I have personally been on record as stating that everything would be okay (feel free to check my twitter feed or even a previous blog entry)...but I do know how up tight so much of our fan base had been over our start.
So yes to those perhaps still on the fence as to which direction we're headed can we at least agree the past three games have been a very positive sign pointing towards the return of the Big Bad Bruins??
What I am most excited about is that most things everyone was pointing too as being broken are what has been going for us the last few games.
First and foremost two of the "whipping boys" seemed to be the bffs! I won't sugar coat it and say they were very good for the first 10 games of the season but boy o boy have these two stepped it up! Reunited with Looch joining the line once again along with Magic Hands Krejci these three looked like their old selves over this stretch. Not JUST scoring goals but getting back to doing all the little things right - playing physical, driving to the net, showing plenty of emotion - they once again give us that 1,2 punch to go along with Bergy's line.
Speaking of Bergy's line...how sweet was that Segs goal last night? A beautiful feed from Bergy and a nose for the net from Segs avoiding Tavares to get open and bury his 8th of the season.
Something else I have preached when I go on my tangents about why we will be okay is because of our depth. And a little stat I read last night that will back me up on this point...in our past three games we have had 18 different players record at least one point! 18 different players...think about that..only 18 skaters plus 2 goalies dress for a game. So even lets say there were 2-3 lineup changes total in those 3 games that would mean every skater but 2 or 3 in our past 3 games have recorded a point!!! That's depth.
Also last night how nice was it to see Tuukka get a win?!?! Rasky is without a doubt one of the more hard luck goaltenders in the NHL. Let's not even get into how many teams this guy would be a number one goalie but how many quality starts does this guy put in without getting rewarded?? I was thrilled for him last night to finally have the boys play a full 60 mins in front of him and see Tuukka get the W!
Now all this being said yes there are a few slight areas that concern me...primarily with our back end. Our goals against obviously has been great the past few games but we still seem to give up too many careless plays in our own zone. I love Johnny Bullets but he is seriously prone to brain cramps sometimes. Last night on the Islanders second goal he just carelessly flips the puck to clear it from his own zone..doesn't get much on it...Grabner knocks it down and after a give and go with Tavares got the Islanders right back in the game! This is just one example but I would LOVE to see the costly careless mistakes be decreased. I'm not worried about Big Z long term at all but even he hasn't seemed himself so far this season.
I think we're on the verge of a nice long streak where we win 8 out of 10 or so and jump right back into the thick of things in the East. Thank god PC sticks to his guns and doesn't follow twitter. Or else Coach would be gone, Looch would be traded, half the P-Bruins would be in Boston right now instead of Providence and the Zamboni driver would be fired because ice conditions at home aren't up to par! I've truly heard it all over the past month...now come on Bruin fans unite and lets enjoy beating the fuck out of the rest of the NHL!
Big Bad Bruins are back!
- Ashley
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