Bahtendah Wisdom - Pay Attention!
The B's have now lost four of their last five games, with their lone victory coming in overtime against a weak Columbus team. Thursday night's effort in a 4-3 loss to the Predators was abysmal, replete with bad penalties and a power play that continues to struggle, going 0 for 3 in Nashville. Tuuka Rask has been solid lately but his teammates have been letting him down. Goalie Tim Thomas hasn't looked like the world-beater he was for the first half of the season for awhile now.
Maybe it's just the "dog days" of the NHL schedule or maybe this is what the real Bruins are. A team good enough to stay in the upper echelon of the league during the regular season, but a team maybe not capable of getting past a couple of rounds in the playoffs.
With only 12 games left in the season, there's not a lot of time to right the ship. And these games are important. First place in the Conference is probably out of the question, but if Boston plans to finish ahead of Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay and Montreal, they'll need to finish with a flourish.
And I do mean "finish." Finishing, to me, is the biggest problem with this club. They need to finish checks, finish scoring chances, and perhaps most importantly, finish man-advantage opportunies. Until they do, they're looking like a second round bust. It starts tonight in Toronto against a team desperate for points. It's time to stop monkeying around - let's see if the boys from The Hub can "finish" the deal.
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