Bruins/Canucks- Stanley Cup Thread!
 

It has been 20 years since they made the finals. It has been almost 40 since they won it all.

So I ask once again:

IS

THIS

THE

YEAR?

It is do-able but it will not be easy. I think if the D can shut down their stars, we can beat them

We gotta keep them from coming out of their own end with speed. They move the puck better than anyone we've played so far. Montreal and Tampa are fast and great passing teams, Vancouver does that twice as good. We need to play the same game they played in game seven every night. I know this though, I'll be there for at least game four. Six if they play it as well. Go B's

I honestly have no clue. I didn't have them getting past Philly so this is just amazing too me. I don't know enough about Vancouver other than looking up their stats and they are very impressive. Experts say the Bruins will be over matched. I'll be watching every second and pulling for the B's to win. Unbelievable! GO B's!!!!!!!!!!!!!

B's in six.

Anyone else wish the "Pink Hat" bandwagen jumpers would get lost ?
A bit annoying to me all of a sudden the people who know nothing about hockey (including most of the guys on sports talk radio) all of a sudden are die hard Bruins fans and hockey experts.
Anyone can jump on a bandwagen when the team wins !

I'm just going to enjoy it and hope for the best. Going to be very enjoyable, unless they get swept. I give them a 50/50 chance.

I'm lucky enough to be going to game 4.

On the cheap too, my neighbor ask me if I wanted to go (his Dad has seasons tickets). I was 12 in '88 & 14 in '90 and remember it like yesterday and can't wait.

I think the Bruins win two games.
upset?? i hope so.
Canada is so friggen goo-gaa about Vancouver makes me sick.

Bruins in 6.
Vancouver comes out like gang busters early in game 1, once Boston settles in they run away with the game. Final 6-2.

Game 2 Vancouver wins 4-2, empty net goal.
Game 3 Boston wins 2-0
Game 4 Boston wins 4-3
Game 5 Vancouver wins 5-2
Game 6 Boston hoists their first Stanley Cup since '72
4-1, the final.

Tim Thomas wins' the Conn Smythe.
Bank on it.

The two big keys for the Bruins to win this series....

1.) obviously stay out of the penalty box. The Vancouver PP is incredible. The Bruins can play 5-5 with anybody in the league.

2.) Match-ups. Chara and Seidenberg on against the Sedins as much as possible and the Bergeron line against the Kessler line.

Then pray timmy Thomas stands on his head.

Bruins in 6.

Gonna be a lot of fun to watch this series. I think it is difficult to predict how it will go but am confident there will be no sweep by either team. fffing Barry Melrose picked the canucks in 4! A-hole!

Hopefully the B's will be flying home with at least a split. Despite all the offensive stars on the ice it will come down to defense and goal tending.

Is it 8 O'Clock yet?

WTF- he was offsides!

What a game. Thomas stood on his head but Luongo made some superb saves. Gotta get the split on Saturday night.

Heartbreaker!

It looked to me like for the last 8 minutes or so they were playing "not to lose" instead of "to win". Tough lose for the goalie!

Great game by both teams, especially the goalies. Unfortuntely in a game like that, one mistake can mean a loss. The B's showed that they can play with the Canucks and I thought they played a little better last night, even being the road team. I thought the refs were a little too involved, but I understand that they don't want things to get out of hand early in the series. I wonder if Burrows will be suspended and if so, for how long?

Exactly!
In the replay of the player crossing the line, the official that waived the offsides was facing the goal. He wasn't watching the line, and yet he made the call? I think that the B's thought he was offsides as well, but I guess you can't criticize the officiating, particularly when they allowed Vancouver to throw a few face jabs with no warnings.

Who dis they pick as commentators for the game?
It was almost as bad as listening to Joe Buck do a baseball game or Brent Musberger do anything!

I guess we'll just have to beat them at their own game on Sat.

I was almost certain he was off sides but he wasn't as you can see. Pretty lucky toe drag to keep it alive and good eye by the linesman if he did see that.

I thought the Bruins outplayed the Nucks but they seem to come hard towards the end and the Bruins starting playing defense as if they were protecting a lead. Only problem was they didn't have the lead.

Thomas wanted it and deserved the win.

Alright, we got them right where we want them, down 2-0.


That cocky bastage Borrows should not have been playing.

Bruins will take the next two.

Let's get Thorton back on the ice to kick some ass!! I'm pissed no one has taken run at Burrows or the equal puke Lapierre. I was sure that once we had a power play the gloves would drop.

Oh well .... GO BRUINS!!!

wow....great game! thomas was amazing... hope horton's okay (his season is probabaly over). rome needs to be suspended- hit was late, high, and blindside. methinks the canucks woke up a sleeping bruin :smash:.

Very satisfying response by the Big Bad Bruins. Won't mean a thing unless they follow it up with another win tomorrow night. Thorton was the spark they needed and now Sequin will get another shot replacing Horton.

That was a lot of fun to watch! 3 more wins!

The message sent was:

Welcome to Boston :fury:

Rome should be suspended for as many games as Horton is out.
Make it an "eye-for-an-eye" so that players will think twice about that kind of hit.

I did like the B's defense, and Thomas was stellar as usual.
The only Vancouver goal was the result of a slash that no one saw that created that opening to Thomas's right.
They showed the play leading up to that goal and you can see the Bruin player getting whacked on the back of the calf and fall down as the offending canuck set up shop for the shot.

Th B's need to back off on the taunting and keep focused on the game at hand. Maybe they will show a repeating loop of the Horton hit in the locker room before the start of each period on Wednesday?

He's lucky to be alive. After Romes hit sent him flying backwards off his feet , his head hit the ice hard. In the old no helmet days , he'd be dead.

I think it was a cheap shot way late. As far as what penalty for Rome , I would have to leave it to the experts. The real damage was done when his head hit the ice IMO and that's not something Rome could predict.

My guess is first time the Bruins play whatever team Rome is on next year , he gets clocked several tines. In fact since he is no kind of star at all , they would be smart not playing him against the B's. for a while.

Real shame for Horton though. Hopefully there's no further complications as he recovers

Rome is suspended for four games.
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The Canucks hate the type of game that was played last night. The B's hit them at every chance and made them not want to go into corners or around the net. The Sedin's were almost non-existent. If the B's want to win this series, they need to keep playing at that level and keep hitting the soft Cunucks. They also need to be smart and not get goaded into stupid penalties by the cheap shot hacks like Burrows and LaPierre. Hopefully the momentum from last night carries over into tomorrow and the fans get reall loud. If the B's come out hard and score early, the Nucks will fold like last night and start thinking of heading back home. I also think Luongoal might be mentally damaged after last night. Stupid move for the coach to leave him in in the 3rd period.

Canucks won't win another game. They woke up a sleeping giant. Wheres this Bruins team been? Thomas has been unreal.
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I'm not a hockey fan so what made it a dirty hit? Was it b/c he led w/his shoulder, that he launched himself or just that the bruin didn't have the puck?

Was the suspension worse b/c the bruin got hurt?
Thanks

Cannot hit or interfere with a player who does not possess the puck. Cannot hit another player in the head with intent to injure- by launching himself he was intent on injuring. I think he would have gotten the same punishment even if the injury was less severe as the leauge is trying to eliminate hits like that from the game.


I gotta ask, have you watched any of the games and if so, does it make you appreciate hockey more or less so than other sports you are a fan of?

Thanks for the response.

My family all played basketball and baseball so other than screwing around a few times on ponds or playing street hockey, I didn't really grow up with hockey - my town's high school didn't have a team either.

I always watch the playoffs b/c I think its a much faster, cleaner, more exciting game than the regular season. I feel the it becomes similar to the Olympic game (I know they have different size rinks). I think the change from the hockey reg. season to the playoffs is more dramatic than any other sport. I think the refs. call it tighter so less fighting and the game seems faster. I don't think you see as dramatic of difference in the other sports b/t the reg. and playoff system.

Re: eye for eye punishment.

I have heard this debated on the NHL channel and on the XM hockey radio channel. They (the NHL) does not like this idea. They are afraid it will take hitting out of the game.
Personally, I think if you make an ILLEAGAL HIT and it injures someone, you should be out for as long as the other player is out...AND an amount equal to your salary is redirected to the injured player. This money comes half from the player and half from the team your on. Moreover you can replace your injured player with another player right away. (ie...Seguin could have gone into the line up for Horton)
This will take head hits out for good. IMO for it to really stop there has to be money involved, a few games suspension or a minor fine is no penalty...just ask savard or crosby.
If they want to have the players themselves throttle back the only way you can do that is to have no helmets. The equipment you have today makes you feel like a warrior. They will not stop unless you remove their gear or take money from them. Game misconducts are a joke...they still get their check each month whether they play or not.

marchant makes kenny "the rat" linsman looks like a choir boy! i love this kid!

A solid rout... Thomas is the one making history. I would hate Marchand if he were on another team... Too much cheap stick work. If he keeps it up (the cheap stuff) he will get his... Good to see hometown boy get between the pipes, after the game was in hand. He was awesome as a HS freshman here.

So just two more wins and we see a hockey championship. Hard to believe they are thisclose after all these years.

The big questions:

1. Can the Bruins continue the offensive assault, defensive dominance and physical play in Vancouver?

2. Will Vancover make a change in net or stick with Luongo?

3. Is the loss of two key defenseman too much to overcome for Vancouver?

My thoughts-

1.- YES!- They can taste it now and will be drinking from th Cup when all is said and done.

2.- NO! Despite the impressive back-up goalie, they will go back to Luongo but with a short leash and a quick hook if he gives up an early one.

3.- YES! The Bruins took full advantage of the weakened defense and will likely continue to.

:soon:

I agree totally with this, I believe the Cunucks true colors have been revealed and are now desperate hense the activation of Tanner Glass and the fact their team captain will not stand up to the smallest Bruin Brad Marchand. When a rookie has more guts than your team captain you have problems.

:humpty:Who's your Daddy?

If they play like that...they will indeed take this damn thing. And I would love it. If they win I plan to call in to the NHL channel and rip them a new ahole. I am tired of hearing...
No one can beat Vancouvers awesome power play
No east team can even compete with the west
The canucks have way more talent
The twins can smoke you
Kessler will bury you
Vancouver's defense is air tight
Looongo's better than TT because he is more structured
The B's are clearly a long shot

Yeah...well you forgot one thing....when you hit them they they play like #^&#^&#^&#^& and the B's mopped them up at home and nearly won the cup in the last 4 games. IMO the 1st two could have gone to the B's as well. Hell, The first game was won by a bad call by the ref and the second game was a freak play in OT, either game could have gone our way. The games in Boston were blow outs.

We need to smoke them tomorrow right at the drop of the puck and take all the life out of that building and get Loooongo pull after 2 quick ones.

You know you're in trouble when you (Luongo) swat th puck off your/our player and it goes in for a goal.

I loved the minor scuffle tha Thomas had near the end, when he had his stick whacked out of his hands, and returned the favor!
Somehow starting a fight with a goalie is a losing proposition from the get-go!

1. Yes, if they come out ready. The bruins might not have that elite superstar but beyond the praise you get with a superstar what do you have when that player takes a back seat? A team that lacks offense. The bruins have the depth they need so when one line isn't clicking another line can step up.

2. AV will keep Luongo in net. They are thinking he turned things around in previous series after a couple of blow outs and they think he will do it again. That first goal is everything.

3. If the Bruins play with the same offensive pressure it doesn't matter who is playing D. When the forwards start pushing back the D and the Bruins D jumps up in the play it creates space regardless.

I still think its all about match ups. When you have a few elite players like Kesler/Sedins its easy to get a good match up by putting the Chara and Seidenberg pair out. When you have the depth of the Bruins its not so easy. Right down to fourth line is a line players that want to create plays.

I still don't like kaberle.

total gut check coming up friday night for the canucks...iffin' the the b's can weather the first 10 minutes they'll be okay.