What exactly does Chris Wagner bring to the table that is different or better than what Frederic, Nosek, and Lazar do? Unless he's replacing Foligno, this is baffling.Mark Divver
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11 hits for Chris Wagner in Toronto last night and now word is he'll stay with Boston for Round 1 vs. Carolina
He’s gonna be a black ace. He ain’t playing.What exactly does Chris Wagner bring to the table that is different or better than what Frederic, Nosek, and Lazar do? Unless he's replacing Foligno, this is baffling.
You think there’s any chance New England gets blacked out from those channels because nesn also has it? I’m so sick of watching nesn on the nesn app - the quality blows.It's ESPN/TNT/TBS
You are talking about the Box? I wish I could pay FV… every time I catch a game, it’s secondary market and that shit is obscene.it is fucking obscene how much they mark up tickets for the playoffs and for each additional round. goodness.
If they did, it’ll be on tonight before the Lightning/Leafs game at 7:30 ET.Did hockey night in canada do an opening montage for the playoffs? If so, please share.
I didn't even get courtesy of an email to break them down this year. Just checked my invoice and wow.it is fucking obscene how much they mark up tickets for the playoffs and for each additional round. goodness.
Wow that’s a huge increase. I think the finals in 2011 & 2013 were $250 & $275. I gave my seats up right before the 2019 playoffs.I didn't even get courtesy of an email to break them down this year. Just checked my invoice and wow.
142 / 216 / 266 / 425ea, by round...
is that per pair or per ticket?212 / 318 / 424 / 632 for row 2 balcony. what on god's green earth.
Every league is pricing out the family of 4. I can't shell out this type of money to go to a game when I can get a better view in HD. I absolutely love going to games, but it's getting harder and harder to go.yeah, I couldn't decide to do per pair or ticket and figured ticket.
in any event, it's really fucking expensive. Especially if you toss a couple drinks and some chicken or popcorn or something and maybe a hat or foam finger for the kids. A family's looking at $1000 to hit up a game.
Yep, Loge 18 row 4, so a slight discount on that end. I mean, I'd love the chance at paut 400+ per...but stillright? I started doing some math and figured I had to be doing it wrong. Nope. Ours are 144 / 219 / 290 / 432. Gulp.
Yours are on the other end iirc? Wonder if that's why they slight difference.
I was way off, my back row balcony must’ve been $250 for the pair back in 2003. They’re probably $300 each now.Yep, Loge 18 row 4, so a slight discount on that end. I mean, I'd love the chance at paut 400+ per...but still
Ah the good ole days
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That's crazy given Celtics prices for comparable tickets (sec 321, row 1):Balc 323, row 1, prove per ticket per round: $155, $229, $309, $460
We could feel a lot differently on Sunday afternoon if the home games go well, but it does feel pretty bleak. Your analysis is right on. I will add that it's fun to see the usual crowd all over twitter talking about how Gryz is the reason they are losing because of a bad pinch. Every year, same thing. It's nuts. The second line has been the biggest problem. They were horrible last night.Through 2 games at 5x5
Attempts 97-76 BOS
Shots 54-36 BOS
Scoring Chances 42-34 BOS
High Danger Chances 15-13 BOS
Expected Goals: 4.18-2.46 (63%) BOS
Actual Goals 6-2 CAR
There is *some* good here. They are defending well and controlling possession. To me the biggest issue at 5x5, and it's one they have had for years, is offensively they don't generate a ton of quality. They are taking shots from outside, not getting into the high danger areas as much as we'd like and not getting to loose pucks and rebound chances. Kochetkov faced an average shot distance of almost 41 feet last night. I don't care who he is or what his experience is, you aren't going to beat many goalies clean from that far out. If you're going to do that, you need traffic in front for tips and rebounds and the Bruins don't have any.
My changes for game 3 are first to start Swayman. Ullmark just isn't making the big save. They came out well last night, couldn't score, then the first Carolina scoring chance ends up in the back of the net. That took the wind right out of their sales and it was 3-0 before they recovered. I would also call McLaughlin back up (he's in Providence but Providence's season ended last night) and put him in for Frederic. McLaughlin seems to have some shooting ability, maybe he can pounce on a loose puck in a dangerous spot and fire it home.
Finally, tell Marchand to pull his head out of his ass. I have no idea what's happened to him. Through two games, at all situations, he has an individual xG of 0.34. 10 shot attempts, 5 on net, 1 high danger chance. The majority of that is on the PP, he has been invisible at 5x5 (0.05 ixG, 6 attempts, 2 SOG, 0 HD). I'd like to point to the suspension as some sort of turning point, but he came out of the suspension fine posting 22 points in 18 games. Then in the final 13 games he only had 1g 8a. I don't know if it's just some weird blip or theres and injury or something else. He just doesn't look like Marchand. The only time he was noticeable was the post-whistle slash to Kochetkov which was pretty lame by his standards. Maybe he's worried too much about being called into the principal's office again and it's bleeding into the rest of his game?
Anyway, things look bleak but they still have some kind of pulse. I think it's really important to score first tomorrow. If Carolina jumps out, feel like the shoulders will sag and they'll fall into a "here we go again..." mindset.