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Michael Ryder has got to be loving this playoff series so far against his former team. Ryder, who played the first four years of his career in Montreal, is having a great series against the Habs. He's been able to exact some revenge on an organization that shunned him during the first round of the playoffs last season. He missed most of the series against the Bruins last year because he was in the dog house.
Ryder, who scored 27 goals during the regular season, has been solid so far. In the first three games, he has 2 goals and 2 assists for a total of 4 points. He scored the eventual game-winner last night with 2:39 seconds left in the 2nd period. He scored the goal because he was able to position himself in the right place at the right time. He's had a knack for doing that in his first season with the Bruins. Now, he and the Boston Bruins are in place to humiliate the Montreal Canadiens and their fans during the 100th season of the most storied franchise in the NHL. They enter Game 4 on Wednesday night with a chance to end the Habs' season on their home ice. For a diehard Bruins fan, the only thing nicer would be winning the Stanley Cup.
I say we get greedy and go for both.
As I said in an earlier post to a recent article...I think the reason the Bruins are in the position to sweep this series is because in large, they have remained disciplined. Aside from Lucic unloading on Lapierre, they have maintained their composure against a team that only had a shot if they could get their Power Play team on the ice as often as possible.
ReplyDeleteI think the only two teams that can really stand in the way of the Bs hoisting the Cup are San Jose and Washington. Both those teams are losing right now, but we'll see!
John,
ReplyDeleteGood point about discipline.
Watch out for Detroit. I am more worried with them in the West than San Jose. If Thomas plays well, they can beat the Caps.