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7-0 thrashing at the hands of the champs on opening night.
Should be a fun season. ::)
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7-0 thrashing at the hands of the champs on opening night.
Should be a fun season. ::)
Just an embarrassing showing. This game was over after 1 minute and 47 seconds into the game and only got worse from there.
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7-0 thrashing at the hands of the champs on opening night.
Should be a fun season. ::)
Just an embarrassing showing. This game was over after 1 minute and 47 seconds into the game and only got worse from there.
Makes me wonder what in the world they were doing in training camp. Even the absolute worst teams in the NHL don't suffer many of these types of losses, and the Bruins are supposed to be a playoff team. *channels Allen Iverson*
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Bruins on fire lately (bit of luck in this stretch), great road win against Vegas.
Need Bruins to win to complete the quad!
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Bruins on fire lately (bit of luck in this stretch), great road win against Vegas.
Need Bruins to win to complete the quad!
Any chance we get Boston vs LA Stanley Cup Finals? Gotta #BeatLA again!
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The Bruins have picked up at least a point in 18 straight games. They haven't lost a game in regulation since January 19. That's pretty remarkable. Even more remarkably, they're still 15 points (!!) behind Tampa Bay for first in the division / conference / NHL.
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The Bruins have picked up at least a point in 18 straight games. They haven't lost a game in regulation since January 19. That's pretty remarkable. Even more remarkably, they're still 15 points (!!) behind Tampa Bay for first in the division / conference / NHL.
Yeah, I'm not sure what's more amazing—Boston's point streak (and being second in the NHL) or Tampa Bay's season. And the Bruins have been without Pastrnak the last couple weeks, which makes their streak even more impressive.
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BRUINS PLAYOFF SCHEDULE FIRST ROUND
#Leafs-Bruins first-round schedule:
Game 1 @ BOS, Thursday 7 pm
Game 2 @ BOS, Saturday 8 pm
Game 3 @ TOR, Mon Apr 15, 7 pm
Game 4 @ TOR, Wed Apr 17, 7 pm
Game 5 @ BOS, Friday, Apr 19 TBD
Game 6 @ TOR, Sunday, Apr 21 TBD
Game 7 @ BOS, Tuesday Apr 23 TBD
(All Times In EST)
I don't think they've announced TV networks for each game yet but they will soon?
Another thing to look at, is that a Bruins game at 8 PM this Saturday likely means the Celtics are either playing early Saturday or sometime on Sunday (assuming they wrap up the 4th seed). IIRC last year it was a similar scenario and we played the early game on Sunday.
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Welp, one game in and the Bruins have already lost home ice. Great work, fellas.
P.S.: I still hate the NHL playoff format. The Bruins are the second-best team in the East, so they shouldn't be playing the No. 5 team in the first round.
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Welp, one game in and the Bruins have already lost home ice. Great work, fellas.
P.S.: I still hate the NHL playoff format. The Bruins are the second-best team in the East, so they shouldn't be playing the No. 5 team in the first round.
The Bruins should be able to beat the #5 ranked team, but I seriously don't know how they came up with that cockamamie format. The same thing (even worse) happened last year, too.
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Welp, one game in and the Bruins have already lost home ice. Great work, fellas.
P.S.: I still hate the NHL playoff format. The Bruins are the second-best team in the East, so they shouldn't be playing the No. 5 team in the first round.
The Bruins should be able to beat the #5 ranked team, but I seriously don't know how they came up with that cockamamie format. The same thing (even worse) happened last year, too.
I remember last postseason. Wasn't cool.
You're right—they should be able to beat the No. 5 seed. Only time will tell.
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Welp, one game in and the Bruins have already lost home ice. Great work, fellas.
P.S.: I still hate the NHL playoff format. The Bruins are the second-best team in the East, so they shouldn't be playing the No. 5 team in the first round.
The Bruins should be able to beat the #5 ranked team, but I seriously don't know how they came up with that cockamamie format. The same thing (even worse) happened last year, too.
I remember last postseason. Wasn't cool.
You're right—they should be able to beat the No. 5 seed. Only time will tell.
I guess the Bruins' season is over then. Lose home-court advantage like that. Winning in Toronto may be tough for them.
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Fantastic bounceback win by the B's! They looked like a different team tonight ;D
Rask was amazing. Lots of physical play and hits by our team. And we were a lot crisper with our passes and didn't turn the puck over much. Backes came in and helped set the tone with his physical play, and DeBrusk was great too.
And screw Kadri >:(
I hope that clown gets suspended the rest of this series. I don't think he does to be honest, but he definitely deserves at least 3 games for what he did on the ice. Also, I loved how he apparently suffered a "severe injury" after the knee-to-knee contact with DeBrusk (which was inadvertent), but then magically came back 100% in the 3rd period. Moron.
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Not Bruins related, but WOW
Lightning win 62 games in the regular season and the Presidents' Trophy. And they just got SWEPT in the first round to the Blue Jackets. What a collapse... :o
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Not Bruins related, but WOW
Lightning win 62 games in the regular season and the Presidents' Trophy. And they just got SWEPT in the first round to the Blue Jackets. What a collapse... :o
Doors are opening for Bruins. They have to take control and beat Toronto without Kadri, have avoided Tampa but have to play a good Columbus team, which they should have a good chance to beat. Bruins would have fallen hard to the Lightning.
They are as good or better a team as any team left in the playoffs. They could get a Cup this year.......providing they come back and beat Toronto.
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Not Bruins related, but WOW
Lightning win 62 games in the regular season and the Presidents' Trophy. And they just got SWEPT in the first round to the Blue Jackets. What a collapse... :o
Doors are opening for Bruins. They have to take control and beat Toronto without Kadri, have avoided Tampa but have to play a good Columbus team, which they should have a good chance to beat. Bruins would have fallen hard to the Lightning.
They are as good or better a team as any team left in the playoffs. They could get a Cup this year.......providing they come back and beat Toronto.
Tampa's absence won't mean anything if the Bruins don't get their heads out of the sand soon.
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Not Bruins related, but WOW
Lightning win 62 games in the regular season and the Presidents' Trophy. And they just got SWEPT in the first round to the Blue Jackets. What a collapse... :o
Doors are opening for Bruins. They have to take control and beat Toronto without Kadri, have avoided Tampa but have to play a good Columbus team, which they should have a good chance to beat. Bruins would have fallen hard to the Lightning.
They are as good or better a team as any team left in the playoffs. They could get a Cup this year.......providing they come back and beat Toronto.
Bruins couldn't even defend home-court against Maple Leafs so IDK how they'll do it. They need to win in Toronto.
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Not Bruins related, but WOW
Lightning win 62 games in the regular season and the Presidents' Trophy. And they just got SWEPT in the first round to the Blue Jackets. What a collapse... :o
Doors are opening for Bruins. They have to take control and beat Toronto without Kadri, have avoided Tampa but have to play a good Columbus team, which they should have a good chance to beat. Bruins would have fallen hard to the Lightning.
They are as good or better a team as any team left in the playoffs. They could get a Cup this year.......providing they come back and beat Toronto.
Bruins couldn't even defend home-court against Maple Leafs so IDK how they'll do it. They need to win in Toronto.
I'm really disappointed that they lost home-ice advantage—and it took them only one game to do so!
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Bruins must finish their checks
Also they need to split Marchand and Bergeron
Drop Chara to third pairing... too slow
Why did they resign him to another season?
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On another note Tampa have been swept out of the playoffs 0-4 by Columbus.
Now if we could only take care of those pesky Leafs...
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And Bruins win too! Home advantage back and Toronto silenced!!!
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And Bruins win too! Home advantage back and Toronto silenced!!!
I was switching to the Bruins and Sox during timeouts. In the 3rd period, the Bruins were cruising up 5-2 with under 10 minutes to go. When I switched back with 5 minutes left, they were only up 5-4! They did a nice job grinding out the rest of the game and got the lame empty netter with 2 seconds left.
With the series tied at 2-2, Bruins fans can breathe a small sigh of relief. Hopefully they will be able to finish them off and get to the next round.
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And Bruins win too! Home advantage back and Toronto silenced!!!
I was switching to the Bruins and Sox during timeouts. In the 3rd period, the Bruins were cruising up 5-2 with under 10 minutes to go. When I switched back with 5 minutes left, they were only up 5-4! They did a nice job grinding out the rest of the game and got the lame empty netter with 2 seconds left.
With the series tied at 2-2, Bruins fans can breathe a small sigh of relief. Hopefully they will be able to finish them off and get to the next round.
Yep, that was a MASSIVE win by the B's. I honestly don't think they could have come back in the series if they fell behind 3-1.
As for the Red Sox... yikes. They've truly been awful to start the year. Just got swept to the Yankees too who basically are injured and are trotting out their B-team... :(
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Not a hockey fan but glad the B's won as well
Keep the Garden party going.
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And Bruins win too! Home advantage back and Toronto silenced!!!
I was switching to the Bruins and Sox during timeouts. In the 3rd period, the Bruins were cruising up 5-2 with under 10 minutes to go. When I switched back with 5 minutes left, they were only up 5-4! They did a nice job grinding out the rest of the game and got the lame empty netter with 2 seconds left.
With the series tied at 2-2, Bruins fans can breathe a small sigh of relief. Hopefully they will be able to finish them off and get to the next round.
Yep, that was a MASSIVE win by the B's. I honestly don't think they could have come back in the series if they fell behind 3-1.
As for the Red Sox... yikes. They've truly been awful to start the year. Just got swept to the Yankees too who basically are injured and are trotting out their B-team... :(
Red Sox keep finding ways to lose. It really sucks too because I am a big Sox and baseball fan, but it's getting absolutely embarrassing.
Tonight, the bullpen apparently blew it (thank God the Celts were playing so I didn't have to see that mess.)
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What a horrible missed interference call for first goal of game....this game over now and the Bruins were robbed...even the announcers were shocked...
https://www.nhl.com/video/matthews-breaks-scoreless-tie/t-277350912/c-67839303
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Terrible effort in the third by B's.
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Terrible effort in the third by B's.
For sure, they woke up with a minute to go
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Welp. Now season's on the line Sunday... :'(
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The Bruins are doing a good job p---ing away their season. Bad calls/noncalls aside, they should've already disposed of the Leafs.
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The Bruins are doing a good job p---ing away their season. Bad calls/noncalls aside, they should've already disposed of the Leafs.
It sucks because the Lightning are eliminated so the road to the Cup could be easier. Yet we've looked flat in about 3 of the 5 games so far (and lost all those 3). We're killing ourselves with dumb play.
It'd be real shocking if both TB and BOS were eliminated in the first round. I think most people had either of these two winning it all.
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Bruins don't deserve to win it all if they can't beat the Leafs at home, twice.
Now they really need to win Game 6 in Toronto lol.
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The Bruins are such a perennially under-achieving bunch. It gets so tiring seeing them blow it in the playoffs. I appreciate the short run they had winning a cup and coming close once, but other than those years, it's been decades of garbage.
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Hoping the Bruins can rise on Easter Sunday and force a Game 7.
Need a complete 60-minute effort and that same physical effort we saw Games 2 and 4.
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Strong effort so far with one period to go! 3-1 after giving up first goal.
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Strong effort so far with one period to go! 3-1 after giving up first goal.
Game could easily have been 5-1 right now.
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Strong effort so far with one period to go! 3-1 after giving up first goal.
Game could easily have been 5-1 right now.
So true, should be a doozie in the 3rd with us hopefully getting the next goal.
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Stressful 20 minutes coming up. Hopefully the B's can keep it going and force a Game 7!
That DeBrusk goal in the 2nd was amazing though :)
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Oh boy, not gonna be easy..3-2
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Oh boy, not gonna be easy..3-2
12 long minutes left now...
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Oh boy, not gonna be easy..3-2
12 long minutes left now...
It’s been intense.
Edit: 4-2
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Awesome and exciting last ten minutes! We can do this!!!
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Game 7 again Tuesday! We get by them and the Cup will be within our reach again.
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WHEW! On to Game 7! ;D
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That last 8 mins or so when Toronto relentlessly kept attacking was nerve-wracking until Marchand got the empty netter :-X
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Wow! The Bruins do better on the road it appears. Hope they can close this out in Boston.
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Game 7 again Tuesday! We get by them and the Cup will be within our reach again.
There's such an opportunity with TB already out. If they can just get through game 7, they can hopefully regroup and make a run at it.
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Game 7 again Tuesday! We get by them and the Cup will be within our reach again.
There's such an opportunity with TB already out. If they can just get through game 7, they can hopefully regroup and make a run at it.
They just appear to be so inconsistent (like the Celtics).
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This one is going to be just a constant, nail biting, constant shifting, on the edge of your seat, nervousness all game. I can tell.
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This one is going to be just a constant, nail biting, constant shifting, on the edge of your seat, nervousness all game. I can tell.
As long as it ends in a Bs W, I'll take it!
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There we go. 1-zip Bruins.
Weak goal to give up there by Andersen.
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There we go. 1-zip Bruins.
Weak goal to give up there by Andersen.
Fantastic!
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Woot.
Keep it going.
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2-0!
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All hail the Norsemen in black and gold.
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Too loose with the puck this period.
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1st period looked amazing, second sloppy..we could be down if not for Rask..hoping we recharge and come out ready for war in 3rd.
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Too loose with the puck this period.
Very bad..dangerous turnovers.
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Big 20 minutes coming up. B's are lucky to still be up 2-1. The Leafs DOMINATED that period. Rask was fantastic himself.
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Yes!! what a shot!!
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3-1 game!!
17 minutes to go.
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That was a heck of an individual effort by Kuraly! There is still a long way to go in this one, but that sure does help.
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That was a heck of an individual effort by Kuraly! There is still a long way to go in this one, but that sure does help.
Huge penalty kill there by the B's. 11 minutes to go
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Thank God for Rask. They are outplaying us for two periods now and have over 30 shots on us..Lets hold on!
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That was a heck of an individual effort by Kuraly! There is still a long way to go in this one, but that sure does help.
Huge penalty kill there by the B's. 11 minutes to go
What a bad penalty on us too..so sloppy.
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That was a heck of an individual effort by Kuraly! There is still a long way to go in this one, but that sure does help.
Was huge!
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great last few minutes for us! keep that up and we got this!
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4 minutes left!
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Bring on Columbus!
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SCORE!! woo hoo!!!
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what a great last ten minutes for us.
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Some of the C's in a box enjoying the game. Brown, Baynes, Hayward, Stevens at least.
https://twitter.com/NBCSCeltics/status/1120845891802365954
And lol at the top comment, "Brad looks like a chaperone teacher at a high school dance."
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Some of the C's in a box enjoying the game. Brown, Baynes, Hayward, Stevens at least.
https://twitter.com/NBCSCeltics/status/1120845891802365954
And lol at the top comment, "Brad looks like a chaperone teacher at a high school dance."
No Kyrie? Kyrie hates Boston and is leaving 100%, confirmed. :laugh:
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Bring on Columbus!
Game 1 on Thursday night.
It could go one of two ways. Blue Jackets are rusty from over a week off while we're still in regular game shape, or they'll be well rested and come out with a lot more energy than our group who may understandably be a bit nicked up and tired.
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Great job, Bruins!! Bring on Columbus!
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Columbus is s real good team but the Bruins beat probably the second best team in the East in Toronto. Boston should make it to the Cup Finals now.
B's in 6 or 7.
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Wow, the Bruins were facing elimination being down 3-2.
What a comeback to win Game 6 and 7. Some LeBron-type playoff comeback.
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So happy for Kuraly and Nordstrom and those 4th liners! They were a huge part of this win. Total team effort.
And another choke for the Leafs :laugh:
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Went to bed last night when it was still 2-1 and fully expected to wake up this morning and see the Bruins had blown it. Kudos to them for holding on and winning the series. Beating Toronto is always sweet.
I'd be thrilled to see them win it all, and maybe/hopefully they will, but part of me will just never have faith in this team. Too many years of disappointment to ever fully trust this team to not find a way to blow it at some point along the way.
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Off-topic, but that was a rough 5-minute major against Vegas. Still, under no circumstances can you give up four goals on one power play.
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Off-topic, but that was a rough 5-minute major against Vegas. Still, under no circumstances can you give up four goals on one power play.
Yeah that third period was insane. And Vegas actually managed to tie it at 4-4 with just 47 seconds left.
But yeah, giving up a max of 2 goals in a 5-minute major I can see. But 4?? Yikes. Not good.
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Here's what the tentative 2nd round schedule looks like:
Game 1: Thursday, April 25, 7 p.m. ET @ Boston (NBC Sports Network)
Game 2: Saturday, April 27, TBD @ Boston
Game 3 (IF Washington advances): Monday, April 29, TBD @ Columbus
Game 3 (IF Carolina advances): Tuesday, April 30, TBD @ Columbus
Game 4: Thursday, May 2, TBD @ Columbus
*Game 5: Saturday, May 4, TBD @ Boston (if necessary)
*Game 6: Monday, May 6, TBD @ Columbus (if necessary)
*Game 7: Wednesday, May 8, TBD @ Boston (if necessary)
Game 1 is the only game that's officially set with TV network, date and time all announced already. The times and TV networks for the rest of the games will probably be officially announced AFTER the Hurricanes-Capitals play Game 7 tonight. All the dates are pretty much figured out though except for Game 3 (which depends on what happens in the CAR-WAS series).
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Short Handed goal to start our march to the Cup in the 2nd round! We are looking sharp so far.
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Short Handed goal to start our march to the Cup in the 2nd round! We are looking sharp so far.
Nice. I’m missing both the Bs and the draft tonight. Avengers took priority.
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Short Handed goal to start our march to the Cup in the 2nd round! We are looking sharp so far.
Nice. I’m missing both the Bs and the draft tonight. Avengers took priority.
Sitting at bar in theater watching B's until I have to leave for 9:15 Avengers showing. Hope I brought enough kleenex
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2 goals against us in 13 sec..brutal..first double tip and second tipped off skate..ugh..10 min to tie
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4 min to go and we tied it!
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Huge goal to tie it late by the B's! On to Overtime.
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OT! [dang]!!
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Huge goal to tie it late by the B's! On to Overtime.
Crazy we did not win by a bunch. We woke back up the last ten minutes after tiring.
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Huge goal to tie it late by the B's! On to Overtime.
Crazy we did not win by a bunch. We woke back up the last ten minutes after tiring.
Yeah it's kind of our fault. We dominated the first two periods and only entered the 3rd with a 1-0 lead. Blue Jackets were going to tie it at some point. I can't really blame anyone for that 2nd Columbus goal because that was just a crazy deflection. Unlucky, but it is what it is.
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Great play and resiliency by the Bs after a tough break there in the 3rd! Game 1 is in the books!
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BRUINS WIN GAME 1!!! 8)
And OMG Charlie Coyle with his 2nd goal tonight. Guy's been sensational for us these playoffs. And he's a local guy too (from Weymouth).
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Coyle-Tying goal and winning goal! What a game!!
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Didn't love that Coyle trade. But wow.
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Great finish
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The kid from the South Shore!
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Bruins had some tough luck on both Columbus goals, but a great comeback!
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Game 2 has been a pretty sloppy game, but looks like another exciting finish is ahead.
Wish the B's would stop turning the puck over though... :(
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Game 2 has been a pretty sloppy game, but looks like another exciting finish is ahead.
Wish the B's would stop turning the puck over though... :(
And another OT.
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Crazy exciting game, wow!
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Coyle missed ending it by about an inch.
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OMG so many chances from both sides. Bergeron and Coyle have missed golden chances.
And now... another OT!
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Unreal chances! Ugh!! We got to find the net in second OT!
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These teams are so equal it appears.
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How many hours do they need to switch floor for Celtics? 😁 Hope we are not watching sun rise with this game!
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How many hours do they need to switch floor for Celtics? 😁 Hope we are not watching sun rise with this game!
The answer to that question I believe is 2 hours (though ideally they'd prefer some extra time so 3 hours).
We should be fine. :laugh:
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How many hours do they need to switch floor for Celtics? 😁 Hope we are not watching sun rise with this game!
The answer to that question I believe is 2 hours (though ideally they'd prefer some extra time so 3 hours).
We should be fine. :laugh:
Thanks, TP! I hope we are fine..visions of many OT periods in my head.
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Wow! we are sloppy and thank you Rask!!
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Ugh 🤬..feels like a 7 game series and probably OT to decide it ...Tip Off is approaching at least
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Bruins once again surrender home-ice advantage almost right away.
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Bruins once again surrender home-ice advantage almost right away.
I thought they had that...
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Tough loss, but Rask deserves a ton of praise. Only reason this game even went to an overtime, let alone 2OT.
I’m still feeling good about the series. I predicted BOS in 6 and still think so. For some reason we seem to play better on the road than home lol. Our main guys tonight all played sluggish and the team in general had way too many costly turnovers.
Keep in mind that since the playoffs started, the Bruins have played EVERY other day and that includes overtime games the last 2 times. Hopefully having two days off here can re-energize them.
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There was a lot of panic out there on offense tonight, undermining a strong defensive effort. Guys couldn't keep the puck on their sticks. Eventually the opposition put one through.
It's too bad, I thought we were the better team.
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The Blue Jackets are not going to give up without a fight. Looks like they have the momentum.
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There was a lot of panic out there on offense tonight, undermining a strong defensive effort. Guys couldn't keep the puck on their sticks. Eventually the opposition put one through.
It's too bad, I thought we were the better team.
There goalie had a ton of saves in the OT!
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Bob is really starting to get in a groove in goal for Columbus. He's one of those goalies that can get hot and win a series on his own. I'm a bit concerned.
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Really flat last ten minutes of the 1st period. They could easily have been down more than a goal.
Gotta give the Jackets their due. Their PK is amazing and is making the B's look awful with the man advantage.
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Our first line and Powerplays were strengths all season, and they've both been non-existent these playoffs.
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HUGE goal by DeBrusk late in the period. Still down 2-1 but now we have some momentum I feel.
Big 3rd period ahead.
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Bs gotta step up, especially the first line, which so far this series has a whopping 1 goal (Pastrnak) and 0 assists.
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Tough loss. Had our chances in the 3rd but didn't convert.
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Tough loss. Had our chances in the 3rd but didn't convert.
Yeah, they banged it off the posts and crossbar like 3-4 times in that last period. Maybe more. Just a matter of inches and B's win this game.
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Tough loss :( at least the Red Sox won to give us 1 out of 3 tonight. I heard Marchand is going to be suspended? I was watching the Celtics game didn't keep track of what was going on here.
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The Bs played a heck of a game tonight. All tied up.
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Rask outplayed Bobrovsky today. HUGE win by the B's ;D
Although that was an ugly game as well. Marchand and Pastrnak seriously need to figure it out. That was dreadful from both of them tonight and even in Game 3. (Yes, Pastrnak scored 1 tonight but if not for Rask he would have also allowed like 3 goals with those extremely dumb turnovers)
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Didn't get to see any of the game, but I'm sure glad they won. Bs get home ice back!
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Rask outplayed Bobrovsky today. HUGE win by the B's ;D
Although that was an ugly game as well. Marchand and Pastrnak seriously need to figure it out. That was dreadful from both of them tonight and even in Game 3. (Yes, Pastrnak scored 1 tonight but if not for Rask he would have also allowed like 3 goals with those extremely dumb turnovers)
Yeh
That that play where he didn't realize he didn't have the puck was pretty weird.
Rask was great last night. Only goal shouldn't have been a goal.
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Honestly, last night may have been Rask's career best playoff performance. Columbus couldn't get anything past him except for that lone goal that never should have counted in the first place had the play been blown dead. Rask totally kept the B's afloat while they were getting dominated from about midway through the 1st until about midway through the 3rd.
Boston has to get better with the sloppy play and turnovers, though. So many gifted chances that if it weren't for Rask standing on his head could have put Boston in an insurmountable hole.
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Would you believe I missed the game but after reading about it today, happy they got it back to 2-2. You know your week is hell when you forget about the playoffs. Crazy, I worked all through the night for company I work for.
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Honestly, last night may have been Rask's career best playoff performance. Columbus couldn't get anything past him except for that lone goal that never should have counted in the first place had the play been blown dead. Rask totally kept the B's afloat while they were getting dominated from about midway through the 1st until about midway through the 3rd.
Boston has to get better with the sloppy play and turnovers, though. So many gifted chances that if it weren't for Rask standing on his head could have put Boston in an insurmountable hole.
Yeah, that was a sensational shutout by Rask last night ;)
I just hope these guys stay alert and show up for Game 5 at home. Even last series if you recall, they won Game 4 at Toronto to even up the series, but then came out flat and lost Game 5 at home to fall behind 3-2 in the series.
We came back to win obviously, but I don't know if we're capable of doing it again especially with how tough a place Columbus is to play. I'd hate to be facing elimination on the road there.
Got to come out strong in Game 5 as well. Marchand and Pastrnak in particular need to do better. Pasta scored a goal but if not for Rask and the great defense, he also would have given up like 3-4 goals off his awful turnovers.
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this year is a golden opportunity for the Bs. i thought TB would dominate the playoffs and push out the Bruins. but when they folded in round one, i became VERY hopeful that the bruins might win the stanley cup this year.
and then they go and almost blow the series against toronto and now this one. sigh. they don't make things easy.
but if marchard and especially pastrnak finally play well, they will win the series. the bruins are the better team.
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I think last night will be the catalyst to a very strong run from here to the Cup.
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Please B's. Don't have a letdown tonight. Just win and go up 3-2.
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First goal is ours! We are looking like better team so far.
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2-0.
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What a shot! 2-0 after ton of shots!!
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Marchand wanted that top corner bad. Brobovsky stoned him on first shot but Marchand went right back, same spot on the rebounded shot. Nice job.
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Marchand wanted that top corner bad. Brobovsky stoned him on first shot but Marchand went right back, same spot on the rebounded shot. Nice job.
So far so good- Their goaltender is amazing too so each goal is a toughie.
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We are on this period so far- need to keep it going.
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Think they call this a goal
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Yes, what a response to their goal!!!
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Oh boy, getting crazy
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Ugh..tie game..they are killing us in past two minutes and have three goals
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SCORE!!!!!
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This is insane! Lets hold this!!!
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my heart cant handle this..so crazy
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Terrible decision by Marchand... should have swiped it away to run out the clock. Huge saves by Rask and McAvoy
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WooHoo!! How is that for a ten minutes to end game!!
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OMG that 3rd period gave me a heart attack. What a game!
So glad we pulled off the win. Would have hated going into Columbus again this time facing elimination. With that said, I’d prefer we finish this series off Monday night ;D
And boy Pastrnak overall has stepped up BIG time these last few games. Rask was splendid as well (some of those goals tonight were not his fault and he’s the reason the Jackets didn’t score 5-6 goals in the first two periods)
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It's really great to see the B's top line producing. And these are the type of performances from Rask that a team needs to advance in the playoffs. Of course, I've been fooled by the B's before into thinking they were the team to beat. But it's actually starting to look like they may very well be, at least in the eastern conference.
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They still got one more game. Let's hope they can close them out in Columbus. The Hurricanes are patiently waiting for them.
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If B's advance I wonder how much they discuss that this would be, based on the original franchises of Boston Bruins vs New England Whalers.
Yes, I did go to New England Whalers games in the old Garden.
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Sad to think that my beloved Celtics could be the team that stops Boston from completing a 4 sport slam with 4 consecutive wins in all four major sports because the Bruins should win the Cup this year. Not sure that has been done before.
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Sad to think that my beloved Celtics could be the team that stops Boston from completing a 4 sport slam with 4 consecutive wins in all four major sports because the Bruins should win the Cup this year. Not sure that has been done before.
It's actually just crazy that we are still in the position to win 3 or 4 titles in all four major sports within a year. There are fans who've never seen a title in their lifetime and some who have never even seen their favorite franchises in a playoffs. I'm going to keep the faith even with the C's. The B's were down 3-2 in their previous series and came back to win and advance. The Pats and Red Sox dealt with some tough moments during their postseason runs that many (even their own fanbases) thought would doom them, but persevered and ended up winning it all. But yeah, they [Celtics] HAVE to win Game 4 tomorrow night.
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Bruins doing better than the Celtics
Who would have thought
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If B's advance I wonder how much they discuss that this would be, based on the original franchises of Boston Bruins vs New England Whalers.
Yes, I did go to New England Whalers games in the old Garden.
You mean the Hartford Whalers?
And I remember going to Bruins and Celtics games at the Hartford Civic Center, such a dumpy building (although less dumpy than the Boston Garden).
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Bruins doing better than the Celtics
Who would have thought
Bruins were the 2nd best team in the NHL this year. Celtics were like 9th best in the NBA. So, yeah, I think most people thought the Bruins might have been able to have a better postseason than the Celtics.
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Great job by the Bs to fight back from that Columbus run in the third period and defend home ice.
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If B's advance I wonder how much they discuss that this would be, based on the original franchises of Boston Bruins vs New England Whalers.
Yes, I did go to New England Whalers games in the old Garden.
You mean the Hartford Whalers?
And I remember going to Bruins and Celtics games at the Hartford Civic Center, such a dumpy building (although less dumpy than the Boston Garden).
Nope. He means New England of the old WHL. I have a banner somewhere!
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If B's advance I wonder how much they discuss that this would be, based on the original franchises of Boston Bruins vs New England Whalers.
Yes, I did go to New England Whalers games in the old Garden.
You mean the Hartford Whalers?
And I remember going to Bruins and Celtics games at the Hartford Civic Center, such a dumpy building (although less dumpy than the Boston Garden).
Nope. He means New England of the old WHL. I have a banner somewhere!
Yup. Went to New England Whalers games when they played in the old Garden. I remember Gerry Cheevers was playing for the other team, so it was a big draw that night just to see him because he was still a great goalie.
I was maybe, 8 or 9 years old so, sometime around 1973 or 1974, this occurred.
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I’m currently at the bruins game.. there are probably 0.5% bruins fans... it’s really intense in the building ..both teams playing really hard
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I’m currently at the bruins game.. there are probably 0.5% bruins fans... it’s really intense in the building ..both teams playing really hard
Have fun!
Sucks that B's goal was called off due to stupid goalie interference.
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At least one Boston team is playing well .
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At least one Boston team has some grit and determination.
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(https://nhl.bamcontent.com/images/photos/300245392/1024x576/cut.jpg)
yup
*sippin*
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Rask is dominating.
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Bruins up 2-0! 9 minutes to go.
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Bruins up 2-0! 9 minutes to go.
NOW 3-0 BRUINS!!!
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Bruins up 2-0! 9 minutes to go.
NOW 3-0 BRUINS!!!
Huge goals by Johansson and Backes. Let’s put them away!
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At least one Boston team has some grit and determination.
As much as I hate Mazz, he's right...
Tony Massarotti
Verified account
@TonyMassarotti
Is it just me, or is the difference between the Bruins and Celtics this simple: when the Bruins blow a lead, they hit back. When the Celtics blow a lead, they cave.
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Looking pretty, pretty good here..Rask is the Great Wall for us.
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The B's IMO actually have a legitimate chance to win it all. Everything's starting to click again and unlike this Celtics team, they have an answer when things go wrong and fight back.
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The B's IMO actually have a legitimate chance to win it all. Everything's starting to click again and unlike this Celtics team, they have an answer when things go wrong and fight back.
4 minutes away from advancing!
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The B's IMO actually have a legitimate chance to win it all. Everything's starting to click again and unlike this Celtics team, they have an answer when things go wrong and fight back.
This team does have fighters. Celtics team is crumbling like thousand year old bread. Us winning two in Milwaukee as likely as Sox winning four straight vs Yankees after being down 3-0 in 04 ...😁🤢
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At least one Boston team looks legit.
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Glad to see one team taking care of business.
The Bruins advance to the Eastern Conference Finals and now face Carolina 8)
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37 saves is insane! Does he know how to shoot hoops?
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Bring on The Whale!
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At least one Boston team has some grit and determination.
As much as I hate Mazz, he's right...
Tony Massarotti
Verified account
@TonyMassarotti
Is it just me, or is the difference between the Bruins and Celtics this simple: when the Bruins blow a lead, they hit back. When the Celtics blow a lead, they cave.
Might be the truest thing Mazz has ever said
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Really impressed by the CBJ fans.
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Nice to see the shutout in the closeout game. Rask has been on fire.
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Mazz is right for once lol.
At least one Boston team is getting it done in these postseasons. Hope the Bruins can bring one home because the Celtics are just pathetic at this point.
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Watching the Bruins this last two weeks has restored my faith in humanity.
Watching the other winter sports team has been nothing short of awful.
The way they lose has been unbearable.
The Bruins and Rask are a solid threat to get to cup finals...he has been a monster.
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Charlie McAvoy suspended 1 game for an illegal check. Will miss Game 1.
Also, Game 1 is Thursday night at 8 PM. The rest of the series schedule will get released once the Game 7s out West finish up
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Charlie McAvoy suspended 1 game for an illegal check. Will miss Game 1.
Also, Game 1 is Thursday night at 8 PM. The rest of the series schedule will get released once the Game 7s out West finish up
Well, I think I'd rather have the suspension than a 5 minute major and a game misconduct. That could have been game-changing at that time.
In the moment, though, I thought 2 minutes was enough. He made contact with the head, but I thought he held up on it. There could have been a ton more follow through.
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I thought for sure McAvoy was gone last night. He head hunted. He deserved to be kicked out of last night's game. Glad it worked out this way.
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Time to forget yesterday and watcha team with heart and grit not filled with divas. Go Bruins, you are we have now for this post season!
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1-0! We look awesome so far!!
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1-0! We look awesome so far!!
Well, so much for that. :(
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Hurricanes are dominating this 2nd period. Fortunate it's still just a 2-1 deficit and not like 5-1...
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Hurricanes are dominating this 2nd period. Fortunate it's still just a 2-1 deficit and not like 5-1...
Think Celtics left stinker curse behind. We are still in it but we vanished in 2nd period. Sounds familiar....
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Tied up!
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And now the lead!
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🍷😁Yes! Grit and heart!!
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Dougie Hamilton is doing more for the Bruins in this game than he ever did while wearing black and gold.
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Bs are the anti Celts. Always playing hard.
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Good to see the power play coming back to life after Colombus stifled it so bad most of the last series.
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Bs are the anti Celts. Always playing hard.
True! TP
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Bs are the anti Celts. Always playing hard.
True! TP
Dagger!
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YES!!!!!
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O V A
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Double Yes!!!!
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Bruins just dominated that 3rd period. They are clearly the best team still playing in these playoffs.
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Bruins just dominated that 3rd period. They are clearly the best team still playing in these playoffs.
Definitely has potential to be 3rd Boston team in a row to win the biggie! Has that ever been done, 3 titles in 3 sports in one town consecutively?
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Great third period! And they survived a game 1 without surrendering home ice! ;D
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Great third period! And they survived a game 1 without surrendering home ice! ;D
And won despite McAvoy, their best defenseman, being suspended.
Rask has been amazing in these playoffs. Gotta give Tuuka his due. Maybe the team MVP in these playoffs thus far.
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Bruins just dominated that 3rd period. They are clearly the best team still playing in these playoffs.
Definitely has potential to be 3rd Boston team in a row to win the biggie! Has that ever been done, 3 titles in 3 sports in one town consecutively?
Imagine it's San Jose vs Boston Stanley Cup Finals.
Another California vs Boston championship!!!
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Great third period! And they survived a game 1 without surrendering home ice! ;D
And won despite McAvoy, their best defenseman, being suspended.
Rask has been amazing in these playoffs. Gotta give Tuuka his due. Maybe the team MVP in these playoffs thus far.
Good point about McAvoy. Yeah, Rask probably is team MVP thus far in the playoffs; I'd also put Coyle in the conversation.
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Bruins just dominated that 3rd period. They are clearly the best team still playing in these playoffs.
Definitely has potential to be 3rd Boston team in a row to win the biggie! Has that ever been done, 3 titles in 3 sports in one town consecutively?
Imagine it's San Jose vs Boston Stanley Cup Finals.
Another California vs Boston championship!!!
I want to beat Joe Thornton for living up to his potential only after he was traded.
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Bruins just dominated that 3rd period. They are clearly the best team still playing in these playoffs.
Definitely has potential to be 3rd Boston team in a row to win the biggie! Has that ever been done, 3 titles in 3 sports in one town consecutively?
Imagine it's San Jose vs Boston Stanley Cup Finals.
Another California vs Boston championship!!!
I want to beat Joe Thornton for living up to his potential only after he was traded.
Building on Roy's thoughts, it was fun to see the Bruins' faithful taunting Dougie "What's effort?" Hamilton.
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Bruins just dominated that 3rd period. They are clearly the best team still playing in these playoffs.
Definitely has potential to be 3rd Boston team in a row to win the biggie! Has that ever been done, 3 titles in 3 sports in one town consecutively?
Imagine it's San Jose vs Boston Stanley Cup Finals.
Another California vs Boston championship!!!
I want to beat Joe Thornton for living up to his potential only after he was traded.
I'd like to terrorize the city of St. Louis again. Also, I just think it'd be a classic uni matchup.
Rematch of the Orr "flying through the air" Finals nearly 50 years ago too.
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Dominant.
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Carolina is a physical team, but I love how our team is taking the hits and fighting back too.
Dominant final 8 minutes of that period. Lets keep it going B's!
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This has turned into a laugher
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B's seem to be getting stronger as the playoffs progress.
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We're up 4-0 but honestly, Rask has also been fantastic this entire postseason.
Similar to how David Price of the Red Sox got the "monkey off his back" last October (consistently ridiculed before this past October for consistent playoff choking), Rask could be doing the same in April-May and hopefully some of June.
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Wow. I didn't realize they were playing this early ... nor did I realize they were winning so handily today. Awesome!
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So glad Tuuka is playing like a superstar. He has been this team's whipping boy for years in the media, on social media and on sports radio and really, didn't deserve the crap he got.
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We look awesome! Have always liked Rask as well and he is our rock for sure.
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6-0.
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Thank you schedulers for not interfering with GOT tonight as well.
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Would have liked to see the shutout, but I don't mind Rask giving up a couple of weak goals there. It didn't matter, and with Rask having been on such a hot streak might as well let him have his hiccup when it doesn't matter.
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And for the first time this postseason, the Bruins head to the road with a nice 2-0 lead 8)
Before, they'd gone into the road tied 1-1 and lost the Game 3s falling behind 2-1 in the series.
Long way to go but I'd love for us to take care of business and wrap this up in a comfortable 4 or 5 games.
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Woohoo Bruins!! Time to bring back home another chip. Boston is long due for one. Especially after the beatdown of one Boston sports team.
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Bruins are getting it done this period.
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After Carolina dominated the first period, the B's weathered the storm (largely thanks to Rask) and now up 2-0 in the 2nd period! IF they hold on tonight and go up 3-0 in the series, then I think we could actually sweep this series.
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Bruins are getting it done this period.
It's awesome
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Break out the brooms
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Bruins with a great response after playing 9 vs 6 in the 1st period. I think they played half that period down at least one man.
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Rask is on a mission. Amazing save after amazing save.
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rask is one of, if not the best, goalie the bruins have ever had. and this year he is really on a roll.
still a lot of time to go in this game and the series. but so far so good. ;D
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This really has been a great period - like the total opposite of the 1st period, except that we have Rask and they don't.
Let's see if we can hold on to this one. Going up in the series 3-0 would be phenomenal!
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Don't know enough about hockey, was that really interference? Looked like the goalie went out of his way to go into the offensive player.
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That’s nonsense. That should have been a goal.
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Bullcrap no call. DeBrusk was checked into goalie who was trying to move out of the circle.
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Bullcrap no call. DeBrusk was checked into goalie who was trying to move out of the circle.
Yep major bull. Now the Caines have a PP...
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Then the refs compound the situation by falling for another flop to give the Canes the PP. These refs look like NBA refs tonight.
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Wow!!! The Legend of Rask is growing!! What a game!!
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Wow!!! The Legend of Rask is growing!! What a game!!
He’s been unreal.
When Kyrie said the team was flipping a switch for the playoffs he was referring to the Bs.
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Wow!!! The Legend of Rask is growing!! What a game!!
He’s been unreal.
When Kyrie said the team was flipping a switch for the playoffs he was referring to the Bs.
You might be right! TP!
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rask is one of, if not the best, goalie the bruins have ever had. and this year he is really on a roll.
still a lot of time to go in this game and the series. but so far so good. ;D
Whoa!!!! That's a hot take. I think Tiny Thompson, Gerry Cheevers and Tim Thomas might completely disagree, as do I.
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Carolina played a fantastic game with their backs against the wall at home, yet Rask stole the win for the B’s 8)
I think this team smells blood. Wouldn’t be surprised if we swept Thursday night.
And here’s something interesting:
- Islanders sweep Penguins
- Hurricanes sweep Islanders
- Bruins maybe sweep the Hurricanes(??)
Although by that pattern if we do sweep it would probably mean we get swept by the Sharks or Blues in the Finals :P
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St. Louis got jobbed. I hate seeing games end due to bad calls.
This is the second game that San Jose won a game directly due to a bad call in their favor.
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If the Bruins win tonight it's possible they could have 11 days of before the Cup Final. The NHL loves starting the Finals on Memorial Day. I can't help but wonder what a long layoff like that might affect the team.
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Good game so far. Was surprised to see Chara out last minute. Hope everything's alright there.
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Pastrnak needs to shoot the puck!!! He had the Canes goalie dead to rights twice and made bad extra passes.
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Pastrnak needs to shoot the puck!!! He had the Canes goalie dead to rights twice and made bad extra passes.
Yep, too fancy. Shoot the puck, and hope for a goal or a rebound.
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About time! I was getting impatient waiting for the Bs to take a lead in this one :P
Edit: Okay, two periods down and now a 2-0 lead. Let's see if we can finish this one off and then have a LONG break.
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Fantastic job on the Powerplays this period!
20 minutes to go. You can tell this team smells blood ;D
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2-0. It's good to see the big guns scoring.
I'm curious to see how much fight Carolina gives in the third. I think they're going to bring it.
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Break out the brooms
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Bruins might be smart to offer some bonus money to all the Providence Bruins to come back for to play a couple exhibition games against the big league team to keep them from getting lax.
Probably against the rules but they are going to have to do something to try to stay sharp.
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Wow, Bruins taking a 2-0 lead.
One period away from a Stanley Cup Appearance for the first time since 2013.
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Wow, Bruins taking a 2-0 lead.
One period away from a Stanley Cup Appearance for the first time since 2013.
title town
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Wow, Bruins taking a 2-0 lead.
One period away from a Stanley Cup Appearance for the first time since 2013.
3rd Cup Finals in 9 years. They would be the team with the most Cup appearances in those 9 years. If they win they will tie Pittsburgh, Los Angeles and Chicago for most Stanley Cups in those 9 years with 2 each. That's wild. 4 teams with 2 Cup wins each over 9 years.
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So close to the Cup!!
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3-0.
Pasta's decision to not shoot paid off there.
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Score!!!!!!
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3-0.
Pasta's decision to not shoot paid off there.
Finally haha...
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BERGY!!!
That could be the dagger! 8)
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I'm surprised to see Carolina play with so little spirit. I guess the Bs just demoralized them.
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Seriously??
Hurricanes played their hearts out and made it this far in the postseason, and the fans are booing them? ???
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I'm surprised to see Carolina play with so little spirit. I guess the Bs just demoralized them.
Almost as if they are impersonating our Celtics in our last series.
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Seriously??
Hurricanes played their hearts out and made it this far in the postseason, and the fans are booing them? ???
Actually my bad. It's just Bruins fans there chanting "Tuuuuk" lol
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I'm surprised to see Carolina play with so little spirit. I guess the Bs just demoralized them.
Almost as if they are impersonating our Celtics in our last series.
Ha, yeah. At least Carolina didn't give up until Game 4.
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Rask is a beast!
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I want this shutout for Tuuka.
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If the Bruins don’t trade Joe Thornton during the 2005 season, do they have the cap space to sign Chára for 2006-2007?
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Yes!!!
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Nothing like an empty net goal to seal the deal!
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That puts a bow on it.
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Bruins just keep getting stronger as the playoffs roll on. That's a really good sign. That, and Rask playing like his name is Thomas.
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Congrats guys! I know this is a Cs blog and they of course come first, but Boston sports teams are crushing the world right now. It's funny that a team that made it to the 2nd round of their respective playoffs is considered a total disappointment. That is Boston for you.
Anyway, Bruins (and Rask) are on a roll. Let's get the cup!
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Bs WIN, Bs WIN!!!
I can't believe they're going to the Stanley Cup Finals again!!
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Good fans though...we are rolling and look like it is our year again! Not loving a long layoff
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The Red Sox, the Patriots, the Bruins...
What a crazy year. It's been too long of a Boston drought.
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If the Bruins don’t trade Joe Thornton during the 2005 season, do they have the cap space to sign Chára for 2006-2007?
Just trying to figure out if cap space was cleared in that trade and if led directly to the signing of Chára.
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Congrats to the hardcore Bruins fans out there. I’m a pumped casual fan who has always rooted for Boston teams including the Bruins
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The Red Sox, the Patriots, the Bruins...
What a crazy year. It's been too long of a Boston drought.
Lol....I don't know you Sparz but this sounds like something my millennial sons would say. Lol. Yeah, it's was all the way back in 2017 when Boston had their last team win a title before the Red Sox started this title run for Boston.
Dang, I remember all those years after 1986 until the Pat's won in 2002. 16 years. Not one title. That sucked.
But all my kids know is 6 Super Bowl wins in 9 Super Bowl appearances, 4 World Series in 4 trips there, 1 NBA Title in 2 trips to the NBA Finals and 3 appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals with 1 Cup and another one possible.
Possibly 13 championships in 17 years, 12 guaranteed.
They are so spoiled
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The Red Sox, the Patriots, the Bruins...
What a crazy year. It's been too long of a Boston drought.
Lol....I don't know you Sparz but this sounds like something my millennial sons would say. Lol. Yeah, it's was all the way back in 2017 when Boston had their last team win a title before the Red Sox started this title run for Boston.
Dang, I remember all those years after 1986 until the Pat's won in 2002. 16 years. Not one title. That sucked.
But all my kids know is 6 Super Bowl wins in 9 Super Bowl appearances, 4 World Series in 4 trips there, 1 NBA Title in 2 trips to the NBA Finals and 3 appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals with 1 Cup and another one possible.
Possibly 13 championships in 17 years, 12 guaranteed.
They are so spoiled
I admit it: I'm spoiled. (And I'm a Gen X-er). Am I ashamed of it? No, not really. ;D
Boston's "big boys" really stepped up tonight—not that they've played bad, because they haven't, but I know that opponents focus on slowing them, but tonight the Canes couldn't do anything to slow them tonight.
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This is what a true leader is all about. Chara is a great captain
So it wasn’t a shock that the 42-year-old Chara reiterated that he doesn’t like the term “rookie” that tends to separate the first-year players from everybody else within the B’s dressing room, when he was asked about lending his learned experience to help younger D-men like Charlie McAvoy and Brandon Carlo.
What does history say about B's long layoff?
“If I can make some small part of it by doing what I love to do and doing it every day… if that can help them to see that, then I’ll be more than happy for them to see that, and maybe learn something. If I can help them in any way I’d love to,” said Chara, while addressing the media following Monday’s practice at Warrior Ice Arena. “Age doesn’t really separate the conversations or the personalities. I’ve been saying that for a long time.
“We are treating everybody the same way no matter if somebody is 18, or 40, or somebody has 1,000 games or is playing in their first game. We treat everybody with respect in the same way as everybody else in the locker room. I’ve said it many times. Since a very young age, I didn’t like the separation in a team between young players and older players, [or] players who have accomplished something or players that are just coming into the league. I don’t like to use the word ‘rookie.’ They are our teammates. I just don’t like to separate. I don’t think that’s the right thing to do. Once you’re a team, you’re a team regardless of the age, or accomplishments. We have to treat each other with respect and the same way.”
https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/video/zdeno-chara-i-dont-use-word-rookie
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Looks like we’ll be playing the Blues for all the marbles.
Blues up 4-1 in the Game with 2 minutes left and soon to win the series 4-1.
Good.
Rather play the Blues than Sharks.
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This is what a true leader is all about. Chara is a great captain
So it wasn’t a shock that the 42-year-old Chara reiterated that he doesn’t like the term “rookie” that tends to separate the first-year players from everybody else within the B’s dressing room, when he was asked about lending his learned experience to help younger D-men like Charlie McAvoy and Brandon Carlo.
What does history say about B's long layoff?
“If I can make some small part of it by doing what I love to do and doing it every day… if that can help them to see that, then I’ll be more than happy for them to see that, and maybe learn something. If I can help them in any way I’d love to,” said Chara, while addressing the media following Monday’s practice at Warrior Ice Arena. “Age doesn’t really separate the conversations or the personalities. I’ve been saying that for a long time.
“We are treating everybody the same way no matter if somebody is 18, or 40, or somebody has 1,000 games or is playing in their first game. We treat everybody with respect in the same way as everybody else in the locker room. I’ve said it many times. Since a very young age, I didn’t like the separation in a team between young players and older players, [or] players who have accomplished something or players that are just coming into the league. I don’t like to use the word ‘rookie.’ They are our teammates. I just don’t like to separate. I don’t think that’s the right thing to do. Once you’re a team, you’re a team regardless of the age, or accomplishments. We have to treat each other with respect and the same way.”
https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/video/zdeno-chara-i-dont-use-word-rookie
I agree. Other potential and current aspiring leaders could learn a lot from those comments.
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Looks like we’ll be playing the Blues for all the marbles.
Blues up 4-1 in the Game with 2 minutes left and soon to win the series 4-1.
Good.
Rather play the Blues than Sharks.
Well, the Sox have disposed of St Louis before and now its the Bruins turn. Looking forward to this beginning next week.
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Looks like we’ll be playing the Blues for all the marbles.
Blues up 4-1 in the Game with 2 minutes left and soon to win the series 4-1.
Good.
Rather play the Blues than Sharks.
Well, the Sox have disposed of St Louis before and now its the Bruins turn. Looking forward to this beginning next week.
Bruins vs Blues has the potential to go 7
in many ways, Blues are a reflection of the Bruins. They have mix of everything. Size, skill, speed, strong goaltenting....vet leadership
Bruins main advantage is home ice
and ultimately this is what could be the difference maker
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Boston vs St. Louis. The only two cities to ever meet in the championship in all four major sports leagues.
Bruins/Blues
Red Sox/Cardinals
Celtics/Hawks
Patriots/Rams
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This is what a true leader is all about. Chara is a great captain
So it wasn’t a shock that the 42-year-old Chara reiterated that he doesn’t like the term “rookie” that tends to separate the first-year players from everybody else within the B’s dressing room, when he was asked about lending his learned experience to help younger D-men like Charlie McAvoy and Brandon Carlo.
What does history say about B's long layoff?
“If I can make some small part of it by doing what I love to do and doing it every day… if that can help them to see that, then I’ll be more than happy for them to see that, and maybe learn something. If I can help them in any way I’d love to,” said Chara, while addressing the media following Monday’s practice at Warrior Ice Arena. “Age doesn’t really separate the conversations or the personalities. I’ve been saying that for a long time.
“We are treating everybody the same way no matter if somebody is 18, or 40, or somebody has 1,000 games or is playing in their first game. We treat everybody with respect in the same way as everybody else in the locker room. I’ve said it many times. Since a very young age, I didn’t like the separation in a team between young players and older players, [or] players who have accomplished something or players that are just coming into the league. I don’t like to use the word ‘rookie.’ They are our teammates. I just don’t like to separate. I don’t think that’s the right thing to do. Once you’re a team, you’re a team regardless of the age, or accomplishments. We have to treat each other with respect and the same way.”
https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/video/zdeno-chara-i-dont-use-word-rookie
TP for sharing. Gonna be a sad day when Big Z finally hangs up his skates.
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Boston vs St. Louis. The only two cities to ever meet in the championship in all four major sports leagues.
Bruins/Blues
Red Sox/Cardinals
Celtics/Hawks
Patriots/Rams
[dang]
And Boston has won em all lol
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So what is the over/under on the amount of times we see video or hear mention of Bobby Orr's Cup clinching goal against the Blues back in 1970? I would put it at about 2.5 times per broadcast.
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So what is the over/under on the amount of times we see video or hear mention of Bobby Orr's Cup clinching goal against the Blues back in 1970? I would put it at about 2.5 times per broadcast.
They should have Orr drop the puck before each period.
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It's possible both teams will be rusty to start the Finals as they'll have had 5+ days off between series (Boston longer obviously). But yeah, it's been a LONG wait. For a time I actually forgot the Bruins were still playing and that there was still one playoff series left in the NHL. :P
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Been such a long wait. But now we're a day away from the SCF! 8)
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Oops. Posted in the 2018 thread, haha.
Bs look great this period. Bennington is looking like Tuuka.
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Oops. Posted in the 2018 thread, haha.
Bs look great this period. Bennington is looking like Tuuka.
Bennington is ridiculous. Just one bad play kept us from having a 2-1 lead and the momentum, though
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Goal!
3-2 Bs.
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Switch has been turned on after rust let go in first! Go Bruins!!
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Bruins have been the better team since the end of the first period... Cassidy’s line changes have been excellent.
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This team is resilient!! ;D
But ugh that's a bad penalty. Need a kill here.
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Marchand!!!
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That clinches it.
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Rolling!!
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Wow - what a dominating performance (after the 1st period)! Hope this is a sign of things to come for the rest of the series!
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Wow - what a dominating performance (after the 1st period)! Hope this is a sign of things to come for the rest of the series!
We looked awesome after that rust came off.
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Wow - what a dominating performance (after the 1st period)! Hope this is a sign of things to come for the rest of the series!
We looked awesome after that rust came off.
Yeah, I think that going down 2-0 after that terrible turnover woke them up.
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1-0!!!
What a comeback from 2 goals down! I don't think it's an exaggeration to say this team is like the 2018 Red Sox in that when they heat up, they are relentless. That's what the Bruins were AFTER the Blues scored their 2nd goal early in the 2nd (off a dumb mistake).
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1-0!!!
What a comeback from 2 goals down! I don't think it's an exaggeration to say this team is like the 2018 Red Sox in that when they heat up, they are relentless. That's what the Bruins were AFTER the Blues scored their 2nd goal early in the 2nd (off a dumb mistake).
I think it's what we needed after the way the Celts season ended. For whatever reason, when the Cs gave up the lead to Milwaukee, they folded. The Bruins, on the other hand, seem to hit another gear when they take a couple of punches from the other team.
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1-0!!!
What a comeback from 2 goals down! I don't think it's an exaggeration to say this team is like the 2018 Red Sox in that when they heat up, they are relentless. That's what the Bruins were AFTER the Blues scored their 2nd goal early in the 2nd (off a dumb mistake).
I think it's what we needed after the way the Celts season ended. For whatever reason, when the Cs gave up the lead to Milwaukee, they folded. The Bruins, on the other hand, seem to hit another gear when they take a couple of punches from the other team.
Yep very true.
Even though those Celtics teams in 2016 and 2017 might not have had as much talent as the 2018-2019 squad, they still brought it every game. Never backed down and played with heart to the end. Enjoyable to watch and the 2017-2018 team went deep because of it too. We’ve seen it with the 2018 Red Sox and even 2019 Patriots who were sluggish in the regular season but came together for the SB run.
Unfortunately, this year’s Celtics team just seemed to have many egos and didn’t have that fight in them.
What really defined it was Hondo passing away and Ainge suffering a health scare. You’d think the C’s would play with more fight and energy, but nope, they went ahead and lost BOTH home games and then the series in pathetic fashion. Sad.
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Bad first period and a bad start to the second, but then the Bruins turned it on and looked really good! Great way to start the Finals!
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I saw nothing in this game tonight that would have me believe this series is going to end any differently than the way the Carolina series went down. 4-0. Sweep.
If that happens, what would be more impressive:
A. This current Warriors dynasty, if they win it this year
Or
B. The Boston run of 3 Titles in a row by 3 of the 4 major sports(NFL, NBA, MLB)
I gotta go with B, especially when you consider the dominance of the run in the playoffs by each team(again, in this scenario the B's win the Cup in 4 straight, winning their last 11 straight playoff games to win the cup. Sox went 11-3 in the playoffs, beating the 3 other best teams in baseball the Yanks, Astros and Dodgers. The Pat's went 3-0 in post season beating a 13-4 team then a 13-4 team then a 15-3 team.).
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B. The Boston run of 3 Titles in a row by 3 of the 4 major sports(NFL, NBA, MLB)
Not a Hockey fan but i checked to score just for this reason. Has this happened before ?
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B. The Boston run of 3 Titles in a row by 3 of the 4 major sports(NFL, NBA, MLB)
Not a Hockey fan but i checked to score just for this reason. Has this happened before ?
Not since the 30s, with Detroit.
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B. The Boston run of 3 Titles in a row by 3 of the 4 major sports(NFL, NBA, MLB)
Not a Hockey fan but i checked to score just for this reason. Has this happened before ?
Not since the 30s, with Detroit.
Thanks!!! It is actually the only time a city won 3 of the 4 major leagues! Impressive......
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I saw nothing in this game tonight that would have me believe this series is going to end any differently than the way the Carolina series went down. 4-0. Sweep.
If that happens, what would be more impressive:
A. This current Warriors dynasty, if they win it this year
Or
B. The Boston run of 3 Titles in a row by 3 of the 4 major sports(NFL, NBA, MLB)
I gotta go with B, especially when you consider the dominance of the run in the playoffs by each team(again, in this scenario the B's win the Cup in 4 straight, winning their last 11 straight playoff games to win the cup. Sox went 11-3 in the playoffs, beating the 3 other best teams in baseball the Yanks, Astros and Dodgers. The Pat's went 3-0 in post season beating a 13-4 team then a 13-4 team then a 15-3 team.).
The warriors are more impressive.
It's not like the various Boston sports teams work together or something.
It's mostly coincidence, though to a large extent the teams share fans and a media market that provide revenue.
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Let's go Bruins!
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Pasta to DeBrusk to Coyle.
1-0.
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So nice to watch this team! First shot and goal!!
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Unlucky deflection there.
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They seem quicker then us so far.
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Can't set back and let them control the zone. It will cost them.
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Gotta love the response!
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Two goals right through the wickets. That's gotta be a little embarrassing.
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Two goals right through the wickets. That's gotta be a little embarrassing.
This goaltender is like an open road compared to some the better one’s we faced in first few series.
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McAvoy pinching down cost the Bruins. The whole left side was wide open for that run.
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How that is not a longer penalty is crazy. We lose a player with head shot and they get 2. Unreal
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How that is not a longer penalty is crazy. We lose a player with head shot and they get 2. Unreal
I don't think Blais was trying to go to the head. Grzelcyk kinda changed body direction which opened him up to the hit on the head.
2 minutes was the right call.
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How that is not a longer penalty is crazy. We lose a player with head shot and they get 2. Unreal
I don't think Blais was trying to go to the head. Grzelcyk kinda changed body direction which opened him up to the hit on the head.
2 minutes was the right call.
I think he went to unnatural side and his eyes zoomed in on his head. Watch it in slow motion. A hit on his right is where he was going but he changed and then connected to head intentionally. I predict a league review and one game suspension.
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At least we're finally getting some chances. The Blues have been killing it the past two periods.
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I felt more confident down 2-0 in Game 1 than I have at any point tonight. I'm not sure if we're playing like crap or the Blues just look better than last game
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Overtime!
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Boston was very fortunate that St. Louis shot hit the post. And Boston had a couple good chances there towards the end of the third. Sure would be nice to go up 2-0 in this series.
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I felt more confident down 2-0 in Game 1 than I have at any point tonight. I'm not sure if we're playing like crap or the Blues just look better than last game
We do look a bit behind eight ball tonight. Rask has us in this. Their goaltender woke up as well but we are getting out hustled and outshot and outhit tonight. All we need is one now though!
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The Blues are playing much better, with more energy and are a lot more physical than us. Our first line has also looked like garbage tonight.
With that said, we’re somehow still tied 2-2 heading into OT. Rask has been sensational again. Hopefully we can get one good push early and score a goal soon.
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That was pretty predictable. I was in the midst of typing that the writing was on the wall. Constant pressure by St. Louis.
Too bad.
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They dominated us. Wow
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Not surprised the Blues won this one. They deserved it.
We need to show up and give everything to earn back home ice
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That was pretty predictable. I was in the midst of typing that the writing was on the wall. Constant pressure by St. Louis.
Too bad.
As soon as I saw the trip I knew it was iver, either from the extra attacker on the delayed penalty or the power play. The Blues were just too relentless
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I am throwing things
Reverse of Game 1 - Bruins came out scoring, then after our 2nd goal, Blues were the aggressor, more physical, sharper passing and most of all quicker to the puck allllllllllll night long. Marchand was awful. Golden opportunity to win the Cup this year.
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Please explain to me why a team (Bruins) only has 5 defenseman available for rotations when one is injured in the game. For example, in football, if you have, say, a 6-man rotation on your defensive line and a defensive end gets hurt, you still have reserves to continue with a 6-man rotation ??
I love the Bruins, but I am no hockey expert.
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Please explain to me why a team (Bruins) only has 5 defenseman available for rotations when one is injured in the game. For example, in football, if you have, say, a 6-man rotation on your defensive line and a defensive end gets hurt, you still have reserves to continue with a 6-man rotation ??
I love the Bruins, but I am no hockey expert.
It's just roster size. You only get 20 players per game, or more specifically, 18 skaters and two goalies.
Those are divided up as 12 offensive players (4 lines, 3 players per line) and 6 defensemen (3 pairings of 2).
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One of the worst OTs I’ve watched. They looked flat starting in the 2nd period and it continued that way for the remainder of the night.
We need a lot more from the 1st line moving forward. You can’t expect to win a Cup being carried by your 4th like.
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St Louis looking to avenge their Rams and not going away.
Not good with Blues having home-court now.
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It's all good. We will regroup and steal Game 3 back. I can feel it! :laugh:
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Please explain to me why a team (Bruins) only has 5 defenseman available for rotations when one is injured in the game. For example, in football, if you have, say, a 6-man rotation on your defensive line and a defensive end gets hurt, you still have reserves to continue with a 6-man rotation ??
I love the Bruins, but I am no hockey expert.
It's just roster size. You only get 20 players per game, or more specifically, 18 skaters and two goalies.
Those are divided up as 12 offensive players (4 lines, 3 players per line) and 6 defensemen (3 pairings of 2).
Got it. Thanks.
So is this a significant problem for the Bruins going forward ? The game commentators talked on and on about what a disadvantage this put Boston at during Game 2. Did it contribute to our inability to reduce the pressure St. louis put on tonite ? They easily outshot us and kept the puck in our end for long possessions.
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Bruins looked pretty bad most of the game, but especially in OT, when the Blues put on tons of pressure, CONSTANT pressure, and had the Bs on their heels the whole time. So many Bruins passes (throughout the game) were bad, like the players were telegraphing them, and they kept getting deflected, and lots of times Bs players tried to hit the puck but got only a piece of it and the puck just sort of wobbled, like a wounded duck, out into open ice, where the Blues would pick it up and start an attack. And yeah, the top line did terrible, especially Marchand; those guys really need to get it in gear.
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Sundqvist is going to have a hearing
likely a game or two suspension
If Grz wasn't injured and Bruins D core handicapped....Bruins likely win last night game
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How that is not a longer penalty is crazy. We lose a player with head shot and they get 2. Unreal
I don't think Blais was trying to go to the head. Grzelcyk kinda changed body direction which opened him up to the hit on the head.
2 minutes was the right call.
I think he went to unnatural side and his eyes zoomed in on his head. Watch it in slow motion. A hit on his right is where he was going but he changed and then connected to head intentionally. I predict a league review and one game suspension.
Looks like you were right. Sundqvist has been suspended for game 3.
Anyone who understands hockey knew this should have been a game misconduct penalty and a disqualification. Glad the league eventually got it right in the end.
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How that is not a longer penalty is crazy. We lose a player with head shot and they get 2. Unreal
I don't think Blais was trying to go to the head. Grzelcyk kinda changed body direction which opened him up to the hit on the head.
2 minutes was the right call.
I think he went to unnatural side and his eyes zoomed in on his head. Watch it in slow motion. A hit on his right is where he was going but he changed and then connected to head intentionally. I predict a league review and one game suspension.
TP - this was a really good prediction. Too bad it came at our expense. It was an especially laughable penalty as it came just before the questionable 4 minute double-minor on us. Killing 20% of the 3rd period, down a guy really didn't leave us with much ammunition in OT.
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How that is not a longer penalty is crazy. We lose a player with head shot and they get 2. Unreal
I don't think Blais was trying to go to the head. Grzelcyk kinda changed body direction which opened him up to the hit on the head.
2 minutes was the right call.
I think he went to unnatural side and his eyes zoomed in on his head. Watch it in slow motion. A hit on his right is where he was going but he changed and then connected to head intentionally. I predict a league review and one game suspension.
TP - this was a really good prediction. Too bad it came at our expense. It was an especially laughable penalty as it came just before the questionable 4 minute double-minor on us. Killing 20% of the 3rd period, down a guy really didn't leave us with much ammunition in OT.
It definitely was the turning point for us losing that game.
I am excited to see how we rebound but not happy we are down our player due to concussion protocol. We have shown time and time again though, we can rebound from tough losses and tonight is the game we need to take.
Does anyone else stream games from nbc app and have endless issues with it? On desktop mac the commercials keep looping and I need to reboot over and over again. It is a legal stream as well so not sure why it is so buggy on a mac. On tablet it works but like watching it from pc to big screen tv instead and have not been able to figure out how to stream from tablet to tv yet(any knowledge how to stream live from ipad to tv?).
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How that is not a longer penalty is crazy. We lose a player with head shot and they get 2. Unreal
I don't think Blais was trying to go to the head. Grzelcyk kinda changed body direction which opened him up to the hit on the head.
2 minutes was the right call.
I think he went to unnatural side and his eyes zoomed in on his head. Watch it in slow motion. A hit on his right is where he was going but he changed and then connected to head intentionally. I predict a league review and one game suspension.
TP - this was a really good prediction. Too bad it came at our expense. It was an especially laughable penalty as it came just before the questionable 4 minute double-minor on us. Killing 20% of the 3rd period, down a guy really didn't leave us with much ammunition in OT.
It definitely was the turning point for us losing that game.
I am excited to see how we rebound but not happy we are down our player due to concussion protocol. We have shown time and time again though, we can rebound from tough losses and tonight is the game we need to take.
Does anyone else stream games from nbc app and have endless issues with it? On desktop mac the commercials keep looping and I need to reboot over and over again. It is a legal stream as well so not sure why it is so buggy on a mac. On tablet it works but like watching it from pc to big screen tv instead and have not been able to figure out how to stream from tablet to tv yet(any knowledge how to stream live from ipad to tv?).
Apple TV 3rd generation or above allows you to mirror from an iphone or ipad to your tv. This is what I do for all Celtics games and other Boston games. You can get one for like $30 on ebay. I still use my xbox one for hulu, netflix, youtube, etc (these are also available on Apple TV), but the mirroring has been a lifesaver on Apple TV.
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Pretty goal.
2-0 Bruins.
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3-0.
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Wow Bruins scored more points in the first period this game than what they did entirely in Game 2.
They certainly are playing with a sense of urgency tonight.
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Goal counts and the B's pick up the delay of game penalty. Now they just need to put one in on the power play to start the 2nd and this game should be over.
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Wooh...what a 1st period!
Need to keep the pressure on.
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Goal counts and the B's pick up the delay of game penalty. Now they just need to put one in on the power play to start the 2nd and this game should be over.
you called it
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We’re about to take back home ice advantage I think, 4-0 already our top line is back
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Meh...if that's what it takes for St Louis to get one by Rask I don't think the Bruins are in much danger tonight. I expect Boston to regroup here and put the pressure back on.
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Meh...if that's what it takes for St Louis to get one by Rask I don't think the Bruins are in much danger tonight. I expect Boston to regroup here and put the pressure back on.
That didn't take long.
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Yeah, that's a wrap.
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Time for game to get chippy, rough and a bit dirty. Hope B's keep their head.
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Time for game to get chippy, rough and a bit dirty. Hope B's keep their head.
Yep - but don't get pushed around either. Gotta play right on that line, which they seem to be doing right now.
Just stop with the stupid passes and turnovers.. Don't give St. Louis any momentum this 3d period.
What a relief that 1st period was though !!!!!
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Bruins need to win Game 3, Game 4, and Game 5.
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Bruins doing it again. Blues have 7 - 0 advantage shots on goal this 3d period. I expect some defensive play, but gotta stay aggressive and get the puck out of our end.
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Love the score! I missed most of game working in business idea(unfortunately!) . Ate we as dominating as score is showing or is this all Rask?
This team is the anti-Celtics with way we rebound.
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Hmmm, do you think we can call it a game yet? ;D
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Phenomenal fightback and road effort by the B's. 2-1 and home ice advantage regained!! ;D
It's been said often, but unlike the Celtics, the Bruins can get punched in the face but know how to fight back. They played awful in Game 2 but came up with a monster Game 3 performance where everyone showed up, and on the road too! Basically took back some momentum in this series as a result.
They were down 2-1 and 3-2 to TOR and came back despite having Games 4 and 6 that series in Toronto. Down 2-1 to CBJ with a Game 4 on the road, and they came back.
Even the Red Sox and Patriots in their playoff runs dealt with some drama/adversity, also during games and series, but they responded and were relentless. Red Sox left Fenway tied 1-1 in the ALDS, momentum on NYY's side, and also fell behind 1-0 in the ALCS. Kept fighting and eventually won those series.
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Four power plays, four shots, four goals. That’s pretty remarkable.
The next game is the most important one in the series.
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Great game by the Bruins tonight! Home ice reclaimed. Hopefully they come out firing again Monday and effectively end the series.
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I want to see a Boston team celebrate and hoist a trophy at the TD Garden. It's been way too long since the last one.
Let's win Game 4 and Game 5!!!
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Heck of a game. Always love a good old fashioned butt whooping (as long as the B's are the ones giving it out). A win in game 4 and I think the cup is ours.
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That is how champions respond. Let's see if the Blues throw another counter punch next game.
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Yikes... not best of starts
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Yikes... not best of starts
What the heck happened?!? I missed the start.
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Yikes... not best of starts
What the heck happened?!? I missed the start.
One minute in and wrap around after barrage of shots. Whole period looks like OT game.
The Blues are on fire with energy so far. We need to keep it one goal and fight back.
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Thanks for the update. TP.
Dang, that's a horrible way to start.
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They have 8 shots in 10 minutes. Rask looks good though so we can get back in and take crowd out with next goal. Starting to look better.
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Aladdin granted my wish! Tie game!
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Aladdin granted my wish! Tie game!
That was a great follow by Coyle. Man, he's been quite the pickup!
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Aladdin granted my wish! Tie game!
That was a great follow by Coyle. Man, he's been quite the pickup!
For sure.
They are allowing the Blues to do headshots on us. Not even penalty and then a little later, Blues take momentum right back.
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We're down 2-1 but I still feel strangely confident, like Game 1 when we were down 2-0. STL played with urgency and dominated us that period so we're lucky to only be down 1.
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We're down 2-1 but I still feel strangely confident, like Game 1 when we were down 2-0. STL played with urgency and dominated us that period so we're lucky to only be down 1.
I agree. First was hardest for us and I expect a more settled response next two periods. Key is to get it back even and turn up our intensity. The refs are not calling anything so far so I expect a big, flagrant hit to lead something almost bench clearing. I hope we stay injury free this game...worried about that somewhat.
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I know nothing about ice hockey, but man that looked painful
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I know nothing about ice hockey, but man that looked painful
Looked painful for sure. Did I curse us with worried about injury prediction? Ugh..5 defensemen now for us
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Yikes, they are killing us again and it looks like we are down a man when equal and now we are down one. They are out hitting us too and really are outplaying us.
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Yes!! Shorthanded goal!!!
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Wow! What an exciting period. We are starting to take momentum back. That was an intense period. 3rd will be insane! Hopefully in a good way.
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That period alone took 20 years off my life :o
How the hell is it 2-2. Lol Blues dominated that period again and yet the B’s scored the only goal of the period on a short handed attempt
Hopefully the B’s can dominate this 3rd period now!
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That period alone took 20 years off my life :o
How the hell is it 2-2. Lol Blues dominated that period again and yet the B’s scored the only goal of the period on a short handed attempt
Hopefully the B’s can dominate this 3rd period now!
Haha! So true about years off my life! I spilled my wine when we scored as I was so not expecting it! 3rd will be a doozy! TP!!
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I know nothing about ice hockey, but man that looked painful
Looked painful for sure. Did I curse us with worried about injury prediction? Ugh..5 defensemen now for us
I know a visor wouldn't have helped Chara in that instance, but I just don't get why there isn't better protection out there (required) for players. Hey, at least they all have helmets.
Anyway, yeah, let's go Bs! The Blues have come out with all-out intensity in these 1st two periods - it sure would be great to sneak away with a W here.
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Bruins rebounding like the Cs...
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WELP. That's probably the game...
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Zero effort out there so far in the 3rd. Everyone looks like they just got done running a marathon. Gonna have to turn this around and get an equalizer
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Zero effort out there so far in the 3rd. Everyone looks like they just got done running a marathon. Gonna have to turn this around and get an equalizer
Boston's play this game, and this period in particular, has been disappointing. Blues just keep the energy high and keep peppering Rask, while the Bruins struggle to complete a pass.
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Ugh..we are down two defensemen now and its a best of 3 for the Cup. Gulp...
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Lame - back to an even series. I get that this was close to a must-win game for the Blues, but we gotta do a lot better than we did tonight. Disappointing 3rd after dealing with the Blues onslaught in the first two periods.
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That was an AWFUL 3rd.
I swear if felt like the entire period was in the Bruins defensive zone and of course STL broke through
Barely any offense from our group.
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That was an AWFUL 3rd.
I swear if felt like the entire period was in the Bruins defensive zone and of course STL broke through
Barely any offense from our group.
Pretty sure Rask felt like he was left behind on the battlefront during a war. At least if we win at home, we win the Cup but it is going to be a fight to the death.
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Bruins need to defend home-court/ice in Game 5.
And celebrate their championship in St. Louis. They had their chance tonight and didn't take advantage. I wouldn't want to see the Blues for a Game 7 at home. They look tough.
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Positive: The Bs reclaimed home ice, which is great. It's a best of 3, with up to 2 games at home. They just have to take care of business.
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It's all good. Best of 3, home ice advantage...we have 'em right where we want 'em :laugh:
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Welp, it's a broken jaw for Chara it seems.
They haven't officially made a ruling on his playing status going forward but I'd assume he's out for the series now :(
Guys will need to step up.
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Welp, it's a broken jaw for Chara it seems.
They haven't officially made a ruling on his playing status going forward but I'd assume he's out for the series now :(
Guys will need to step up.
They're in big trouble.
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Welp, it's a broken jaw for Chara it seems.
They haven't officially made a ruling on his playing status going forward but I'd assume he's out for the series now :(
Guys will need to step up.
They're in big trouble.
I still think we can win, but yeah we HAVE to win Game 5 and take care of business in home ice.
Also, the top line and PP unit needs to wake up ASAP. When they are playing at a high level, the team really does look invincible out there. It's a 2-2 series because they clearly didn't show up in 2 of the 4 games.
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Losing Chara is a huge blow to the Bruins already depleted defense corps. Rask is really going to have his hands full now.
St Louis is clearly a worthy opponent. I can't say I'm too optimistic about our chances in this series now.
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Grzelcyk is back practicing...good sign.
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Zdeno Chara a game-time decision tonight? Wow and I thought he's out for the rest of the season with that injury.
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Every Celtic who gave up in the playoffs should be forced to get a Zdeno Chara tattoo.
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Big game! Lets do this!!
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Big Save! Whew!!
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we have 13 shots in 13 minutes and cant find the goal! [dang]!!
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Every Celtic who gave up in the playoffs should be forced to get a Zdeno Chara tattoo.
if the B's take the cup, it leaves the C's as the only Boston team not to take their league's title this past season. Every Celtic player should be made to dwell on that in light of the fact they were considered the most likely Boston franchise to play for a title this past season.
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Crap call on Marchand. I have seen much worse never get called.
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Crap call on Marchand. I have seen much worse never get called.
I agree. We have done everything right but score.
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Crap call on Marchand. I have seen much worse never get called.
I agree. We have done everything right but score.
Those guys charge into Rask, no penalty. Marchand with a tap, and it's a penalty SMH ::)
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We look so much better tonight than we did three nights ago. I'm confident we can cash in soon.
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Blues have once again taken control of the play and game.
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Blues have once again taken control of the play and game.
Yeah, this isn't going well. We had a bunch of fake opportunities in the 1st due to us playing with incredible energy, but the Blues had a few great opportunities and were finally able to put one through. Can't blame Rask, but Binnington looks impenetrable right now.
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Holy Edited. Profanity and masked profanity are against forum rules and may result in discipline., these refs suck
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Wow, 20 minutes of domination and we escaped 2-0 at end there. Gulp...We need an amazing third like first with 4 goals for us!
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Holy ****, these refs suck
That was bad and almost cost us if not for amazing save by simeone other then Rask.
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Bruins bringing plenty of pressure tonite in Game 5, but keep mishandling the puck, fumbling passes, open shots going well wide. Not sharp.
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that looked over for split sec
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ugh
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that looked over for split sec
Oh, it was totally over. I think the whistle might have blown a split second before, though (unfortunately).
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we just got robbed
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we just got robbed
The refs may have just cost us a cup! That was Saints/Rams bad!
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we just got robbed
I mean, am I missing something? That was as egregious as anything I've seen.
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Acciari tripped right in front of ref. No call that leads to a goal. Complete BS.
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The Blues were laughing and smiling on bench after that gift. Beyond unreal
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OMGawd - Just missed that atrocity of a non-call. Is there a payoff for the league for St. Louis to win ?
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Sad. Looks like the Bruins are going to lose this series.
2-1 on championship games for Boston, not bad at least.
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Come on!!!!!! Was saying how we were passing ourselves into oblivion....Come on!!!
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Sad. Looks like the Bruins are going to lose this series.
2-1 on championship games for Boston, not bad at least.
How did this happen? After Game 3, Bruins looked completely in charge. St. Louis has an interim head coach and was in last place midway thru the season ?
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Dang Bruins, scoring a goal (finally) to make it close, just getting our hopes up for nothing.
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Bruins bringing plenty of pressure tonite in Game 5, but keep mishandling the puck, fumbling passes, open shots going well wide. Not sharp.
The Bruins have had SO much bad passing this game, and this series. St. Louis is crisp with everything, while Boston is bumbling. And they've failed to capitalize on some really good chances.
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Acciari tripped right in front of ref. No call that leads to a goal. Complete BS.
Total BS. That's as obvious as a penalty can get.
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Well, I learned two things tonight:
1) NHL officials are just as bad as NBA officials. Doesn't really matter, though, because ...
2) this Bruins team just doesn't have what it takes to win the title. The top line, especially, has really failed.
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Edited. Profanity and masked profanity are against forum rules and may result in discipline. THE REFS. >:(
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Sickening, this game should be heading to OT..now we need two straight...we can do it but that Sunday game is going to be brutally tough
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nhl literally just decided to stop calling penalties and let st. louis hold, mug and trip their way to a title.
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Garbage refs all night. I hate how pathetic sports are. All you need to do in the playoffs is have your coach or star player complain to the media about officiating and then you get all the whistles the rest of the series
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Inability to score in the first quarter really cost us.
2) this Bruins team just doesn't have what it takes to win the title. The top line, especially, has really failed.
I think that really long layoff between the ECF and the Finals really messed them up. They got out of rhythm.
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Sucks to think this whole series could be decided on that terrible non call that led instantly to a goal.
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Sucks to think this whole series could be decided on that terrible non call that led instantly to a goal.
Perhaps it'll be decided on that, but differently from how you think—perhaps it'll light a fire under the Bruins and serve as a focal point for a rally.
I know, I'm not usually positive like this. ;D And to be clear, I'm not feeling positive—I think they're gonna lose in 6—but how cool would it be if they rallied to win in 7?
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Inability to score in the first quarter really cost us.
2) this Bruins team just doesn't have what it takes to win the title. The top line, especially, has really failed.
I think that really long layoff between the ECF and the Finals really messed them up. They got out of rhythm.
I think it hurt them. Then again, they were up 2-1 after 3 games of this series. They've really struggled (choked?) the last 2 games.
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Sucks to think this whole series could be decided on that terrible non call that led instantly to a goal.
Perhaps it'll be decided on that, but differently from how you think—perhaps it'll light a fire under the Bruins and serve as a focal point for a rally.
I know, I'm not usually positive like this. ;D And to be clear, I'm not feeling positive—I think they're gonna lose in 6—but how cool would it be if they rallied to win in 7?
I still think they do win in 7. This team never gives up and will respond in game 6. It's what they do.
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Sucks to think this whole series could be decided on that terrible non call that led instantly to a goal.
Perhaps it'll be decided on that, but differently from how you think—perhaps it'll light a fire under the Bruins and serve as a focal point for a rally.
I know, I'm not usually positive like this. ;D And to be clear, I'm not feeling positive—I think they're gonna lose in 6—but how cool would it be if they rallied to win in 7?
It would suck to lose Game 7 in Boston.
But does feel like a lot of teams who faced a 3-2 deficit who won Game 6 would end up winning Game 7.
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Sucks to think this whole series could be decided on that terrible non call that led instantly to a goal.
Perhaps it'll be decided on that, but differently from how you think—perhaps it'll light a fire under the Bruins and serve as a focal point for a rally.
I know, I'm not usually positive like this. ;D And to be clear, I'm not feeling positive—I think they're gonna lose in 6—but how cool would it be if they rallied to win in 7?
I still think they do win in 7. This team never gives up and will respond in game 6. It's what they do.
Their biggest win this series has been away. I'm sure they will come out firing.
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Blues' Ivan Barbashev suspended one game for hit on Bruins' Marcus Johansson
Bruins should take advantage of this in Game 6.
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In a letter published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Sunday, St. Louis Blues owner Tom Stillman thanked his fans after "the elation of breaking through and bringing St. Louis its first-ever Stanley Cup."
One problem: The Blues haven't actually won the Stanley Cup yet. The letter, as well as a few congratulatory advertisements, appeared in the digital edition of the newspaper hours before the team was scheduled to play Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Boston Bruins, leading the series 3-2.
The ad pages were visible in the subscribers' only E-edition of the paper and were removed. But not before more than a few readers noted them, and they hit social media.
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In a letter published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Sunday, St. Louis Blues owner Tom Stillman thanked his fans after "the elation of breaking through and bringing St. Louis its first-ever Stanley Cup."
One problem: The Blues haven't actually won the Stanley Cup yet. The letter, as well as a few congratulatory advertisements, appeared in the digital edition of the newspaper hours before the team was scheduled to play Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Boston Bruins, leading the series 3-2.
The ad pages were visible in the subscribers' only E-edition of the paper and were removed. But not before more than a few readers noted them, and they hit social media.
Hope the Bruins mop the floor out of their bums at their house tonight. Hate St. Louis and practically anything St. Louis now.
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In a letter published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Sunday, St. Louis Blues owner Tom Stillman thanked his fans after "the elation of breaking through and bringing St. Louis its first-ever Stanley Cup."
One problem: The Blues haven't actually won the Stanley Cup yet. The letter, as well as a few congratulatory advertisements, appeared in the digital edition of the newspaper hours before the team was scheduled to play Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Boston Bruins, leading the series 3-2.
The ad pages were visible in the subscribers' only E-edition of the paper and were removed. But not before more than a few readers noted them, and they hit social media.
Cool find - would sure be nice for this to be the Bruins version of the confetti game from Philly. This is some serious bulletin board material!
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In a letter published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Sunday, St. Louis Blues owner Tom Stillman thanked his fans after "the elation of breaking through and bringing St. Louis its first-ever Stanley Cup."
One problem: The Blues haven't actually won the Stanley Cup yet. The letter, as well as a few congratulatory advertisements, appeared in the digital edition of the newspaper hours before the team was scheduled to play Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Boston Bruins, leading the series 3-2.
The ad pages were visible in the subscribers' only E-edition of the paper and were removed. But not before more than a few readers noted them, and they hit social media.
Priceless! Feeling more confident after seeing that.
I am bit bummed though our player who was injured in that one game suspension that cost us game two is still out. I would like to see a change in rules on that. If you are suspended for illegal hit that results in injury, you should not be allowed to play until other player is. This is a big advantage they have gotten for multiple games in that hit to head. Does not seem fair.
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It's do or die tonight, hopefully the boys can keep the dream alive for one more night. My confidence isn't high, but here's to pleasant surprises.
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In a letter published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Sunday, St. Louis Blues owner Tom Stillman thanked his fans after "the elation of breaking through and bringing St. Louis its first-ever Stanley Cup."
One problem: The Blues haven't actually won the Stanley Cup yet. The letter, as well as a few congratulatory advertisements, appeared in the digital edition of the newspaper hours before the team was scheduled to play Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Boston Bruins, leading the series 3-2.
The ad pages were visible in the subscribers' only E-edition of the paper and were removed. But not before more than a few readers noted them, and they hit social media.
Priceless! Feeling more confident after seeing that.
I am bit bummed though our player who was injured in that one game suspension that cost us game two is still out. I would like to see a change in rules on that. If you are suspended for illegal hit that results in injury, you should not be allowed to play until other player is. This is a big advantage they have gotten for multiple games in that hit to head. Does not seem fair.
I like your proposal, but it could lead to a slippery slope of players delaying return from injury if it keeps the other team's player from playing
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In a letter published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Sunday, St. Louis Blues owner Tom Stillman thanked his fans after "the elation of breaking through and bringing St. Louis its first-ever Stanley Cup."
One problem: The Blues haven't actually won the Stanley Cup yet. The letter, as well as a few congratulatory advertisements, appeared in the digital edition of the newspaper hours before the team was scheduled to play Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Boston Bruins, leading the series 3-2.
The ad pages were visible in the subscribers' only E-edition of the paper and were removed. But not before more than a few readers noted them, and they hit social media.
Priceless! Feeling more confident after seeing that.
I am bit bummed though our player who was injured in that one game suspension that cost us game two is still out. I would like to see a change in rules on that. If you are suspended for illegal hit that results in injury, you should not be allowed to play until other player is. This is a big advantage they have gotten for multiple games in that hit to head. Does not seem fair.
I like your proposal, but it could lead to a slippery slope of players delaying return from injury if it keeps the other team's player from playing
True, to stop that, you would ned Independent, league appointed doctor opinion.
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Super nervous! This series needs a game 7 in Boston!! We need a Rask out of this world performance tonight. That first period they will be buzzing around him is my guess.
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I'm terrified about tonight. The first line BETTER wake up tonight or the season likely ends in 3+ hours.
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I'm terrified about tonight. The first line BETTER wake up tonight or the season likely ends in 3+ hours.
Yeah, we need our forwards to show up, and the refs to wake up.
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What a shot! Wow, blues are dirty with their shots pushing us head first.
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Wow, what a period. Rask is on and we are ready to get this back to Boston!!
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Rask was dominant in that period. Glad to be up 1-0 but the B's have got to keep it going. They still look a bit sloppy but hopefully they can just find the puck in the back of the net a few more times. All that matters.
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Heinen had whole top corner and whiffed on breakaway. Darn.
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So far, Rask = Houdini
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Bruins need a LeBron James-type Game 6 2012 performance in St. Louis.
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We're hanging on for dear life. Just get through this period up 1-0
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Too many giveaways.
Oh, man. Big chance there.
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Wow, Wow, Wow!! One more period to go..
Cup finals hockey like when you get to the crest of the top of a roller coaster and free fall follows...non stop free fall!
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20 minutes to go! Please score and then just hold the lead B's!!
UPDATE: Just as I type that... CARLO!!!!!!!!!!
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SCORE!!!!
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Soft goal. We can breathe for a few seconds.
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Wine spill! Score!!!!
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Given how worn down our defense is, why not dress a 7th Defenseman to give us some depth there to combat the Blues physical style ?
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Oh Baby Oh Baby - I missed the goal while typing - Yes !!!!!!!
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Given how worn down our defense is, why not dress a 7th Defenseman to give us some depth there to combat the Blues physical style ?
Looking for an offensive spark. Defense hasn’t been the biggest issue.
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Given how worn down our defense is, why not dress a 7th Defenseman to give us some depth there to combat the Blues physical style ?
Looking for an offensive spark. Defense hasn’t been the biggest issue.
Point taken - but the puck sure seems to stay in the Bruins end far too much of the time.
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YES!!!!! 3 goal cushion!!
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BOOOM!!!!! 3-0!!
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Nice Spark, huh Roy ?
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WooooHoooo!!
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Given how worn down our defense is, why not dress a 7th Defenseman to give us some depth there to combat the Blues physical style ?
Looking for an offensive spark. Defense hasn’t been the biggest issue.
Point taken - but the puck sure seems to stay in the Bruins end far too much of the time.
Kuhlman heard you, Smoothie! He was the rookie they dressed tonight instead of an extra defenseman.
3-0.
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That goal makes me feel a lot better, but it'll take a lot more to make me feel safe in an elimination game
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Nice Spark, huh Roy ?
No doubt.
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Rask has been unreal tonight
Edit: Well, Edited. Profanity and masked profanity are against forum rules and may result in discipline.
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8 minutes to go! No dumb penalties, and just finish this!
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That goal makes me feel a lot better, but it'll take a lot more to make me feel safe in an elimination game
I think a lot of us remember Game 6 in 2013. We’re good here, though.
Edit: Dang it, there goes the shutout.
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Ugh looks like they scored, now 3-1.
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Game 7 in boston baby
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This is going to be the longest 8 mins ever
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And I'm terrified again. This is becoming too much...
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This is going to be the longest 8 mins ever
It can't be longer than the 5 long minutes in the Golden Knights' last game
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Stay aggressive, don't let St. Louis get on a run of constant pressure like Game 2.
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Gotta give Cassidy a tip of the cap. He added Kuhlman to a line and it paid off big time. He said the team needed to use their speed and they have tremendously and stopped chasing the huge hits. Smart, smart hockey. Great job Bruce Cassidy.
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And I'm terrified again. This is becoming too much...
Watching playoff hockey is even more nerve-wracking than basketball.
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Huge 7 minutes coming up. I imagine if it's still 3-1 with 3 minutes to go, they'll pull the goalie.
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Thank You, 4-1
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And I'm terrified again. This is becoming too much...
Watching playoff hockey is even more nerve-wracking than basketball.
For sustained tension night after night, nothing beats playoff hockey. Every sport has great games, but no other sport does it as great.
Pasta! 4-1!
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Well, I feel a bit better now
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PASTA!!!!!!!! 4-1
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Pasta scores!!!
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We’re coming back home for game 7 baby
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YES!!!!
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Enterprise Center St Louis is silent as a mausoleum :angel:
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That was beautiful - Bruins kept forcing puck into their end and then a couple of gorgeous passes and Goal !!
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I am having thoughts of getting two tickets and flying to. Boston...hmmmm
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HA! Blues fans probably paid $2,000+ a ticket to watch their team NOT win the cup tonight at home.
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Game.
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How often have does a pulled goalie result in a goal for the team with the resulting extra attacker ?
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Chara with the home run!
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Empty netter from Big Z and that’s all she wrote
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They’re a dirty team....glad their fans couldn’t celebrate at home.
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I am going to call in some favors for tickets! I would love to be there on Wed!! If I get two, who wants to go? 😁
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Game 7! Let’s do it like we did in 2011!
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This team has so much heart and grit. Rask's performance all night, but especially in the second period, was legendary.
Game 7 let's go!!!
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The Blues are punks.
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Nice to hear a home crowd cheering on the team despite being down big ;D
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They should have never said congrats on win STL Mayor! Philly says hello!!
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How often have does a pulled goalie result in a goal for the team with the resulting extra attacker ?
Someone did research on this and this was what he found:
“During this period, the likelihood of one team scoring is markedly increased, since the trailing team has one extra offensive play and their net is un-guarded. The situation is quite different from an ordinary game situation, and so is take int account separately: when a goaltender is pulled and indication is made that the next interval is being played with an empty net. In the data being considered, a goaltender was pulled in 64% of games played. In 34% of those game a goal was scored with one net empty, and of those goals 30% were scored by the team that pulled their goaltender”
The results were published in Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports - Hockey Analytics
http://fliphtml5.com/snvq/xptx/basic
https://www.hockeywilderness.com/2016/10/4/13160374/nhl-pulled-goalie-patrick-roy-minnesota-wild-hockey-extra-skater-overtime
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Dirty, cheap shot team.
Funny, Clifton makes a good check and the Blues Who love to hit don’t like to get hit… Funny how that is… And then the blues player slashes Clifton.
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Fantastic 3rd period. Rask was amazing tonight! Just one more win guys!
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I am flying to Tampa on Wednesday afternoon and landing at 7:15. By the time I get to my hotel in St. Pete the puck will be dropping. The bar off the lobby better have the B's on. I think I will check in, throw the bags in the room and march right down to that bar. If they win, I am off to St Pete Beach. The bars along the beach are open until 3 and I will be celebrating hard.
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So, touch wood, but this would be one of the more impressive Boston area championships of the 21st century so far.
Obviously that Pats game against the Falcons was just ridiculous, but winning two series by winning game 6 and game 7 - that's pretty crazy.
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This team is RESILIENT! Now let’s finish this Wednesday night in the friendly confines of TD Garden!
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I am flying to Tampa on Wednesday afternoon and landing at 7:15. By the time I get to my hotel in St. Pete the puck will be dropping. The bar off the lobby better have the B's on. I think I will check in, throw the bags in the room and march right down to that bar. If they win, I am off to St Pete Beach. The bars along the beach are open until 3 and I will be celebrating hard.
Too much risk. Postpone your flight. Haha.
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Awwww I guess the Blues have to cancel their championship celebration and all that pre-celebratory shenanigans.
Finish them off in Game 7 Bruins and be done with this season!
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I am flying to Tampa on Wednesday afternoon and landing at 7:15. By the time I get to my hotel in St. Pete the puck will be dropping. The bar off the lobby better have the B's on. I think I will check in, throw the bags in the room and march right down to that bar. If they win, I am off to St Pete Beach. The bars along the beach are open until 3 and I will be celebrating hard.
Too much risk. Postpone your flight. Haha.
House hunting for a re-move back. I returned to Boston about 3 years ago to help my Dad take care of Mom. He has dementia and see had heart problems. She passed late last year and I told Dad if I am taking care of him, we are going to Florida. He was okay with that so going house hunting for a week.
Planned and booked it two months ago and tried to make sure I was traveling on a travel day for the NBA Finals, figuring I didn't want to miss any Celtic games if they made the Finals. But never took into consideration a game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final with the Bruins in it. Stupid me.
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The Bruins played SO much better in Game 6 than in Games 4-5; if they play that good in Game 7, we'll be celebrating another Cup!
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I am flying to Tampa on Wednesday afternoon and landing at 7:15. By the time I get to my hotel in St. Pete the puck will be dropping. The bar off the lobby better have the B's on. I think I will check in, throw the bags in the room and march right down to that bar. If they win, I am off to St Pete Beach. The bars along the beach are open until 3 and I will be celebrating hard.
Too much risk. Postpone your flight. Haha.
House hunting for a re-move back. I returned to Boston about 3 years ago to help my Dad take care of Mom. He has dementia and see had heart problems. She passed late last year and I told Dad if I am taking care of him, we are going to Florida. He was okay with that so going house hunting for a week.
Planned and booked it two months ago and tried to make sure I was traveling on a travel day for the NBA Finals, figuring I didn't want to miss any Celtic games if they made the Finals. But never took into consideration a game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final with the Bruins in it. Stupid me.
Lol. Low-key awesome threat.
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Potentially good news for game tonight- Grzelcyk might play!
https://www.nhl.com/news/matt-grzelcyk-likely-to-play-for-boston-in-game-7-of-cup-final/c-307812562?tid=306221012
Decided not to fly to Boston to go to game. Too much hassle in the end.
Excited for tonight!
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First Game 7 for a title in Boston sports since 1984 Celtics vs Lakers. Should be quite the atmosphere. Go Bruins!
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First Game 7 for a title in Boston sports since 1984 Celtics vs Lakers. Should be quite the atmosphere. Go Bruins!
I see you've put the 2010 Celtics out of your mind. I wish I could do the same.
Unless you literally mean 'in Boston' and/or actually winning a game 7. Either way, let's go Bs!!
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Reports circulating that Tim Thomas is in town and will be waiving the banner before game seven
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Reports circulating that Tim Thomas is in town and will be waiving the banner before game seven
That would be awesome. Totally on board with that. The roof will blow off the Garden if that's the case.
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I'm terrified about tonight. Excited, but terrified. Tonight is going to feel like a LONG night (kind of like how the Super Bowl does). Hopefully we play like we did in Game 6. I do feel a lot better knowing this one's at home.
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First Game 7 for a title in Boston sports since 1984 Celtics vs Lakers. Should be quite the atmosphere. Go Bruins!
I see you've put the 2010 Celtics out of your mind. I wish I could do the same.
Unless you literally mean 'in Boston' and/or actually winning a game 7. Either way, let's go Bs!!
Yes. Literally IN Boston. Should have worded that better!
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I'm terrified about tonight. Excited, but terrified. Tonight is going to feel like a LONG night (kind of like how the Super Bowl does). Hopefully we play like we did in Game 6. I do feel a lot better knowing this one's at home.
I felt great going into Game 6. Not so sure about tonight, but I do think the Blues will crumble again if the Bruins get on top.
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Glass is filled! Lets make history tonight!!🍷
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I'm terrified about tonight. Excited, but terrified. Tonight is going to feel like a LONG night (kind of like how the Super Bowl does). Hopefully we play like we did in Game 6. I do feel a lot better knowing this one's at home.
This describes me right now to a T. There is a ton on the line tonight, and there have been times this series that we've looked like we didn't belong. We can't have any stretches like that tonight
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Other than a few short stretches (like the first 45 seconds), the Bruins have looked good. If we keep this up, one of these chances will pay off
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GO BOSTON BRUINS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reports circulating that Tim Thomas is in town and will be waiving the banner before game seven
That would be awesome. Totally on board with that. The roof will blow off the Garden if that's the case.
was Tim there? I missed the beginning
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They had the first few minutes but we have found our groove. We need to find the net though. We are buzzing and need some goals!
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GOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
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Reports circulating that Tim Thomas is in town and will be waiving the banner before game seven
That would be awesome. Totally on board with that. The roof will blow off the Garden if that's the case.
was Tim there? I missed the beginning
I'm not sure if he's there, but the flag wavers were Edelman and Aly Raisman
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What a save. [dang]
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They tried to take out our player with that hard charge and miss. [dang], so many chances!!!
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NERVEWRACKING (http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/noncgi/eek.gif)
Can we get a goal to calm my nerves
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Man... The Bruins are dominating in terms of chances, but they've got to get one past Binnington.
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@#$% (http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/noncgi/smiles/angryfire.gif)
What a goal against the run of play
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Ugh. Total domination, and we're losing just like that.
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Sickening...
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Disgusting to lose in our home and watch the Blues hoist the trophy at the TD Garden
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OMG we're choking under the pressure
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Bad freaking defense.
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Cassidy needs to settle them down during the interval, reassure them that they're still in this.
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This is such a cruel game.
The B's were the better team that period and find themselves down 2-0. UGH
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wow, 2 for 4 for them and we are in big trouble.
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Disgusting to lose in our home and watch the Blues hoist the trophy at the TD Garden
Relax, it's been 1 period
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Well, that's why nobody likes hockey. One team can totally dominate, but it doesn't really matter. It's even worse that the first was a total trash goal.
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Disgusting to lose in our home and watch the Blues hoist the trophy at the TD Garden
Relax, it's been 1 period
2-0 Blues. Time to throw in the towel, hard to come back from this...
Sucks to be a Boston sports fan this week/tonight in general ::)
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Well, that's why nobody likes hockey. One team can totally dominate, but it doesn't really matter. It's even worse that the first was a total trash goal.
lol
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Disgusting to lose in our home and watch the Blues hoist the trophy at the TD Garden
Relax, it's been 1 period
2-0 Blues. Time to throw in the towel, hard to come back from this...
Sucks to be a Boston sports fan this week/tonight in general ::)
did kyrie sign somewhere? Did AD go the Lakers? Did this game finish? Lol
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There is hope, Barkley picked blues and he is on now! 3 goals for Bruins in 2nd!
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Disgusting to lose in our home and watch the Blues hoist the trophy at the TD Garden
Relax, it's been 1 period
2-0 Blues. Time to throw in the towel, hard to come back from this...
Sucks to be a Boston sports fan this week/tonight in general ::)
Don't worry, you're just going through championship withdrawals
It's tough when we've gone months without winning a championship ;D
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This reminds me a lot of Game 5. The Bruins are so amped up, they find themselves with great scoring chances, but they just don't have composure when finishing.
That coupled with a couple of chokes on the defensive end, and it seems like we might not win it tonight.
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Binnington's been great. We've just got to actually capitalize on the chances, especially those rebounds that come out in the front of the net. Two shots had open nets but we shot it right on to his chest.
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Time to throw in the towel, hard to come back from this...
That sounds like the strategy the Celts adopted this year when things got tough. "It's hard, so let's quit".
The Bruins are more resilient, and I think they'll win this.
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Good Gawd, this is gut-wrenching.
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Well, that's why nobody likes hockey. One team can totally dominate, but it doesn't really matter. It's even worse that the first was a total trash goal.
lol
Don't get me wrong, I watch games periodically throughout the year and never miss a playoff game; it's just the random nature of the sport that I think turns people off. Heck, the best regular season team of all-time just got swept in the first round. That's ridiculous.
This isn't over, but it is totally deflating. I agree, totally reminds me of game 5. Hopefully the Bs can get a couple by the rookie.
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My biggest fear is Rask so far. Hardly any action and 50 percent got in. We can do this though.
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8 seconds left, are you kidding me, 8 seconds ?
Is this the 3d game this series that Binnington has come up big following a bad game ? We had 4-5 point blank chances and suddenly, this guy turns into Patrick Roy ??? After all that superb pressure, we give up 2 goals, just like that.
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Well, that's why nobody likes hockey. One team can totally dominate, but it doesn't really matter. It's even worse that the first was a total trash goal.
lol
Don't get me wrong, I watch games periodically throughout the year and never miss a playoff game; it's just the random nature of the sport that I think turns people off. Heck, the best regular season team of all-time just got swept in the first round. That's ridiculous.
This isn't over, but it is totally deflating. I agree, totally reminds me of game 5. Hopefully the Bs can get a couple by the rookie.
I think it's one of the more appealing aspects of hockey. It's less predictable, and one player (the goalie) can change everything. It makes for more compelling watching, much like the NCAA tournament.
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Well, that's why nobody likes hockey. One team can totally dominate, but it doesn't really matter. It's even worse that the first was a total trash goal.
lol
Don't get me wrong, I watch games periodically throughout the year and never miss a playoff game; it's just the random nature of the sport that I think turns people off. Heck, the best regular season team of all-time just got swept in the first round. That's ridiculous.
This isn't over, but it is totally deflating. I agree, totally reminds me of game 5. Hopefully the Bs can get a couple by the rookie.
Yep - And now a team that was in last place at mid-season, with an interim head coach and an inconsistent rookie goaltender playing in the Stanley Cup Final Game 7 stones the best offense in the playoffs - on power play point-blank shots, no less. Makes zero sense.
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Well, that's why nobody likes hockey. One team can totally dominate, but it doesn't really matter. It's even worse that the first was a total trash goal.
lol
Don't get me wrong, I watch games periodically throughout the year and never miss a playoff game; it's just the random nature of the sport that I think turns people off. Heck, the best regular season team of all-time just got swept in the first round. That's ridiculous.
This isn't over, but it is totally deflating. I agree, totally reminds me of game 5. Hopefully the Bs can get a couple by the rookie.
I think it's one of the more appealing aspects of hockey. It's less predictable, and one player (the goalie) can change everything. It makes for more compelling watching, much like the NCAA tournament.
Which is why I have such a huge problem with the NCAA Basketball Champion many years - you often do not get the best team winning the title - Which is why I am one of the few people on the planet who prefers the old college football bowl system and voting for the national champ to any sort of playoff.
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Well, the B's better play the best period of their season, or this one's over... :(
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23 shots and we cant find the net. Beyond frustrated.
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23 shots and we cant find the net. Beyond frustrated.
Part of the problem is, most of these shots are right at Binnington point blank.
They are passing the puck way too much instead of just putting it towards the net and who knows, maybe we can get a lucky deflection.
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Not looking good fellas :(
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It's crazy to think we're 2-1 on the road this series but could be 1-3 after tonight at home... :-\
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Hugely disappointing game. Doesn't look good at all for the B's. Binnington is on fire tonight. Rask is about to be 0-2 in Cup Finals. Typical Bruins, always a let down in the end.
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23 shots and we cant find the net. Beyond frustrated.
Part of the problem is, most of these shots are right at Binnington point blank.
They are passing the puck way too much instead of just putting it towards the net and who knows, maybe we can get a lucky deflection.
Passing instead of shooting is one key that has hurt Bruins in their playoff losses. Gotta get up on those skates and fire away !!
I cannot believe this is happening, especially after the Bruins offensive attack early on (though that has been a pattern for both teams this series).
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23 shots and we cant find the net. Beyond frustrated.
Part of the problem is, most of these shots are right at Binnington point blank.
They are passing the puck way too much instead of just putting it towards the net and who knows, maybe we can get a lucky deflection.
Passing instead of shooting is one key that has hurt Bruins in their playoff losses. Gotta get up on those skates and fire away !!
I cannot believe this is happening, especially after the Bruins offensive attack early on (though that has been a pattern for both teams this series).
The first line has been frustrating this series and again, they're a no show tonight.
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Tonight is the 35th Anniversary of the last time a Boston pro team won a Game 7 for a title at home, to the day .........................
June 12, 1984 - One of the sweetest titles in Celtics history.
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So now some of you younger guys understand what it felt like to have the best team in hockey in 1971 only to lose the Cup because Ken Dryden stood on his head and the Canadiens beat the Big Bad Bruins.
Let's hope this isn't a repeat and the B's go crazy this period.
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I sense miraculous about to descend on Boston...We can do this and this team has the kind of people that will not go quietly into the blue night. OT is coming...
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2-1 for Boston teams in the championship :-[
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Heartbreaking
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Not meant to be :(
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This is just ridiculous, a mediocre rookie goaltender playing out of his mind in a Game 7 for the Cup ???????
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Unreal..their goaltender is possessed and ours is mortal tonight after being immortal for most of playoffs
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I'd rather the Bruins just lost in Game 6 in St. Louis than get destroyed in Game 7 at the Garden and having to watch the Blues celebrate the trophy on our floor.
Clearly did not deserve the cup this year with how poorly they've played.
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What an awful display of hockey from Boston. Home game, game 7, got the crowd behind you, and you come out and lay a complete egg. Very disappointing. I wish they'd just lost game 6; now we have to watch the opposition celebrate on our turf.
Boston will end this series 1-3 at home. PATHETIC.
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What an awful game
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Hate to say it, but the better team won tonight.
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Extremely disappointing - especially given the opportunities we've had - but it was a good run. Rask didn't appear ready for this one and things didn't go our way on the offensive end. Bummer... :(
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Gross...just gross.
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This team needs retooling! This was their year to take it, but now it'll be hard to get back.
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This first line, especially Pastrnak, has been brutally bad for much of this series and tonight too.
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Unreal..their goaltender is possessed and ours is mortal tonight after being immortal for most of playoffs
shut out by a rookie in a game 7 at home
it's sooooo like the bruins
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And there's the dagger.
Thanks for a great season B's! But dang, I wish we'd actually shown up tonight.
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not a single thing to cheer about..we collapsed and were unprepared to win..thank God I did not buy that ticket and fly to Boston like I did in 13 when Sox won it all with me there...disgusted...
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As much as it pains me to say it, Blues were an amazing story and a rookie goaltender went to Boston and won 3 games with the most important one being game 7...He outplayed Rask tonight and they outplayed us for the Cup...Ugh...
I am embarrassed to say I just bought a 2011 Sweatshirt cup on ebay as i was waiting to get one this year..watch us score four goals in two minutes now
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Tonight may have been the last time we see a professional Boston sports team in a championship game for a while :'(
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Tonight may have been the last time we see a professional Boston sports team in a championship game for a while :'(
I feel like the Patriots might still hang around, if they count
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I mean, home ice advantage? We went 1-3 @TD Garden this series. OUCH.
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This first line, especially Pastrnak, has been brutally bad for much of this series and tonight too.
They were terrible, and I think Marchand was the worst. And Bergeron got completely outplayed by O'Reilly. O'REILLY.
Way to make some noise, Bruins. This Game 7 was as bad as the last Celtics' season. And now all we have to watch is the freakin pathetic Red Sucks.
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I mean, home ice advantage? We went 1-3 @TD Garden this series. OUCH.
That is just plain AWFUL. TERRIBLE. I don't know what they'll do in the offseason, but they might want to think about getting rid of some of the choke artists on the current roster.
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Tonight may have been the last time we see a professional Boston sports team in a championship game for a while :'(
I feel like the Patriots might still hang around, if they count
No Gronkowski, they just released Austin Sefarian-Jenkins, and a 33-year-old Julian Edelman as your #1 guy. And picked up a bunch of apparently washed-up players like Watson and Thomas. The AFC is going to be tough this year. Jacksonville's got Nick Foles and that dangerous defense. Browns are a wild card. Chiefs are still solid. The rest of the AFC East seems to have upgraded. Ugh gonna be competitive.
The defense should look good though.
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Pretty sure the stink bomb the Celtics left with their last two home games was reignited tonight upon the Bruins...1 Cup win out of 3 in past 8 years in the Cup...ugh..hard to believe we made it three times this decade.
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Pretty sure the stink bomb the Celtics left with their last two home games was reignited tonight upon the Bruins...1 Cup win out of 3 in past 8 years in the Cup...ugh..hard to believe we made it three times this decade.
This is why I don't like a Boston team playing a Game 7 at home. Can never trust 'em. Last year in the ECF the Celtics got bounced by George Hill and Jeff Green of all people at the TD Garden. Prefer to end it in 6 games.
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Tonight may have been the last time we see a professional Boston sports team in a championship game for a while :'(
I feel like the Patriots might still hang around, if they count
No Gronkowski, they just released Austin Sefarian-Jenkins, and a 33-year-old Julian Edelman as your #1 guy. And picked up a bunch of apparently washed-up players like Watson and Thomas. The AFC is going to be tough this year. Jacksonville's got Nick Foles and that dangerous defense. Browns are a wild card. Chiefs are still solid. The rest of the AFC East seems to have upgraded. Ugh gonna be competitive.
The defense should look good though.
I don't actually think Watson is that washed, but that's just my personal opinion. I think he can give Brady a good 500yd option this season.
I should preface this by saying I'm very high on N'Keal Harry, and think he will be one of the OROY candidates. Going in I thought he was the best WR in the draft.
In Bill & Tom I trust!
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WOW
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Feel bad for Chara. Guy kept playing despite a broken jaw and this could be it for him (or next year for sure is his last).
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Feel bad for Chara. Guy kept playing despite a broken jaw and this could be it for him (or next year for sure is his last).
I feel bad for Rask too, he deserved the win.
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The Bruins had a great season!
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Seems about right.
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You forgot about the 2017-2018 Celtics. Led series 2-0 before blowing a 3-2 lead and lose Game 7 at home.
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Congrats to Blues. First Cup.
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You forgot about the 2017-2018 Celtics. Led series 2-0 before blowing a 3-2 lead and lose Game 7 at home.
2004 Yankees still the greatest chokejob in sports history.
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Pretty sure the stink bomb the Celtics left with their last two home games was reignited tonight upon the Bruins...1 Cup win out of 3 in past 8 years in the Cup...ugh..hard to believe we made it three times this decade.
This is why I don't like a Boston team playing a Game 7 at home. Can never trust 'em. Last year in the ECF the Celtics got bounced by George Hill and Jeff Green of all people at the TD Garden. Prefer to end it in 6 games.
I think the last game 7 we won was when IT was still leading the pack...i think since then the Cs have lost 2 G7...and now this.
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Pretty sure the stink bomb the Celtics left with their last two home games was reignited tonight upon the Bruins...1 Cup win out of 3 in past 8 years in the Cup...ugh..hard to believe we made it three times this decade.
This is why I don't like a Boston team playing a Game 7 at home. Can never trust 'em. Last year in the ECF the Celtics got bounced by George Hill and Jeff Green of all people at the TD Garden. Prefer to end it in 6 games.
I think the last game 7 we won was when IT was still leading the pack...i think since then the Cs have lost 2 G7...and now this.
Is the TD Garden cursed?
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I don’t think the Bruins choked. They got outplayed, but it happens.
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Game 7. Binnington was awesome. Rask sucked. Story of the game right there. Really bad time for Tuuka to have his worst game of the playoffs.
But there is plenty of blame to go around, especially on the top line. Heck, if that penalty is called in Game 5 are we even playing Game 7?
Just a real tough loss.
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Pretty sure the stink bomb the Celtics left with their last two home games was reignited tonight upon the Bruins...1 Cup win out of 3 in past 8 years in the Cup...ugh..hard to believe we made it three times this decade.
This is why I don't like a Boston team playing a Game 7 at home. Can never trust 'em. Last year in the ECF the Celtics got bounced by George Hill and Jeff Green of all people at the TD Garden. Prefer to end it in 6 games.
I think the last game 7 we won was when IT was still leading the pack...i think since then the Cs have lost 2 G7...and now this.
Ah, we cannot forget that the Celtics beat the Bucks in Game 7 in Round 1 last year! But barely. Ironically, back in the days when "Scary Terry" was a phenomenon and Tatum was taking flight.
But yes, I do miss the IT4-led Celtics. They were fun too but it just wasn't realistic.
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Feel bad for Chara. Guy kept playing despite a broken jaw and this could be it for him (or next year for sure is his last).
I feel bad for Rask too, he deserved the win.
I feel bad for him, but he didn't deserve the win. It was pretty clear to see what was going to happen if the Bs didn't score. Binnington was getting in a groove early taking fairly easy shot after easy shot, while Rask was standing around for 15+ minutes doing nothing. All of a sudden they attempt a shot from the blue line, Reilly gets a small piece of it, and it goes between Rask's legs. Totally inexcusable, but understandable because the Bruins were completely dominating the puck the entire period.
I think it really came down to who scored first. If only Binnington's shirt was a size smaller - that one puck earlier in the period that barely got stuck in his armpit would have slid through and Bruins would have been on the board first.
It's definitely shame and people should be upset, but hockey is so unpredictable. You just have to hope your team gets a lucky bounce here and there - it didn't happen for the Bruins last night. Congrats to the Blues and let's hope we can get back to the Finals again soon!
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I don’t think the Bruins choked. They got outplayed, but it happens.
Absolutely. They went up against a very formidable foe who outplayed them last night. Just happened to be in the deciding game of a series.
I certainly won't put this in the realm of great choke jobs, though.
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"Zdeno Chara reveals he had multiple fractures, plates and wiring holding his jaw together while he played last few games of Stanley Cup Final. That is just a ridiculous level of toughness". Zdeno is one tough son of a gun.