2018-19 Stanley Cup - Bruins vs Blues

[Mack Herron]

Wondering if Blues headhunting continues tonight. The powerplay is great and all, but I prefer having healthy players.

 

[SBLIII]

BRUINS IN FIVE!

 

[captain stone]

1) Game 4 is always the most important game of the series...

2) Question on scheduling. Has there always been this many off days for playoff series?

1) Game 4 is where it all came apart for Rask & the Bs in 2013, when they had the chance - at home, no less - to go ahead 3-1 in the series. One difference in our favor is that after tonight, 2/3 games will be in Boston, whereas after game 4 in 2013, 2/3 games would've been in Chicago.

2) Until I read Robert Weathers' post, I had ass-umed that these finals have lasted as long as any finals have gone, but obviously that is not the case, yet. NBC will not show a finals game during a weekday in the May sweeps period; thus the late start to this one. Damn shame. Thanks Gary.

 

[RobertWeathers]

1) Game 4 is where it all came apart for Rask & the Bs in 2013, when they had the chance - at home, no less - to go ahead 3-1 in the series. One difference in our favor is that after tonight, 2/3 games will be in Boston, whereas after game 4 in 2013, 2/3 games would've been in Chicago.

2) Until I read Robert Weathers' post, I had ass-umed that these finals have lasted as long as any finals have gone, but obviously that is not the case, yet. NBC will not show a finals game during a weekday in the May sweeps period; thus the late start to this one. Damn shame. Thanks Gary.

...and that 2013 Blackhawks team was a wrecking machine.

In hindsight, B's needed to play perfect vs that team. Losing 2 OT games and giving up 2 goals in between breaths in G6 wasn't going to get it done. In hindsight, that was a banged-up Bs team playing a buzzsaw. They battled. Just not enough.

 

[Hyped]

Bruins are gonna shut up the crowd tonight again....

And bring Lord Stanley cup back home on Thursday where it belongs!

 

[Patstastic]

1) Game 4 is where it all came apart for Rask & the Bs in 2013, when they had the chance - at home, no less - to go ahead 3-1 in the series. One difference in our favor is that after tonight, 2/3 games will be in Boston, whereas after game 4 in 2013, 2/3 games would've been in Chicago.

2) Until I read Robert Weathers' post, I had ass-umed that these finals have lasted as long as any finals have gone, but obviously that is not the case, yet. NBC will not show a finals game during a weekday in the May sweeps period; thus the late start to this one. Damn shame. Thanks Gary.

Chara looked like he was skating in cement in the Chicago series. It was apparent that he was no match for the Hawks skilled players. And Crawford outplayed Rask by a hair in the final three games. The difference is the Blues are nowhere near as talented as that Hawks team. And the B's still have home ice advantage with a loss tonight (Knock on wood they don't lose.

 

[The Brandon Five]

The first bruins goal in game2 shouldn’t have counted as there were 6 men on the ice.

The Blues won that game. Not sure if you were aware.

 

[The Brandon Five]

It does. For example Bruins beat the Canucks right before Fathers Day in 2011 and in 2013 the Bs lost G6 to the Hawks on 6/24 the day before my kids got out of school as they stayed up late to watch the game

I'll never forget "two goals in 17 seconds".

 

[RobertWeathers]

I'll never forget "two goals in 17 seconds".

I can't recall a bigger meltdown in the Stanley Cup Finals since I've been watching which was back when the Islanders won 4 Cups.

 

[Drewski]

I'll never forget "two goals in 17 seconds".

It was effing surreal. Went from "sweet we're winning, oh wait they tied it.....I mean they just lost" quicker than I could get a beer.

 

[Boston Boxer]

Wondering if Blues headhunting continues tonight. The powerplay is great and all, but I prefer having healthy players.

its the only thing they have left. they are not as talented as the Bruins so physicaly play is their only bullet left.

 

[Keyser Söze]

Love for them to raise the cup in Boston. Crush their spirits tonight.

 

[RedSleevesPinkStripes]

It was effing surreal. Went from "sweet we're winning, oh wait they tied it.....I mean they just lost" quicker than I could get a beer.

Definitely one of the more surreal series of events I have ever witnessed in sports.

 

[ALP]

Chara looked like he was skating in cement in the Chicago series. It was apparent that he was no match for the Hawks skilled players. And Crawford outplayed Rask by a hair in the final three games. The difference is the Blues are nowhere near as talented as that Hawks team. And the B's still have home ice advantage with a loss tonight (Knock on wood they don't lose.

everything and i mean everything was bouncing wrong in that game, and that includes the refs, which should not be forgotten in the mess that game/series ended up being

 

[Drewski]

Definitely one of the more surreal series of events I have ever witnessed in sports.

A good friend of mine who is a Bs fan first, all other sports second, still hasn't "forgiven Tuukka" for that.

I'm pretty sure hes the leader of the "Tuukka Rask is baby poop soft" section of the fan base.

I haven't texted with him for most of the playoffs; other than on Mother's Day as both our moms are gone.

I am curious what he thinks now.

 

[Drewski]

Chara looked like he was skating in cement in the Chicago series. It was apparent that he was no match for the Hawks skilled players. And Crawford outplayed Rask by a hair in the final three games. The difference is the Blues are nowhere near as talented as that Hawks team. And the B's still have home ice advantage with a loss tonight (Knock on wood they don't lose.

I actually thought they should have blown it up coming out of that series, starting with Chara.

I didn't know Chia would start with Seguin however.

 

[denverpatsfan]

Blues get sevetal key players back tonite. Penalty kill will be much better because of this. Im expecting a close 1 goal game. Its a new series if the Blues win.

 

[Drewski]

Blues get sevetal key players back tonite. Penalty kill will be much better because of this. Im expecting a close 1 goal game. Its a new series if the Blues win.

Dunn and Sunny are back.

Who else am I missing?

 

[PatsDeb]

It was effing surreal. Went from "sweet we're winning, oh wait they tied it.....I mean they just lost" quicker than I could get a beer.

That was the worst night eva! First of all, June 24th is my mother-in-law's birthday and she had just died in December, so it was her first birthday after her death and I was glad my husband got tickets to the game and took our boys to take his mind off things. But then that terrible loss, and to top it all off, while they were at the game our 6 yr. old dog dropped dead of a heart attack or stroke under the pool table (creepy, because my m-i-l, who lived with us for several months before she died, loved that dog). He was too heavy for me to move, so I had to leave him there until my husband got home :-(

 

[Drewski]

That was the worst night eva! First of all, June 24th is my mother-in-law's birthday and she had just died in December, so it was her first birthday after her death and I was glad my husband got tickets to the game and took our boys to take his mind off things. But then that terrible loss, and to top it all off, while they were at the game our 6 yr. old dog dropped dead of a heart attack or stroke under the pool table (creepy, because my m-i-l, who lived with us for several months before she died, loved that dog). He was too heavy for me to move, so I had to leave him there until my husband got home :-(

Sheeesh.

We need a brutal rating. What a terrible day indeed.