True, although they did get 42 shots on goal. Our next game is on Thursday vs Chicago. They have 9 straight losses. They are due for a win, and we are due for a loss, having won 4 straight. I hope the Rangers pull it off. I also have a feeling Biron will be starting, giving Hank some rest.
Lundqvist was great as usual. Bruins have been in a funk pretty much since the Vancouver game (minus a couple of games). Meanwhile the Rangers have been on a tear like the Bruins were on in November.
Bruins need to do something to turn it around. Without Horton there is a gaping hole in the lineup. Caron and Pouliot have both looked like dog ****.
I saw the highlights, and it seemed like there were a bunch of sloppy plays by the B's. Someone I know was at the game, and he said they seemed effortless.
They played quite well for the first 10 minutes. Then Chara was an idiot and went to the box on that stupid closing the hand on the puck penalty, and they fell apart from there. Rangers scored on that PP and the Bruins were playing catch up, and Lundqvist didn't let anything go by.
True, the Rangers did a great job on D not allowing many quality shots against. Lmao about the 42 shutouts. I saw most of the game, but it was on my iPhone via my SlingBox. I was working. AT&T better not throttle me (again)!!!
Maybe Thomas will stop flapping his gums now. NY did a great job.
Give it up dude. You are as bad as these hack writers who are just stirring up **** because they hate the Bruins. Nobody has talked about this for pages but you come in and have to throw this crap in for no reason. We are here to talk about hockey. Only you, Kevin Paul Dupont, Joe Haggerty, and the clowns at TMZ Sports.. err I mean ESPN give a **** about that. It has nothing to do with hockey, no effect on the play on the ice, and the only "distraction" is caused by the media not shutting the **** up about this ********. We don't care what Thomas writes on facebook, we care if he stops the damn puck or not.
Effortless is an understatement. The All Star Game was effortless. This was the Rangers making the Bruins look like a bunch of rookie chumps. The Rangers out hustled, out worked, and out played the Bruins. The only thing that they didn't do is out shoot them. The Rangers deserve to be in first based on that performance.
The Rangers out Bruin-ed the Bruins. Seriously. Let's see what happens tonight in Montreal. If the B's lay an egg again, CJ/PC might try some kind of shake-up. This upcoming 11-day road trip is going to be big for this team. However, it's too early to worry. Last year's team played under .500 in March and went on to win the cup, so we'll see what happens.
The 4th line is +1, +5, and +6 respectively for the season. The +1 is Thornton and the other two guys play on the PK and some on the PP. Krejci, the supposed #1 center, is attempting to do his best Phil Kessel 2010-2011 impression with a -5 -- a minus ****ing 5. Maybe he's just dogging it because he's only making $4M this year and the big money doesn't start until next season ($5.25M).
PK and PP time don't have any effect on +/- rating, it's even strength only. That said, Paille-Campbell-Thornton has been pretty good for us even during the slump. I thought they were the most consistent line last night as far as offensive pressure, etc. They have the last ES goal this team has scored (Paille from Thornton on Saturday).
The other lines are killing us. Marchand-Bergeron-Seguin has been good to as far as pressure and generating chances, but they can't get the puck in the net. Time to shake that up.
The other two lines with Lucic, Krejci, Peverley, Kelly, Caron, and Pouliot have just been plain awful. Lucic has been the only bright spot, and has actually looked damn good lately (Nashville on Saturday was one of the best games of his career). Krejci has looked like dog **** since the minute Horton got hurt. He is starting to get on my nerves and I feel like he is the main reason we are playing like crap.
Although I'd consider him the #2 center (Bergeron is clear cut #1, I don't care how they list the lines in the program or if LKH was considered #1 last year), he is playing the worst out of all four centers. PC needs to make a move or two before this deadline, and he needs to do it assuming that Horton is done for the year. If he comes back, that's bonus.
I know it's a dream, but if I was Pete Chiarelli I'd be on the phone daily with Anaheim trying my hardest to get make a deal involving Krejci and Bobby Ryan. Krejci, Ryan Spooner, and a 1st should get that done, and would give us a legitimate #1 line that would rival some of the best in the league. Lucic-Seguin-Ryan would be great, and you could put Peverley/Caron/Paille (or Horton if he comes back) with Marchand and Bergeron.
However, like I said, that's the dream scenario. Right now, CJ just needs to mix up the lines and try to get some results. You have four guys (Lucic, Bergeron, Marchand, Seguin) who are still playing decent. Put them in pairs and then go from there.
Marchand-Bergeron-Paille
Lucic-Kelly-Seguin
Pouliot*-Krejci-Peverley
Caron*-Campbell-Thornton
* could be replaced with a trade acquisition. If you can bring in a top 6 (or even a top 7 or 8) player, Paille slides down to one of the * spots and that acquisition goes in to Paille's slot. I like Paille's speed in that position with Marchand though. Bergeron and Marchand did well last year even with 42 year old Mark Recchi on their RW. I feel like Paille could fill that role well.
Don't even get me started on what they should do with Corvo.
