ruxpin Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Marchand's all-time best shootout attempt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Uuuuhg ! When you are up 5-2, you close them out. Boston has been beyond deplorable in OT and Shoot Out, by this was just cringe worthy. Oh well.....Next. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachX Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Give credit where it is due.... Voracek looked pretty good last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brelic Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 The key will be getting Patrick and Lindblom back. G (32) and Jake (30) are getting older, but so are Bergeron (34), Marchand (31) and Krejci (33). They are #2,3,4 in scoring on the team. Surrounded with the right support cast, plus one or two young guys who crank it up a notch (TK for sure... Lindblom was on his way, Patrick is ripe for a breakout if he gets the migraines under control, Frost?, Farabee?), I actually think our vets are necessary as part of a well-balanced roster. Sandwiched between G/Jake and TK/Lindblom/Provy/etc are Hayes (27) and Coots (27). They can certainly maintain their level of play for another 3-4 years. To the poster who said blow it up... really? What does that look like, exactly? It's too late this year (we wouldn't be bad enough for a top 5 pick). So, if you sell off G, Jake, Ghost... are you really ready for 4-5 years of terrible hockey? That's another hard reset. I can't imagine the organization and the fans having any kind of appetite for that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 10 minutes ago, brelic said: The key will be getting Patrick and Lindblom back. G (32) and Jake (30) are getting older, but so are Bergeron (34), Marchand (31) and Krejci (33). They are #2,3,4 in scoring on the team. Surrounded with the right support cast, plus one or two young guys who crank it up a notch (TK for sure... Lindblom was on his way, Patrick is ripe for a breakout if he gets the migraines under control, Frost?, Farabee?), I actually think our vets are necessary as part of a well-balanced roster. Sandwiched between G/Jake and TK/Lindblom/Provy/etc are Hayes (27) and Coots (27). They can certainly maintain their level of play for another 3-4 years. To the poster who said blow it up... really? What does that look like, exactly? It's too late this year (we wouldn't be bad enough for a top 5 pick). So, if you sell off G, Jake, Ghost... are you really ready for 4-5 years of terrible hockey? That's another hard reset. I can't imagine the organization and the fans having any kind of appetite for that. Kind of feel the same about boston, as you stated the bruins core is getting old, so is rask, and the pipeline depth is worrysome. A few studs perhaps, but sweeney has whiffed when it matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brelic Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Brewin Flames said: Kind of feel the same about boston, as you stated the bruins core is getting old, so is rask, and the pipeline depth is worrysome. A few studs perhaps, but sweeney has whiffed when it matters. The major difference is that Boston has enjoyed and is still enjoying lots of playoff appearances and success... including a Stanley Cup. Imagine if you had blown it up after that historic meltdown against the Flyers. I bet it would look much more like a choke job followed by blowing it up instead of a building block to the Cup. Boston likely has a lot more goodwill built up with the fans than the Flyers do at this point. 44 years and counting without a Cup, and a decade with just two playoff series wins is a hard sell for any fanbase! So, in your case, a 'soft' blowup or sell-off - if it happens - is probably a lot more tolerable in the afterglow of a successful decade. But, the Bruins are at the top of the league, so there's still lots of life in that team. Edited January 14, 2020 by brelic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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