[NHL] Habz vs B'z game 7
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Great White
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Well, that was definitely one of the better games of the series. Boston actually outplayed Montreal. (Shocker)
Enjoy it Hab fans, your team has huge heart to come back like that.
Good luck Montreal against The Lightning!
Enjoy it Hab fans, your team has huge heart to come back like that.
Good luck Montreal against The Lightning!
The team that played better lost a couple of the games in this series. Tonight, it was the Bruins. When Boston picked up Sergei Gonchar they knew he was a defensive liability. As it turned out, his defensive brain fart left Zednik alone in the slot for the easy dunk of the whole Bruin season.
I don't think this even comes close to summing up what this loss is going to do with hockey in Boston.Pagy said:
This team has been the 4th team in town over the last 5 years, in spite of some relative success. No buzz. Nobody cared, because the ownership was consistently fucking them over. Then this year they pick up Gonchar and Nylander and suddenly people became emotionally invested in the team. They started grabbing headlines again, people watching them again.
Now, with the impending stoppage, they're going to disappear here. Jacobs is ridiculously stingy with his money, and seeing how spending didn't help, he's likely to stop doing that. He only did it this year because he knew he wouldn't be paying them next year. The increased popularity only meant more people saw this embarassing loss to Montreal, and when some players walk whenever this team resumes playing, nobody is going to care.
I'd honestly say that Zednik's goal was the death knell of Boston hockey for at least the next 5 years, unless something odd happens this offseason.
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Pagy said:
Ya, I'm pretty worried about this... they only have a few players under contract because of the upcoming CBA. They've got a lot of talent, and Bergeron and Raycroft should only continue to improve as they get older.
I'm really interested in hearing what Thornton's injury was. If it was bruised ribs, how long do they usually take to heal? Does that kind of injury usually sideline a player?
Bromus said:
Speaking as someone who has had bruised ribs, it's an insidious injury. You can't really take slap shots at all, and every hit hurts them a bit more. Heck even laughing or sneezing or coughing makes it hurt. Then, a few weeks after they start to feel better, you reinjure them again just by taking a shot.
It might not instantly sideline you but if you continue to play, it will continue to stay with you.
I don't think I can put into words how irrelevant the Bruins have been in Boston over the last 5 years. They have their hardcore fans, no doubt, but I haven't seen the entire city caring about their games as long as I've lived in Boston (4th year) like this year. But this ownership will not do this again, it can almost be guaranteed. Especially considering the Celtics are trying to move out of the Fleetcenter. The Celtics play in the Fleetcenter for free, and all the concessions go to the Bruins, who own the building. If Jacobs loses that revenue, he's likely to tighten the purse even more, which would lead to the inevitable attrition of the Bruins.mojotooth said:
The Red Sox are Gospel here, and the Patriots don't trail by much. The Celtics, once the favorite around here, are a distant 3rd, but as bad as they've been, they're still more popular than the Bruins. Maybe it sounds gloom/doom, but there's just no room for the Bruins here, especially after 3 first round exits.
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mojotooth said:
I'm not from Boston but I kinda agree with him. I mean, the fans were pathetic tonight. It seems like nobody cares about hockey in Beantown. The B's must honestly wonder what they're playing for when they come home to empty seats in a game 7.
Here in Toronto, the fans are like the Hab fans, they're crazy in love with their team.