Chara is pathetic
its a joke that he is the Captain
he looses more one on one battles to players that are half his size and he sucks along with I could care Less Luci the team.stinks and like the Celtics will get destroyed in the playoffs

Tell Sheppard I said hey.

this is a replay of last year. when is clodie going to react to the fact that the players are not reacting to him. someone has to go. someone needs benching. krejci is way way overrated

Steve, lets not overreact. The guy is the best d-man in hockey and if not for him this team would have no identity and their system wouldn’t work. The guy is probably gassed because of his size, age and time on ice. Giving some of these guys a night off down the stretch may not be a bad idea.

Lame indeed. I’m sick of the excuses my man…

Most of you guys make valid points here. This team is a mess right now. But I would not turn my back on them. They have shown us what they are capable of doing earlier in the year. I don’t think they have forgotten that. I hate excuses more than anyone, but they are physically toasted. You can see it easily. They are not finishing checks, they get trapped in their own end constantly, and there is puck panic all over the ice. If, they can get rested and healthy, I don’t think anyone would want to draw them in the playoffs. Go ahead, call me a homer, but the problems I see are fixable. The only one I am unsure about it Lucic. I thought Neely may be able to get in his head a bit, but it hasn’t happened. He has to be hurt. If it isn’t that, than I have no idea.

only in Boston do top playoff teams get hammered by the so called fans

BORING!!!!

Because the fans here actually know something about the game. Play well or get slammed. Right now they ain’t playin so well

Welcome to Boston where we don’t accept complacency. We should all be demanding the best from our team everytime they’re out there.

..going through the motions….the comments being made by the players over and over are “we’re tired..” Mentally tired and physically tired are 2 different things – they should be mentally tired of not showing up for games…the guys that are (or should be) physically tired are Chara, Seidenberg (where would this team be without him?), and Boychuk. The entire 1st line needs to sit and watch – not because ethey are tired but because they put forth zero effort…zero. Seguin needs to be on the ice many more minutes than he is – after the 1st line Peverly and Ference are big disapointments this year.

Tuuka is not the answer. He’s a talented goalie, but not one a franchise can depend upon to make a championship run. Neely and the ownership need to think long and hard before they spend money on this guy.
Lucic should be packaged in the offseason and sent out of town. He’s an oxygen thief at this point.
Give-aways, turnovers, no physical play, soft goals given up…..pathetic.

Who exactly would you put in net to give us the best chance of winning this year instead of Tuuka Rask? Has he shown he cannot win the cup yet?

Rask has been one of the most consistent Bruins this year, and his numbers back that up. Rask’s numbers this year 1.99 GAA (5th in the NHL), Save % .929 (3rd in the NHL and the most important stat for goalies), 17 wins (10th in the NHL)

Rask is a talented butterfly goalie who keeps his upper body unusually high when dropping down in the butterfly. Thus negating the open space over the glove and blocker better than most butterfly goalies (See Luongo). Rask has greatly improved his angles to the puck this year and has been far more aggressive on the first shot. This increased aggresiveness works well for the Bruins, because they force a lot of shots from the outside due to the trap system. With the numbers he has put up, if the Bruins make it past the second round (which they should), Bruins will be lucky to bring Rask back at 5.5 m per season after this year.

The playoffs will determine what Rask get’s in his next deal. Rask is making me feel confident because if he didn’t believe in his own abilities come playoff time, he would have resigned with the Bruins already. Rask could be our biggest advantage come playoff time if he gets hot.

Good to see Bergeron back on skates and closer to his return. Hopefully they do not push him, but they definitely could use him back. Good to here Bergeron say this concussion was less significant; if there is anyone who should know best about these things, it would be him.

As for Marchand, it would be great to have him back soon, too. If I am correct, I believe if he has a diagnosed concussion, he has to wait at least one week before he can return per NHL rules.

are any of these newley aquired stiffs ever going to play? and if kaspers dogcrap is your answer forget him, he is aweful

Did you just add that marchand part in, or am I just stupid either its what I wanted to hear if he was cleard for contact or not