Fan Fanatic Sports Staff
Bruins fans beware of a hot goalie. The old saying is a hot goalie can steal a series. The Boston Bruins got flat out beat last night, but Cam Ward was the real reason behind the loss. Ward looked shaky during the Carolina Hurricanes' Game 1 loss, but was reminiscent of the 2006 Ward, when the Hurricanes took home the Cup. This doesn't mean that Bruins fans should hit the panic button. It was only one game after all, but the Hurricanes did steal the momentum and are returning to home ice for the next two games.
We'll have to wait until Wednesday night to see if Ward remains hot, but he did look fantastic last night shutting out the beleaguered Bruins. Despite not playing all that well, The Bruins did have a ton of good scoring chances, but the 26-year-old goalie stopped all 36 shots. He would've faced even more scoring chances, but the Carolina defense did a good job of clogging the passing lanes for most of the night. I did predict the Bruins to win this series in 6 games, so it's not like I expected them to sweep.
They do need to play better and not look so flat in Game 3. I expect Claude Julien to have his team prepared for Wednesday night and come out swinging like they did in Game 1 of this series.
Ward was almost literally standing on his head last night. Im not sure there is a team in the NHL that had a shot at winning that game last night. I expect Cam Ward to be just as good throughout the rest of the series, but I do not expect the defense to play as well as they did. I still think the Bs could take the next three.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Did anyone see that Ducks Redwings game?? That was pretty crazy. 103 minutes to decide a game is a bit much.