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NHL March 2013 |OT| Black History Forever
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Every team is alive in the shitty East with the exception of Florida. Even Tampa at 14th is only 5 points out of 8th. It will be a race of mediocrity all the way to the end.
What is there to call out? The Bruins completely outclassed the Leafs last night in the third period. I can't understand these people talking about Bruins "woes" after what I witnessed yesterday. Yes they lost but Boston illustrated just how massive the talent gap is between them and Toronto with the way they controlled the play in the Leaf zone.
Sounds like they should overpay for playoff legend Danny Briere.
I'd take a 7th round pick at this point, but I doubt he'll waive his NMC.
Did you hang out with a lady?
Zod the Bear
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That was awesome.
Simon Belmont
Banned
HOLY SHIT THE LEAFS BEAT THE BRUINS! And Grabovski didn't even have to get concussed to do it!
gaming_noob
Member
Seguin was deke'ing out everyone in the 3rd.sigh
Simon Belmont
Banned
Not this guy
ZeroGravity
Member
THANK YOU BASED YZERMAN!
Possession time is something the Bruins try to do every game and the players talked about it between periods last night. They are more physical than Toronto but last night there was more pushback and the Bruins fumbled the puck and/or wasted chances by turning the puck over. Leafs did a good job protecting the front of their net and cashed in on the few chances they had.
They have been grinding out games trying to comeback/hold on at the end and not been getting out to big leads like last year. With a healthy team they can get away with that sometimes but they don't have the depth right now and they are in trouble when they get no production out of the top line.
The top line of Lucic Krejci Horton has 1 point (assist by Krejci) on this four game road trip. Krejci's injury has slowed him down and Horton and Lucic have looked out of sync for a while now.
Still a good team but not where they want to be. I think the injuries and trade deadline could be a distraction for the team but hopefully they come out strong after the deadline and get ready for the playoffs.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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What didn't you like about Boucher?
Dat Contract!
I'd take Briere as a one year rental but not for two more after at 6mil cap hit.
ZeroGravity
Member
He had no idea how to manage a game. His response to anything was just to mix up the lines, which he would do 15 times a game and none of the players had a chance to form chemistry with any other players.
He didn't make anyone on this team really accountable. Vets like Eric Brewer and Teddy Purcell have a ridiculously long leash and he wouldn't reduce their ice time even if they played like shit for ten games in a row, even if our young guys were out performing them - which they have all season. The vets pretty much tuned Boucher out.
There was just a really bad culture surrounding this team and it's a direct result of Boucher. The Lightning are soft and get pushed around every game, teams take cheap shots at one of them and no one else stands up for the guy. They play like individuals out there, not a team.
In the end he had to go.
I fear i'm heading this route too...
Dastardly Jerks
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Can we get a sad funeral montage set to Mozarts 'Requiem' with nothing but Guy Boucher angry faces in slow motion?
YOU WILL BEAR MANY SONS WHO WILL CARRY ON YOUR HAIRLINEAGE
YOU WILL BEAR MANY SONS WHO WILL CARRY ON YOUR HAIRLINEAGE
Not this guy
He's going to hurt a labia doing things like this...
Side Note: Where the fuck is Socreges???
From your words to the ears of the Gods!
Unhandled Exception
Member
Sounds like Sacco.
Yeah, he makes much more sense for a team that's well below the cap ceiling. Although, buying Briere out will only cost a few million.
Freyjadour
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Perron trying out for a trade to Vancouver.
Unhandled Exception
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Seth Jones is going to look real good in an Avs sweater.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
:lol My friend just asked me why Sacco is still coaching after hearing this.
Yzerman is as much to blame. He's assembled that horrible D and goaltending.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
You can't fire a genius like Guy Boucher. Champions are never afraid to show their scars!
ZeroGravity
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Our defense plays well below their capabilities. Boucher got much more out of a far worse defense two years ago. And getting an elite goaltender isn't exactly easy. There's only so many to go around and most teams aren't willing to let them go for obvious reasons. But that's been a problem in Tampa for a decade now so it's not exactly like it's unique to Yzerman. We need a new goaltending coach more than anything, something Yzerman will deserve blame for if he doesn't fix soon.
KernelPanic
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I guess losing to Ottawa is the last straw lol
Yzerman was talking to our GM in practice, we have experience in hiring/firing coaches.
Yzerman was talking to our GM in practice, we have experience in hiring/firing coaches.
ZeroGravity
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It was most appreciated.
Chicago or LA please.
Dubbedinenglish
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wsoxfan1214
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Chicago chicago chicago chicago
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Whats going on with Stafford Buffalo ppl? Just 2 years ago he put up 30 goals in 60 games. Last year he put up 20 goals on a crappy team.I noticed hes been a healthy scratch. Some team could get a steal if they pick him up for cheap. Still young and a couple of years left on his contract.
Seems like a bunch of big wingers are having a bad year: Clowe, Stafford, Lucic.
Kuro Madoushi
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I'm pretty vocal about the Canucks diving,but he gets a piece of him here at the end and if the player is expecting to move, but gets impeded, he would definitely fall.
Perron trying out for a trade to Vancouver.
To THIS degree...I'm not sure about that, but it was a hook.
My theory is the lockout had something to do with it. The way these guys play, they rely heavily on their body and physical play, so with a lockout and a short training camp, most of them are out of shape and out of gas.
It's not like Whitney was trying to hook him, but he gets him right under the knee and basically pulls his leg out from under him. When you're trying to move forward and you get hooked like that, I don't think you can help but flail a little when you go down.
it KIND OF looks like he's diving for the puck after getting hooked.
Hartnell is also having a bad year, but he also had a month out with a broken foot.
Losing to Tampa Bay should have been the last straw for Laviolette.
Briere is out with an injury after five days of practice... seems a little fishy to me.