Game 1 - The Payback
- Thread starter TheRealness
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He's thankfully been buried since that dumb penalty, but yeah, Maroon has played well, Brown will hopefully never be seen again, so let him do it
Relative to Toronto's incredible defensive vault, it must be a relief to skate through a much more porous Florida D. Lets thank Toronto for forcing us to recalibrate -- more precise, coordinated, patient and determined. They forced us to learn to capitalize on greatly restricted freedom in the O zone. Which made it easier to capitalize on a LOT more freedom. Interesting the way one series bleeds into the next. FL had a cakewalk. It shows.
Including tonight, each of the last three Bruins Game 1 road playoff wins have come in the state of Florida.
This is the first time all season I've thought this team could actually make a deep run. We'll see...
Swayman has to start every game going forward, too. If he has a clunker you can give him a half game of rest and maybe get back into it with Ullmark.
Swayman has to start every game going forward, too. If he has a clunker you can give him a half game of rest and maybe get back into it with Ullmark.
say what you will about Habs/Leafs/insert reprehensible fanbase here, they would wait the three extra minutes.
I really think Toronto's two biggest advantages were faceoffs and team speed, and I don't think Florida enjoys either of those advantages over the Bruins. They hit hard and are aggressive, but are never a full step ahead of the Bruins the way Toronto was able to be at times.
Florida could win this series, for sure, but I can't believe NONE of the national people picked the Bruins to win, or even go 7 (besides McDonough).
