Bruins pummel Flames, 9-0

5 immediate impressions of the Bruins win over the Flames:


BALANCE - It was clear throughout the game that the B's would roll 4 lines all night.  All lines contributed to this offensive outburst.  12 different players put points on the board; 7 different players scored goals.  The defensemen stayed fresh too.  Big Z played a little over 20 minutes; same for Seidenberg.


ICING - I started watching the game about 5 minutes into the 1st period.  From then until the end of the game, I didn't see the Bruins ice the puck once.  That tells me the Bruins are playing with patience and keeping the other team on its heels.  


DAMN, I WAS WRONG ABOUT SEGUIN - In one of my earlier blogs, I wrote that Seguin looked a step slower than Bergeron and Marchand.  Dam, was I wrong.  Seguin was all over the ice tonight.  He was clearly faster than any player Calgary put on the ice.  What was even more impressive was the way he kept the puck in Calgary's zone all night.  If he keeps this up, he will be one of the top 5 players in the NHL.  Soon.


TUUKKA PITCHES ANOTHER SHUTOUT - Lost in the brilliance of the offensive explosion was Tuukka's 3rd shutout of the year.  Calgary didn't put much pressure on him, but he still had to make some outstanding saves to keep the shutout.  As Jack Edwards and Andy Brickley like to say, "2 U's, 2 K's, 2 points."


CONGRATS Z - Zdeno Chara was credited with his 300th NHL assist during the game.  Congrats big man, let's hope you get 300 more with the Bruins before you call it a career.


EXTRA OBSERVATION - Jarome Iginla is one of the classiest players in the NHL.  Right now, he stands at 499 goals scored in his career.  Although it would have cost Tuukka a shutout, I was kind of hoping to watch Iginla score his 500th against the Bruins.  It's a shame he's stuck on the team he is after a long and distinguished career.  The Flames cannot compete with the better teams in the league on a consistent basis.  Jarome deserves better.  Let's hope he gets traded to a contender before his skills start to diminish drastically.


LET'S GO BRUINS!