2013 Eastern Conference Finals Pens v Bruins Thread

[penny lane]

clap hands, Chris Kunitz at the practice today!

[Penspal]

clap hands, Chris Kunitz at the practice today!

C'mon fellas, let's put your hands together for Candy.... er Kunitz

All joking aside, the pens need Kunitz vs. the Bruins.

[DontToewsMeBro]

Will we see a Sutter-Krejci matchup? If so, is that more important than Crosby-Bergeron?

[Sarcastic]

Can someone do a Bruins line-by-line setup for me?

[MRandall25]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=bruins+line+combinations




Too easy

[Sarcastic]

I looked at 3 links and they all had different lines. Sequin on right side on 3rd line, right 2nd line, and 1st line left. I need a Bruin fan.

[MRandall25]

Daily Faceoff is typically the correct one when everything is updated.

[Sarcastic]

Daily Faceoff is typically the correct one when everything is updated.

Ok, thanks. They are a deep team, but no way their two top centers can handle Crosby and Malkin. Jagr hasn't been good. Sequin on line 3 now hasn't been either from what I read. They're good, but they don't match up to us.

[headh]

I looked at 3 links and they all had different lines. Sequin on right side on 3rd line, right 2nd line, and 1st line left. I need a Bruin fan.

The bruins stink

[Matthew Monstar]

The Bruins better hope Chara is ready to play 30 minutes a game, because he is only one man. Can Dougie Hamilton, Little Torey Krug, Boychuk and Mcquaid handle the firepower we'll throw at them? I don't think they can. They damn near got beat by Toronto Maple Leafs.


And sorry but all of these professional television personalities are saying "Penguins haven't faced what Boston will do to them". I'm sorry but top line of No Show Horton, Krejci and Lurch Lucic doesn't really worry me. They "seem" to have depth because they have spread out their forwards...like Seguin being on the third line? But in reality, they have problems generating much offensively.

I'm sorry but Torey Krug isn't going to be a power house offensively for Boston against us. He's 5'9, Morrow, Cooke, Dupuis, Crankshaft will destroy him.

[littlemoonboot]

The Bruins haven't had to play the Pens with that Malkin guy all year...he's actually a pretty good hockey player.


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[Idoit40fans]

The Bruins better hope Chara is ready to play 30 minutes a game, because he is only one man. Can Dougie Hamilton, Little Torey Krug, Boychuk and Mcquaid handle the firepower we'll throw at them? I don't think they can. They damn near got beat by Toronto Maple Leafs.


And sorry but all of these professional television personalities are saying "Penguins haven't faced what Boston will do to them". I'm sorry but top line of No Show Horton, Krejci and Lurch Lucic doesn't really worry me. They "seem" to have depth because they have spread out their forwards...like Seguin being on the third line? But in reality, they have problems generating much offensively.

I'm sorry but Torey Krug isn't going to be a power house offensively for Boston against us. He's 5'9, Morrow, Cooke, Dupuis, Crankshaft will destroy him.

The name calling of their playoff tested players really strengthens your post.

[penny lane]

The Bruins haven't had to play the Pens with that Malkin guy all year...he's actually a pretty good hockey player.


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I'm beginning to get back my game face.

[tfrizz]

Can someone do a Bruins line-by-line setup for me?

Lucic - Krejci - Horton
(Seguin/Marchand) - Bergeron - (Marchand/Jagr)
Peverley - (Kelly/Campbell) - (Jagr/Seguin/Marchand)
Paille - (Campbell/Kelly) - Thornton


They don't really have set line combinations that they go with, and the only line that typically sticks is the Krejci line.

[America]

HF boards is where brain cells go to die

[GreenLantern]

Iggy needs to step up the mean factor in this series, I really hope they go after him.. he just doesn't know how to back down no matter who he is facing.

[Idoit40fans]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_c5fj0r3uk

[America]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_c5fj0r3uk

5:44

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVEKeDVAzr0

[SolidSnake]

Merica'

[BurghersAndDogsSports]

Regarding physical play: no doubt the Pens can do it but the question is will they. Per other discussions and threads the Pens have played a patient trap with their lower lines and their offense has been mostly quick feasting. I think the question to me is will the penguins switch it up in is series and try to punish the Bruins dmen to wear them down. Having Morrow, Kunitz and Iginla doesn't mean much for physical play if we simply are not scheming for it. Mike Colligan had a good breakdown of the bruins this playoff year and what teams have done to be successful including a dump and punish style.

Concern: I only have one real concern in this series and that is TV giving up juicy rebounds. He played very good positional hockey and really made all the saves he should have plus some. But the Bruins are dirtier than the Sens with a bit more skill. I just think he needs to tighten up a bit in that regard vs the Bruins, can't kick them back out like vs the Sens.

[Matthew Monstar]

The Bruins better hope Chara is ready to play 30 minutes a game, because he is only one man. Can Dougie Hamilton, Little Torey Krug, Boychuk and Mcquaid handle the firepower we'll throw at them? I don't think they can. They damn near got beat by Toronto Maple Leafs.


And sorry but all of these professional television personalities are saying "Penguins haven't faced what Boston will do to them". I'm sorry but top line of No Show Horton, Krejci and Lurch Lucic doesn't really worry me. They "seem" to have depth because they have spread out their forwards...like Seguin being on the third line? But in reality, they have problems generating much offensively.

I'm sorry but Torey Krug isn't going to be a power house offensively for Boston against us. He's 5'9, Morrow, Cooke, Dupuis, Crankshaft will destroy him.

The name calling of their playoff tested players really strengthens your post.

The subtle personal attack of my aggressive personal opinion really devalues your already seemingly baseless existence on this board. Do you have an opinion on what I said regarding how I feel the players will respond? Are the Penguins' not playoff tested?

[Idoit40fans]

Ok, i'll go for it. The Penguins "damn near got beat" by the Islanders. The statement "Penguins haven't faced what Boston will do to them" is unquestionably true, so I have no idea what you're talking about. They have 4 competitive lines, a solid defense, an NHL goalie, and a wealth of experience of winning Stanley Cup hockey. The two teams they face prior lacked those things. I'm not sure why you're talking about Krug going up against Murray, if they have any meaningful amount of interaction when Boston has the puck, its because Murray is doing something very wrong and bodes ill for the Penguins. As far as the others go, if they're shutting him down offensively, its not going to be because they're "destroying" him, its going to be because they're getting in lanes.

Basically, I disagree with everything you said, but I wasn't going to say anything about those things because the issue I had with your post was the name calling that most people grow out of when they become teenagers.

[columbia]

[penny lane]

Can't wait for "today's breakfast will be the turning point!"
hungry... grrrrowl

[Pitt87]

The Bruins better hope Chara is ready to play 30 minutes a game, because he is only one man. Can Dougie Hamilton, Little Torey Krug, Boychuk and Mcquaid handle the firepower we'll throw at them? I don't think they can. They damn near got beat by Toronto Maple Leafs.


And sorry but all of these professional television personalities are saying "Penguins haven't faced what Boston will do to them". I'm sorry but top line of No Show Horton, Krejci and Lurch Lucic doesn't really worry me. They "seem" to have depth because they have spread out their forwards...like Seguin being on the third line? But in reality, they have problems generating much offensively.

I'm sorry but Torey Krug isn't going to be a power house offensively for Boston against us. He's 5'9, Morrow, Cooke, Dupuis, Crankshaft will destroy him.

Krejci will score, but needs space to keep on his current pace. 7 has been really good against teams' top guys, and 44 and 3 were really good against the tough guys from OTT. I'd call those match ups strength on strength. The real match up is going to be keeping their defenders off the board; Chara played really well offensively against TOR, and less good against better defensive forwards. Krug is flashy, so you have to make him pay for mistakes and force some turnovers.

There is also little doubt that we will score on them. Question is can BOS survive a physical match up against the best PP in the playoffs. They haven't been at all stingy on the PK...