Game 1 - The Payback

barclay

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Jan 27, 2006
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Relative to Toronto's incredible defensive vault, it must be a relief to skate through a much more porous Florida D. Lets thank Toronto for forcing us to recalibrate -- more precise, coordinated, patient and determined. They forced us to learn to capitalize on greatly restricted freedom in the O zone. Which made it easier to capitalize on a LOT more freedom. Interesting the way one series bleeds into the next. FL had a cakewalk. It shows.
 

DeadlySplitter

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This is the first time all season I've thought this team could actually make a deep run. We'll see...

Swayman has to start every game going forward, too. If he has a clunker you can give him a half game of rest and maybe get back into it with Ullmark.
 

Cotillion

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Bruins D in the second half of the third period has been unreal. Sway has also helped out a ton cause they are so confident in him
 

LogansDad

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Relative to Toronto's incredible defensive vault, it must be a relief to skate through a much more porous Florida D. Lets thank Toronto for forcing us to recalibrate -- more precise, coordinated, patient and determined. They forced us to learn to capitalize on greatly restricted freedom in the O zone. Which made it easier to capitalize on a LOT more freedom. Interesting the way one series bleeds into the next. FL had a cakewalk. It shows.
I really think Toronto's two biggest advantages were faceoffs and team speed, and I don't think Florida enjoys either of those advantages over the Bruins. They hit hard and are aggressive, but are never a full step ahead of the Bruins the way Toronto was able to be at times.

Florida could win this series, for sure, but I can't believe NONE of the national people picked the Bruins to win, or even go 7 (besides McDonough).