every once in awhile the Bruins think after winning a few games they are the 81 Oilers they didn't hit anybody tonight.  if they don't play physical and hit people they don't win.  tonight case in point, please spare me the Sabres played great tonight...no  the Bruins were poor they didn't play bruin hockey they didn't hit anyone and left people open on the back door all nite long and deserved to lose, I hope they learned from this

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In response to xdrive's comment:

Shouldn't the game plan be to shut down Vanek?

I wouldn't say the B's mailed it in tonight.  The game could have gone either way but it just wasn't the B's night.  Great save by Miller on Bergeron which could have tied it and like matt said, Vanek was superhuman tonight.  Rask didn't have a chance on any of the goals.

I think the effort was there, but Xdrive is right, it seems like the guys were having a great time on offense and, with the recent success, tought they were invincibles, that they could play an all around open game, forgot to hit and play cautious on defense. Despite great chances in the third, Miller made the difference. Lesson learned let's hope!

46 shots on net and the effort is being questioned?

Defensive breakdowns, perhaps...but effort?

Was really hoping to see Seguin step it up... what is going on there?

In response to Bruinfaninnewjersey's comment:

I totally agree Chara looked awful .

Miller stole Bergy, and Chara (after a great Peverley's pass).  These two should have been goals!

In response to mattc355's comment:

Rask got backdoored all nite, I didn't like the 4 th goal on him but hard to fault him for the others, bottom line is not physical enough. Lost puck battles all nite long and that leads to good opportunities for Vanek and he is a terrific player who never seems to miss against the Bruins.

Tough game.  Lots of errors.

Can't win them all.

In response to kelvana33's comment:
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46 shots on net and the effort is being questioned?

Defensive breakdowns, perhaps...but effort?

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Let me rephrase it for u,  they played a perimeter type game and they don't win that way. 

I thought the bruins played with jump at times.  5-3 late changed the game in the 2nd period.  It was a game we could have won. 7-4 is the score but it was much loser then that. 

Poor defensive play, poor back checking and no physical gm. Overall not a good effort, it's done move on to the next gm.

In response to Remi72's comment:

Good post, u got exactly what I meant, they are not the 92 penguins , hit hit and hit some more and Vanek isn't open so much.

In response to stan17's comment:

Exactly, I hope this makes them get back to what makes them successful, this is not their game and after thornton left I hoped someone else would have have stepped up but now Buffalo is going to be very confident against us next time.

Vanek is the ultimate Bruin killer. 

 

At least the Bruins have the Leafs to look forward to Saturday.