yessir....
Bruins now 1-for-11 on PP.
FLA 6-for-21.

Bruins now 1-for-11 on PP vs. FLA

Last year vs. FLA in playoffs:
11-for-27

Thru 4 GP BOS-FLA

Shots on Goal
FLA - 147
BOS - 79

Shot attempts
FLA - 304
BOS - 175

Column of March 8:

'It’s a [Bruins] roster that looks positioned to dive into the playoffs next month as a club figured to win, say, 4-7 games, or land roughly 9-12 victories shy of a Cup.'

Relevant, imho, because it sucked the air of them.

McAvoy yet to land a shot on net in 4 games vs. FLA.

Sweeney:
'No question, we’d like him to shoot a little bit more, be involved there. Up ice he is being focused on the forecheck side of things, making sure he can’t get back up above the play.”

It's not relevant the Bruins were outshot, 12-1, after FLA tied it, 2-2?

Neely: 'Anger. Confusion. Frustration. Shocked.' Kevin Paul Dupont bostonglobe.com/2024/05/13/spo… via The Boston Globe

Faltering began much earlier....backed off hitting game after one big sting by McAvoy....faIled time and time again to generate real offense....the balloon was deflating the last 30 minutes-plus.
The ridiculous GI call tore a hole thru it.

Agreed...first FLA goal was a soft....short side on Swayman, a rare boo-boo by him.

Update:
BOS recalls forward Patrick Brown, forward Jayson Megna and goaltender Brandon Bussi from WannaBs; assig goaltender Michael DiPietro to Providence.

The ruling termed it a 'shove'...not a crosscheck.
And 'round 'n 'round we go....

Even though FLA is the vastly better team, BOS had a puncher's chance in series. because of Swayman's excellent play.

Get an early puck or two by Bobrovsky, then hope Swayman can go full Hasek. Pretty much how Game 4 played out...then BOS will faltered, and the bizarre GI call.

NHL audits all games for hits - generally totals go down upon review..

Game sheet last night had FLA with 48-44 advantage.

Final tally (audited): FLA, 52-49.

Agreed, Al...but again, the topic here was the blatant GI issue....the hit stuff, including Bennett on Marchand, is rather garden variety.
Dumping a player into the goalie, roofing the puck....and having it stand? Garage league.

I think you may be reading this wrong, my friend.
I remain non-convinced about Bennett's hit to Marchand's head.
I have no doubt the GI call (or lack of) was preposterous.
Hope you make it back to a rink one day. Always good fun.

The coddled, pampered group....everything that once wasn't the NHL player.

Yep....it takes a village.

Better team is winning, no question. Bruins not at same level, in terms of roster composition and compete level. Which has nothing to do with amateur-level officiating.

NHL finally woke up and paid attention to head shots when Matt Cooke felled Marc Savard.

Maybe the foolish decision around Bennett's goal (allowing it to stand) will bring fundamental change in goal reviews.

Especially in the new betting era--but in any era--shameful. Garage…