thoughts about tonight's game (Ottawa)

[jahbrations]

5{herry;6921781]Kessel has been by far the best of the three. What's unfortunate is that we have a player developing on a line with two lazy players. I hope, for Kessels sake, that we put him on another line away from the two floaters.[/QUOTE]

This is utter bull.

Bergeron and Boyes have not had a great start to put it mildly, but they are FAR from floaters. They've been pretty anemic offensively, but both of them are still very involved in the backchecking and forechecking.

One thing I've noticed about Bergeron is he's tries to force his way into the offensive zone too much, which leads to turnovers.

It seems like this team could spend more time working on cycling properly in the offensive zone. They look out of rhythm too much.

Edit: One thing i do agree with, is that they need to step up their hitting. Both Bergeron and Boyes always play they're best when they're playing with a physical edge.

[WickedBruinsGirl]

Originally Posted by SToMper!

Was there last night and what a game! Brought the whole family and got to meet Brad Stuart, Mark Stuart, and Andrew Alberts upstairs. Brad was shy to a fault and all 3 were great with the kids. He said his finger was healing up well. They watched the game from center ice on the promenade. One of the players was screaming at Savard when he went down, "Get up ya P***Y!" with a laugh.

That's great that you and the family got to meet those guys.

about the Savard comment. I bet I know who said it.

[EmptyNetter]

My wife and I lucked out - one of her friends couldn't use her tickets and gave them to us. It was one of the best live games I've seen at the Garden.

First and foremost, the crowd was awesome. It looked to me like it was only about 50% full but I didn't hear a single boo when the Bruins players were announced. Not even for York and Dempsey. They were on their feet after every big Thomas save, every fight and every questionable reffing call.

I wonder if this game turns out to be the one that we look back on as a turning point. Chara rallied the boys like Varitek giving A-Rod a facewash in '04. He almost singlehandedly killed off the second 5-on-3 penalty. The B's looked very timid on the first one but it looks like they adjusted well for that one, even getting aggressive on the forecheck.

There was no way that Axelsson was finishing the game without a goal. After a blown chance early in the game he went back to the bench and slammed his stick against the door in frustration. When he finally did score he tomahawked the glass with his stick to celebrate (sorry, I don't know how much of this was shown on tv).

Passing was much better last night. Lots of hard, accurate passes between players. They've definitely been practicing.

I don't know what else to say - such a high energy game from start to finish. As for Bergie & Boyes, I'd say it's a combination of two things. First, after their success last season, other teams know they need to focus on shutting them down - Bergie won't be getting so many end to end scoring rushes this year. Second is they're playing under a new coach with a different system. Maybe the game plan is too structured - they seemed to make something out of nothing last season but don't seem to have that much freedom this time around. Again, keep Bergie off the point and create some space for him to skate.

[HumBucker]

That's great to hear about Axey. He's always seemed like such a quiet player -- just goes out a does his job -- but it sounds like he's stepping up and showing some emotion. Lewis has given him some responsiblity and expectation to be more than he's been, to provide more offence, and he's taken on the challenge with gusto. Good on ya PJ!

[GloryDaze4877]

Originally Posted by Black Eye

Taz, seriously, I think you'd get Brad Winchester for Jurcina, not much more. To get Torres, I'll bet you'd have to do a package deal like Jurcina + Boyes for Torres + one of their defensemen. I don't think Jurcina is established in the league yet. If the Bruins were all healthy, he probably wouldn't be playing much (as he was not for a time there). To not be starting for a team viewed by many as not being a playoff team... I just don't see how his trade value will bring you an established top 6 forward.

It might be true that Jurcina would not bring an "established top 6 forward", but that doesn't mean we can't get Torres with him. I like Torres, but I think there are a few people on this board that really overvalue him because of the playoffs last year.

In 2 full seasons he has scored 34 and 41 pts, Boyes nearly equaled that last year alone. And now Torres has been demoted to EDM's 4th line, in favor of Thoresen. Torres would definitely be an upgrade for the B's on the 3rd or 4th line, and he might be a good fit as the grinder on a 3rd O line w/Kessel?

However, if I am sending Jurcina AND Boyes to EDM, I better be seeing names like Stoll or Lupul coming back, NOT Torres.

[Greek_physique]

Wow, I was gone for a week and I missed the 2 best games of the season. Glad to see the Bruins pull out this huge victory....especially the way the game ended Thursday night against the Habs.

Bring on the Sabres

[Killa Colton*]

Good to see Big Wade and Chara mixing it up tonight! Ottawa's a tough team, you gotta stand up to them.

[NyQuil]

Originally Posted by Killa Colton

Good to see Big Wade and Chara mixing it up tonight! Ottawa's a tough team, you gotta stand up to them.

That was Brian McGrattan.

Wade Redden wasn't playing, but I have a feeling you meant Wade Belak, who plays for the Leafs.

[13Hockey]

That was Brian McGrattan.

Wade Redden wasn't playing, but I have a feeling you meant Wade Belak, who plays for the Leafs.

I think he is talking about Wade Brookbank getting into a fight but i dunno