By Ian Moran
Special to BostonSportsJournal.com
Ian Moran played in over 500 NHL games, including 66 in the postseason, in 15 years as a defenseman with the Penguins, Bruins, and Ducks before retiring in 2008. The Acton native attended Belmont Hill and Boston College before being a sixth-round pick of the Penguins in 1990. The Duxbury resident is currently the head New England scout for Neutral Zone, a first-of-its-kind hockey scouting and news site which identifies, ranks and profiles NCAA and Ontario Hockey League (OHL) prospects from across North America. Ian will be breaking down each Bruins playoff game for BostonSportsJournal.com. You can follow Ian on Twitter at @IMHockeySkills.
WHY THE BRUINS LOST GAME 6
Nazem Kadri
Tomas Plekanec
Patrice Bergeron
David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand
Mitch Marner
Patrick Marleau
TWO OTHER THINGS THAT STOOD OUT
The Toronto defensemen
Toronto’s D sucks from 1-to-6 ... Pressure Toronto's defense and there’s no transition ... Toronto can’t provide any offense
Roman Polak
Kevan Miller
Frederik Andersen
THREE UP FOR BRUINS
None. Zero
Home ice
Bruce Cassidy
Adam McQuaid
Ryan Donato
Rick Nash
Rick Nash
TWO DOWN FOR THE BRUINS
Cassidy again:
Nick Holden
Charlie McAvoy
TWO UP FOR THE LEAFS
Plekanec
Marner has become a man
Zdeno Chara
Mike Babcock
ONE DOWN FOR THE LEAFS
No pressure
TUUKKA TICKER
His play is always a topic, so we’re asking an expert to assess him.
ADJUSTMENTS I EXPECT BRUINS TO MAKE
- McAvoy to take a charging penalty early in the first;
- Marchand to shoot the puck and drive the net so he can draw a penalty;
- Chara to manhandle Auston Matthews because he can;
- And Rick Nash to wear a normal tint shield so he can pick up a rebound and score the game-winner.