Peeke and now Carlo. Wotherspoon has the most experience playing on his off side, so he's taking Carlo's spot. I hate to put forbort in, but having Griz and shatty on the same pairing is sketchy imo. Especially with Lohrei potentially making some rookie mistakes, although he's played pretty well so admittedly the criticism against him is a little unfair.
The Bruins HAVE to be better at drawing penalties. If you're going to rely on power plays to score goals, you NEED to get calls. One power play in game 5? Against one of the most physical teams in the league that led the league in hits, and has Bertuzzi, Domi, and Reaves in the lineup? Really? Unacceptable.
Zacha and Coyle suck right now, let's not sugarcoat it. Not saying they're bad players but in 5 games they've done nothing. Give Geekie a shot at 1C, it worked well for a brief moment in December, and can always be switched out if needed, but nothing to lose here imo.
Swayman played great, different situation than last year, I guess you can keep him in, but I'm fine with either guy playing.
Frederic had a decent game imo, so give him a look at 1LW to start. Can we just admit Heinen is injured?
Marchand/Coyle/Debrusk is the go-to shutdown line, so let's not change that. This is arguably the first line, but this is the shutdown line, the Geekie line is the go-to offensive line so it doesn't really matter.
I'm not huge on Lauko, so I'm gonna put Brazeau on 3rd line. He looked decent in his return. Maroon and Beecher are 4th liners, maaaaybe Boqvist can play 3rd line, but I prefer Brazeau.
But at the end of the day, these little lineup tweaks aren't the issue or the solution. They're playing with fear and anxiety and need to develop the killer instinct that winning teams have. We shall see. Go B's, this is the perfect opportunity to overcome your weakness and put it in the rearview mirror.
I thought Griz looked fine... (Not spiteful by any means, just what I thought while the Leafs were playing Boston)
And what's up with Carlo... Is this a long term thing or is it something else...
Didn't even notice he left the game
Yeah can't find anything on the Carlo injury unfortunately. It sounds crazy, but mcavoy might have to play closer to 32~ minutes at this point, which I do believe he's capable of. He's been able to ease from low 20's to high 20's with Peeke going down so quickly, so hopefully that helps. I'm a big Wotherspoon guy, but it's just the domino effect that worries me.
Griz was ok, aside from the GWG and a few sketchy turnovers in the first. I just wouldn't risk him and Shattenkirk in the same lineup let alone the same pair lol.
Yeah can't find anything on the Carlo injury unfortunately. It sounds crazy, but mcavoy might have to play closer to 32~ minutes at this point, which I do believe he's capable of. He's been able to ease from low 20's to high 20's with Peeke going down so quickly, so hopefully that helps. I'm a big Wotherspoon guy, but it's just the domino effect that worries me.
Griz was ok, aside from the GWG and a few sketchy turnovers in the first. I just wouldn't risk him and Shattenkirk in the same lineup let alone the same pair lol.
Makes sense... Now I'm really hoping it's nothing with Matthews...
What do you think the chances are for each team and each scenario (Leafs in 7, Bruins in 6, Bruins in 7)
I've still got Bruins in 7 (as a Leafs fan, crazy, but I'm sticking to what I said pre-G1)
Makes sense... Now I'm really hoping it's nothing with Matthews...
What do you think the chances are for each team and each scenario (Leafs in 7, Bruins in 6, Bruins in 7)
I've still got Bruins in 7 (as a Leafs fan, crazy, but I'm sticking to what I said pre-G1)
I picked leafs in 7, I think each fan base has PTSD I'll ultimately stick with that because I don't change my picks. To be more specific, I actually did predict that the Bruins would go up 2-1 or so then Woll would steal the series. Who knows if that actually happens, but kinda funny that it seemingly is a possibility now.
If things stay the way they are I think the Bruins end up winning. That being Swayman playing out of his mind, and Matthews clearly not being 100%. But Swayman comes back down to earth and/or Matthews heals up, I think the Bruins are done. If it goes to game 7, I think the leafs do win.
Ultimately, I'd say the Bruins have a 60% chance to win in 6, and if it goes to 7 I'd put my money on the leafs this time.
Frederic-Geekie-Pastrnak is a line that has not played at all together and it's questionable to work out. Same for 21-88-55. Aside from a goal, both JVR and Geekie haven't been really good, no chance I'd consider Geekie as 1C when he's struggled in the top6. You don't want Grzelcyk-Shattenkirk, but how is Forbort-Shattenkirk better or Forbort alone? He shouldn't be in the lineup unless they're missing 4-5 Ds.