Haha.... No, seriously, hahahahahaha.
Wow, what an ignorant opinion. And by ignorant, I don't mean it as an insult thrown around, I mean it as you just have no clue about what you are talking about.
Of course. A generic cop out when somebody has an opinion that doesn't agree with your very own is something to be expected on a message board. It happens. I get it. You want everybody to know that
you don't take the Bruins lightly and
must push that opinion on anybody who reads here so you get to call others "ignorant" or throw out the prized "you have no clue" generic in a similar fashion to one of the limpwits here who also stated "you haven't played hockey, you don't know anything" or how the vaunted Johnny's ice house core of beer leaguers know how to run an umbrella power play so much better then the Hawks players and coaches. Good job placing yourself in that group of delusional, fanboi rhetorical, self absorbed futility while I will keep clearly stating the Hawks are a better team and that past accomplishments during this playoff run don't mean jack shit.
The Bruins arent as good as the Hawks, deal with it.
The Bruins have a better defense then the Kings.
The Bruins have Chara, he is a lot better then Doughty. The Kings had a group of six that were better then the Bruins who are icing three rookies and have a pairing of Boychuck and Ference which is possibly
the slowest D pairing left in the finals. The Kings also had a much better transition game compared the Bruins whose only hint of a transition game is coming from a rookie. The Bruins
have to respect the Hawks defensemans passing skills, and play back to respect the home run pass, every Hawk defenseman can do it. Right there, is a mis match. They can clog up the neutral zone, the Hawks have the speed to retrieve the puck. That's just from watching the Bruins, btw. Not rocket science.
Raask isn't as decorated as Quick, but with a .985 save % against the Penguins, he is playing like Quick on steroids.
And? It was the Pens, what does that matter to the Hawks? Focusing on what the Bruins did against the Pens is humorous. Try putting your effort into comprehending how, specifically, does Rask perform against a fast team with a lot more skill then two over hyped morons who like to dive and cry to the refs.
Hint- The numbers arent that good.
The Bruins have a MUCH better offense then we saw last round in the Kings. Granted, Richards was out, Stoll was coming back from a concussion, and Kopitar was injured, so if you want to compare them "on paper" its more even, but the way they are playing, Boston is much deadlier on offense and has a lot more depth.
Really? The Kings were better down the middle and had more speed down the wings. The Bruins have been basically a one line team so far this playoffs;
Goals by line: Bruins........
Line 1 = 19
Line 2 = 9
Line 3 = 2
Line 4 = 2
Goals by line: Blackhawks....
Line 1 = 15
Line 2 = 17
Line 3 = 4
Line 4 = 5
Oh my. Look at all that Bruin depth (shakes head)
Boston is just as good on the PK as us. The "amazing" Penguin PP went 0 for 15 against Boston. Boston is a TON better on the faceoffs, with Bergeron, #1 faceoff man the past two years and last years Selke winner, going against Toews, who has a hand injury he isn't disclosing. Their second and fourth line guys are above 54%.
FO's wont mean a thing. The Hawks are excellent at creating turnovers and have the speed to chase. Whats next, Corsi stats?
Please show me where Toronto showed that Boston doesn't have speed? I'm encouraged by Toronto's series vs Boston because Toronto is a balanced team, much like we are, but in no way did Toronto blow by Boston left and right. Stop speaking in meatball, radio-type generalizations and lay some facts down, all you are doing is talking out of your ass.
You can go to NHL.Com and see the games, or better yet, they pretty much play them on a routine on the NHL network. The Laffs speed made the Bruins look bad thru out their series, so save your meatball comment for Bears fans who think a Canadian league coach will suddenly turn them into a playoff team just on the principal that he is a new coach. You like to point out all these stats about how the all mighty Bruins man handled a team filled with washed up players who were acquired at the deadline, who slowed down their team in general, and who made it a point to focus on their two star players. **** the Bruins. Let them, and the blind fans here, focus on what they did against the Pens. Chances are the Hawks are focusing on the Bruins.
Take off your blinders- see what I did there?
KANER!!!