Flyers 2 - Bruins 1
The much anticipated raising of the banner, awesome as it was, would have been sweeter if the Bruins were able to Pull out a victory. The Flyers erased an early 1-0 deficit with two quick goals in the final minute of the first period and were able to hang on to win the first game of the season. Brad Marchand scored the lone goal for the Bruins on the first power play of the season. The Bruins had abundant chances but were not able to capitalize as the new Flyers goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov turned 22 of 23 shots aside. Tim Thomas looked no worse for ware playing his aggressive style and turning away 27 of 29.
Couple thoughts on Opening Night in the Bean....
You can give me all the cliche's you want. Its a marathon, not a sprint...Its the first game of many...you dont win the cup in October...blah blah blah. Shut Up Please. The Bruins lost tonight. Minus the first ten minutes, They were not the better team. Philly brought the play to the the Bruins while limiting their opportunities.
While I would not put this loss in the "Stanley Cup Hangover" category, the Bruins definitely made some mental mistakes and could not get out of their own way at times. I guess watching them ball out in the Playoffs all the way to the Cup will raise the expectations on this season a little.
I will go out on a limb and say that Philadelphia does not miss Brian Boucher.
Brad Marchand was the best Bruin on the ice tonight. Marshmont is out to prove that there is no such thing as a sophomore slump. Scoring a goal, having numerous chances throughout the game is a good start to the season for the pesky forward.
Tyler Seguin looked good. Sweet cross ice pass to Marchand for the only goal of the game. Big minutes and Big production for the kid this year.
AND... I'm not too sure my professor was excited to see me walk out in the middle of class after I finished my presentation. SAHHHHRY North Shore.
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