Mostly good game. Tough loss. Bruins were great for the first two periods and parts of the third. Two mistakes gave them a 2-1 deficit heading into the third. Then the Ducks locked almost everything down in the third. Seriously, are we still sure Simon Gagne scored?
All the back and forth action in the second was fantastic. Hockey at it’s best. Bruins effort trying to tie the game at the end of the third…vintage Bruins. We need to see that more.
A better start to the West Coast trip would’ve been great but there was plenty to like about how the Bruins played. Short handed Bruins gave the Ducks a good scare. Missing elite players like Chara and Krejci obviously factors in. Please come back soon guys. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease. B’s hung in there though. Hopefully nobody caught the mumps.
Screw this intro, I’m sleepy.
– I will reluctantly admit Lucic hasn’t looked terrible lately. Must be the Carl. Lucic is still wildly over paid and wildly over rated by Boston fans. If that statement offends you, feel free to bitch in the comments section. Keep in mind I never read the comments section.
– Fun Duck Fact #1: Male ducks have corkscrew penises. Seriously. Fucking ouch. Some ducks also have barbs on their penises to scrub away competing sperm.
– The Lucic-Carl-Loui line just brutalizes people. There was one shift in the first where I’m pretty sure they had a combined 52 hits. Give or take 10.
– Reilly Smith might be inconsistent but his skill level is fantastic. That wrap around attempt in the first is just one example. When he hits his prime we’re going to be constantly drooling over his highlights. He was insane at the end of the first too. Goooood. Gooooooooooooooooood.
– Fun Duck Fact #2: Most duck species are monogamous for a breeding season but they do not mate for life.
– Fraser-Kelly-Smith line was great in the first in general. Less Gagne, more Fraser.
– Fun Duck Fact #3: A duck’s feathers are so waterproof that even when the duck dives underwater, its downy under-layer of feathers will stay completely dry.
– GREAT first period by the Bruins. They could’ve had two or three goals. Great effort, just a zero in the goal department.
– Fun Duck Fact #4: Ducks have no nerves or blood vessels in their feet. Hence, they never feel hot or cold.
– The Gagne-Campbell-Paille line had a really good chance early in the second. This line is still terrible though. They should break up and see other people.
– Fun Duck Fact #5: Female ducks have corkscrew vaginas. They twist in the opposite direction to the male duck’s penis. They also have dead ends they can try to send the males down if they don’t want to have their ducklings.
– Rask sure has turned his season around. He’s back to being a beast. BEAST. He hates giving up goals like our readers hate us. He didn’t have much of a shot on the second or third Anaheim goals and made a bunch of key saves.
– B’s penalty kill was nuts too. They hate giving up short hand goals like our reade…. oh sorry. Already used that joke.
– Fun Duck Fact #6: Ducks who are on the edge of a sleeping group sleep with one eye open and are incredibly good at detecting predators while half sleeping.
– B’s first goal was pure sex. That whole shift. Savior Pastrnak battling and then Marchand putting it home. Deeeeeeeeeeeelicious. First career NHL point for Pastor-nak.
– Bergeron made a Michael Ryder-esque save in the second. Great goaltending fundamentals.
– Morrow might not have scored on that breakaway fresh out of the penalty box but damn his puck control was good. Sweet hands on that kid.
– Bartkowsk has been pretty good lately. He has. Seriously. And I’m not saying that just because Marshall told me he’d cut me if I didn’t. Sure, he was a -2 tonight but plus/minus is a silly stat and neither goal was really his fault. Team defense failed.
– Final Duck Fun Fact: A duck lays more eggs in daylight. In the months of July to December when daylight is short, they slow down their production of eggs. Sometimes, ducks stop laying eggs completely during these months.
– Simon Gagne scored? Are we sure? Is there any evidence?
Huh. Look at that. Party time. Congrats on 600 career points buddy.
– Bruins effort trying to tie the game the last five minutes of the third. That was some furious action with some great chances. They tried. It just didn’t fall their way tonight.
– Fairly positive that Jack Edwards wants to fight Corey Perry. That was quite the mini rant on Perry/the refs. Loved when Brick pointed out that Soderberg kind of started shit though, ha.
– There is no logic for which younger players are in the NHL vs AHL. No logic as to why fourth line gets third line minutes. No idea why it took more than one game for Trotman to fill in for Miller. Miller can’t even spell KevIn correctly. Claude Julien might have an alcohol problem. That’s the only possible explanation I can think of.
– Terrible Duck Fact #1: Male ducks are notorious for attempting “forced copulation” with females.
– Getzlaf… buddy. You’re making a classic mistake that too many men make. You’re bald. Stop with the horseshoe haircut shit and just shave your entire head. Just think of how shiny you could be!
– I appreciate a good slap shot. Sami Vatanen has a ridiculous one. Jebus. Surprised Rask’s hand didn’t break on that glove save early in the first period.
– You can all blame me for Bergeron’s iffy first quarter of the season. I predicted he’d score 35-40 goals this season so I obviously cursed him. I know. I’m sorry. I’ll pack my stuff and go live in Arizona where they don’t have hockey.
– Really though I think Bergeron is just trying to do too much. Chara’s out, Krejci’s out, the team is battered and the Bruins call-ups are so young the locker room is basically a day care center. Bergeron is doing what he always does and stepping up. I think he’s just over thinking it this year. He’s still one of the best hockey players on the planet.
– Hate bringing up the Seguin deal yet again but I was watching an away feed (@TomServo mentioned this too) and I’m completely sick of away announcers (and B’s fans for that matter) defending the Seguin deal. Yes, Smith is great but that deal was TERRIBLE and the Bruins gave up on Seguin way too soon. Now let’s shut up about it forever please.
– Someone complained that we make too many WWF/E and/or wrestling references and photoshops. We understand your frustration and will make an honest effort to cut down on this.
– I’m not really sure how to describe this play in the first. I guess I’ll just do it with pictures.
– I forgot Ryan Kesler was on Anaheim. I was then quickly reminded how much I hate Ryan Kesler. This picture brings me infinite joy.
– The words “Daniel Paille” and “on a break away” could not possibly excite me less.
– The excitement of the Bruins scoring the first goal of the game was quickly stolen by Vatanen. Like a Lucic sack tap. Bruins were all like “We play defense? That unpossible.”
– Bartkowski’s stick was 1000000% held on Anaheim’s second goal. HUGE blown call by the refs. HUGE. That call was the Edmonton Oilers of calls.
– On that note though the B’s did have a couple chances to clear the puck but couldn’t do it. And Bartkowski probably should’ve stopped trying to get the ref’s attention. But also I haven’t seen that much stick holding since I walked in on my mom at her job. She’s a lady of the night.
– Bruins offense is uglier than Sloth.
– That third Ducks goal right off the face-off was so fast. SO FAST. Don’t think Rask even saw it. That wasn’t on him. He had a couple of bodies in front of him. Phrasing. Yikes. Bruins were pretty piss poor at the dot all night.
– Jack Edwards constantly talking about the stick hold missed call for the rest of the game. We get it Jack. It sucked. But nothing that can be done after the fact.
– Campbell continues to get way more ice time than he should.
– Bruins powerplay. It’s the Edmonton Oil… dammit, recycling jokes too much tonight.
– Doesn’t this horse look like it’s wearing Uggs? Or possibly the Ultimate Warrior’s old boots?
– Can someone teach the Bruins some slick power play moves?
– Can some tell Chiarelli and Julien that their stubborn loyalty to certain players is actually detrimental to the team?
– Can we somehow prevent Krejci from having sex the rest of the season to ensure his groin injury stays away?
– Why won’t the Ducks go back to their AWESOME purple jerseys?
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