: https://t.co/hcH3UWaZJR @NHLonNBCSports #StanleyCup The overtime period was all Lightning. He'd also just scored two goals the day before the trade, which helped disguise a not-very-good season as a good one.Nevertheless, the Bruins took the bait on Ritchie and, in an effort to upgrade from Heinen, downgraded.
The Bruins are going to stick with what worked in Game 1, as Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy confirmed that there will be no changes to the Boston lineup for Tuesday's Game 2 against the Lightning. Scoring chances were 33-26 in Tampa Bay's favor (28-22 at 5-on-5), and the Bolts also held a 15-6 lead in high-danger scoring chances (14-5 at 5-on-5). And the Lightning are playing seriously shorthanded with Steve Stamkos and Ryan McDonagh as significant missing presences that have both been injured for the bulk of the series. But one of the few areas where the Bruins might have had an advantage -- goaltending -- is now another department where they are now inferior to the Tampa Bay Lightning.Cassidy was asked postgame what his message would be for Game 5, and it was mostly about fixing the many problems that he sees right now.“We had some breakdowns in front of our net early on, and we have to correct those and need to be harder. I don't think we had our legs in Game 3. Palat's goal was well-deserved for the Lightning given how well they started the extra frame.Halak faced an average of just 24.3 shots per game in his three starts during Round 1 against the Hurricanes. The B's coughed up leads of 1-0 and 2-1 before falling behind 3-2 in … #NHLonSN https://t.co/czndUVKeQQThe ensuing face-off produced matching penalties for slashing and roughing, sparking a Tampa Bay swing that led to an equalizer minutes later.The remaining two periods only heightened the intensity from there.Blake Coleman, C, Tampa Bay Lightning: 2 goals, 4 SOG, 6 hitsOndrej Palat, LW, Tampa Bay Lightning: 1 goal, 2 PIM, 4 SOG, 3 hits, 20:10 TOIBrad Marchand, LW, Boston Bruins: 2 goals, 3 SOG, 2 hitsDavid Pastrnak, RW, Boston Bruins: 2 assists, 5 SOG, 1 blockPrecision. That is all we can control right now.”It’s a nice sentiment from Coyle, but it’s not about mentality when it comes to the Bruins and Lightning. The Bruins have been away from their families for six weeks and many of Boston’s key players have young families that they’re understandably missing right now.That kind of situation is going to chip some of the resolve away from a hockey club that’s down big in a playoff series.That’s just human nature and the Bruins players most definitely fit into that category.“It’s all a mentality. That gave the Bruins a useful body at wing.Then on deadline day came the head-scratcher.
No, it's sup... actually it's Blake Coleman (@BColes25) scoring a beauty! It should have been met with skepticism.Since he's been in the lineup this postseason, it's been clear that Ritchie was not a useful piece. That turned out to be a massive overcorrection on Boston's part as the Bruins tripped up Bogosian as he slid the puck over to his teammate.Except the puck was just a few inches ahead of Coleman's stick, forcing the center to dive forward and shovel the puck forward and right past goalie Jaroslav Halak.It's a bird.
People have been in worse situations and come out on top,” said Charlie Coyle. We’re just off net with too many good chances today.“They got another opportunity to build on their lead with what we feel is a questionable call [on Nick Ritchie], they did it. That one came back at us.“After that I thought we were better at that. The 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 13, 2011, after the conclusion of the 2010–11 NHL regular season. Maybe it's because Sean Kuraly, used in Ritchie's place to end the Carolina series, wasn't healthy enough for the heavier lifting of third-line duty. Even Cooper acknowledged that taking Stamkos out of the lineup has a big impact on special teams, but he called on his players to step up and adjust. The puck glanced off Halak’s glove and into the net, and the Bruins were down 2-0 in the second period after playing pretty well in the middle 20 minutes.In the series, Halak now has an .899 save percentage and has given up close to a handful of goals on shots that need to be stopped. I'm sure Ritchie wants to work through these struggles, but it's seemingly only getting worse. Maybe a change of scenery would benefit the player and uncover something he hadn't been.Plus, the deal saved money given that Heinen makes just over $1.3 million more a year than Ritchie. Maybe it's because Anders Bjork and Jack Studnicka provided questions of their own.Whatever the reason, the Bruins went back to Ritchie and stuck with him.
The Bruins are going to stick with what worked in Game 1, as Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy confirmed that there will be no changes to the Boston lineup for Tuesday's Game 2 against the Lightning. Scoring chances were 33-26 in Tampa Bay's favor (28-22 at 5-on-5), and the Bolts also held a 15-6 lead in high-danger scoring chances (14-5 at 5-on-5). And the Lightning are playing seriously shorthanded with Steve Stamkos and Ryan McDonagh as significant missing presences that have both been injured for the bulk of the series. But one of the few areas where the Bruins might have had an advantage -- goaltending -- is now another department where they are now inferior to the Tampa Bay Lightning.Cassidy was asked postgame what his message would be for Game 5, and it was mostly about fixing the many problems that he sees right now.“We had some breakdowns in front of our net early on, and we have to correct those and need to be harder. I don't think we had our legs in Game 3. Palat's goal was well-deserved for the Lightning given how well they started the extra frame.Halak faced an average of just 24.3 shots per game in his three starts during Round 1 against the Hurricanes. The B's coughed up leads of 1-0 and 2-1 before falling behind 3-2 in … #NHLonSN https://t.co/czndUVKeQQThe ensuing face-off produced matching penalties for slashing and roughing, sparking a Tampa Bay swing that led to an equalizer minutes later.The remaining two periods only heightened the intensity from there.Blake Coleman, C, Tampa Bay Lightning: 2 goals, 4 SOG, 6 hitsOndrej Palat, LW, Tampa Bay Lightning: 1 goal, 2 PIM, 4 SOG, 3 hits, 20:10 TOIBrad Marchand, LW, Boston Bruins: 2 goals, 3 SOG, 2 hitsDavid Pastrnak, RW, Boston Bruins: 2 assists, 5 SOG, 1 blockPrecision. That is all we can control right now.”It’s a nice sentiment from Coyle, but it’s not about mentality when it comes to the Bruins and Lightning. The Bruins have been away from their families for six weeks and many of Boston’s key players have young families that they’re understandably missing right now.That kind of situation is going to chip some of the resolve away from a hockey club that’s down big in a playoff series.That’s just human nature and the Bruins players most definitely fit into that category.“It’s all a mentality. That gave the Bruins a useful body at wing.Then on deadline day came the head-scratcher.
No, it's sup... actually it's Blake Coleman (@BColes25) scoring a beauty! It should have been met with skepticism.Since he's been in the lineup this postseason, it's been clear that Ritchie was not a useful piece. That turned out to be a massive overcorrection on Boston's part as the Bruins tripped up Bogosian as he slid the puck over to his teammate.Except the puck was just a few inches ahead of Coleman's stick, forcing the center to dive forward and shovel the puck forward and right past goalie Jaroslav Halak.It's a bird.
People have been in worse situations and come out on top,” said Charlie Coyle. We’re just off net with too many good chances today.“They got another opportunity to build on their lead with what we feel is a questionable call [on Nick Ritchie], they did it. That one came back at us.“After that I thought we were better at that. The 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 13, 2011, after the conclusion of the 2010–11 NHL regular season. Maybe it's because Sean Kuraly, used in Ritchie's place to end the Carolina series, wasn't healthy enough for the heavier lifting of third-line duty. Even Cooper acknowledged that taking Stamkos out of the lineup has a big impact on special teams, but he called on his players to step up and adjust. The puck glanced off Halak’s glove and into the net, and the Bruins were down 2-0 in the second period after playing pretty well in the middle 20 minutes.In the series, Halak now has an .899 save percentage and has given up close to a handful of goals on shots that need to be stopped. I'm sure Ritchie wants to work through these struggles, but it's seemingly only getting worse. Maybe a change of scenery would benefit the player and uncover something he hadn't been.Plus, the deal saved money given that Heinen makes just over $1.3 million more a year than Ritchie. Maybe it's because Anders Bjork and Jack Studnicka provided questions of their own.Whatever the reason, the Bruins went back to Ritchie and stuck with him.