Round 1 Bruins-Leafs
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Sure, he's been great but of course he lost Game 7 in each of the past two years.
Marchand was interviewed on ice after the game and straight up said last year was on their minds. They're only human. So tonight will purge all that extra baggage.
This is a good point. This year was the first that he was the number 1 guy from the start for the playoffs.
Seriously, twice they played an injured goalie over him. He’s probably inspired now.
Next round is total gravy IMO. Florida is better so the Bruins are underdogs. I'd love to get revenge for last year but Florida is playing excellent hockey.
I'm still legitimately stunned at how much I needed that, without even realizing it.
I watched the game while playing a video game on the other screen and was honestly pretty chill.
But then Pasta scored and I fell out of my chair.
Holy shit.
I watched the game while playing a video game on the other screen and was honestly pretty chill.
But then Pasta scored and I fell out of my chair.
Holy shit.
Does Swayman showing he’s a true #1 now give them the freedom to move Ullmark in the offseason?
I would expect them to move Ullmark, yes. I think they were looking to do so even if Swayman hadn't turned into 2011 Tim Thomas in this series.
Also just read that the Bruins stayed in a hotel Friday night and arrived to tonight's game on busses, just like they would in road games. So there's an adjustment that I'm glad they made.
I understand.
I am happy the dominance over the leafs continues.
The leafs have not beaten the Bruins in the playoffs in my lifetime, and I am retired.
They need to be accountable. So maybe try, just once, not hammerin' ass all night the night before a game.
I’m not here to tell you not to hammer ass. But you need to be accountable. Right, you never got any legs in the third because you already played a period between the sheets. If you wanna hammer ass all day, you can’t be dogging it come game time.
Edit: Beat by a guy who just had a heart attack. Fuck.
Game 7 was a rare game in Boston after May 1 where the ice conditions were maybe not especially terrible?
At the stretch involving the two goals: when Carlo went down, when DeBrusk lost and edge and then when a couple Toronto players fell, I thought the ice must be pretty gouged up, but there was otherwise not too many moments of rolling, bouncing pucks making for ugly hockey.
Maybe they caught a break there.
At the stretch involving the two goals: when Carlo went down, when DeBrusk lost and edge and then when a couple Toronto players fell, I thought the ice must be pretty gouged up, but there was otherwise not too many moments of rolling, bouncing pucks making for ugly hockey.
Maybe they caught a break there.
I made a comment to my son about the ice at some point last night. We were at game 5 and the ice seemed horrible. Pucks weren't sticking to sticks and guys on both teams were fanning on the puck a bunch. It was much cleaner last night.
It was said in the game thread, but the Bruins looked like a completely different team last night than games 5-6, in terms of their passing and crispness.
Still a little too much dump and chase for my liking, but they played so much better.
You think, with the speed of the game, a guy can wait for an on-edge puck to shoot it?
This looks familiar (may have already been posted):
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k6TYvGDjj8
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k6TYvGDjj8
Hold my beer hermano. I was positive we were going to win that night, and even brought a case of exceptional tequila to the Garden for the all night party. I would have received a ring, the Cup for a day, my name on the Cup, and a very healthy check (which would have been spent on the Stanley Cup party at my house). Fuck.
Since leaving the team, my passion for sports has been mostly lost. I’m still interested, but don’t care enough to let it affect me either way. I haven’t watched a full game in any sport since retiring, and even last night I went to bed after the 2nd period after watching just bits and pieces of the first 2.
I think that fucking game 7 was what changed me.
But I still love that the Bruins beat the Leafs. They suck. Their analytics staff was amazingly arrogant, despite the dumb shit that team did. Fuck the Leafs.
I was so disappointed for you. Thought they had it. That fucking goal was a back breaker, after their sustained pressure. Also, I’m sure that you would have shared some tequila.
The two decades of sustained success and kids are what ruined me. Turned me into a shit fan. No joy, just mild relief when the Pats would win a Super Bowl. I grew up in a baseball household, played far more basketball into adulthood, but hockey is the only sport that I watch regularly anymore. On delay after the kids are in bed, obviously.
I still get more fired up watching hockey than I did playing rugby as an adult. Part of that was probably the whole concentrating on breathing and not having a heart attack during the latter, of course.
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The look on his face when they scored was not of excitement, but of relief. It was pretty intense.
Never mind being disappointed for him, what about us? Fris might have invited us to his Stanley Cup party!
Sigh. Rip and I went to Game 2 of that series, met Fris afterwards for beers and even though they had lost that game in OT I thought they were winning that series.
Sigh. Rip and I went to Game 2 of that series, met Fris afterwards for beers and even though they had lost that game in OT I thought they were winning that series.
Great find. It's absolutely the same play. Lindholm said that was a set play and you can see how they've been working on it. Pasta even went to the backhander both times.
Also, Jack was still on his top game for that clip. It's a shame that he's lost so much over the years.
The loss to the Giants in the 2007 SB broke me as a fan, I stopped caring about sports as much in general and the Bruins are the only team I'll allow myself to get stressed about. Even then, I avoid watching all 7 games, I just can't handle it.
Last night was really fucking cool for me though. My 10 year old daughter has gotten into the team this playoffs and was really enjoying (and stressing) the game last night. She almost couldn't handle it and I told her "I have a good feeling tonight, keep watching". When they scored in OT we both jumped up and down and ran around the house together. It was pretty special.
Yeah. This is the first time in a year that I actually feel like I can enjoy sports again. So nice not to have last year hanging over everything.
I've been there all along, but I wonder how many boarding this train will throw themselves off if we take one of the first two games haha
I was thinking more in the sense of not waiting for it to settle, though the other side of that is that he may want to just shoot anyway because he doesn't have time for it to settle. It was just an idle thought, anyway.
Good point on the bolded. Wasn’t trying to be snarky, could have sounded like it.
I think he was worried about an offsides challenge, to be honest.
And as to DeBrusk’s spill along the wall in the DZone as a data point for bad ice — the Leaf with him on the rush turned him quite sneakily with his stick. It was a weird upper-body can opener move that sent Jake to the ice and drew no attention from the officials but very well could have.
I really appreciate the way NESN handled Jack's season, and his bravery in showing up everyday despite the apparent challenges that he was dealing with. I did not always love Jack's shtick, but there was no doubt that he loved his job and put in a big effort every game. Curious who will replace him next year.
As for that play, I hope Montgomery and crew work on some set plays to jump start the offense. With Swayman playing well, I am more optimistic about the Bs chances. Not clear if Heinen will be back for Game 1 but I thought Brazeau and Lohrei both earned some more time on the ice.
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Nice compilation of the whole series... with some nice touches at the end.
Nice compilation of the whole series... with some nice touches at the end.
The Bruins were 4-0 vs Florida this season, and have the hottest goalie in the playoffs. They may win, they may lose, but I’m really glad I don’t think like you do.
Ontario seems to be on a different track. I just got back from a long walk, and saw not one Leafs jersey, t-shirt, hat or flag in 2.5 hrs.