Monte McAuliffe

Communications Manager, Bell Aliant, Saint John, NB, Married father of two, curler and Bruins fan.

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@dominictiano He played well the last part of the season and was a big reason why Bruins made the playoffs. He would have been a good fit for Philly — a little cheaper too.

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@hockey_vintage it was a while ago - it was goal 5 not 8…. but it was crazy loud. i think he scored a goal earlier that year — ending his reign for most games played without scoring a goal. I believe a reporter told him he would shave his head if he scored again — do you know if that happened?

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@Ken_Campbell27 908 save percentage and 2.18 GAA are not bad playoff numbers for Bussi, but he is struggling mightily with rebound control. He reminds me of James Reimer — good at stopping the puck, but gives up too many second chances to ever feel comfortable.

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@DownGoesBrown Make the teams challenge before the puck goes in the net and make it a five minute major if they are wrong. Alert the offending team as soon as a challenge is in. Current rule misses the intent of offside and it really wipes the energy out of the building.

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@dominictiano David Krejci — the biggest steal of the 2004 NHL draft… such a subtle but effective player on both sides of the puck. Deserves so much more recognition for the contributions he made to the Bruins success.

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@SunGarrioch That Ottawa/Hurricanes series had the best games. Not an Ottawa fan, but I think they have the best team in Canada despite that first round sweep.

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@Buccigross Two in four games. I have spoken about how games are officiated in a way that helps Montreal for many years. But too many men was supposed to be as automatic as puck over glass. It’s getting obvious now.

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@darenmillard @CanadiensMTL @Canes The shorthanded ratio for a team being that badly outplayed isn’t right. It allows them to stick around when they shouldn’t. I think that’s the second time in four games they just let a too many men penalty go for Montreal in four games.

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@DownGoesBrown No offence, but we’re now willing to ignore too many men on the ice penalties in overtime, but an inch at the blueline and a goal comes off the board. Only good thing is that it happened to Montreal, because now the problem is real.

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@Buccigross Yes. Montreal also plays with a different rule book in these games. I was told for almost 40 years that too many men was a must call. Guess that’s only if it’s for Montreal - not against them.

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@Sean_McAdam Trevor story could learn a thing or two from Henrik Lundquist. When he was young and had faster reflexes, he would play extra deep in his net. As he aged he had to change his approach and play more positionally sound. It may be time for Story to develop a more patient approach.

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@MikeCole25 I am far from a baseball expert, but little power, many strikeouts, few walks and soft contact doesn’t feel like a great recipe for scoring runs.

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@boogsuge @TianoDom27109 I don’t mean to slight Jim Benning. He contributed to a Stanley Cup winning team. Vancouver is just a really tough market — and, while Gold has his strengths, he would be managing the entire role for the first time under a very unforgiving spotlight. Nashville makes more sense.

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@dominictiano My point is these are standard business practices and shouldn’t be that tough to implement.

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@dominictiano These players should all have a written development plan, clear milestones that open new opportunities. The path to the NHL should be clearly outlined for each player — and they should see examples of that success. The development plan should extend into the NHL.

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@DJ_Bean You want them to lose too? That’s cold.

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@TheHockeyNews Yes. Way more that the “missed” interference call Habs fans are crying about on the game winning goal.

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@BruinsNetwork The referees helped Buffalo a bit by calling multiple penalties on Bruins when they retaliated for slashes and hits to the goalie. The refs wanted to “control” the game — and that neutralized Boston’s “toughness” a little.