"If someone told you the Bruins had pumped in eight goals and gotten good goaltending in two games, you might think they'd have a little something to show for it. No such luck. In the last two games, the B's looked nothing like the team that was advertised, which might have been OK for the entertainment value but not for their quest to make the playoffs."
"The problem was that while they were able to find the back of the net with more frequency than expected against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday and then the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday, most of those goals came in desperate, catch-up mode after structural deficiencies landed them with three-goal deficits in both games."
""For me, it's a mindset going in," Sturm told reporters in Vegas after the game. "Do you want to play a 1-0 game or do you want to play that open game? We've done it (three out of four games). We got lucky once maybe because of goaltending. But other than that ... that's not us.""
""It's not how we're going to win. We just didn't defend well enough," said McAvoy. "We knew coming in that they're a good team, they want to attack off the rush, they want to make a lot of pl"
Boston scored eight goals across two games but lost both, as most scoring occurred during late comeback attempts after falling behind by three goals. Structural defensive deficiencies and inconsistent execution left the team playing the opponent's preferred open style rather than controlling games. High-competitiveness surfaced in comebacks, but that energy should be baseline rather than the end goal. Losses came against higher-skill opponents, making growing pains predictable. The team is adjusting to a new system and still learning defensive details. Better defensive structure and committing to the team's own game would improve results.
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