Carkner is in to keep the Bruins thinking about life vs. death if they run our players. And they would too.
GO SENS
Carkner doesnt intimidate Chara, Lucic, or Thornton...
He is going to go into piles and make his dumb faces while having chats with the Brad Marchands of the world and doing his patented head fakes that fool nobody while skating slowly back for pucks...
I don't expect us to win this game but it will be interesting to see how we compete and mentally how far we think we are from Boston - will we be standing around and watching the Stanley Cup champs or will be draw a line in the sand and challenge a physically bigger and more skilled team at their own game - gonna be interesting to watch.
Ya...it'll be a good metric to see where we are as a team. Boston could very well be our first round opponent. Yikes.
I don't mind Carkner playing against the Bruins but he should sit vs the isles on Sunday no question.
This. And I have no doubt Carkner would kill Thornton or Lucic..... Chara though...
Bottom line, we need toughness against the Bruins...We don't want their goons running God and Jesus all night.
We all just got to relax here. The sky is not falling. Auld will not cost us this game. I bet you see an Auld that weve not yet seen. He looked good against Nashville. With the dark hours of his career coming here, he is going to come out with his best. I have full faith in Auld tonight. Will we win? maybe not, but we wont be losing because of Auld, that much I do know.
Why so angry with Carkner going in over Lee here? Carkner is perfect for tonights role. Lee will be back in tomorrow. Who will be perfect fit for that game. Kudos to Maclean. Thankfully hes coach and not some of you wingnut fanboys/girls around here. Geesh.
Carkner is in to hopefully protect Karlsson from getting cheap shotted by Marchand. This is the only reason I could come up with for this.
Boston is the toughest team in the league, one of the only teams left with a true heavyweight or two. It makes sense to have him in, especially without Konopka.