Flyers 2 - Bruins 1
8 Golden Points:
1.) Holy crap that opening montage was AWESOME. I was reliving the emotional wreck I was the entire postseason. The suspense of playoff hockey is second to none. I literally need to remind myself to breathe or I may pass out. I'm not a huge fan of the talking, I think that makes it drag on a bit (no offense Brick). Bringing back some of the '72 boys to help raise the banner was a classy move by the organization as well. Oh man, if you didn't get misty eyed when that banner started flying, you probably just started watching the team on June 15th and wear a pink Seguin jersey.
2.) Sophmore slump? Puh-leez. Both Seguin and Marchy might've been the best Bruins on the ice last night. Seguin's thread-the-needle pass to spring the Gnat for our lone goal was beautiful and Marchand's move on Bryzgalov was pretty nifty. He had the opportunity for another few goals as well. Very excited to see what these two will do this season. Hopefully they don't pull a Lackey and Beckett and drink their fache off.
3.) Power-play was a mixed bag. And not like a delicious trail mix. You know, some pretzels/crackers/nuts, but then you strike gold with an M&M!! Marchand's goal was on our first power play, but the next few opportunities looked eerily similar to last year: a whole lotta watching and standing going on. The last two power plays in the third looked a heck of a lot better. Which one are we going to see this season?
4.) Horton, Horty, Hortster. WIDE OPEN NET. Just lift the damn thing, I've seen you roof a shot before. Falling away while shooting at an "open" net. If he stayed strong on his skates he could have lifted it over Timonen's stick. But no, I jump off my couch ready to do a little jig of excitement... only to sit back down without getting to do a jig of excitement. Totally...not...cool.
5.) Like most fans, Adam McQuaid's hair due was at the top of my "to see" list. I'm happy to report, the mullet lives. Unfortunately, McQuaid has a virus that only descendants of Hercules get, so he had to sit this one out. I didn't notice Bartkowski, which I guess is a good thing. If I had it probably would mean he coughed up the puck or made a stupid pass. Keep the bench warm, good sir. The Dude shall return.
6.) I was thoroughly impressed with Grandpa Jagr. I did not think he was going to look that good coming back to the NHL at this point in his career but he proved me waaaay wrong. And if you keep reading this blog, you will see that that is REALLY hard to do. The guy can still play and play really well. He set up the Flyers first goal with a nice pass and then had a few opportunities himself throughout the game. Can he keep it up the whole season? It'll be interesting to see how the Flyers monitor his minutes.
7.) Voracek... Voracek. Where did I read that name before?? OH YEAH. He was picked right before Zach Hamill. And Logan Couture was picked right after. That's like having the most delicious bread in the world, but you realized the turkey you were throwing in between flat out SUCKS!
8.) After coming out flying, it looked like the Bruins just ran out of gas. In the back of your mind, you had to expect that. They come out, warm up, get loose, then sit around for another 30-40 minutes. Then they are all jacked up off adrenaline, then crash. I wouldn't trade any of that in for anything, but it'll be nice to have last season behind us. It's repeat time now.
I guess my well thought out prediction of the team going 82-0 isn't going to happen.
NEW PREDICTION: 81-1!!!
Next up: Eastern Conference Finals rematch against the Lightning.
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