Yeah, Kaberle really isn't good. I could be wrong, but weren't there talks that the Hawks might snatch him up in the past? Whatever the case- he kinda blows.
Anyways, now the Bruins are actually facing an elimination game. I saw at least one of the Bruins say that they treated the last two games as elimination games. So what does that make game 6 now? Is it like overtime in an elimination game? How do you step it up when you were already at the top step? Seems goofy, no? Probably just horse shit athlete speak I guess.
As far as game 5 goes, Vancouver looked identical to their first two games of this series. They technically controlled play even though Boston still played them as well as any team has. The problem is that Boston didn't convert on every opportunity possible like they did in the past 2 games. It has to hurt for the Bruins to be shut out. Luongo was good (certainly not the shit fest that he was in gms 3 and 4), but not outstanding. Bruins PP (as mentioned in this thread) was ASS and that is enough to be the difference. Bruins got a healthy amount of calls their way and did absolutely jack shit with them. Their fault. 100%.
So game 6 really is IT for the Bruins. Hopefully they can figure out how to get jacked up for a REAL elimination game. Maybe Horton needs to slip into a fake coma or at least walk with a limp to get them really psyched... who knows. Home ice will be handy, for sure. Eddie and Pierre kept harping about the difference it made whenever the Sedins were out and Chara wasn't... it wasn't bullshit though. It was clear as day and it was quite frankly pathetic from a Bruins standpoint. How the **** can one d-pairing shut down a line while the 2nd d-pairing can look so bad against them? Chara and Seidenberg need to let everyone know how to handle Thelma and Louise... it's not some crazy secret.
Fact is, the Canucks wanted game 5 more than they wanted games 3 and 4 and that's why they're a scary team. They're good enough to pull it together when they need to but weak enough to shit the bed when they're sleeping over at a friend's house. Fucked up thing is that I think they know this and they don't really sweat it when they take a few games off.
I feel good about the Bruins in game 6. Game 7 is the kicker. All signs point to Vancouver once again pulling it out when they need to, but my god... this team full of dildos in a game 7 for the cup? They're a damn good team but easily the most fragile bunch of dildos that have made it this far in decades.
Truly, it's only fair that this series goes to 7.
That really is the only way we'll see what Vancouver is made of.
