Bruins constantly chasing

FOAM FOR THOUGHT: A Canadiens fan shares his feelings with Bruins coach Claude Julien during last night’s game in Montreal.

The Bruins believed they had figured out the Canadiens, and themselves, when they finally cranked their game into high gear in the final 10 minutes of Game 2 of their second-round series at the Garden on Saturday.
For the Bruins to score four goals in that stretch to win the game was obviously very impressive, but really quite familiar to anyone who watched the B’s dominate third periods all season long.
But having reminded one and all just how overwhelming they could be when at their best, the B’s took the ice last night at the raucous Bell Centre hoping and expecting to pick up where they left off.
Instead, they submitted their poorest performance, team-wide, of this postseason in dropping a 4-2 decision to the Canadiens. It probably wasn’t as close as the score suggests. The Habs, major underdogs in this series — hopelessly so in the minds of many, including close observers of the team — suddenly can put a 3-1 stranglehold on the matchup if they can win again tomorrow night.
If the Bruins keep playing as they have, they look like the underdogs who could be scheduling tee times in a few days.
“We thought we were ready at the start, but obviously we weren’t,” Bruins center David Krejci said.
The Bruins actually played OK territorially in the early minutes, the frenzied pregame show not having any immediate effect. But even as they did some good forechecking, winning some battles, their defensemen pinching, keeping the puck in, they weren’t really getting many quality chances against goalie Carey Price.
It would be an understatement to say Price (26 saves) looked comfortable and confident throughout this game. As he got a clear look at most of the incoming shots, he looked matter-of-fact, almost bored at times, as he easily gobbled up pucks.
And if there wasn’t an intense emotional onslaught at the drop of the puck, it came along pretty quickly late in the first period — aided by grotesque B’s mistakes.