Bruins Heartbreak & Heart Ache: Marchand’s Return and the Curse That Won’t Lift | Snap Shots Episode 53

0:00 Speaker 1: Last night, we were all punched squarely in the chest

0:03 Speaker 1: and reminded of Don and Cam's great betrayal to this

0:06 Speaker 1: Bruins fan base. As we watched sixteen years of memories

0:11 Speaker 1: and a future Hall of Famer crying on the ice,

0:14 Speaker 1: we were left with a gaping hole in our hearts

0:16 Speaker 1: as the hockey gods continue to punish this franchise for

0:20 Speaker 1: the ultimate sin, turning your back on your franchise, Captain

0:25 Speaker 1: brad Marshand, How much longer must we suffer? This is

0:30 Speaker 1: a Bruin's tape to tape snapshot.

0:35 Speaker 2: The Bruins extended the losing streak on Tuesday night with

0:39 Speaker 2: a four to three loss to the Florida Panthers. The

0:44 Speaker 2: game marked the first return of Brad Marshand to the

0:48 Speaker 2: tidy Garden, and as expected, the Boston Bruins fans treated

0:54 Speaker 2: him as he should be treated, with respect and deserved

0:59 Speaker 2: applause and appreciation for all of the years that he

1:03 Speaker 2: spent in a Boston Bruins uniform, giving us many many

1:08 Speaker 2: lasting memories as fans. Be that as it may, Brad

1:12 Speaker 2: took very little time to make his presence known as

1:17 Speaker 2: a member of the Florida Panthers on the ice when

1:20 Speaker 2: he assisted on Florida's very first goal very early in

1:24 Speaker 2: the first period on a power play to make the

1:28 Speaker 2: game one to nothing. Follow that up in the second

1:31 Speaker 2: period with a total disastrous blunder of miscommunication between Mason

1:38 Speaker 2: Laurai and Tanner Jennau which led to a goal by

1:42 Speaker 2: Aj Greer. And I'll get to Mason Laurai a little

1:46 Speaker 2: bit further in this snapshot. The Boston Bruins actually gave

1:50 Speaker 2: the fans at the Teed Garden something besides welcoming back

1:54 Speaker 2: Brad marshand to cheer about when they ended up tying

1:58 Speaker 2: the game in the third period with goals by Pavel

2:02 Speaker 2: Zaka and Elias Lindholmes's third goal of the season, which

2:06 Speaker 2: once again came on the power play. I would like

2:08 Speaker 2: to see Elias maybe score a goal five on five

2:12 Speaker 2: at some point in time, but that's a story for

2:15 Speaker 2: a different day. The Bruins unfortunately went one for five

2:19 Speaker 2: on the power play, which is simply, to me unacceptable,

2:24 Speaker 2: unacceptable when you are playing a team such as the

2:28 Speaker 2: Florida Panthers. The Panthers came in on a four game

2:31 Speaker 2: losing streak of their own, and had you capitalized on

2:35 Speaker 2: one or two more of those power play opportunities, we

2:38 Speaker 2: might be having a very different conversation in this snapshot.

2:43 Speaker 2: After the Bruins tied the game up, of course, Florida

2:46 Speaker 2: came back to make it three to two. We then

2:49 Speaker 2: have a response by Morgan Geek, who scored a goal

2:54 Speaker 2: and seemed to have a great deal of relief to

2:57 Speaker 2: make it three to three. And then we have the Panthers,

3:01 Speaker 2: with very very little time left on the clock, of course,

3:04 Speaker 2: on a goal by Carter Verhegy that makes it four

3:07 Speaker 2: to three. And that's all she wrote.

3:10 Speaker 3: Now I want to get to Mason Laurie because the

3:13 Speaker 3: goal that put Florida ahead three to two is all

3:18 Speaker 3: on that young man. He is simply so weat on

3:22 Speaker 3: the puck that it is unfathomable to me that he

3:25 Speaker 3: continues to get ice time. I don't understand what is

3:30 Speaker 3: going on with this player's defensive skills. But when you

3:34 Speaker 3: refer to someone as a liability on the ice, I'm

3:38 Speaker 3: talking directly to Mason laid And I am not the

3:42 Speaker 3: only one who said that, because his own coach came

3:45 Speaker 3: out in the post game and referenced Mason Laurie directly

3:49 Speaker 3: and two mistakes that he made that cost goals. Now,

3:54 Speaker 3: I know that we are trying to preach patients with

3:58 Speaker 3: this team, but the fact that the Florida Panthers we're

4:01 Speaker 3: walking up the middle of the ice relatively untouched is

4:06 Speaker 3: not acceptable. So this group of players all need to

4:10 Speaker 3: get on board and play the same way are We

4:13 Speaker 3: are likely going to be in for a very long

4:18 Speaker 3: and arduous season.

4:19 Speaker 1: The way the game was lost certainly implies we are

4:23 Speaker 1: under some kind of curse, and I would love to

4:26 Speaker 1: see that kind of bad luck lifted asap. I will say,

4:30 Speaker 1: for all the things that have gone wrong with Boston,

4:33 Speaker 1: they don't appear to be quitting out there on the

4:35 Speaker 1: ice like they did last year. Their tenacity has been

4:39 Speaker 1: the only saving grace in games like this where they

4:42 Speaker 1: had a win or at least a point within reach. Anaheim,

4:46 Speaker 1: another team with a fresh new look, is coming into

4:49 Speaker 1: town on Thursday night. Boston may or may not have

4:52 Speaker 1: a bit of a roster shakeup come tomorrow, as Jordan

4:55 Speaker 1: Harris has been placed on IR and Michael Callahan has

4:58 Speaker 1: been called up. Who knows who who else might be

5:01 Speaker 1: taking a rest. We are still waiting to see what

5:03 Speaker 1: is actually wrong with Hampis Linnholms, since he has missed

5:07 Speaker 1: the last two games with his mystery lower body injury.

5:11 Speaker 1: The bar for the Ducks has been so low for

5:13 Speaker 1: so long they don't seem to get into their heads

5:16 Speaker 1: too much at this point. But that doesn't mean that

5:19 Speaker 1: they don't have legitimate talent on this team. Cutter Gautier

5:23 Speaker 1: is quite the sniper at five on five, and don't

5:27 Speaker 1: forget Chris Kreider is out there now. Becket Seneca and

5:31 Speaker 1: Leo Carlson round out the current top scorers on this

5:34 Speaker 1: young squad. In fact, as of today October twenty second,

5:39 Speaker 1: Anaheim's expected goals four by expected goals against puts this

5:43 Speaker 1: team in the overall good category according to Money Puck

5:47 Speaker 1: in all situations, meaning they're able to create a lot

5:50 Speaker 1: of chances out there and only give up a few.

5:53 Speaker 2: They play a.

5:54 Speaker 1: Blend of dominant, well balanced hockey. Who knew currently Boston

5:59 Speaker 1: is not generating a lot of chances and they give

6:02 Speaker 1: the opposing teams lots of opportunities, which we already knew.

6:07 Speaker 1: It's a low event and leaky style of play. Starting

6:11 Speaker 1: goalie Lucas Dostel has played five games thus far this

6:15 Speaker 1: season with a two point eight two goals against and

6:18 Speaker 1: a nine oh four safe percentage. Dostell has started the

6:20 Speaker 1: last four games, so it is possible that backup veteran

6:24 Speaker 1: goalie Peter Morazik will be out there between the pipes

6:27 Speaker 1: against the Bruins. He's only played one game so far,

6:30 Speaker 1: and that was in a win against the Sharks that

6:32 Speaker 1: saw him let in six goals, Yes, six goals and

6:36 Speaker 1: they won, and that left him with a seven thirty

6:39 Speaker 1: nine save percentage. I would expect Sway in the net tomorrow,

6:42 Speaker 1: and while he hasn't been perfect for Boston, he's been

6:45 Speaker 1: so much better.

6:46 Speaker 2: Than last year.

6:47 Speaker 1: He's already at three point four goals saved above expected,

6:52 Speaker 1: and he's maintaining a nine oh three safe percentage in

6:55 Speaker 1: spite of the less than stellar three point zero two

6:59 Speaker 1: goals against age. If Corpy does get the nod, he's

7:02 Speaker 1: holding his own with a slightly worse season than last

7:05 Speaker 1: year but still getting key saves in at big moments.

7:08 Speaker 1: He has an eight sixty five save percentage and a

7:12 Speaker 1: three point thirty six goals against average. Boston needs a

7:15 Speaker 1: win now more than ever. Let's hope desperation doesn't lead

7:19 Speaker 1: to even worse outcomes. Make sure you rate and review

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