Boston seemed to control the play in OT, but Chicago ends up with the goal. Funny now that always seems to happen. Entertaining game, could have went either way.
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Bruins did a great job shutting down the top guys of the 'Hawks...but, as has been the trend lately, the "depth" guys keep grinding out good shifts. Q just kept rolling 4 lines...after Horton went down, Julien only had 3 lines going (he didn't use Thornton much late). Crawford looked really worn down, some of those 3rd OT rebounds were brutal.
The B's allowed a better pace for the game than I was expecting...and also had better jump on the attack...there were some odd man rushes that only heroic Defensive play broke up.
Will be more active on the GDT Saturday...I just got off of work in time to see the GWG!
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Boston could have easily taken the game if not for a some little errors, bad bounces, and a lack of finish. Things that they can definitely correct upon as a team in the next game. They lost focus in the middle of the 3rd and let Chicago take over, and I think they tied it before Boston even realized it was happening. The Bs showed their true colors more in the OT though, despite some tired legs. Rask looked a mile better than Crawford. Corey got some dumb lucky bounces in his favor when he was all but beaten a few occasions.
Chicago taking game one says very little about the outcome of this series. They need to hold serve. If Boston can manage the split going into game 3, then Chicago's ####ed up big time. I can see Boston bringing a much more complete game on Sat. All in all I'm still quite confident they're taking it. They need to adjust to their new foes, after all, as does Chicago.
If Daugavins had scored 5 minutes earlier he would have truly been the new Petr Klima. I'm not sure Daugavins even played in the first and second overtimes. Julian clearly put him on in the third overtime as the others were tiring.
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Boston could have easily taken the game if not for a some little errors, bad bounces, and a lack of finish. Things that they can definitely correct upon as a team in the next game. They lost focus in the middle of the 3rd and let Chicago take over, and I think they tied it before Boston even realized it was happening. The Bs showed their true colors more in the OT though, despite some tired legs. Rask looked a mile better than Crawford. Corey got some dumb lucky bounces in his favor when he was all but beaten a few occasions.
Chicago taking game one says very little about the outcome of this series. They need to hold serve. If Boston can manage the split going into game 3, then Chicago's ####ed up big time. I can see Boston bringing a much more complete game on Sat. All in all I'm still quite confident they're taking it. They need to adjust to their new foes, after all, as does Chicago.
Pretty much the same thing can be said about Chicago and them winning it earlier if they had more finish and lucky bounces to help Rask out.
If Boston would have won it would have said little about the outcome of the series as well.
I understand that people want to try and pump up their team but to say that was anything other than a 50/50 game and that Boston comes out looking better or look like they will take is ridiculous in my mind.
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I agree, Chicago had to shorten the bench for most of the second and third periods to try and tie the game, so clearly the Bruins had more in the tank for OT but could not take advantage.
For the first time the Bruins are facing a team that is as gamey and competitive as they are but is more talented. Interesting to see Scotty Bowman smiling at the end, he ends up on the winning end against the Bruins again. I am sure that PO'd Cherry who looked very subdued after the game.
I agree, Chicago had to shorten the bench for most of the second and third periods to try and tie the game, so clearly the Bruins had more in the tank for OT but could not take advantage.
For the first time the Bruins are facing a team that is as gamey and competitive as they are but is more talented. Interesting to see Scotty Bowman smiling at the end, he ends up on the winning end against the Bruins again. I am sure that PO'd Cherry who looked very subdued after the game.
I doubt it PO'd Cherry much at all. He's pretty old, and that game went late, I'm guessing his tiredness was making him subdued.
Chicago taking game one says very little about the outcome of this series.
Says very little? No it says exactly what it is, Chicago has to win 3 more games, Boston has to win 4. A win is always huge, it never says "very little" unless we're talking about pre-season or something.
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must show all Flames games nationally when they play onSaturdays, Mondays, and Wednesdays !!!
