Series Thread: Second Round: Boston Bruins vs Columbus Blue Jackets

[Dusty]

Tuuks has been damn good so far the playoffs.

He stopped 39 shots last night.

 

[forty_three]

No joy in mudville today...

Credit to the Bruins for playing a solid road game. They seemed to have planned for the Jackets being over amped and trying to make big hits and were patient. The capitalized when they got chances and didn't make too big of a deal about it when the Jackets got a goal that should have never counted. They just knuckled down and stayed with it. Kudos.

Couple notes:
- Jackets play one awful period in game one - lose. Play one awful period in game four - lose. So, uhhhh... stop playing awful periods.
- Even though the Jackets best chances came shorthanded, they gotta clean up the stupid penalties. I hope Seth Jones or Dubinsky punched Kukan in the face for that elbow. Coulda been a fiver.
- Frustrating that two of the things that got the Jackets here got abandoned last night. Killing the flow in the neutral, and rolling 5 lines. Texier and Dzingel each had ~5 minutes.
- The Jackets came out trying to play to the crowd and make big hits early. Clendening lit Pasta up, but left his partner to defend a 2 on 1. That's why you don't go out of your way to make a hit. And, subsequently why Marchand tries so hard to piss people off into going out of their way to make big hits.
- At least Bob played til the final buzzer. Boys needed some adversity. I think they felt that they had this because of some Bruins body language in game 3. Never count out a team with that many vets. Ever.
- I would personally like to see the teams get an option of choosing to take the penalty shot or two minutes. Goalies practice shootout and come out on top around 60% of the time. Giving up a penalty shot is not the punishment it used to be. And if that next 2 minutes is played 4 on 4, the game could have been very, very different.

Just hope game five is close until the third. I am coaching Saturday night and our game starts when this one does. I don't wants to miss nuffin.

 

[BGDave]

No joy in mudville today...

Credit to the Bruins for playing a solid road game. They seemed to have planned for the Jackets being over amped and trying to make big hits and were patient. The capitalized when they got chances and didn't make too big of a deal about it when the Jackets got a goal that should have never counted. They just knuckled down and stayed with it. Kudos.

Couple notes:
- Jackets play one awful period in game one - lose. Play one awful period in game four - lose. So, uhhhh... stop playing awful periods.
- Even though the Jackets best chances came shorthanded, they gotta clean up the stupid penalties. I hope Seth Jones or Dubinsky punched Kukan in the face for that elbow. Coulda been a fiver.
- Frustrating that two of the things that got the Jackets here got abandoned last night. Killing the flow in the neutral, and rolling 5 lines. Texier and Dzingel each had ~5 minutes.
- The Jackets came out trying to play to the crowd and make big hits early. Clendening lit Pasta up, but left his partner to defend a 2 on 1. That's why you don't go out of your way to make a hit. And, subsequently why Marchand tries so hard to piss people off into going out of their way to make big hits.
- At least Bob played til the final buzzer. Boys needed some adversity. I think they felt that they had this because of some Bruins body language in game 3. Never count out a team with that many vets. Ever.
- I would personally like to see the teams get an option of choosing to take the penalty shot or two minutes. Goalies practice shootout and come out on top around 60% of the time. Giving up a penalty shot is not the punishment it used to be. And if that next 2 minutes is played 4 on 4, the game could have been very, very different.

Just hope game five is close until the third. I am coaching Saturday night and our game starts when this one does. I don't wants to miss nuffin.

Solid take

 

[gob]

They should make it a reviewable play....

But we won so I ain't complaining. Got a wedding on Saturday night outta town and off island.

So @Rex Racer and Gents. Enjoy and I'll be following by phone

Same here

 

[gob]

So, that was some pretty shitty officiating, right? No clue how they missed the net puck...I kind of half celebrated because I figured it was going to be overturned. Some very questionable calls against Columbus early, too, I thought.

 

[DefCONNOne]

So, that was some pretty shitty officiating, right? No clue how they missed the net puck...I kind of half celebrated because I figured it was going to be overturned. Some very questionable calls against Columbus early, too, I thought.

I told you that after game 2 and I was mocked mercilessly for it.

 

[esls79]

I can't wait for a coach to say we gotta roll all five lines out there.

 

[forty_three]

Caught another break there.

 

[flyingelvis]

No idea who wins this series. Every time I think the Bruins front line talent and experience will overcome Bob, Bob stonewalls them and the Jackets pull it out.

Last night Rask was the difference and the B's first line produced.

These are crazy times. Avs Canes in the final would be a fitting finish to this.

 

[wings-pens2166]

Wow! 7 of them are my cousins, and the cutie who works at the corner gas station. Wonder who the 9th person is?

@forty_three

 

[forty_three]

@forty_three

I must admit, I don't know what sawchuk's post or this is in response to.

But I do see this "Show Ignored Content" link that is going to remain unclicked, so I would wager there is a portion of this that I am missing.

 

[wings-pens2166]

I must admit, I don't know what sawchuk's post or this is in response to.

But I do see this "Show Ignored Content" link that is going to remain unclicked, so I would wager there is a portion of this that I am missing.

yeah, a certain poster (who I assume is the ignored part) said something about only 9 people at the game last night had actually heard of hockey a few weeks ago. so @tsawchuk made his post, ending it with asking who the 9th was...I guess you

 

[dare2be]

I've found the ignore feature pretty useless, considering that when there is a bad car accident, I still can't help but look.

 

[forty_three]

yeah, a certain poster (who I assume is the ignored part) said something about only 9 people at the game last night had actually heard of hockey a few weeks ago. so @tsawchuk made his post, ending it with asking who the 9th was...I guess you

But I live in Ohio, so it can't be me.

 

[tsawchuk]

I must admit, I don't know what sawchuk's post or this is in response to.

But I do see this "Show Ignored Content" link that is going to remain unclicked, so I would wager there is a portion of this that I am missing.

Scrolling back a wee bit would help.

 

[craigk217]

No poosay-footin around, tonite, bois!

 

[craigk217]

I still gotz no munnies.

Can, somebody, put a chunk down on C-Bus?

TIA

 

[craigk217]

Mang … fuque this stoopit horse racing BS … get the game on already.

 

[craigk217]

Holy moly … Backes got wasted on that hit.

 

[craigk217]

ok … so the refs brought their whistles for this one.