BOSTON BRUINS POSTGAME QUOTES BOSTON BRUINS VS VANCOUVER CANUCKS Thursday, October 19, 2017
BOSTON BRUINS POSTGAME QUOTES BOSTON BRUINS VS VANCOUVER CANUCKS Thursday, October 19, 2017 BOSTON BRUINS HEAD COACH BRUCE CASSIDY On Patrice Bergeron… I think it was self-evident out there that the play on the ice, first of all, built a matchup against whoever we really want. Powerplay obviously, big impact there. I think it’s just morale as much as anything, on the bench and in the room. Those intangibles, leadership, first shift of the game, he’s standing up. They had scored a goal and kind of settling the troops down, talking about the details of the game. Finishing your routes on the forecheck, reloading all the way to our zone. Stuff that coaches preach a lot, but goes in one ear and out the other sometimes. And when you hear it from the leaders of the group, it means so much more. To have that back in the room and along with David Backes, those are guys that are just vocal players that bring a lot in that aspect. Generally, a quiet group. That doesn’t mean you can’t be effective and win as a quiet group, it just help sometimes to have a little bit of that energy. On the power play… We addressed it this morning. [WEEI beat writer] Ty [Anderson] had asked me about the timing of the power play, been ok, but that’s what I’m talking about. If you can make a team pay, you’re hoping on a major to get one, maybe two. All of a sudden you get three in there and especially at home, we need a little juice.
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