People laughed last year when I said Halak for Jeff Carter.
I wonder if Philly would still have done that trade if they had a do over.
If there is any evidence that goaltending wins championships, this was it.
Philly's goaltenders are beyond abysmal. How they made the playoffs with that three headed monster is beyond me.
The Bruins took it to them all series, and ripped out their hearts
Leighton basically didn't play for them this year - literally 1 game in the regular season. What they were thinking bringing him into the fold at this sensitive time of the season, god only knows. Dance with the one that brought you.
For a rookie, Bobrovsky was pretty solid for most of the year. Terrible at times, but if you look at the whole body of work, he's been pretty good. I think they'll try to minimally upgrade with a veteran backup, but I guess we'll see. Goaltending is perpetually a problem in Philly - just like it was in Boston for quite awhile after Moog. At this point, it's pretty ridiculous.
Boucher really let in a few soft goals; backbreakers. Especially that 2nd quick one at 1:03 of game 3. His numbers are likely better than his performance in these playoffs.
van Riemsdyk may make Carter expendable, but JC is such a quality player and he's on a pretty good deal; he could command quite a bit in return, but I don't think they'll go that route.
It will be interesting to see if they stick with Bobrovsky.
Yeah, the Bruins are a good team but they aren't that good. Obviously they won't have a free pass with Roloson in net.
I guess we'll see what happens. Either way, Boston is a very young team that is getting a ton of great experience, and I'm really enjoying watching this particular group of players grow as a team.
So much depends on Patrice Bergeron's health - still no word on his condition as of yet, after he spent some time in the quiet room. It's hard to tell if he didn't return to the game because we quickly got the lead and then extended it during the designated 15 min wait, or if he actually has a concussion.
Given his history, I'm sure the situation will be handled very cautiously. Hopefully he's okay.