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by Robb_K
I'm not happy at all. I knew The Bruins would be rusty after 11 days off (WAYYYYY too many to stay competitive in the playoffs). I figured that The Blues could dictate play early and build up a lead that would give them confidence , and get them in a groove playing THEIR game. I hoped that would carry them through the rest of the game. But, as soon as The Bruins got their legs under them, and turned on their speed, won puck races, and started getting in The Blues' faces seemingly instantly, as soon as they'd receive the puck, The Blues lost their poise, played sloppily, agave up the puck a lot on weak passes, just trying to clear the puck out of the zone. That just leads to a fast team just bringing it back into the offensive zone very quickly, and the defenders tiring out quickly. The Blues ended up on their heels most of The 2nd, and ALL of The 3rd, taking bad penalties and tiring out.
I hope Berube has an answer to that problem. The Blues rebounded against Winnipeg and Dallas, and San Jose. They're certainly capable of doing that against Boston, too. I just hope they do just that.