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cshea

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Chad's got better numbers than Anton Khudobin did, playing under the same defense. Perhaps arguably worse since there's no Seidenberg or Ference and 3/6 of the Bruins regular defense are rookies. Chad's been way more than just adequate. 
 

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I'm really not trying to be a dick here, but "blowing a lead" isn't a habit. Making outlet passes through traffic or watching the puck or not moving your feet are habits. Why are they blowing these leads? What is the common denominator here? I really haven't been watching much.
 

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BoSoxFink said:
Theres been sloppiness on their end and sometimes a little bit of lacsidaisical play. I think once the games matter again those can be resolved.

The one major problem I have of late with their play is blowing leads late in the 3rd period. In the last 6 or so games it's happened 3 or 4 times I believe. This was a major problem for last years team all year long. When you get a 3rd period lead you need to be able to hold onto it.

I have no problem with the Bruins losing these games. I would just rather it not be blowing late leads as I think that can be a carryover habit.
 
I think he was looking for something a lot more specific.
 
And again, you mention how blowing late leads was a "major problem." It may have cost them seeding in the playoffs, but they still ripped through the Eastern Conference after the Toronto scare, and unless you really believe the Bruins were miles better than Chicago, you can't ask for anything more than a series where the Bruins had a chance in every game.
 
As far as the carryover effect, if Jordan Caron were slated to start for the Bruins in the playoffs, I'd be concerned too, but if Jordan Caron were slated to start for the Bruins in the playoffs, I'd be concerned for a bevy of other reasons.
 

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cshea said:
Chad's got better numbers than Anton Khudobin did, playing under the same defense. Perhaps arguably worse since there's no Seidenberg or Ference and 3/6 of the Bruins regular defense are rookies. Chad's been way more than just adequate. 
yea there is no arguing with this. There is just something about how he looks out there to me that doesn't look right. Kind of like people who didn't like Thomas, until he won the cup, even though he continually put up great numbers every year too.
 

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Dummy Hoy said:
I'm really not trying to be a dick here, but "blowing a lead" isn't a habit. Making outlet passes through traffic or watching the puck or not moving your feet are habits. Why are they blowing these leads? What is the common denominator here? I really haven't been watching much.
You're not being a dick, you're right.

I'm not sure it can be pinned to one problem I guess. It just seems like a poor ability to clear the puck and the other team outplaying them late in games. Sometimes it seems like the Bruins panic in their own end lately and make poor decisions.
 

Myt1

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BoSoxFink said:
Like I said, bad habits....... But no one wants to listen
Because you're fucking awful.  You're absolutely fucking wet blanket reactionary terrible every time something even remotely goes wrong and you confuse result with cause despite the fact that it's pointed out constantly that you do it.  You suck.  And nobody wants to listen because you have nothing to say.
 

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Dummy Hoy said:
I'm really not trying to be a dick here, but "blowing a lead" isn't a habit. Making outlet passes through traffic or watching the puck or not moving your feet are habits. Why are they blowing these leads? What is the common denominator here? I really haven't been watching much.
Lollygagging.  Bunch of lollygaggers.
 

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MiracleOfO2704 said:
 
Four if you count Seidenberg.
 
Clearly, Chiarelli didn't properly account for catastrophic injuries, a tell-tale sign of a failing GM.
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