Zadorov is going to be a factor in the playoffs? At current, it would only be to hurt the team with his league leading penalty minutes that will only inspire more opposing teams to embellish and flop knowing he’s a sucker to retaliate; and with his lumbering size, make it easy on most nights for the refs to make the call & cage him. The master at this is Paul Maurice, whose Machiavellian strategies and seemingly 4-d chess is based on giving the illusion of being physical, which is really just strategic dirty checks here or there to get the other team to retaliate and take stupid, undisciplined penalties (like Philadelphia the other day) and with FLA’s skilled forwards and centers, they’ll ultimately cash in while getting the other team’s offense off kilter and lose focus due to them being negatively-emotionally involved. Notice how FLA rarely fights if confronted on an even playing field. It’s strategic for them. Nothing more. And I believe it was TA who mentioned that Boston has given up a goal within 2 minutes of a period in at least 10 games this year which displays a lack of killer instinct to finish a team off and being undisciplined and what teams like FLA bank on to steal games (like they did in the 2022-2023 playoffs) and may give other teams juice to push hard at the end in the hopes of sneaking a goal in. Zadorov may be a factor in this year’s playoffs (if they get in), but personally, I would rather see him play smarter and be more cunning than just giving in to emotionalism and go the easy retaliation route, because he’s bigger. There’s a time to fight, but there’s a time to realize when everybody is looking and it’s going to hurt the team. Especially, since BOS doesn’t have the horses or skilled players (like Vegas in 2023) or FLA this year to overcome that. If anything, it may be better for teams like Boston to get video-tape of another team’s dirty play to bring it beforehand to the league so the refs can at least be looking for it (i.e. Bennett slamming Knies head on the ice and concussing him in the playoffs a couple of seasons ago) - than just hoping to portray a tough-guy façade that _will be_ used against them.
Lindholm is not the problem - he could be the solution and he start to better as bumper. The problem is that Pasta don’t move a singel meter in his office. He is not an threat today which means they could cheat on the bumper or even on every one in power play - it’s only the M as the winger who really play the game
Elias Lindholm is watching the game. He's just skating up and down as he has said himself. And what was most curious is the bit about not wanting the puck. Huh? Tell that to Bobby or even Larry (Bird). You've got to want it. Ah, but he wants the bigger paychecks. And why did he demand/deserve $8M? There are plenty of players who can skate up and down for half of that. Is he trending downwards? 2021-22: 42G, 2022-23: 22G, 2023-24: 9G, 2023-24: 6G, 2024-25: 3G....42->22->9->6->current(3). If this guy lights it up for Sweden, then he's been mailing it in for the Bruins and perhaps some of the other teams. The Bruins simply cannot afford to eat $8M for 7 years. What team can? What is he doing about it? Extra practise? Working on his shot? How about the off-season? He's no way near Bergy; should not even be compared, even defensively.
Marchand should not be the captain- don’t get me wrong he have earned it, he do it good , he is GOD - but we need Marchand - the one that no one could trust - the one who licked the face - tried to cut the head of the goalie we need him their because no one is unpredictable in the team -Zadarov is just a joke - big slow and weak not the scary one ..
Zadorov is going to be a factor in the playoffs? At current, it would only be to hurt the team with his league leading penalty minutes that will only inspire more opposing teams to embellish and flop knowing he’s a sucker to retaliate; and with his lumbering size, make it easy on most nights for the refs to make the call & cage him.
The master at this is Paul Maurice, whose Machiavellian strategies and seemingly 4-d chess is based on giving the illusion of being physical, which is really just strategic dirty checks here or there to get the other team to retaliate and take stupid, undisciplined penalties (like Philadelphia the other day) and with FLA’s skilled forwards and centers, they’ll ultimately cash in while getting the other team’s offense off kilter and lose focus due to them being negatively-emotionally involved. Notice how FLA rarely fights if confronted on an even playing field. It’s strategic for them. Nothing more.
And I believe it was TA who mentioned that Boston has given up a goal within 2 minutes of a period in at least 10 games this year which displays a lack of killer instinct to finish a team off and being undisciplined and what teams like FLA bank on to steal games (like they did in the 2022-2023 playoffs) and may give other teams juice to push hard at the end in the hopes of sneaking a goal in.
Zadorov may be a factor in this year’s playoffs (if they get in), but personally, I would rather see him play smarter and be more cunning than just giving in to emotionalism and go the easy retaliation route, because he’s bigger. There’s a time to fight, but there’s a time to realize when everybody is looking and it’s going to hurt the team. Especially, since BOS doesn’t have the horses or skilled players (like Vegas in 2023) or FLA this year to overcome that. If anything, it may be better for teams like Boston to get video-tape of another team’s dirty play to bring it beforehand to the league so the refs can at least be looking for it (i.e. Bennett slamming Knies head on the ice and concussing him in the playoffs a couple of seasons ago) - than just hoping to portray a tough-guy façade that _will be_ used against them.
Excellent analysis
I like Zadi, he's going to be ok.
This is one of the best Bruins podcast out there.
Biz and Marchy was pretty funny
Lindholm is not the problem - he could be the solution and he start to better as bumper. The problem is that Pasta don’t move a singel meter in his office. He is not an threat today which means they could cheat on the bumper or even on every one in power play - it’s only the M as the winger who really play the game
Elias Lindholm is watching the game. He's just skating up and down as he has said himself. And what was most curious is the bit about not wanting the puck. Huh? Tell that to Bobby or even Larry (Bird). You've got to want it. Ah, but he wants the bigger paychecks. And why did he demand/deserve $8M? There are plenty of players who can skate up and down for half of that. Is he trending downwards? 2021-22: 42G, 2022-23: 22G, 2023-24: 9G, 2023-24: 6G, 2024-25: 3G....42->22->9->6->current(3). If this guy lights it up for Sweden, then he's been mailing it in for the Bruins and perhaps some of the other teams. The Bruins simply cannot afford to eat $8M for 7 years. What team can? What is he doing about it? Extra practise? Working on his shot? How about the off-season? He's no way near Bergy; should not even be compared, even defensively.
Zadorov is weak in front of the goalie he can’t move anyone he is just big. I’m pretty sure that all other defense is stronger.
Marchand should not be the captain- don’t get me wrong he have earned it, he do it good , he is GOD - but we need Marchand - the one that no one could trust - the one who licked the face - tried to cut the head of the goalie we need him their because no one is unpredictable in the team -Zadarov is just a joke - big slow and weak not the scary one ..