Game 7 NOTHING EASY - Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures
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Ullmark was visibly not right for several games. Giving Swayman the nod up 3-1 made all the sense in the world. I'm sorry, but that's why we're here now.
Good call.
Yeah I can't watch Colorado. This is as tough a loss as I've lived in my lifetime at 30.
And yet, you could feel it. Careless in the natural zone, refusal to even attempt a clear.
Cannot believe they kept letting Tkachuk hang out in that spot all series. Jesus fucking Christ
Sure you can. From January on, this team’s goal shifted. Just about every mathematical model didn’t just have them as favourites in this series, but dangerously close to a favourite for the Cup over the field. At no point in the last 200 minutes of hockey did it look like the best team in NHL history (TM) were actually better.
Thank him for the useless new addition to the white banner and send him on his way.
Panthers so good playing from behind the net. Bruins got caught in no man’s land all series. Wouldn’t commit to going into the corners to check, but wouldn’t cover the guys in front of the goal either.
The series was decided in the corners. Bruins conceded them. Panthers just outworked them.
The series was decided in the corners. Bruins conceded them. Panthers just outworked them.
This is what I was trying to say earlier.
This is why they need to fire Montgomery (and probably Neely since he seems like he’s the puppet master for everything in this organization)
Don’t forget that he’s still an ELC on their books. Is it beyond him to think shit’s died down and put him in the ECHL next season?
Horrible way for it to end for Bergeron. All world defense absolutely humiliated all playoffs.
Orlov was better tonight, but Carlo was the only competent guy all series. McAvoy and Lindholm were disasters. Forbort looked like he was the fat old guy in beer league. Clifton an AHL lifer. Gryz was fine.
The one glaringly awful call definitely could’ve made a difference. But honestly, they didn’t deserve to win anyway…they were outplayed for large portions of 4 straight home games against a large underdog.
In the last 13 years the Bruins choked a 3-0 series lead and 3-0 G7 lead at home, choked a G6 lead at home in an elimination SCF game without even forcing OT, didn’t even show up for a SCF G7 at home, and now choked as the best regular season team of all time against an 8 seed that barely squeaked in, with a 3-1 series lead, and a lead in the last minute, in G7, at home.
I have no idea how they managed to win in 2011 because they have otherwise wilted in the biggest spots probably more than any other franchise in that time. I guess Thomas being unreal, mostly.
I have no idea how they managed to win in 2011 because they have otherwise wilted in the biggest spots probably more than any other franchise in that time. I guess Thomas being unreal, mostly.
Absolutely gutted. It began to feel inevitable. I just knew Fla was gonna tie it up. Knew it.
I’m serious when I say at 51 I doubt I’ll see them compete for a Cup again in my lifetime. They’re losing a ton of guys and the prospects are very thin. This was there all in year and they choked it away.
core has blown a 3-0 series lead, a 3-1 series lead, and went to Game 7 after being up 3-1 twice. Yeah, the core let’s this happen too
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“We want to hit singles all night long. We're not looking for home runs.”
- Grady Gomery on the Bruins' approach in Game 7
Yeah I don't want to say it, nevertheless believe it, but Bergeron had a pretty rough series. His puck handling was unfortunate.
Neat. How many goals were off blatant giveaways?
Refs missed calls both ways. The Bruins played like absolute garbage. I mean, the fucking NESN guys are killing them for playing scared. The called back goal on the hand pass was really the only egregious, atypical thing.
Condolences to the all the live and die with them B fans.
Disappointing end.
Shiva at Jacob's.
Disappointing end.
Shiva at Jacob's.
I mean, I’m not even a hockey guy. Haven’t played anything besides parking lot roller hockey. But the lack of adjustments was obvious to my amateur eye. They got beat by the same issues by the same team for a week and a half.
They have been chokers for nearly the entirety of their post-Orr existence. There’s a deep rot in the org that they’ve never shaken.
Bergeron is going to retire with only one Cup while that turd Kane has 3. It’s a fucking disgrace. This org has failed him.
It's possible for both that they played bad and that the refs played a major role to be true
Tim Thomas.
Aside from him this core chokes in big moments. It’s an indelible part of their legacy.
Up 3-1 with 2 home games and they blow it.
Third period lead in game 6 and they blow it.
Third period lead in game 7 and they blow it.
I mean....it's hard to blow a series worse than this.
This.
McAvoy was not himself. People will slam Forbort but he’s a 3rd pair defenseman. Grz is good as gone now. Orlov is going to be too expensive. Clifton is gone to a richer contract. That leaves McAvoy, Lindholm and Carlo. Not a bad trio with Lohrei needing seasoning in AHL.
I can’t even contemplate the Bruins without Bergeron. And probably Krejci.