I've been listening to sports radio all day and people are calling in all day debating who sits when Bergeron comes back and what to do with Tyler Seguin. Are people serious? There is no question the Bruins sit Shawn Thornton. Do doubt, end of story. Thornton is getting about 6 minutes of ice time a game this series. He doesn't kill penalties and has no special skill set to stay in the lineup. People that call up and say Paille Cambell or Recchi should sit are out of their fuckin minds. Paille and Cambell kill penalties. They both bring something to the table other than 4th line "energy." I love Shawn Thornton and what he brings to this team but this is the NHL playoffs. Enforcers and fighters are not going to win you a cup. Role players and guys that can pitch in on special teams or contribute in important situational hockey are of the utmost importance.
This doesn't mean Seguin comes in and plays on the fourth line. That would be pointless. Julien needs to roll 3 lines and then double shift guys here and there to make sure Krejic, Bergeron and Seguin get most of the ice time between the 12 forwards. These 3 guys make players around them better and give this team the best chance to beat Tampa Bay and advance to the Stanley Cup.
Ps. Bruins played like shit in the third period. As great as they played in the second period they played as equally bad in the 3rd. Hey, a win is a win. A lot of positives to take out of this game. Including a new quick strike power play that is perfect for Tomas Kaberle's skill set and it showed as he put together his best game in a Bruins jersey.
