Figured i'd ressurect this thread...i'm pumped for tonights game...i'm thinking that whoever wins tonight probably takes the series.
One thing i wanted to discuss is just how bad johnny boychuk was in game 2 - Timmy was bad, but boychuk put the team in a couple of bad spots by forcing passes that weren't there...
Seems like Claude was on the same page as boyhcuk was demoted to the second line defensive team as seidenberg skated with chara in game 3. Anyone else a bit displeased with his play this series?
Also, according to reports yesterday, chris kelly has a possible fracture. Does anyone have word on this? Will we possibly be seeing seguin tonight in his stead?
I am close to cheering for the B's to lose, just so they can get rid of Clode...however, I will give them one more chance tonight.
As far as Boychuck goes, I think he has been pretty bad all season. He had a great playoffs last year, but this year he has just made a ton of mistakes, and has not made the big plays he made last year. So, I am glad the change was made...although it doesn't make me feel good about the second pairing.
From what I have heard about Kelly, they are expecting him to play tonight, fracture or not. It sounds like its something minor, and they won't hold him out because of that...he might just be wearing a full mask or something.
With Seguin, it sounds like they have no interest in playing him...and why would they? It makes no sense to put arguably your most skilled player on the ice when you have really struggled to score, and your PP has been completely useless. Particularly when guys like Ryder are doing so much for you.
I have a really bad feeling about Thomas tonight. I think he is just a terrible matchup against this Montreal team, and he got very lucky in game 3 that a couple bounces did not go the other way. He just takes way too many chances and gets too far out of position against a team that has the quickness and skill of the Habs. They just are so quick to rebounds, and can really take advantage of him being out of position.