Bartkowski is easily the worst player on the ice.....a human turnover machine who makes horrible decisions. The sad thing is if they bench him and bring in Meszaros instead.....then the Bruins will have replaced the worst player with the slowest player.
As far as game #1 goes.....this was the type of game you wish the team had a finisher or two on the roster. So many amazing scoring opportunities and yet the team had to rely on D slapshots thru screens. During the Detroit series, the Bruins had quite a few odd man breaks and EVERY time the player with possession chose to shoot instead of pass.....the grinder/get the rebound mentality.
We'll see how this series develops...but first indication is that Montreal plays a more wide open style that will present opportunities for both teams. Based on the Bruins sucktitude in shootouts/breakaways/odd man rushes, Montreal has the "finisher" edge and Tukka will need to stand on his head......which he didn't do last night
Last night, Bruins should have won 8-2 given their domination on ice except at finishing and goal keeping.
The bright note...the B's took Detroit's best shot in their game one and designed a better plan to slow down Detroit's speed....Hopefully Claude can figure out the Habs as well. Till Saturday....playoff hockey is the best