Mail To. And when the season was on the line, that stubborn commitment cost them.It isn't Nick Ritchie's fault that the Bruins saw him as an answer. The puck glanced off Halak’s glove and into the net, and the Bruins were down 2-0 in the second period after playing pretty well in the middle 20 minutes.In the series, Halak now has an .899 save percentage and has given up close to a handful of goals on shots that need to be stopped. Matt Grzelcyk won't be able to help the Bruins in St. Louis, but Boston is holding out hope their defenseman can return before the Stanley Cup Final is over. It should be obvious, but given the Bruins' commitment to the player so far, maybe they really will go down clinging to him.In this unusual circumstance, it's very hard to see the Bruins coming back from 3-1The Bruins should have never put Nick Ritchie in a situation to cost the teamPerhaps in desperation, Bruce Cassidy backs Nick Ritchie's nasty hit Bruins vs. It isn't his fault that, after showing he was not that answer, the Bruins doubled down and kept him in the lineup.This is more on Don Sweeney and Bruce Cassidy, both of whom are good at their jobs, than it is on Ritchie, who at this point is not good at his. Lightning Talking Points: B's miscues pile up in Game 4 lossBruins vs. We have to regroup and focus on one game at a time. Lightning takeaways: Game 4 a must-win for B's after abysmal loss We’re just off net with too many good chances today.“They got another opportunity to build on their lead with what we feel is a questionable call [on Nick Ritchie], they did it. You have to be more assertive with your feet before you move a puck and take some ice. Those kinds of missed opportunities are killers against Tampa Bay and make it feel like it’s just not going to happen for Boston.Overall, the Bruins have just two 5-on-5 goals over their last three games, and that’s not going to cut it against Tampa Bay. “You turn pucks over against Tampa, it starts there. People have been in worse situations and come out on top,” said Charlie Coyle. Lightning highlights: Lackluster Game 4 pushes B's to brinkPatrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand make social justice statement before Game 4Bruins vs. We have to regroup and focus on one game at a time. That one came back at us.“After that I thought we were better at that. Lightning takeaways: Game 4 a must-win for B's after abysmal loss I thought the penalty kill is a good example, we did a good job. After Game 2 of the first round, the Bruins scratched Ritchie, an apparent sign that they'd seen enough.Yet when the second round began, Ritchie was back skating to the left of Charlie Coyle on the third line. Heinen to the Ducks for Ritchie, a top-10 pick in 2014 who hadn't lived up to expectations but had size (6-foot-2, 230 pounds) that would have attracted teams in past versions of the NHL.Ritchie had eight goals in 41 games for the Ducks, which was impressive at first glance, but clearly an outlier given that Ritchie's shooting percentage (11.4) was way higher than his career average entering this season (8.3). It should be obvious, but given the Bruins' commitment to the player so far, maybe they really will go down clinging to him.In this unusual circumstance, it's very hard to see the Bruins coming back from 3-1The Bruins should have never put Nick Ritchie in a situation to cost the teamPerhaps in desperation, Bruce Cassidy backs Nick Ritchie's nasty hit Bruins vs. Lightning Talking Points: B's show little pushback in Game 3 lossBruins vs. When the lineup had questions, the Bruins stuck with Ritchie. Maybe it's because Anders Bjork and Jack Studnicka provided questions of their own.Whatever the reason, the Bruins went back to Ritchie and stuck with him.
“You turn pucks over against Tampa, it starts there. [That] just doesn’t happen over a long period of time. Didn't look good. So some puck luck is not going our way, but having said that, they are a shot-mentality team, and if we had that mentality too maybe we’d get some of these breaks where pucks go in off people. Who knows what could happen, though? We're still waiting for an update. Guys that we rely on to be hard defensively, good awareness, checking players get scored on the first goal. A bad retaliatory slash in front of two officials led to the Lightning scoring Game 3's first goal, then Ritchie provided what might have been the final blow to the Bruins' season With Ritchie in the box serving five minutes for boarding, the Lightning scored to make it 3-0 and put the game -- and likely series -- out of reach.This is cruel to the guy. But one of the few areas where the Bruins might have had an advantage -- goaltending -- is now another department where they are now inferior to the Tampa Bay Lightning.Cassidy was asked postgame what his message would be for Game 5, and it was mostly about fixing the many problems that he sees right now.“We had some breakdowns in front of our net early on, and we have to correct those and need to be harder.
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