People were hoping the series would change a little bit in game 6. They figured that Vancouver would at least put up a good fight. So far every game in Vancouver has been a close game in which the Canucks ended out on top and so far every game in Boston was a blow out.
The game started out looking like it'd have a different flow. The Canucks were controlling the puck well and then after the dirty hit on Raymond, Boston seemed to regain the upper hand. And then it didn't take long after that for them to score. The first goal wasn't quite Luongo's fault. People criticized Luongo for criticizing Thomas for his style of play and now Luongo's style of play, seemingly always down on the ice in the butterfly, was probably the reason for the first goal. The second goal came 35 seconds after that. A sloppy change by Vancouver was the cause. I've talked about before how crisp line changes can be important in a game and Vancouver wasn't too good at changing last night. On more than one occasion, the Bruins had an odd man rush because of a bad line change. Then the Bruins scored 2 more goals in about 3 minutes and before you knew it, the game was out of reach.
Luongo didn't play THAT terrible but he's gotta play better. The goals weren't his fault per se, but he has to do a better job stopping the biscuit. This series in the Garden, he has given up 15 goals in a little more than 2 games.
Cory Schneider was fantastic in relief. He got the job done and kept Vancouver relatively in the game. If it weren't a crazy idea, he would start game 7. But in the last game of the season, the game with everything on the line, you'd want your starting goalie, Vezina candidate, in net no matter how he's been playing.
Thomas also played well again. But his tendencies showed a little and the second goal for the Canucks was because of his over-challenging style. Here you see Thomas trying to go all the way to Daniel Sedin who has the puck and left the net wide open for Lapierre. It's true it is his style but that was a pretty weak goal to give up and maybe he should at least turn it down a notch for game 7.
One last thing I want to point out. The Canucks pretty much dominated the third period. They put on relentless pressure at times and got to Thomas scoring a couple of goals. It even seemed at a point that a comeback was potentially possible. This play in the third, though, will be good for game 7. It took away at least a little bit of the Bruins momentum going into the decisive game. Also it's good to get the Sedins going as Henrik had a goal and Daniel had an assist.
The game started out looking like it'd have a different flow. The Canucks were controlling the puck well and then after the dirty hit on Raymond, Boston seemed to regain the upper hand. And then it didn't take long after that for them to score. The first goal wasn't quite Luongo's fault. People criticized Luongo for criticizing Thomas for his style of play and now Luongo's style of play, seemingly always down on the ice in the butterfly, was probably the reason for the first goal. The second goal came 35 seconds after that. A sloppy change by Vancouver was the cause. I've talked about before how crisp line changes can be important in a game and Vancouver wasn't too good at changing last night. On more than one occasion, the Bruins had an odd man rush because of a bad line change. Then the Bruins scored 2 more goals in about 3 minutes and before you knew it, the game was out of reach.
Luongo didn't play THAT terrible but he's gotta play better. The goals weren't his fault per se, but he has to do a better job stopping the biscuit. This series in the Garden, he has given up 15 goals in a little more than 2 games.
Cory Schneider was fantastic in relief. He got the job done and kept Vancouver relatively in the game. If it weren't a crazy idea, he would start game 7. But in the last game of the season, the game with everything on the line, you'd want your starting goalie, Vezina candidate, in net no matter how he's been playing.
Thomas also played well again. But his tendencies showed a little and the second goal for the Canucks was because of his over-challenging style. Here you see Thomas trying to go all the way to Daniel Sedin who has the puck and left the net wide open for Lapierre. It's true it is his style but that was a pretty weak goal to give up and maybe he should at least turn it down a notch for game 7.
One last thing I want to point out. The Canucks pretty much dominated the third period. They put on relentless pressure at times and got to Thomas scoring a couple of goals. It even seemed at a point that a comeback was potentially possible. This play in the third, though, will be good for game 7. It took away at least a little bit of the Bruins momentum going into the decisive game. Also it's good to get the Sedins going as Henrik had a goal and Daniel had an assist.
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