Those refs looked like they were in survival mode. After Horton lost is damn mind they pretty much called everything and tossed everyone that opened their mouths after that. The Bruins obviously did a lot of things they shouldn’t have, but those refs did a horrible job of maintaining any kind of order. If you aren’t going to allow things to happen, you stop it before it starts, nip it in the bud, send a message, etc. Instead they let things escalate and then called things after the fact, which is akin to putting out a wild fire with gasoline.

I realize the refs aren’t supposed to change the flow of the game, but they are supposed to keep things under control. They didn’t do that at all, and on top of that, they penalized the hell out of the Bruins — I realize they were not even CLOSE to innocent — and let a lot of Carolina horseshit go, IMO.

Because of this loss, though, I think our boys will be so pissed from the get-go on Thursday that they’ll come flying out of that tunnel, kicking ass and taking names. Thinking we can put our money on the Bruins, because they play well when they’re mad… except tonight, which I think went waaaaay downhill out of sheer frustration.

Also, I’m convinced Tuukka is going postal one of these days. This team always screws him.