Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
I had to watch this one on delay. Sorry for the late comments.
Okay, lots to unpack in this one.
I thought the first was similar to the previous game for the Bruins. They were slightly better, finding a way to generate offense from turnovers and pressuring the breakouts from Florida.
Thankfully, there was an adjustment by the coaching staff in the 2nd.
The turning point for me was the hit by Kyle Okposo on McAvoy. He clearly ####ed him up to some degree, as he was lost for the rest of the shift, leading to a goal against.
It was a big moment because the Panthers finally gained a lead, but they also physically dominated a very physical player in McAvoy, and he also wasn't himself for the rest of the game. They have a lot of young guys on defense, and McAvoy is their anchor for the d-corps. When he struggled after that, the rest of the defense had trouble filling in for him.
The Panthers were the dominant team for the final 2 periods, and it wasn't close. By the time the score was 4-1, the Bruins decided to goon it up. There was a very good job reporting by Leah Hextall where she indicated that a Bruins player about to go on the ice told his linemates "we're going", suggesting they had no interest in scoring goals, but wanted to be physical with the Panthers. The ensuing shift ended in a nothing shot on net, and almost no physical play in front, but the Bruins instigated a scrum out of nothing, and chaos ensued the rest of the period.
I hate that ####. I don't mind if there's a scrum borne out of a desire to score and a battle for a puck in front of the net. I can't stand the manufactured violence just because you're team is losing. It's ####e sportsmanship, and it's not in the spirit of the game.
#### you Boston, you sore ####ing losers. You didn't see Florida do that #### in game 1.
As an additional note, I think Marchand is a ####ing bitch. He can dish out the trash talk, but he sure can't take it. When Montour scored and stood in front of him #### talking him, he had to scrum it up like a little bitch because his feelings were hurt. He nailed Tkachuk earlier in the game with a big hit, and Matt didn't do anything but play the game, because he understood the nature of the playoffs and not overreacting.
However, when Pastrnak challenged Tkachuk to a fight in the third, and Matty beat his ass, I squealed a little bit.
The Bruins are hoping to win this game with intimidation and physical play. They will soon find out that the Panthers are MORE than happy to play tha type of game, and they'll win it too.
Be careful what you ask for...
On to game 3.
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