dust off your fucking 9-iron, PK. It ends tomorrow.
AMcGhie said:
That's really unfair.
First Goal - That's 100% on Miller and 17% on Tuukka.
Second Goal - A breakaway on a lob pass. 50% Chara 50% Tuukka 25% dumb luck
Third Goal - I blacked out by this point. 100% on me.
Fourth Goal - an empty netter on a turnover by a defenseman. 130% on Clode.
His line was the only line doing anything out there last night. Those goals would have been scored with a forward line of Bergeron/Kopitar/Datsyuk.
Loui's game last night is the prime example of why +/- is such an awful stat. He winds up a -3 through no fault of is own, and he was a positive possession player at ~54% at even strength.
Just looking over the numbers at Extra Skater, the Krejci line had a very good night so that's encouraging. They were at 25 shot attempts at even strength, and 60% possession which is a big improvement from earlier in the series. Just need them to bear down and finish. Hopefully that'll come tomorrow.
Just looking over the numbers at Extra Skater, the Krejci line had a very good night so that's encouraging. They were at 25 shot attempts at even strength, and 60% possession which is a big improvement from earlier in the series. Just need them to bear down and finish. Hopefully that'll come tomorrow.
It was Krug (as Myt1 said) and it was a behind the back reversal along the wall. Any high school defenseman should be able to catch that pass without sending it into the slot, I was absolutely apoplectic that Miller did that right there.Dummy Hoy said:
Yup, even though he tried to punch Bergeron in the back of the head. He did an interview after the game with Pierre that was really, really good. A lot of "I want to make my teammates better" kind of stuff, and when asked about the crown in Boston he said something along the lines of, "It's awesome. I want them to be louder than the fans here because that's what playoff hockey is all about, and if you are the ones moving on after the hand shakes then you know you earned it."Smiling Joe Hesketh said:
Edit: Here's the actual quote (stolen from DrewDawg):
I hate him on the ice, but with the way he handled the non-story tweet thing at the beginning of the series, and the way he has handled himself for the most part during the series he has earned my grudging respect. Here's hoping the B's can get up a goal or two and get under his skin, because when he is playing under control he is a supreme talent.
Krug and Miller were pretty rancid last night. Krug was on the ice for a whopping 26 of the 48 Canadiens shot attempts at 5-on-5, Miller was *only* 21. The Canadiens certainly exploited those two. I can't remember off the top of my head how Therrien was working the matchups, but he found something there. Home ice should help alleviate some of that, but Krug and Miller need to play better tomorrow.
I was too, but it did seem to explode on him a bit, and in a spot where people were losing edges a lot. Not an excuse, just maybe a contributing factor.The Four Peters said:
I just watched the replay and was thinking of something completely different...I have no idea what I'm talking about clearly. Way too much drinking for a Monday night. I don't think it was the easiest pass (stuck on the wall and a bit quicker than it looked), but Miller should have handled it.
Yeah, you at least turn your body to shield the puck from exploding off the boards or at least into your skates. That said, he's an NHL talent so I can't blame Miller for trying to make the quick play.Dummy Hoy said:
