Bruins Going For Three In a Row Against Islanders
by Scott Frano on Nov 7, 2011 2:41 PM EST
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After convincing wins at home against Ottawa and in Toronto, the Bruins return home tonight to face the New York Islanders, their roommates in the Eastern Conference cellar. With a win tonight, the Bs could jump up to as high as a 12th place tie.
Everyone knows the Bruins have been much better in their past two games, and with a little momentum going this is a huge game. The Bruins have their next five games at home, including games with Edmonton and Columbus which the Bruins have to think they should win. It would be a big letdown if the Bruins don't come out with a win tonight, to say the least.
According to the Bruins' Twitter feed, Tuukka Rask will get the start in net tonight. Rask is 0-3 on the season, but the Bruins have only scored three total goals in those three games. The lack of offensive support for Rask has been a glaring issue since last season. Forward Rich Peverley will be out tonight with a "minor injury," so Benoit Pouliot will get back in the lineup on the third line.
The Islanders enter the game with a 4-5-2 record, tied with the Bruins in last place in the East. The Isles are 1-2-2 in their last five, but stunned the Capitals in their last game with a 5-3 victory. New York has some good young talent, including former Hab Mark Streit on defense and former No. 1 pick John Tavares centering their top line. Forward Michael Grabner is known for his dangerous speed, especially on the penalty kill.
Evgeni Nabokov will start in net for the Islanders for the first time since October 27. Nabokov was listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury. After signing Nabokov from re-entry waivers when Nabokov decided to return to the NHL, Nabokov refused to play for the team. But he relented over the summer, and has a 2.23 GAA and a .927 SV%, showing that he still has the talent to play at an NHL level. It should be interesting to see if the Bruins can get to him early.
The Bruins can really start rolling and climbing up the standings with a win tonight against a team that they know they should beat. The Bruins haven't done so well in games like that this season, so hopefully they break that trend and break another one by scoring some goals for Rask and getting the heck out of the basement.
Public Skate starts at 6:30 tonight. The game will be on VS, so no Jack and Brick tonight.
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“including games with Edmonton and Columbus which the Bruins have to think they should win.”
have you seen edmonton play lately though, I mean geez. Columbus yes, Edmonton…eh maybe.
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edmonton on the road?
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Nov 7, 2011 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
imo i think it could still go either way…
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any given thursday
screw the oilers, though. Minnesota is the feel-good playing-above-their-heads team out west. Hmmph.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Nov 7, 2011 3:11 PM EST up reply actions
I’m not a Khabibulin believer and really, that’s all Edmonton has.
Edmonton’s offense is among the worst in the league and they’re getting outshot pretty handily. The one thing keeping them in the game is their .950 save percentage. I’m willing to bet that for the rest of the season, that’s a lot closer to .915. So I definitely think this is a game they should win. Like all teams though, if the goalie stands on his head, the Bruins will lose. But I think they’re less likely to experience that against Edmonton than most other teams.
Yeah, I totally don’t believe a team could ride their goalie all yea-wait a minute
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Nov 7, 2011 4:45 PM EST up reply actions
Even a .950 was asking too much of Timmy. Never mind the fact that Khabi hasn’t been this good in what… a decade now?
Basically, there can be only one Tim Thomas.
by BobbyOrrsBastard on Nov 7, 2011 4:53 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Peverley Out
Ouch. Looks like a third line of Caron-Kelly-Pouliot.
I’ll eat my nonexistent hat if they manage to be anything other than invisible.
No Pev hurts, but there is a ton of hustle in Kelly and Pouliot, Caron can head for the net, might be something good!
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by SkateHitShoot on Nov 7, 2011 3:26 PM EST up reply actions
Is it just me
or is our 3rd line pretty much our 4th line in terms of players who don’t really have a definitive role on our team. It seems like Claude likes to stash the players who aren’t that great and aren’t Thornton and Campbell there.
Well, it’s more like the 1st and 2nd lines are pretty much set. The 4th line does 4th line duties exceptionally, so they stay together. The 3rd is the leftover line but it’s not a 4th line and it’s not the worst players on the team.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Nov 8, 2011 12:51 AM EST up reply actions
This exactly
Our fourth line is exceptional for the roles they play — they definitely inject some energy when it’s needed, we’ve seen that they can even contribute offensively when necessary, and even though Paille’s got stone hands, that guy can grab the puck and run away with it like nobody’s business. I’d rather get a breakaway and not score than allow the other team possession. I realize this is the PK more than the fourth line — but was it against TB that Paille singlehandedly killed an entire penalty by skating circles around everyone? Absolutely ridiculous.
As for the third line… it is a little bit of a patchwork containing the Bruins’ leftovers, but if Kelley and Peverley count as leftovers, then I’m very happy with this team.
Kick his ass, Seabass!
they do, and it rules.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Nov 9, 2011 4:51 PM EST up reply actions
victory. i have located a bar at which to watch the game. HI FROM CENTRAL TIME Y’ALL
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