The weird thing is I feel like we are the Canadians that used to get us every playoffs. We would grind, and grind, and grind and they would capitalize on a mistake we would make.
The Lightning are grinding away ... more talented offensively yet we are pounding them in the neutral zone and waiting for them to make an error ... it's a good strategy to beat this talented team of theirs. We have the better goalie so all else being equal on the ice ... Thomas puts us in the win category.
We have the offensive depth, and that's huge. If the Bergeron line can shut down the LeCavalier line, whatever offense we'll get is a bonus...the rest of our lineup is superior to theirs.
I didn't particularly enjoy the way the B's played last night though, as if they thought they were the Red F*ck!ng Army -- pass, hold the puck, pass, look for the perfect shot. 19 shots!?! Not our game.
I also think we should start declining penalties, like in the NFL, since they turn into a team of f*ck!ng ******s every time they have the man advantage -- can't win a faceoff, can't put a pass on the tape, can't beat a defender to the puck, can't keep the puck in the zone...not putting a shot on goal through 2 7/8 power plays, including over a minute of 4-on-3, is hideous.
The great news is they won playing far from their best game. I think Thomas is dialed in now, and I expect them to play a much better game and win game 6 decisively. I was born in '73...and a diehard from '79 or so. This has been a long time coming for me...having the Bruins always good but not quite as good as the Canadiens, then the Islanders, then the Oilers, then the Penguins....I don't think they're as good as the Canucks, either, but I'd love to find out.
