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Post by homerdante on Jun 1, 2021 14:42:27 GMT -5
ps, I also view this thread as a bit of a "gameday thread" for the bruins. I think most treat it as such. I don't see much tight analysis in here, more complaining. Anyhow, I'm off this page until the next game, have fun!
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Post by homerdante on Jun 1, 2021 13:50:23 GMT -5
Let me show you his own coaches comments first: "Coach Bruce Cassidy explained the one simple thing Lauzon can do to avoid replicating his costly mistake: “We’ll go D-to-D high, we did it a lot. We got a lot of good offense from it tonight, but his partner wasn't there. So he just has to look, you have to survey the ice," Cassidy said. “There are set plays for us that we run but there has to be a player there, so you have to look, and usually you look first, and that’s some of the learning curve for younger guys." (his comments on Rask were further disparaging of the Defense in general last night)
All the guy has to do is look. Huh. If you're not looking, what are you doing? Auto-pilot? paralyzed by fear? just going through the motions and following the system?
You said: "Rocket's it off his leg." I had to re-watch the goal to make sure I didn't miss a slap shot pass, but no, no, it's just a wrister, that Lauzon even lunges out to block--leads with the leg and stick to try to block a passing lane. wrist pass.
Here's the thing with Lauzon, and with some respects Carlo, who someone else was calling out--I think Carlo is a much better player, but they both get these times in their own end, where they're both lost. Just completely, seemingly, not knowing where they're supposed to be. In these times, they do things like panic, and skate back toward their own goal, WITHOUT looking. Carlo, for instance, did that, wasn't watching the play, and basically skated a goal in, that fortunately didn't cost us in the latter part of the Caps series. Lauzon isn't seeing a puck coming for his feet at all, nor adjusting at all. With due respect, if it were a rocketed slap shot, ok.
The guy stands out for this, maybe because he's just more of a goon body type so he doesn't react like some of the smaller quicker guys, or some other reason puts him in this lost/panicked/whatever mindset that doesn't allow him to react compared to the others. You can look back over the course of the whole year and see that some guys have a much higher "chance" of this happening to them. McAvoy easily had most minutes all season on D. I can vaguely remember this happening to him once ALL YEAR? Maybe there was a second time I missed, but I watched almost the entire season. I see someone like McAvoy, a lot more, if the puck is headed for his feet, his eyes are following it and he's kicking it outward, away from the goal to the corner. He seems to know his feet are appendages he can control if he wants to, meanwhile the above mentioned seem to get wooden and forget their own feet are theirs, and they could also kick a puck.
I'll spend a few minutes googling today looking for a new stat that tracks defensemen being lost in their own zone. I don't think there is one yet.
I don't think Lauzon was at fault for the goal between Rask's legs, I just said he was on the ice for it. You've got your own strawman going there on that one.
If anything on that play, I'd say Lauzon seemed to know Rask didn't know where it was, and he was concerned it was going to trickle through his legs. However, as you point out, while Rask was guiding it in the goal as he was moving, Lauzon was trying with his stick behind him to prevent a bad outcome, and ended up tugging on one of Rask's Skates, HOWEVER, the puck was already across the line I think when that happened. None of the camera angles were great on that goal. Again, don't think that goal is on Lauzon, and at least on that play his instincts seemed right.
I'd still like to see Swayman myself. Perhaps I'm extremely wrong in wanting that, but I'd like to see it all the same. I'm not sure Swayman, clearly healthier, isn't a better bet right now.
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Post by homerdante on May 31, 2021 22:14:43 GMT -5
I’m fine with blaming Lauzon there! Too bad, he really had a strong game. All the bounces and the refs were against us and we almost took it anyway. Tough night, and the schedule makers conspired to make it so I can't watch the next two. Oh well I saw him in on two of the three regulation goals too. I did see him make one nice play. He dropped down and blocked a shot. I don't often see him blocking shots unless they're into our goal, but he did actually block one in the third I think it was. The officiating was horrible tonight. I don't understand a goalie initiating contact and it's interference on the other team, or a high sticking and the penalty just vanishes. After that ref being fired earlier this year for the hot mic incident, I'll never trust and NHL ref again. I think there is ALWAYS an agenda, whether it's league mandated or personal. This stuff doesn't belong in pro sports.
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Post by homerdante on May 31, 2021 21:58:12 GMT -5
I realize I call him out for shit, but after you watch professional sports for decades like many of us have, there are just some players who are chokers. They play tight, they don't see the whole area around them, their vision area gets so small, they do dumb, dumb, dumb stuff way more than the average player. This is Lauzon. Sorry for those who like the kid, but he's a choker, and we're honestly better without a choker in the playoffs.
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Post by homerdante on May 31, 2021 21:55:15 GMT -5
How about that Lauzon kid...
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Post by homerdante on May 31, 2021 19:51:54 GMT -5
I hate you Lauzon....
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Post by homerdante on May 31, 2021 18:46:17 GMT -5
There's the Coyle we hoped we got...nice play!
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Post by homerdante on May 29, 2021 19:41:16 GMT -5
what a TERRIBLE 1st period so far. Wake up boys. rusty, rusty. so many giveaways....gross
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Post by homerdante on May 29, 2021 18:02:11 GMT -5
Lauzon is back.
Please, just hit people, zero giveaways. Don't try to do too much, keep it simple.
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Post by homerdante on May 29, 2021 18:01:09 GMT -5
Bruins are going to keep rolling with Pasta being the engine and Rask continuing to be very solid. Bruins in 6, maybe 5! B's 12-5 to end their season and that includes a giveaway game to end it. Isles 6-10 to end theirs. plus a rat puke game against the Sabres where they basically didn't show up...at all.
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Post by homerdante on May 23, 2021 20:54:55 GMT -5
Great to get this series locked up tonight, and with the other series 2-2, they get a couple of days off for some extra icing/heating/icing. I bet there are some bodies in pain in that lineup.
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Post by homerdante on May 23, 2021 19:19:09 GMT -5
Wow! Pasta! What a move. IF he comes back here into form, things could get exciting! And it looks like he's getting into a rhythm. Beauty of a goal. And then one of the weakest Power Plays I've seen in a long time. Re: powerplay, agreed, that was horrific. Horrible luck too, that Taylor hall break in that rolled on him...ugh.
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Post by homerdante on May 23, 2021 19:14:18 GMT -5
Wow! Pasta! What a move. IF he comes back here into form, things could get exciting!
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Post by homerdante on May 21, 2021 20:27:40 GMT -5
Refs tonight were butchers. I'm grateful they didn't totally lose control of the game and one of our key guys get hurt. Bad enough to have Miller take the hit he did.
Felt like the Refs were determined to get the Caps back into the game though. I hate it when the Refereeing feels that tilted.
Damn CArlo! Ha. Those boneheaded mistakes of scoring it into your own goal just kill me.
Team got a fire tonight though it looked like. So hopefully they carry this fire in their bellies for awhile and finish Washington off on Sunday!
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Post by homerdante on May 19, 2021 21:33:23 GMT -5
Woooooooohoooooo, kept his legs moving, kept them moving, kept them moving, caught them sleeping, SMITH!!!! heck ya! 2-1 BOYS!!!!
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Post by homerdante on May 19, 2021 21:27:14 GMT -5
It fills me with dread when you dominate and get multiple chances like that and don't cash in. Those are the kinds of games that feel like eventual Ls. It also feels like if we're gonna win it's gonna be someone like a 4th liner or Coyle or maybe a Defenseman. Not one of the big guns. Just feels like that kind of game. I know EXACTLY what you mean...that feeling of dread. It's like the scene in Star Wars where the best of the best of the Red Team is running the tunnel with the targeting computer--"almost there, almost there, almost there..." and it's some wily scrappy skywalker kid who's never even flown an x-wing who wins it. wow the anxiety and dread...
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Post by homerdante on May 19, 2021 20:53:54 GMT -5
Smith is clunky tonight. His legs are moving, he's putting in the effort, but something is off...
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Post by homerdante on May 19, 2021 20:13:49 GMT -5
Ritchie has been a major disappointment in this series. I'm also with you on Ritchie. Aside from about 15 minutes in the regular season, I don't see much from this guy. He had a chance to win the game with about 50 seconds to go, and couldn't stay strong on his skates there by the net. He looks like he's trying to play the bumper off to the side of the net like it's a PP, even when it's 5v5. I'm ready for him to go.
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Post by homerdante on May 19, 2021 20:05:04 GMT -5
Lazar with some nice blocks tonight, can't help but noticing. Rask is also holding strong here in the 3rd.
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Post by homerdante on May 19, 2021 19:57:49 GMT -5
Pastrnak needs to quit being a negative. And I'm gonna stop talking to myself now. I was just thinking about how bad of a letdown Pastrnack is right now, and really has been for awhile. I'm starting to wonder if something is decently wrong with him, because he's not really doing anything right now. The entire team looks flat footed tonight. Through this entire Bergeron "era" the homecoming games always seem to be a weakness, which I've never understood. I wonder if there are some real ballbusters in the wives corps. Gotta focus boys. MARCHAND!!!! just as i was writing this, finally! we wake up!
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Post by homerdante on May 19, 2021 17:36:06 GMT -5
HERE... WE... GO!!!
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Post by homerdante on May 17, 2021 21:41:44 GMT -5
Great to get that win, feels a heck of a lot better coming home 1-1, that's for sure.
Things I noticed.
As frustrating as the second goal was when Rask wasn't even down in position, he had a couple really nice stops sliding to his right, especially on a quickie little breakaway in the first period. Gotta give him credit, his push to his right is still really strong and he's powerful with the leg pads there.
Today Miller looked really lost on D. I'm not sure what was going on in his head, but he cost us at least the one goal pinching and seemingly having no plan.
The first line obviously regained some mojo, and Krecji's passing looked great tonight.
The Pasta spinorama passing fascination can't end soon enough for me.
Bergeron deflection was insane.
McAvoy, please shoot it more when you're close in! Krecji too!
Gotta love the effort and play from Hall again. Don't even know if you'd be here, or won it if not for that trade.
Onward to the Garden!
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Post by homerdante on May 17, 2021 21:24:51 GMT -5
Love to see the ENTIRE on ice team crashing the goal there...nice effort. Blue Collar Bruins Style! Ugh...unfortunately followed by Debrusk missing so much empty net and hitting Anderson in the chest. wow Not gonna give DeBrusk too much grief there. He got it up and to the open part of the net. Dude got over quick, puck went off his side and into his glove. Would live perfect shot there, but he was about 3 inches from the winner. It feels like we've gotten none of the luck so far. We do feel a bit snake-bit at the moment. All the bounces not going our way...
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Post by homerdante on May 17, 2021 21:23:25 GMT -5
Gotta get a break from the hockey gods on a weird deflection soon especially since we've had two incredible deflections that found Anderson instead of going in. That Bergeron deflection in the second period was amazing, what a change of direction...
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Post by homerdante on May 17, 2021 21:11:26 GMT -5
Love to see the ENTIRE on ice team crashing the goal there...nice effort. Blue Collar Bruins Style!
Ugh...unfortunately followed by Debrusk missing so much empty net and hitting Anderson in the chest. wow
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