Jason Harris 31 Report post Posted October 4, 2011 Let's hope two days in Maine turns into another summer of drunkenness for Marchand..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrangler 157 Report post Posted October 4, 2011 Typo, or you're really looking a year ahead on this topic? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chippa13 1844 Report post Posted October 4, 2011 He knows how hard it is to repeat in this league, he's just looking ahead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason Harris 31 Report post Posted October 4, 2011 Wow, that's pretty bad-- I mean, I was looking forward to the threepeat! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trevor13478 1 Report post Posted October 5, 2011 I was at the Harbor Hotel last night when they got the rings, talked to Recchi and Shane Hnidy after the event. Man those rings are huge. My favorite quote of the night, as the Sheriff was walking away, one of my friends turns to me and says damn, thats gotta feel like wearing a lead golf ball on your hand. Shane turns around and goes, "Trust me boys, it feels much better than that." So Excited for the season to get underway and the banner to go up tomorrow night. I'm hoping for big things this year out of Marchand and Seguin, if those two can take a step or two further than last year and the goaltending tandem even comes near where Thomas set the bar last year I think we could see some very good things happen this season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chippa13 1844 Report post Posted October 5, 2011 It will be interesting to see how both of them respond this season. Apparently, both were invited to sit-downs with brass over their celebration antics over the course of the summer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pbhockey4 0 Report post Posted October 6, 2011 So much talent on every team kinda hard to make a repeat but making the playoffs can happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hampshirepuck 2 Report post Posted October 6, 2011 Let's hope two days in Maine turns into another summer of drunkenness for Marchand.....They went to one of the islands the ferry company i work for services, apparently they took over the whole "diamond cove" side of the island, suprisingly not a lot of kegs were in the the frieght cages on the dock for pick up into town... although the stories are starting to trickle in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason Harris 31 Report post Posted October 7, 2011 I didn't like seeing the lull at he end of the first period, since it reminded me of too many games last year, but it could have been due to the half-hour ceremony. I've heard teams say that the longer ceremonies get draining when they're just standing around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chippa13 1844 Report post Posted October 7, 2011 I think it is a little tough for guys to really bear down into the game after spending 45 minutes being told how great you are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
start_today 776 Report post Posted October 7, 2011 The powerplay was a little uncharacteristic at first, but after that first one it looks like they haven't missed a beat since the playoffs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monty22 835 Report post Posted October 8, 2011 I was at the game- the crowd was all over the B's powerplay efforts in the thrid. Too much passing, still not enough shooting. A better gauge will likley be how everything is running 10-15 games in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chippa13 1844 Report post Posted October 8, 2011 The second unit never really got it set up and seemed to have happy hands out there, not many clean possessions in the zone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason Harris 31 Report post Posted October 11, 2011 Today's game was the first I had seen Tuukka play this year. He may have taken the loss, but he looked good. It seemed he was controlling rebounds better than he had in the past.Poor effort by the B's, however. The sooner they realize other teams will view them as a measuring tape because of the scarlet letters "SCC" on their chests, the sooner they'll be able to match the intensity of those teams. There won't be any sneaking up on opponents this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chippa13 1844 Report post Posted October 11, 2011 Yesterday was a problem that they've had for a couple of years. They always struggle to get going when playing those teams that they are supposed to beat. Julien dropped the nugget that he might tinker with the first line. I don't think he'll actually do it only 3 games in, the comment is probably just intended to be a fire starter for those guys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trevor13478 1 Report post Posted October 12, 2011 He's going to have to tinker with the first line now that Krejci is supposedly out with a "body injury". He didn't make the trip with the team to Carolina yesterday Neely said in an interview on 98.5. The way Seguin has looked these first few games, I'd love to see Claude slot him in there between Horton and Lucic. You don't want to change anything on that second line the way those guys have clicked and Claude can't have Kelly be the first line center, can he? ...can he? Last year, I would have zero faith that Seguin would get that opportunity, but Claude seems to be much more open to letting the kid play this year and he seems to really be making things happen even playing with not the most skilled linemates in the world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chippa13 1844 Report post Posted October 12, 2011 Odds are that Kelly moves up to the first line and Seguin centers Pouliot and Caron. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve_v3 289 Report post Posted October 12, 2011 I would like to see Seguin get a chance with Lucic & Horton. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason Harris 31 Report post Posted October 12, 2011 I think Seguin's the best passer on the team. I know Krejci is creative, but some of his passes are predictable, whereas Seguin has a bit of Savard where he'll go behind-the-back diagonally to a defenseman. I'd rather see him skate with Lucic and Horton. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chippa13 1844 Report post Posted October 12, 2011 Per Fluto's blog, Julien has confirmed that Seguin will get a shot between Horton and Lucic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted October 16, 2011 You can go ahead and thank Duncan Keith for the win. If any other player in the league was that lazy on Boychuk's dump in, he wouldn't have seen the ice for the rest of the game. In Chicago, he plays more than half of the remaining time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve_v3 289 Report post Posted October 19, 2011 Ugly one tonight. I have no idea what they are trying to do on there power play. Yes they scored one late, but there early ones looked awful.I think Marchand has looked great so far this year. But he needs to use better judgement. The misconduct he took late was needless.I'm not overly concerned over there slow start yet, but I would like to see a lot more intensity in some these early games Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason Harris 31 Report post Posted October 19, 2011 As brutal as tonight was, here's to hoping that they channel the frustration from tonight into better intensity going forward. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joshison 1 Report post Posted October 19, 2011 The refs let the game get out of control. No clue why they would eject Marchand. Could have been a good game if they were able to play the last 8 minutes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason Harris 31 Report post Posted October 19, 2011 I think they ejected Marchand as an attempt to regain control, because you are right that they had lost it at that point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
