So the streaky B's draw the dreaded Habs in round one. Should be an intense and entertaining series decided by good discipline and goaltending. The team that stays outta the sin-bin will have an advantage and the B's will need Thomas to keep going with his epic season. Gonna need some dirty goals and lotsa traffic in front of Price. Look for Lucic to come up big and Sequin or Ryder to be watching from the pressbox.

I say Bruins in 6. What say you all?

GO BRUINS!

Bruins in 5!! Go B's

I say the defense needs to stay in position unlike the last half dozen games. Lucic has a good track record against the Habs/Price and Horton has been awake so I expect a lot from the Krejci line. Still can't underestimate their speed and ability to work down low.

Thomas will back them up as he always does and with a miracle the power play will come around.

B's need to stay out of the box and D needs to jump in the play.
B's in 5!

Blanc, Blue et Rouge in Six...:devil:

Enjoy the game tonight boys..................................

YouTube - Boston Bruins - Montreal Canadiens (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suYsb12Wf1I&feature=player_embedded#at=50)

This is going to go down to the last possible game. My guess is we win the series and loose the next with nothing left in the tank.

I'm always nervous when the play the Habs, but at least they finished strong against them and have a little momentum. Not to mention, they have home ice. Check out this prediction on all the playoff matchups.
WhatIfSports.com: NHL Playoff Preview 2011 (http://www.whatifsports.com/nhl_playoffs_2011/bracket.asp)

I'm always nervous when the play the Habs, but at least they finished strong against them and have a little momentum. Not to mention, they have home ice. Check out this prediction on all the playoff matchups.
WhatIfSports.com: NHL Playoff Preview 2011 (http://www.whatifsports.com/nhl_playoffs_2011/bracket.asp)

I think this chart is wrong with the Red Wings loosing in the first round.................

I think this chart is wrong with the Red Wings loosing in the first round.................

Yeah, and I don't see the B's going 8-1 against the Habs and Pens in the first 2 rounds.

Lucic had the worst game of his career last night.

I can't stand seeing Claude's confused look behind the bench any more. Looks like he should be in a clown suit..........

Frustrating game. B's dominated but could not finish. I think they will be fine and win the series....

Frustrating game. B's dominated but could not finish. I think they will be fine and win the series....

My thoughts, exactly. Price played really well, but the B's missed a couple open nets and put most of their shots right on Price's chest. He didn't have to move much for someone who faced 31 shots.

Got a feeling this will be another in the long tradition of one & done playoffs for the bruins!
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They are the new Red Sox....

And apparently the sox are the new bruins
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...who are the new patriots. 2 consecutive one and dones *&&^^%$%.

I think all the planets are coming out of alignment.....

The Sox....Ughh...:wall:

Got a feeling this will be another in the long tradition of one & done playoffs for the bruins!
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yup time for management changes

Call me a homer but I still think the B's are heading deep into these playoffs, the Sox will recover from the bad start and be in contention and the Celtics will go to the finals again.


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So glad I did not cough up the two bills for balcony seats. Can only shake my head and hope for a good showing in Canada. A comeback beats a choke.

This team just doesnt have it. Horrible to watch and I wouldnt care if they lost but its a loss against the canadians uggh

bruins are the new redsox...cant bear to watch'UM

these guys are lacking in the heart dept. to start. they need to play physical hockey- hit everything in sight and finish your checks. cloode is not a motivator at all (i like the guy). put a taz behind this bench and you'd see a different team.

Gotta wonder if they're under achieving because Claude is holding them back with his system or over achieving due to his system. I kind of think its the latter and that the talent on the team is overrated. We will probably find out next year with same team and different coach.
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Can anyone tell me why Hal Girl was singing the Canadian Anthem before the game? The guy was born in Massachusetts. I love Canada and no disrespect to them but really Hal? Thought it was weird. I wouldn’t expect Lucic to be singing the Star Spangled Banner before a game……….

2-0 right now, they win this and they are back in it.

Good win hope they can do it again. As for Gill I hated him when he played in boston and how that goof won a stanley cup is beyond me.

Despite the soft goals and resulting stress, a win is a win. Gotta do it again Thursday! Gotta love Jack Edwards screaming "GET UP" when the Canadiens Diving Team starting flopping like fish outta water.

omg flopping like fish out of water is right! methinks jack will loose his job next year- dale arnold is out there.

I like Dale's call of a game but Jack is way more entertaining. Too popular to get fired I say. Bob Neumier is by far the best though, his radio calls a few years back were awesome.

IMO

Jack Edwards although entertaining at times, he tries too hard and says the same thing over and over “Gretzky’s Office, etc, etc. (Brickley is top notch on the color though)

Dale is and always was terrible (can’t stand him on the radio either)

Wasn’t impressed with Neumi , he should stick to Horse Racing and the Olympics……..

Wish Fred Cusick was still around, he was the best……………

Neumi is great. No filter at all. Never forget him interviewing the women's 4*100 team right after dropping the baton and asking them if passing the baton was something they practiced.
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I can't stand jack edwards or dale arnold and that nako funiama or whatever it is needs to go. The games are so much better when u watch them on versus with brickley

IMO

Jack Edwards although entertaining at times, he tries too hard and says the same thing over and over “Gretzky’s Office, etc, etc. (Brickley is top notch on the color though)

Dale is and always was terrible (can’t stand him on the radio either)

Wasn’t impressed with Neumi , he should stick to Horse Racing and the Olympics……..

Wish Fred Cusick was still around, he was the best……………


Yes, that is all good. I think Jack does a good call of the game though yes some of the lines are corny.

Dale, though I liked listening to him on talk radio, couldn't call hockey play by play for a mite league. Absolutely suc*ed.

Not just sure if it is because I grew up listening to Fred Cusick and Johnny Pierson but they were indeed the best of the best.

What a roller coaster of emotion on this game wooohoooo.

What a roller coaster of emotion on this game wooohoooo.

Indeed. My fiance saw sides of me she had yet to see in our six years together. Went from ultra-pumped before the game, to distraught and sitting on the floor in almost-tears when it got to 3-1, to disbelieving joy when they got back into it, back to depression after Suban's bullet-goal, to draining relief when Kelly tied it up and ultimately to literally jumping/fist-pumping/ and diving on top of her in elation when Ryder sealed the deal.

Playoff Hockey at it's best! Ferrence flipping off the fans was awesome! :uhuh:

YouTube - Andrew Ference Gives Crowd Middle Finger After Scoring 21/04/2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlKggtLYecU)

HAHAHAHA Love it. Guess it doesnt me anything if they dont win the seris though

Great game last night! That's why playoff hockey is so much fun to watch. Thomas was unbelievable and the Krecji/Lucic/Horton line finally came through. Marchand and Ryder both had very good games, too.
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great game indeed! lucic and horton are both disappointing in my book- even the blind squirrel finds a nut. marchand was a find- kid has heart! thomas (2011 vesna (sp) winner)was great! since when has gill become a tough guy?...when pushing around guys he's a foot bigger than. love to see charra lay one on him.

Unreal. Gotta love playoff hockey, best sports playoffs without question. Hope they blow them out on Tuesday because my heart cannot handle another game like that!

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I know right he is the biggiest puss around I remember when he played for the b's, guys punching him in the face and he is just looking at the ref an bitchin. Can't stand that goof.

Very entertaining game:uhuh: great hockey game to be at I bet from the sound of it, the crowd was crazy!
Glad they won.
I am impressed with Marchand too, he is very gritty and really hustles, hope he plays that way Tuesday.

Tim Thomas has been money, he has kept them in it the last 3 games,,friggin awesome. This third win was just awesome action. as much as i love watching the NFL, imo NHL playoffs are more intense.

I don't mind Jack, he is enthusiastic about the home team and that is is the way it should be. Versus has great "neutral" coverage...I prefer the bias when I watch the Bruins. (I can watch Catherine T all night:drool:) I find hockey so much more exciting than Baseball or Football, I just can't watch them anymore. Maybe because I played alot of hockey as a kid but I just love the game particularly in the playoffs. My question is WHY can't the refs call games like this all year???

Tim has been OK in this series but I think he has let in too many soft goals (while making the killer hard saves). I would like to see the Bruins trade him after these playoffs, I am not sure he has much left in him He is worth something now, last year he was worthless. It is just a matter of time before you get stuck with a 5 million dollar has been.

Big game tonight...They need to hit them hard right off the bat and take the crowd out of the game.

BTW, I love the finger. The Habs are a great team (diving aside) I dislike Habs fans! When they boo-ed the American National Anthem last year...F-them!

This is going to go down to the last possible game. My guess is we win the series and loose the next with nothing left in the tank.



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[QUOTE=Mr. Sandman
BTW, I love the finger. The Habs are a great team (diving aside) I dislike Habs fans! When they boo-ed the American National Anthem last year...F-them![/QUOTE]

:smash: double eff 'em!

The lighting in the Hab's rink is piss poor...look at those shadows!
Also we are getting some crappy calls against us. I take back what I said about the refs earlier.

Ugh- yet another home game 7 for this team. Despite carrying the play for most of the night, they had few quality scoring chances and the ffffing power-play is an ffffing JOKE. Lucic getting the gate was NO BIG LOSS as he was doing nothing and has done nothing all series long. Kaberle is even a bigger disappointment. Thomas not at fault giving up two 5 on 3 goals.

As big of a fan as I am, I would not go to the game if someone gave me tix for tomorrow night. Was there for the game 7 loss against Carolina and cannot put myself thru that again. :wall:

yeah the PP sucks. They use to have a good PP early in the season but it eroded to squat. They have got to improve that.

IMO they were the better team tonight, they outplayed them all 3 periods but were at the bad end of many really bad calls, many one sided calls too. Lucic should have gotten 2 mins for that hit...it was not that bad and the guy turned his back to him, if you do that you deserve what you get.

The habs could only score with 5 on 3. That is pretty sad considering that was the best they got.

cant even comment right now :wall:

typical montreal home game calls...lucic and horton sucked again. the habs out physicaled the b's - AGAIN. what pp? only thing kaberle brings is a cool accent. gonna take a minor miracle tonight...

SUBBAN is a PUSSY!!!

Officiating sucks. The fix is in....

Get your defibrulators ready. Going into the third period tied at two.

Ugh.......

YES!!!!!!!!

Wow......

An epic series for sure. 3 wins in OT, no PP goals. Crazy.

Part of me wishes they lost, I am not sure the ticker can take this crap anymore..

P K Suppan would look very good in a Bruins sweater..... Poise beyond any rookie I saw this year. Handles the puck really well, and has a cannon... He did take a dive tonight though.

Gionta is a punk. Someone should knock him out. His cheap chit is not deserving of wearing the C on that jersey.

Gionta was the best player on the ice tonight. Again.

MONTREAL SUCKS WOOOOOOOOHOOOOO bring on the Philly goones


Hey gionta your agent just called he said you got a 10 am tee time enjoy the golf B@#%HS

Well, IMO they have to start calling dives, that was an embarrassment to the game last night. The habs are good actors.

The game was too close for my liking, if we don't get that power play going there is NO WAY we can go much deeper in the playoffs. It has to be a weapon. They need to mix up the players until they find some chemistry.

I also think the refs need to be accountable and the calls ALOT MORE BALANCED!! There needs to be some review of these calls. I don't care if it slows up the game. The last two games were dictated by poor calls. That "elbow" by Thorton? WTF?????!! Also if that last high stick penalty by Bergeron was called I saw at least 6 similar high sticks that resulted in head snap-backs that game that were not called.

Lastly, The "head hit" by ferrence on Halpren??? Give me a break he was bracing for a hit from Halpren and his shoulder caught him a little high, it is not like he was chasing after him to hit him. Halpren was so beat up from previous plays that his body is shutting down.

Jesus I really dislike the habs, good skill but the gamesmanship borders on cheating if you ask me. I am glad this is over. They laying on the ice appearing seriously injured...and then they play the next shift??? that should result in a 5 min misconduct if you ask me.

I hope they are working on PP stuff this morning.

The Habs should be embarrassed the way they would flop to the ice. They need to do something next year.

Now up is the Montreal diving team

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