It would be an understatement to say that the Bruins were sloppy with the puck in all zones of the ice last night. The Bruins made a habit of coughing up the puck on numerous occasions that lead to grade “A” offensive opportunities. Lucky for the Bruins their goaltender Tim Thomas was able to bail His defenders out. In my opinion Tim Thomas is the best American born goaltender in the NHL right now and your probably looking at one of Team U.S.A's goaltender for next year's 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.
I am not so sure the Bruins deserved to go to overtime and this game could have been really ugly, if not for Timmy Thomas. I was tough to watch because the Bruins have been known for the tough defensive play. On a positive note the ice cold Mark Recchi finally scored a goal.
Bruins beat writer Kevin Paul Dupont does a good job of summing up what happened in last night's game.
All in all, that had to be how Boston coach Claude Julien felt after watching his misguided wanderers flub and stumble their way to a 3-2 overtime loss last night to the hard-charging Hurricanes.
"Probably one of our worst games in I don't know how long," said a composed but clearly disappointed Julien following the defeat, which left the Bruins in a 2-1 deficit in the best-of-seven series. "We turned pucks over. We lacked execution. We lost battles. It was a very uncharacteristic game for us."
Three games into the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Bruins have yet to play a good game against Team Tobacco Road. They walked to a win in Game 1, mostly because the Canes were still in a daze after going to the last seconds of Game 7 to rub out the Devils. Two nights later, the Canes blanked them in the Garden, 3-0, the Bruins mistakenly thinking they could win with the same Gentleman's 'C' effort they put forth in Game 1.
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You don't give enough credit to the Canes there Goon. I get the impression that this series is the Bruin's to win or lose, and that is not how it's going to be. Carolina is solid. They went on a 9 game win streak to finish most of the season and they have several of the same players that were on their team when they won the Cup a few years back. This is exactly the attitude that some of the Bruins probably have, and it came back to bite them in the ass last nite. In regards to the game, awful, awful turnover by Chara attempting to clear the puck out of the zone, which directly resulted in that OT winner down low. Also, where the heck has Blake Wheeler been in these playoffs? He doesn't have a single goal in the post-season yet! There is a newsflash coming in from the national weather service this morning: Hurricane warning in Raleigh, NC!
ReplyDeleteAgree. I am rooting for the Bruins, but awfully impressed by The Caines thus far.
ReplyDeleteGuy I would have to say that the team that Bruins are playing doesn't resemble the one they played during the NHL reg season.
ReplyDeleteThe Bruins failed to get pucks deep and they were having trouble with the puck in all three zones I was not all that impressed with their play.
That being said Claude will right the ship. Milian Lucic called yesterday a wake up call...
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